[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24965]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        SUPPORT THE AMTRAK SECURE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS ACT

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REHBERG. There aren't many things that are more important to the 
foundation of the West than trains and guns. In Montana, both still 
have a profound impact on our frontier identity. But these pillars of 
Western culture find themselves on opposite sides of the fence because 
of Amtrak's ban on the transportation of legal firearms on its trains.
  The Second Amendment doesn't derail the right to bear arms if you 
happen to be on a train. We allow the transportation of firearms in 
cars and on commercial airlines, but Amtrak's ban on firearms remains 
in effect, even as it continues to receive massive Federal subsidies.
  The Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act would force Amtrak 
to end its ban on firearms once and for all. I hope my colleagues will 
join me in sponsoring this important legislation, because the Second 
Amendment protects you whether you travel by horse, plane, truck or 
train.

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