Rep. Hostettler needs your help to overturn the Clinton & Wesson
sell-out
-- Prospects for passage are good; but your Rep. must hear from
you!
Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org
(Wednesday, March 29, 2000) -- Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) is
leading the charge against the latest unholy alliance to rear its
ugly head. As most activists know, the Clinton administration
struck a deal with Smith & Wesson almost two weeks ago -- an
agreement that not only affects the company itself, but would also
inflict gun control restrictions on private gun buyers and impose
massive red tape on ALL gun sales by retailers that carry S & W
products.
To enforce the Clinton & Wesson deal, an Oversight Commission that
has the force of law will make sure the gun control restrictions
agreed to by S & W are being followed by all dealers doing business
with the company -- restrictions that apply to ALL brands carried by
the dealer, not just the S & W guns that they sell.
But Rep. Hostettler is working to get pro-gun language put in the
budget this year that will put a stop to this insanity. His
language will not only defund the Oversight Commission, it will deny
funds for any future lawsuit by the Clinton administration that
would seek to extort more companies to follow Smith & Wesson's lead.
This Battle Is Definitely Winnable
Two years ago, Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) succeeded in defunding the
FBI's plan to tax gun owners. Smith boldly went to the floor of the
Senate -- where fellow colleagues told him his measure could not
pass. But he ignored the naysayers, forced a vote on his measure,
and accomplished his goal of getting an provision in the budget
withholding funds for an FBI gun tax -- a provision that is still
there to this day.
This budget battle is similar, although it will take a little bit
more work on the part of the grassroots. The House is not like the
Senate; it's not as easy to get amendments put into legislation.
But it can be done!
URGENT ACTION: Please take the time to contact your Representative.
This is super important! If Clinton gets his way and bankrupts the
American firearms industry through lawsuits, how easy will it be for
you to get new firearms? How easy will it be for your children and
grandchildren to buy new firearms in the future? The future of the
Second Amendment is on the line here. Please contact your Rep.
right away!
You can use the text below to fax, email or call your
Representative. Ph) 888-449-3511 (toll-free).
----------- Pre-written message ------------
Dear Representative:
Rep. John Hostettler is trying to get a very important amendment
into the Treasury budget this year. In order to get support from
various Representatives, he is circulating a letter addressed to
appropriations subcommittee Chairman Jim Kolbe. This letter asks
Rep. Kolbe to insert language defunding the Oversight Commission
that was created in the recent Clinton & Wesson agreement. This
Commission has the force of law to make sure the gun control
restrictions agreed to by Smith & Wesson are being followed by
anyone who does business with the company.
I hope you will take the time to sign this very important letter and
support his efforts 100 percent!
The recent Clinton & Wesson agreement is disgusting, and it is
completely out of line with what Americans want. A recent Zogby
poll found that 2/3 of the people say it's illegitimate to bring
lawsuits against gun manufacturers or to hold them liable for the
criminal misuse of guns. And despite what the media seems to think,
people don't want more gun control. Zogby also found that only 29
percent of people would be likely to support a candidate that is a
"supporter of stronger gun controls."
The President's recent deal is nothing but an end-run around the
Constitution. Congress has power to enact laws -- not the President
through the extortion of American businesses. Again, I hope you
will sign the Hostettler letter and do everything you can to stop
this back-door attempt at gun control.
I would also request that you speak to Rep. Kolbe personally and ask
him to put the pro-gun language in the budget. Thank you.
Sincerely,
__________________
------------------
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!
sell-out
-- Prospects for passage are good; but your Rep. must hear from
you!
Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org
(Wednesday, March 29, 2000) -- Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) is
leading the charge against the latest unholy alliance to rear its
ugly head. As most activists know, the Clinton administration
struck a deal with Smith & Wesson almost two weeks ago -- an
agreement that not only affects the company itself, but would also
inflict gun control restrictions on private gun buyers and impose
massive red tape on ALL gun sales by retailers that carry S & W
products.
To enforce the Clinton & Wesson deal, an Oversight Commission that
has the force of law will make sure the gun control restrictions
agreed to by S & W are being followed by all dealers doing business
with the company -- restrictions that apply to ALL brands carried by
the dealer, not just the S & W guns that they sell.
But Rep. Hostettler is working to get pro-gun language put in the
budget this year that will put a stop to this insanity. His
language will not only defund the Oversight Commission, it will deny
funds for any future lawsuit by the Clinton administration that
would seek to extort more companies to follow Smith & Wesson's lead.
This Battle Is Definitely Winnable
Two years ago, Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) succeeded in defunding the
FBI's plan to tax gun owners. Smith boldly went to the floor of the
Senate -- where fellow colleagues told him his measure could not
pass. But he ignored the naysayers, forced a vote on his measure,
and accomplished his goal of getting an provision in the budget
withholding funds for an FBI gun tax -- a provision that is still
there to this day.
This budget battle is similar, although it will take a little bit
more work on the part of the grassroots. The House is not like the
Senate; it's not as easy to get amendments put into legislation.
But it can be done!
URGENT ACTION: Please take the time to contact your Representative.
This is super important! If Clinton gets his way and bankrupts the
American firearms industry through lawsuits, how easy will it be for
you to get new firearms? How easy will it be for your children and
grandchildren to buy new firearms in the future? The future of the
Second Amendment is on the line here. Please contact your Rep.
right away!
You can use the text below to fax, email or call your
Representative. Ph) 888-449-3511 (toll-free).
----------- Pre-written message ------------
Dear Representative:
Rep. John Hostettler is trying to get a very important amendment
into the Treasury budget this year. In order to get support from
various Representatives, he is circulating a letter addressed to
appropriations subcommittee Chairman Jim Kolbe. This letter asks
Rep. Kolbe to insert language defunding the Oversight Commission
that was created in the recent Clinton & Wesson agreement. This
Commission has the force of law to make sure the gun control
restrictions agreed to by Smith & Wesson are being followed by
anyone who does business with the company.
I hope you will take the time to sign this very important letter and
support his efforts 100 percent!
The recent Clinton & Wesson agreement is disgusting, and it is
completely out of line with what Americans want. A recent Zogby
poll found that 2/3 of the people say it's illegitimate to bring
lawsuits against gun manufacturers or to hold them liable for the
criminal misuse of guns. And despite what the media seems to think,
people don't want more gun control. Zogby also found that only 29
percent of people would be likely to support a candidate that is a
"supporter of stronger gun controls."
The President's recent deal is nothing but an end-run around the
Constitution. Congress has power to enact laws -- not the President
through the extortion of American businesses. Again, I hope you
will sign the Hostettler letter and do everything you can to stop
this back-door attempt at gun control.
I would also request that you speak to Rep. Kolbe personally and ask
him to put the pro-gun language in the budget. Thank you.
Sincerely,
__________________
------------------
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!
