Important Gun Vote Could Occur In The House Tomorrow
-- Good news for grassroots activists on "secret searches"
provision
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
This alert posted on the web at: http://www.gunowners.org/a061300.htm
(Tuesday, June 13, 2000) -- The moment of truth has arrived.
Clinton's illegitimate grab of power will go on trial as early as
tomorrow in the House of Representatives.
Pro-gun Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) is taking aim at gun control
policies imposed by President Clinton this past March when his
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agreed to back
door gun control with firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson.
The Clinton & Wesson pact regulates and restricts the sales of ALL
firearms sold by dealers carrying S&W products -- including Glocks,
Berettas, Brownings, etc. Moreover, no gun can be sold by an S&W
dealer until the FBI gives a definitive "yes" or "no." Thus, if the
FBI's computers go down (like they did just a few weeks ago) no S&W
dealer can transfer a firearm until the government's computers go
back online and the FBI gives its verdict.
Per the terms of the agreement, government bureaucrats will sit on
an Oversight Commission, helping to enforce the Clinton & Wesson
accord. Most notably, the commission will include BATF agents -- a
fact that should concern gun owners everywhere.
Rep. Hostettler plans to offer two amendments to the VA-HUD funding
bill this week. One amendment will defund HUD's ability to enforce
the agreement. The other will stop HUD's ability to "organize,
implement, manage, promote, coordinate, or administrate" any gun
control coalition efforts in which they are currently involved.
(HUD has been helping to organize state and local officials in an
anti-gun "Communities for Safer Guns Coalition.")
ACTION: Please contact your Representative and urge him to SUPPORT
the Hostettler amendments to the VA-HUD appropriations bill. (The
bill is scheduled for debate tomorrow, even though it still does not
have a bill number.)
Tell your Congressman it's outrageous for the President to bypass
Congress and impose gun control upon the people of this nation.
Moreover, it's outrageous that your tax dollars are helping organize
anti-gun coalitions around the country. No more! Tell him you
support Hostettler's amendments 100 percent. The GOA Legislative
Action Center is available at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm
so you can locate and contact your Representative. The Capitol
switchboard may be called toll-free at 1-888-449-3511, or at
202-225-3121.
Secret Searches Provision Pulled From The Bankruptcy Bill
GOA would like to thank activists for all their hard work in
contacting their legislators during the last two weeks. Last month,
GOA informed you about the "sneak and peek" provisions that could
adversely affect your rights.
Well, Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA) told GOA last week that the secret
searches provision has been pulled from the bankruptcy bill. This
means that, to the best of our knowledge, the provision only remains
in the Methamphetamine bill (H.R. 2987).
Gun owners should continue urging their Representatives to oppose
this provision in ANY bill that should come to the floor of the
House.
Finally, just one more piece of evidence that grassroots gun owners
should NOT be ignored:
"Smith & Wesson plans to shut down two of its manufacturing plants
for a month partly because of the fallout from its landmark
gun-safety deal with the government."
-- Associated Press, June 13, 2000
----- Pre-written message -----
Dear Representative:
When the VA-HUD appropriations bill comes up for debate, please
support two amendments expected to be offered by Rep. John
Hostettler that will benefit gun owners.
It is outrageous that President Clinton did an end run around
Congress and imposed more gun control on the citizens of this
nation. The gun control agreement between the Clinton
administration and firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson regulates
ALL FIREARMS SOLD by retailers who stock even a single Smith &
Wesson model.
Moreover, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is
encouraging state and local officials to become more aggressive in
attacking the rights of gun owners.
Rep. Hostettler's amendments will reign in HUD's gun control
agenda. The Clinton administration has no business bypassing the
legislative branch in this arena.
Please let me know what you intend to do.
Sincerely,
**************
Do not reply directly to this message.
To subscribe to free, low-volume GOA alerts, go to http://www.gunowners.org/ean.htm on the web.
To unsubscribe send a message to gunowners_members@mailmanager.net
with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
Change of e-mail address: unsubscribe the old address and
subscribe the new using the above instructions.
Problems, questions or comments? The main GOA e-mail address
goamail@gunowners.org is at your disposal. Please do not add that
address to distribution lists sending more than ten messages per
week or lists associated with issues other than gun rights.
