Keep Pressure Up
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"...Right now, the biggest threat to our rights is still S. 767..." |
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As we mentioned in last week's FAX Alert (and per the "Special"
FAX Alert some of you in targeted states received on Tuesday),
the anti-gunners are about to launch another attack on our Right
to Keep and Bear Arms! As the U.S. Senate continues debate on
education legislation, enemies of the Second Amendment are
planning to hijack the education bill by offering anti-gun
amendments -- to
- register guns,
- license gun owners,
- effectively
ban gun shows, and/or
- mandate the use of gun locks
-- in another
shameless attempt to exploit the recent anniversary of the
tragedy at Columbine.
Right now, the biggest threat to our rights is still S. 767, by
anti-gun Senator Jack
Reed (D-R.I.) S. 767 is Reed's version of
the Lautenberg legislation that sought to end gun shows as we
know them today. The original Lautenberg bill passed the Senate a
few weeks after the Columbine attack by a vote of 51-50 -- with
then-Vice President Al Gore casting the tie-breaking vote.
We also expect that U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and
Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) will soon introduce their "compromise"
gun show legislation. While this bill has not yet been
introduced, we expect it will be an unworkable "middle ground"
bill that will still provide for a waiting period on gun
purchases of as long as five days, and will still allow the
retention of records on gun purchases by law-abiding citizens.
Your U.S. Senators still need to hear from you TODAY -- even if
you have already contacted them on this issue -- in opposition to
both S. 767 and the McCain-Lieberman gun show bill. Please
continue to call, e-mail, and write your U.S. Senators today to
urge them to oppose gun control amendments to the education bill!
And be sure to spread the word and encourage your family,
friends, and fellow firearm owners to do the same. Tell your
Senators that registration and waiting periods that are longer
than gun shows are unacceptable! You can find contact information
for your federal lawmakers, and e-mail them directly, by using
the "Write Your Reps" tool at
www.NRAILA.org.
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