Quote Originally Posted by blue View Post

I wont go into the fact that an Amendment has to be ratified by the States to become law.
This was to be an amendment to the Defense Spending Bill - NOT an amendment to the Constitution.

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July 20th, 2009 - Washington, D.C. - Senator John Thune has offered a bipartisan amendment to the Defense Authorization bill (S. 1390) that would help in reducing crime by providing reciprocity for the carrying of concealed firearms. The Thune amendment (#1618) would allow individuals to carry lawfully concealed firearms across state lines, while at the same time respecting the laws of the host state.
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