Post-Littleton Gun Vote in the Senate

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Post-Littleton Gun Vote in the Senate

When guns became the issue of the day,
Republicans, as is their custom, put
Their party right behind the NRA,
And shot themselves quite badly in the foot.

Calvin Trillin

May 27, 1999 | This article appeared in the June 14, 1999 edition of The Nation.

When guns became the issue of the day,
Republicans, as is their custom, put
Their party right behind the NRA,
And shot themselves quite badly in the foot.