British Parliament Has Restless Night Voting on Gun Law
About a dozen opposition members of Parliament used a debate on tightening Britain’s gun laws to harass the Conservative government, forcing legislators to spend all night in the House of Commons voting down amendments.
The government had set a cut-off time of 1 a.m. today for the debate on the firearms bill but opponents of the legislation kept the House in session until 6 a.m. with a string of proposed changes--all meant to embarrass Margaret Thatcher’s government--that required an immediate vote.
The bill, which would outlaw a range of weapons, passed its third reading 154 votes to 12 after dawn to the cheers of tired Conservatives. It now goes to the House of Lords.
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