Funding Gun Security Measures on Amtrak Trains
August 20, 2010
“Now that Amtrak is required to allow passengers to travel with guns, do you think Congress should attempt to provide any additional funding to offset the new resulting security costs?”
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Washington, DC
“I have met with representatives of Amtrak about this and they have been prepared for some months now to comply with the statute. It is not going to be very costly at all. They are developing a plan and if there is a cost we’ll look at the plan to see if it reasonable.”
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