Congressman: DC gun amendment likely to fail

Published July 17, 2014 8:43pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky congressman behind an amendment that would undo the District of Columbia’s strict gun control laws said Thursday he doesn’t think it will become law.

The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday approved Republican Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment, which blocks the District from spending any money to enforce local gun laws. A day after he got the language in a spending bill, Massie said he suspects his amendment will not get through the Senate.

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