[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 176 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 176

 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all 
 Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in 
             the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

  Mr. Crane submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all 
 Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in 
             the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors.

Whereas the second amendment to the Constitution of the United States conveys an 
        inalienable right to all American citizens, such right occupying the 
        same preferred position as all other constitutional rights;
Whereas unconscionable abridgements of the second amendment have been undertaken 
        over the years by State and local governmental bodies, and have been 
        allowed by the courts to stand uncorrected; and
Whereas the Framers of the second amendment to the Constitution and those who 
        ratified the second amendment intended that the individual retain the 
        right to keep and bear arms in order to protect life, liberty, and 
        property and to protect our Nation from those who would attempt to 
        destroy our freedom: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the Constitution provides 
that all individual citizens have the right to keep and bear arms, 
which right supersedes the power and authority of any government.
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