Help me debunk an email re possible Kerry vote on Cop Concealed Carry bill! [View All]

[Devil Dog Dem]

A cop friend of mine sent the email below and he wants my input. I told him that any bill that fails in the congress fails because Republicans want it to, since they control both chambers.
Anyone know whether this story has any truth to it?
Thanks

Just got this from Brian Mannion, President of the Washington Area Police
Emerald Society
>
> As mentioned in previous alerts, efforts to pass the Cop Concealed Carry
> Bill in the Senate were recently dealt a stunning setback. John Kerry had
> missed every single Senate vote this year while campaigning for President,
> but he flew into Washington D.C. to cast his vote in favor of a gun
control
> amendment. Kerry's vote stopped the Cop Carry Bill the very day it was
> predicted to be passed by the Senate. Kerry's treachery is no surprise
> given his close friendship with Senator Ted Kennedy, a long time and long
> winded opponent of Cop Concealed Carry.
>
> We still have a chance to get the Senate and House to vote on Cop
Concealed
> Carry this year. But we must act fast.
>
> Our Legislative Staff tells me that the bill may come up for a vote in the
> House as early as this week. - If that occurs, we'll be emailing you to
ask
> you to call and fax members of Congress.
>
> As LEAA's Executive Director, I personally worked with Congressman Duke
> Cunningham to write the very first cop carry bill more than a decade ago -
> and LEAA and I have fought non-stop for its passage ever since, even when
> other police groups opposed it. We've fought to keep retirees from being
> excluded and will continue to fight from attempts to weaken the bill with
> even more restrictions.
>
> But LEAA needs your help - We need your support to continue this fight,
and
> we're asking our members, supporters and friends for a special
contribution
> to support our fight to pass H.R. 218. Click the link below and you'll be
> taken to LEAA's secure servers where you can make a contribution of even
> just $20 - you support will make a difference, and with your support you
can
> count on LEAA to keep up the fight for everyone in law enforcement, active
> and retired - to have the right to protect themselves, their families and
> their community.
>
> Click here, or cut and past this link into your web browser:
> http://www.leaa.org/help218