Bennie Thompson Opposes Roger Wicker's Amtrak Gun Provision

House leaders decry measure allowing checked guns on Amtrak - Daily Herald

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson protested the gun proposal in a letter to colleagues who will play important roles in deciding whether the plan is attached to a transportation spending measure. Senator Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican who sponsored the provision, has said hunters can't use Amtrak because there is no way to take guns along.