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I received this email notification at work. I haven't been on in a while and I dont know if this is old news or not but thought I'd post it here just in case. It was a LITTLE upsetting to me. On a side note, gunregistration.org has already posted some "spins" on thier site to gloss this bill over. Enjoy.....
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:S.2099.IS:

PROGRAM OF PUBLIC AWARENESS- Within 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall commence a
program
to
broaden public awareness of the handgun registration requirements under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this section.

Senate Bill SB-2099 will require us to put on our 2000 1040 federal tax
form all guns that you have or own. It may require fingerprints and a tax
of
$50 per gun. This bill was introduced on Feb. 24. This bill will become
public knowledge 30 days after it is voted into law. This is an amendment
to
the

Internal Revenue Act of 1986. This means that the Finance Committee can
pass this without the Senate voting on it at all.

Sponsor is Senator Reed; cosponsors are Senator Lautenberg
SB 2099 - register your guns via the IRS 1040
Sponsor SB 2099: Sen Reed, Jack (CoSponsor S345 10/28/1999)
Co-Sponsor SB 2099: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. (CoSponsor S345 7/13/1999)
Co-Sponsor SB 2099: Sen Schumer, Charles E.. (CoSponsor S345 5/5/1999)

The full text of the proposed amendment is on the U.S. Senate homepage.
http://www.senate.gov/ You can find the bill by doing a search by the
bill number. (SB-2099)

Please send a copy of this e-mail to every gun owner you know to help
STOP
this bill!!

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:S.2099.IS:


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This has been discussed in some depth over on the Legal forum...

"This is an amendment to the Internal Revenue Act of 1986. This means that the Finance Committee can pass this without the Senate voting on it at all."

I've seen this bandied around quite a bit as an "hysteria point" as I call them.

This assertion is, simply...

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!

The Senate Finance Committe has absolutely NO authority to pass any proposals into law!

To the best of my knowledge, NO committee has that power!

As with other committees, the Senate Finance Committe can ONLY:

1. Discuss/debate/study proposed legislation that is forwarded to it from the Senate.

2. Vote the proposal back to the Senate with a recommendation for adoption.

3. Vote the proposal back to the Senate with no recommendation (rare that this happens given the nature of partisan politics).

4. Keep the proposal in Committee (at the whim of the Chairman) until the Congressional session adjourns, at which time the proposal DIES.

This proposal has been festering in Committee since February. It is very likely that it will NEVER see the light of day during the 106th Congress, meaning that it will have to be reintroduced in the next Congress, which will be seated after the national elections.

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Beware the man with the S&W .357 Mag.
Chances are he knows how to use it.

[This message has been edited by Mike Irwin (edited September 08, 2000).]
 
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