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>Missouri State Representative Deb Lavender is getting ‘thank you notes’ from a surprising source. A number of conservatives have reached out in gratitude following her actions on the House floor Wednesday evening. They are all thanking her for her support of the 2nd Amendment. There’s just one problem: Lavender generally favors gun control. So when H.B. 1468 – which expands 2nd Amendment protections in the state of Missouri – came up for a vote, she wanted to do something.
>Fellow Missouri Representative Paul Curtman described what happened in a Facebook post:
>“So this just happened on the house floor: Sometimes in an effort to prove a point, a representative might introduce an amendment to a bill that seems totally outrageous to that rep but the amendment is introduced nonetheless because that rep thinks it will help them prove a point. After discussing the amendment the rep will withdraw the bill before a vote, having made their point. Rep Deb Lavender (D) introduced an amendment to a bill dealing with open carry and ccw. Her amendment would open the capitol building up to lawful carry of firearms for every lawful citizen rather than just for the elected officials. I think she was about to withdraw the amendment during her closing argument when she talked her way through the 1 minute limit for her closing speech and the speaker slammed the gavel and opened the board for her amendment to be voted on. SHE TALKED SO LONG SHE RAN OUT OF TIME TO WITHDRAW HER AMENDMENT. The amendment passed with about 115 voting YES and now the proposed bill is an even stronger 2nd amendment bill because of her amendment.”
http://www.ijreview.com/2016/04/584138-the-jokes-on-this-democrat-who-brought-absurd-pro-gun-amendment-to-floor-then-kept-talking/