U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Women’s History Project, where she was honored at the Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2010. [State Department Photo/Public Domain]“We know the new anti-gun leadership in the House and in many states will come after the Second Amendment. And anywhere they try, the NRA will be there defending the rights of our members – and all Americans. As always, we will unapologetically fight to defend the constitutional right to keep and bear arms,” explains the NRA-ILA (Institute for Legislative Action).
And true to form, after being quiet about gun reform in the final week leading up to the elections, Nancy Pelosi is calling gun reform a priority. “This new majority is not going to be afraid of our shadow,” said Mike Thompson, a California Democrat and chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
Thankfully, any legislation passed by the House will have little chance of getting through the Senate. Unless of course Republicans fail to explain the importance of gun rights. It’s simple. Just follow the lead of Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn who, once victorious in her Senate campaign, commented about the importance of the Second Amendment as a plank of the U.S. Constitution.
