JUVENILE JUSTICE DEBATE CONTINUES

The House-Senate conference committee continues to try to iron out the differences between each chamber's version of juvenile justice reform legislation passed earlier this year. This week, the House of Representatives rejected another proposed "motion to instruct" conference committee members on how to proceed (see FAX Alert Vol. 6, No. 37 for details on previous motions).

This motion, introduced by U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.), stated that

1. the conference should immediately convene its first substantive meeting to offer amendments and motions, including gun safety amendments; and

2. conferees should conclude their deliberations and report a conference agreement by October 20 so that Congress may consider the measure before adjourning the first session of the 106th Congress.

The motion failed on a vote of 174 in favor, 249 against.

      Debate on this issue will continue, as will procedural and political grandstanding from anti-gun lawmakers, so it is critical that you continue to call the conference committee members considering the juvenile justice legislation, as well as both your U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative, to ensure that no anti-gun language is included in the conference committee's final "compromise" legislation. You can call your two Senators at (202) 224-3121 and your Representative at (202) 225-3121. For contact information on conference committee members, call ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.

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