Democrats and Republicans this week established their respective parties' leadership positions in the Congress. The Republicans elected supporters of our right to keep and bear arms to their key positions, while Democrats chose anti-gun leadership.

The Republicans selected:

• Speaker of the House - Bob Livingston (pro-gun) from Louisiana
  (actual official selection subject to pro forma vote in the House)
• Majority Leader - Richard Armey (pro-gun) from Texas
• Majority Whip - Tom DeLay (pro-gun) from Texas
• Conference Chair - J.C. Watts (pro-gun) from Oklahoma
• Conference Vice-Chair - Tillie Fowler (pro-gun) from Florida

The Democrats selected:

• Minority Leader - Richard Gephardt (anti-gun) from Missouri
• Minority Whip - David Bonior (anti-gun) from Michigan
• Caucus Chairman - Martin Frost (mixed record) from Texas
• Caucus Vice Chairman - Robert Menendez (anti- gun) from New Jersey

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