-- Good news for grassroots activists on "secret searches"
provision
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
This alert posted on the web at: http://www.gunowners.org/a061300.htm
(Tuesday, June 13, 2000) -- The moment of truth has arrived.
Clinton's illegitimate grab of power will go on trial as early as
tomorrow in the House of Representatives.
Pro-gun Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) is taking aim at gun control
policies imposed by President Clinton this past March when his
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agreed to back
door gun control with firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson.
The Clinton & Wesson pact regulates and restricts the sales of ALL
firearms sold by dealers carrying S&W products -- including Glocks,
Berettas, Brownings, etc. Moreover, no gun can be sold by an S&W
dealer until the FBI gives a definitive "yes" or "no." Thus, if the
FBI's computers go down (like they did just a few weeks ago) no S&W
dealer can transfer a firearm until the government's computers go
back online and the FBI gives its verdict.
Per the terms of the agreement, government bureaucrats will sit on
an Oversight Commission, helping to enforce the Clinton & Wesson
accord. Most notably, the commission will include BATF agents -- a
fact that should concern gun owners everywhere.
Rep. Hostettler plans to offer two amendments to the VA-HUD funding
bill this week. One amendment will defund HUD's ability to enforce
the agreement. The other will stop HUD's ability to "organize,
implement, manage, promote, coordinate, or administrate" any gun
control coalition efforts in which they are currently involved.
(HUD has been helping to organize state and local officials in an
anti-gun "Communities for Safer Guns Coalition.")
ACTION: Please contact your Representative and urge him to SUPPORT
the Hostettler amendments to the VA-HUD appropriations bill. (The
bill is scheduled for debate tomorrow, even though it still does not
have a bill number.)
Tell your Congressman it's outrageous for the President to bypass
Congress and impose gun control upon the people of this nation.
Moreover, it's outrageous that your tax dollars are helping organize
anti-gun coalitions around the country. No more! Tell him you
support Hostettler's amendments 100 percent. The GOA Legislative
Action Center is available at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm
so you can locate and contact your Representative. The Capitol
switchboard may be called toll-free at 1-888-449-3511, or at
202-225-3121.
Secret Searches Provision Pulled From The Bankruptcy Bill
GOA would like to thank activists for all their hard work in
contacting their legislators during the last two weeks. Last month,
GOA informed you about the "sneak and peek" provisions that could
adversely affect your rights.
Well, Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA) told GOA last week that the secret
searches provision has been pulled from the bankruptcy bill. This
means that, to the best of our knowledge, the provision only remains
in the Methamphetamine bill (H.R. 2987).
Gun owners should continue urging their Representatives to oppose
this provision in ANY bill that should come to the floor of the
House.
Finally, just one more piece of evidence that grassroots gun owners
should NOT be ignored:
"Smith & Wesson plans to shut down two of its manufacturing plants
for a month partly because of the fallout from its landmark
gun-safety deal with the government."
-- Associated Press, June 13, 2000
----- Pre-written message -----
Dear Representative:
When the VA-HUD appropriations bill comes up for debate, please
support two amendments expected to be offered by Rep. John
Hostettler that will benefit gun owners.
It is outrageous that President Clinton did an end run around
Congress and imposed more gun control on the citizens of this
nation. The gun control agreement between the Clinton
administration and firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson regulates
ALL FIREARMS SOLD by retailers who stock even a single Smith &
Wesson model.
Moreover, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is
encouraging state and local officials to become more aggressive in
attacking the rights of gun owners.
Rep. Hostettler's amendments will reign in HUD's gun control
agenda. The Clinton administration has no business bypassing the
legislative branch in this arena.
Please let me know what you intend to do.
Sincerely,
**************
Do not reply directly to this message.
To subscribe to free, low-volume GOA alerts, go to http://www.gunowners.org/ean.htm on the web.
To unsubscribe send a message to gunowners_members@mailmanager.net
with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
Change of e-mail address: unsubscribe the old address and
subscribe the new using the above instructions.
Problems, questions or comments? The main GOA e-mail address
goamail@gunowners.org is at your disposal. Please do not add that
address to distribution lists sending more than ten messages per
week or lists associated with issues other than gun rights.