In Pennsylvania, State Rep. Frank Burns was one of those rare Democrat lawmakers who was a big supporter of the right to keep and bear arms—the only one in the state legislature, in fact. Now, put the emphasis on the word “was.”
The pro-gun rights group Gun Owners of America is calling out Rep. Burns for single-handedly killing an effort to make constitutional carry the law of the land in the Keystone State.
“I am sorry to inform you that State Representative Frank Burns voted against Constitutional Carry on the Pennsylvania House floor, causing GOA to revoke his previous endorsement,” Dr. Val Finnell, GOA Pennsylvania director, stated in an alert sent to Rep. Burns’ constituents.
At issue is a recent action where Republican State Rep. Aaron Bernstine brought up an amendment that would have allowed a floor vote on Constitutional Carry. The amendment was quickly ruled out of order by anti-gun Democrat Speaker Joanna McClinton.
Rep. Bernstine then initiated a vote to “appeal the ruling of the chair,” a procedural move that recorded the entire House’s stance on Constitutional Carry. Berstine’s motion was defeated 102-101, entirely along party lines, with Rep. Burns casting the deciding vote.
“That’s right! It all came down to one vote to have constitutional carry heard on the House floor, and the person responsible for the motion’s defeat was Frank Burns,” GOA’s Finnell wrote. “I am flabbergasted by Rep. Burns’ betrayal. Frank Burns previously voted for Constitutional Carry and against other anti-gun bills. His record was better than some Republicans!”
Finnell added that Rep. Burns has erased his previous pro-gun track record, putting partisan politics over his constituents’ freedom.
“By siding with the anti-gun Democratic caucus, Rep. Burns has shown that loyalty to his party is more important than your God-given rights,” he wrote. “And let’s be clear about one thing: Frank Burns was the only pro-gun Democrat left in the entire House caucus and maybe the entire PA General Assembly. And now it appears he has parted ways and is siding with radical, anti-gun Philadelphia Democrats to violate your constitutionally-protected rights.”
In the end, Finnell was quick to point out that the alert informing Rep. Burns’ constituents of his betrayal was not in any way a partisan move.
“GOA holds all legislators accountable, regardless of their party affiliation,” he said. “We have repeatedly called out Republicans who have voted for gun control, including nine Republican legislators who voted for universal registration checks and red-flag gun confiscation orders last session. The only thing that matters is how legislators vote on our constitutionally-protected rights.”
Finnell concluded the alert by encouraging members to contact Rep. Burns to let him know about how they feel about his vote on constitutional carry.
So a democrat votes to betray not only the people of his own state, but also to betray ANYBODY who might want to or need to travel to his state?
Just in time for Memorial Day. A perfect day for a democrat to betray the American people.
In other news, a friend of mine recently got back from a business trip to Philly. He reports that THAT city is looking more and more like Cali-fail-ya every time he goes there. He even cut his trip short this time, due to the dangers of staying near the venue for his event.
I guess Pennsylvania is just too wealthy to engage in economic activity with the rest of us plebs in the country. That’s okay, everything Pennsylvania makes is easily found through a new source. Even betrayal and foolishness.
It’s time to learn despite whatever side a politician says they’re on in reality they are only concerned about themselves and maintaining the status quo. The “political class” all go to the same schools, attend the same classes at university, embark on similar careers, and join the same clubs. They certainly don’t want those ignorant plebs to have guns because it might give them ideas.
democRats have been worshipping Gun Control and back stabbing freedom for centuries.
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All Democrats in PA deservea .45 ACP
Only an idiot would not expect a democrap not to lie!
We can never trust Democrats, ever.
It may be well and good to blame a single rep for the failure to bring a floor vote on an amendment to force a vote on permitless carry in Pennsylvania, but there is no real indication that the measure would’ve become law had the amendment passed. There would still have had to be a vote on the measure after the amendment.
It appears that even had Burns voted in favor of the amendment, there would have been 101 reps against. And then there’s the issue of getting the proposal through the state senate.
With half of the state representatives voting against the measure, it appears Pennsylvanians, and GOA have a bit more work to do for any serious consideration of permitless carry to become law there. Good luck to them, but placing the blame on one representative, when there are another 101 who voted likewise, is hyperbole in its finest form.
I guess that he didn’t want to upset Rep. Margaret Houlihan.