Words about S.397 on the final day of consideration.

UPDATED The first item up was SA1620, a child exemption to S.397. Craig introduced SA1644 as an alternative to SA1620. SA1644 was passed by a vote of 72-26. That served to neuter SA1620 which was then voted on. SA1620 failed passage by a vote of 35-64.

Then up was the 'cop killer bullet ban' SA1615. Craig then introduced SA1645 as an alternative to SA1615. It passed and has been a source of unnecessary controversy.

Third, SA1619 was up. Similar to SA1620, it allows police to sue despite S.397. It was quickly killed by voice vote.

Finally, SA1642 was up. This bill is written to allow individuals to sue without allowing political suits brought by municipalities. This amendment failed 33-63.

A final, up/down vote on S.397 completed action by the Senate passing the bill 65-31 and passing responsibility over to the House. Hopefully the House will take S.397 and move on it.

The only amendment to make it into the final bill was the trigger lock law. Yes, it is a form of gun control, but in reality, most handguns are already sold with a trigger lock included. Of all the proposed amendments, this was the most benign and not a big deal.

UPDATED S.397 passed by a vote of 65-31. One amendment, SA1626, passed against S.397 was the only one of substance. It is a trigger lock law. There were a total of 37 amendments presented against S.397, mostly from the Democratic side. Only 4 from each side were ever discussed. Left in the dust were a slew of other amendments that spanned the gamut of gun control desire from a Five-Seven ban to a .50 caliber bill. It will take a number of hours but we do an analysis of all of them.

One of the good things about this week's events is that the freshman senators now have a clear position on the Second Amendment. This will take even more time, but we will be producing those profiles.