WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) holds a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senator urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) holds a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senator urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.

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  1. A group of men look at the body of their relative who was shot dead by shotguns at the emergency room of a hospital near the slums of Petare in Caracas November 22, 2009. Battling with one of the world's highest murder rates, violent crime consistently registers as Venezuelans' main concern in opinion polls. Gun laws are lax in the South American oil exporter and the government estimates there are 6 million firearms circulating among the population of about 28 million.
  2. WEST POINT, KY - OCTOBER 10: Scott Davis, left, and Walter Gale, right, both of Chicago, Ill. check out a machine gun that kept jamming as they fired it at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shooton October 10, 2009 in West Point, Kentucky. The Supreme Court is currently hearing a portion of last year's Second Amendment case, District of Columbia v. Heller, that found that the amendment protects a person's right that the federal government can not abridge.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jon Tester (L) (D-MT) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) (R-TX) hold a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senators urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) holds a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senator urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: (L-R) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), and Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) hold a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senators urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jon Tester (R) (D-MT) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (L) (R-TX) hold a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senators urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jon Tester (R) (D-MT) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (L) (R-TX) hold a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senators urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jon Tester (R) (D-MT) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (L) (R-TX) hold a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senators urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jon Tester (L) (D-MT) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) (R-TX) hold a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senators urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jon Tester (L) (D-MT) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) (R-TX) hold a press conference on Second Amendment rights at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The senators urged the Supreme Court to uphold gun rights for individual states in the McDonald v. The City of Chicago case.
  8. Former Vice President Dick Cheney meets with people as he accompanies U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, not pictured, in support of her gubernatorial bid Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in Houston.
  9. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, greets people during a stop for her gubernatorial campaign in Houston on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.
  10. Former Vice President Dick Cheney waits on the side while U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, gives a campaign speech in her gubernatorial bid Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in Houston. Cheney gave his endorsement to Hutchison.
  11. Former Vice President Dick Cheney stands with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in Houston during a campaign stop for her gubernatorial bid.
  12. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, greets a supporter at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Biennial Convention on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Galveston, Texas. Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, announced she is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.
  13. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, speaks at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Biennial Convention on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Galveston, Texas. Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, announced she is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.
  14. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, speaks at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Biennial Convention on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Galveston, Texas. Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.
  15. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, speaks at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Biennial Convention on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Galveston, Texas. Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, announced she is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.
  16. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, speaks at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Biennial Convention on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Galveston, Texas. Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.

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