1. Define the following words as used in the article:
omnibus spending bill (para. 2)
appropriations (para. 2)
disparate (para. 3)

2. What is the difference between regulations for people traveling with firearms on Amtrak trains vs. airplanes?

3. How will this disparity soon change?

4. What right does the Second Amendment give American citizens?

5. What groups of people generally want to bring their firearms when traveling?

6. Taxpayer dollars subsidize Amtrak. Airlines are privately owned. Do you think travelers should be able to transport their firearms (unloaded, in checked baggage) on planes and trains? Explain your answer.