WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, a board member of the National Rifle Association, announced Wednesday he will serve as co-chairman of a new task force on gun rights.
"I am afraid we could witness a significant tilt to the left on gun issues in the current climate in Washington and that has me greatly concerned,” the Oklahoma Democrat said.
"I believe members of the Second Amendment Task Force will serve a critical role in preventing overreaching by those who would seek to enact anti-gun policies.”
Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia will be the group's Republican co-chairman.
Boren said the task force will be charged with monitoring legislation regarding the Second Amendment during the 111th Congress.
He said it will act as a unified and proactive force to promote legislation that protects the Second Amendment and to fight legislation that poses a threat to citizens’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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Other members of the task force were chosen, he said, after a thorough review was conducted of their voting records on Second Amendment issues, and working in close consultation with gun rights groups such as the NRA and Gun Owners of America.
Boren described the carefully selected group of lawmakers as “true believers” in the constitutional right for Americans to bear arms.
Article here. Let's hope the congressmen chosen are not faux supporters of the Second Amendment (you know, the "Why do you need an 'assault weapon'" crowd), although if Gun Owners of America was involved in the vetting process, that's a positive sign.
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