Gun Policy News
US Congress 'Cowed by Gun lobby' Aims to Strip DC of Right to Set Law
8 September 2008
Washington Post, Editorial
House Democrats make much of their support for the right of the District to self-government. Too bad they are willing to sacrifice this basic tenet of American democracy to the political self-interests of members cowed by the powerful gun lobby. How else to explain a planned vote on legislation so extreme it would strip the District of all power to regulate guns? Since appeals for home rule don't appear to be persuasive these days, let's hope that concern about safety... (GunPolicy.org)