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July 23, 2009

Senate Narrowly Defeats Gun Measure
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The Senate has narrowly failed to pass an amendment that would have
allowed gun owners to carry their weapons across state lines. On
Tuesday, Senators voted 58-to-39 in favor of the proposal, two votes
short of the sixty needed for approval. Twenty Democrats and all but two
Republicans voted with the majority. The measure’s sponsor, Republican
Senator John Thune of South Dakota, says he hopes to reintroduce the
measure later this year.



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