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Senate blocks gun-rights measure
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The Senate on Wednesday turned aside the latest attempt by gun advocates to expand the rights of gun owners, narrowly voting down a provision that would have allowed gun owners with valid permits from one state to carry concealed weapons in other states as well.
[Editor's note: The Supreme Court already validated the Second Amendment in a landmark decision last year. This bill was only a technicality, should have sailed through, and the fact it didn't demonstrates the callous disposal of Americans' rights by Congress.]
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