NRA wins battle in House, but might not get to fight in Senate The legislative gun that the National Rifle Association (NRA) put to the head of the District of Columbia government might not have any bullets. The NRA won a decisive, bipartisan victory in the House on Wednesday on a bill that strips the District of Columbia’s government of much of its ability to regulate guns. But there is no agreement to bring the bill to the floor in the Senate — and with only seven legislative days left on the schedule, it is unlikely the bill will get floor time this year. The bill, which according to District supporters represented unfair meddling by Congress in city matters, could get wrapped into a continuing resolution — must-pass legislation that keeps the government operating when Congress leaves. But even advocates of the bill concede that’s unlikely. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), who has sponsored a similar bill in the Senate, was circulating a letter for signatures Wednesday urging Reid to bring up the bill before Congress goes home for the year. That could be more likely if there is a lame-duck session after the election. Hutchison is seeking out the 55 senators who signed a letter to the Supreme Court urging it to toss out D.C.’s handgun ban. The high court did just that in June....