Posted on 05/07/2013 5:55:45 PM PDT by marktwain
The debate over gun control is coming back to the Senate earlier than expected.
The Senate agreed on Tuesday evening to vote Wednesday afternoon on a pair of firearms-related amendments to the Water Resources Development Act filed by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)
“I don’t quite get why we’re voting on guns, but that’s the Republicans’ desire,” said the water bill’s floor manager, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
One amendment would repeal a gun prohibition on land under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers. The other would require annual reports from federal agencies on ammunition and gun purchases as well as firearm thefts, excepting some national security arms of government.
A 2009 law repealed the gun ban in national parks and National Wildlife Refuge lands, but the corps has said it does not apply to corps projects. The corps manages 11.7 million acres, including hundreds of recreation areas and lakes. Coburn’s amendment would direct the corps to follow state gun laws on corps-managed land.
This is another rollback of federal gun law by Senator Coburn, if he can get it past the Senate. They might do it to show they are "pro gun" after the attempt to impose more gun control.
Hmmmmm, what else is in ‘em?
The USACE has considerable jurisdiction. Go to the official website for any maintained shipping waterway, lock, canal etc and you’ll get a USACE website.
Soo Locks
https://webcam.crrel.usace.army.mil/soo/
In fact, it raises some questions for me because they rebuilt the dam where I live and approvals to build docks and seawalls need USACE approvals.
“I don’t quite get why we’re voting on guns, but that’s the Republicans’ desire,” said the water bill’s floor manager, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
I don’t quite get Barbara Boxer, to say that she is dumb as a rock is an insult to all rocks! How the hell the Democrats can keep electing such imbecilic and incompetent people is beyond me. Okay your politics are more in line with communism, can’t you still elect people with at least a minimum of intelligence to represent you?
May 07 2013
Dr. Coburn Offers Amendments to the Water Resources Development Act
Dr. Coburn filed the following amendments to S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act:
Amendment 804 - To require agencies to report annually on owned, purchased and lost guns and ammunition. Additional information here.
Amendment 805 - To protect the right of individuals to bear arms, in accordance with state laws, at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army. Additional information here.
and the full explanations of why they are needed. . .
Dr. Coburn filed the following amendments to S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act:
Amendment 804 - To require agencies to report annually on owned, purchased and lost guns and ammunition. Additional information here.
Amendment 805 - To protect the right of individuals to bear arms, in accordance with state laws, at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army. Additional information here.
“I don’t quite get why we’re voting on guns, but that’s the Republicans’ desire,” said the water bill’s floor manager, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Feinstein normally explains these things to Boxer with a box of crayons and sheets of butcher paper, but was busy having hysterics. Boxer apparently wandered away from her day care center.
FR thread. . .
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