On the recordMay 8, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army) At the end of title II, add the following: SEC. 20__. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) the Second Amendment of the Constitution provides that ``the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed''; (2) section 327.13 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations provides that, except in special circumstances, ``possession of loaded firearms, ammunition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and arrows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited'' at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary; (3) the regulations described in paragraph (2) prevent individuals complying with Federal and State laws from exercising the Second Amendment rights of the individuals while at the water resources development projects; and (4) Federal laws should make it clear that the Second Amendment rights of an individual at a water resources development project should not be infringed.…





