----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Knox" <neal@nealknox.com>
To: <fcalerts@lists1.ba.best.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:09 PM
Subject: House GOP Dodges Trap
> Nov. 2 Neal Knox Report -- I said Tuesday night that Congress
> wouldn't recess before the election. I was half right, but for the
> wrong reason.
>
> The Senate did recess yesterday, until Nov. 14, planning to
> come back for a rare lame duck session after the election. But
> according to House insiders, GOP leaders smelled a political trap,
> and the House is staying in town.
>
> House leaders got wind that Clinton had decided he wasn't
> going to be able to force the package of concessions he wanted, but
> figured that he and the Democrats could get whatever they wanted if
> they won the election.
>
> So as soon as he and the Republicans cut a deal to have a
> "lame duck" session, and the Republicans left, he planned to blast
> Republicans for leaving town with the nation's work undone --
> figuring that last minute campaign issue would tip over enough
> voters for them to win control of the Congress.
>
> To torpedo the scheme, the House is still "at work" passing
> one-day continuing resolutions to keep the government going.
> Incidentally, Clinton, who is running around campaigning, insists
> that he will sign only the original daily C.R. bill, which has to be
> taken to him at taxpayer expense, wherever he is.
>
> This afternoon the frustrated White House put out the press
> release that they had been planning to put out all along. It lambastes
the
> Congress for going home when there's so much work to do --
> including "common sense gun safety protections."
>
> With the House still "at work," even though Democrat Leader
> Richard Gephardt has gone home to campaign, I doubt that Clinton's
> trashing of Congress will have much effect -- particularly since
> he's the one who has refused to sign six of the 13 spending bills.
> ---------
>
> The White House release complains about 16 parts of Clinton's
> proposals being left undone, including "sensible gun safety
> measures to: close the gun show loophole; require child safety
> locks for handguns; ban the importation of large capacity
> ammunition clips; and bar violent juveniles from owning guns for
> life."
> That's far short of the goals both Al Gore and Clinton have
> espoused, for as the Philadelphia Inquirer pointed out this
> morning, his support limiting handgun purchases and getting a photo
> i.d. handgun license -- which one gunowner told the reporter was
> like being required to get a tattoo -- has backfired, particularly
> among union members in the Pittsburgh area.
>
> That's why, the article stated, Gore did not mention guns
> during the first debate, then, under questioning, gave the issue
> only two sentences during the second debate, "But I am not for
> doing anything that would affect hunters or sportsmen, rifles,
> shotguns, existing handguns."
>
> The anti-gun crowd is livid.
> ------------
>
> The final pre-election report shows proponents of the
> initiative requiring background checks on private sales at Colorado
> gun shows have raised almost $1 million -- most of it from large
> donors, including $10,000 from Rosie O'Donnell -- while opponents
> have raised $671,000, almost half from NRA member contributions.
>
> State activists report that NRA isn't running the promised
> television spots, though they are on the air in Oregon, which has
> a similar initiative.
>
> Although behind in the polls in both states, the numbers are
> significantly better in Oregon, and, surprisingly, the largest
> newspaper, the Portland Oregonian, has come out against the
> measure, saying "It wouldn't dramatically reduce gun violence. It
> wouldn't end all school shootings. It wouldn't put all guns in
> safe places, away from children. It wouldn't keep criminals from
> stealing guns."
>
>
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From: "Neal Knox" <neal@nealknox.com>
To: <fcalerts@lists1.ba.best.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:09 PM
Subject: House GOP Dodges Trap
> Nov. 2 Neal Knox Report -- I said Tuesday night that Congress
> wouldn't recess before the election. I was half right, but for the
> wrong reason.
>
> The Senate did recess yesterday, until Nov. 14, planning to
> come back for a rare lame duck session after the election. But
> according to House insiders, GOP leaders smelled a political trap,
> and the House is staying in town.
>
> House leaders got wind that Clinton had decided he wasn't
> going to be able to force the package of concessions he wanted, but
> figured that he and the Democrats could get whatever they wanted if
> they won the election.
>
> So as soon as he and the Republicans cut a deal to have a
> "lame duck" session, and the Republicans left, he planned to blast
> Republicans for leaving town with the nation's work undone --
> figuring that last minute campaign issue would tip over enough
> voters for them to win control of the Congress.
>
> To torpedo the scheme, the House is still "at work" passing
> one-day continuing resolutions to keep the government going.
> Incidentally, Clinton, who is running around campaigning, insists
> that he will sign only the original daily C.R. bill, which has to be
> taken to him at taxpayer expense, wherever he is.
>
> This afternoon the frustrated White House put out the press
> release that they had been planning to put out all along. It lambastes
the
> Congress for going home when there's so much work to do --
> including "common sense gun safety protections."
>
> With the House still "at work," even though Democrat Leader
> Richard Gephardt has gone home to campaign, I doubt that Clinton's
> trashing of Congress will have much effect -- particularly since
> he's the one who has refused to sign six of the 13 spending bills.
> ---------
>
> The White House release complains about 16 parts of Clinton's
> proposals being left undone, including "sensible gun safety
> measures to: close the gun show loophole; require child safety
> locks for handguns; ban the importation of large capacity
> ammunition clips; and bar violent juveniles from owning guns for
> life."
> That's far short of the goals both Al Gore and Clinton have
> espoused, for as the Philadelphia Inquirer pointed out this
> morning, his support limiting handgun purchases and getting a photo
> i.d. handgun license -- which one gunowner told the reporter was
> like being required to get a tattoo -- has backfired, particularly
> among union members in the Pittsburgh area.
>
> That's why, the article stated, Gore did not mention guns
> during the first debate, then, under questioning, gave the issue
> only two sentences during the second debate, "But I am not for
> doing anything that would affect hunters or sportsmen, rifles,
> shotguns, existing handguns."
>
> The anti-gun crowd is livid.
> ------------
>
> The final pre-election report shows proponents of the
> initiative requiring background checks on private sales at Colorado
> gun shows have raised almost $1 million -- most of it from large
> donors, including $10,000 from Rosie O'Donnell -- while opponents
> have raised $671,000, almost half from NRA member contributions.
>
> State activists report that NRA isn't running the promised
> television spots, though they are on the air in Oregon, which has
> a similar initiative.
>
> Although behind in the polls in both states, the numbers are
> significantly better in Oregon, and, surprisingly, the largest
> newspaper, the Portland Oregonian, has come out against the
> measure, saying "It wouldn't dramatically reduce gun violence. It
> wouldn't end all school shootings. It wouldn't put all guns in
> safe places, away from children. It wouldn't keep criminals from
> stealing guns."
>
>
> --
> Help us keep you informed! Send your Firearms Coalition dues to:
>
> Neal Knox Associates
> 7771 Sudley Road, No. 44
> Manassas, VA 20109
>
> Suggested annual dues are the price of a box of ammunition -- $15 - $25.
> --
> This is the Firearms Coalition Alerts List. To subscribe or unsubscribe
> send mail to
>
> fcalerts-request@lists.best.com
>
> with the word "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the body.
>
> Archives of these messages are stored at http://www.nealknox.com/alerts/.
> Copyright (c) 2000 Neal Knox Associates. All Rights Reserved.
>