Taken from: http://www.georgewbush.com
quote
Guns
Governor Bush believes the best gun control measure is to vigorously
prosecute those who illegally sell guns, those who illegally carry guns, and
those who illegally commit crimes with guns. Governor Bush’s priority as
President will be to keep guns away from criminals and juveniles. He will
make federal gun prosecutions a top priority, reversing the 46% decline in
federal gun prosecutions under the Clinton-Gore Administration. In addition,
he will protect law-abiding citizens’ constitutional Second Amendment rights
while at the same time enacting reasonable, common-sense restrictions on
the unsafe use of firearms.(1)
Governor Bush’s Policies
Vigorous enforcement of current gun laws
Enforce federal gun laws. Under the Clinton-Gore Administration, federal gun
prosecutions have dropped 46%. Governor Bush will give prosecutors the
resources they need to aggressively enforce our gun laws and will provide
more funding for aggressive gun law enforcement programs such as Texas
Exile and Project Exile in Richmond, Virginia.
Make instant-check prosecutions a top priority. Under the Clinton-Gore
Administration, there have only been 8 prosecutions out of over 200,000
direct violations of the Brady Law. Governor Bush will give prosecutors the
desperately needed resources they need to aggressively enforce our gun
laws.
Background checks at gun shows and pawn shops
Expand ‘instant check’ system. Governor Bush believes the instant check
system is the best way to keep criminals from buying guns at gun shows and
supports changing federal law to give gun show sponsors special access to
the National Instant Check System to conduct checks on behalf of
non-licensed vendors.(3)
Increase the age for possession of a handgun
Increase the minimum age from 18 to 21. Governor Bush supports raising
the age from 18 to 21 to possess a handgun without parental supervision.
Under current law, a person must be 21 or older to purchase a handgun.(2)
Supports Juvenile Assault Weapons Ban
Semi-automatic assault weapons ban for juveniles. This would extend the
current limitations (subject to the current exceptions) on youth possession of
handguns to semi-automatic assault weapons.
Supports child safety locks for all handguns.
Child safety locks for handguns. Governor Bush supports voluntary efforts to
equip all handguns with child safety locks. If Congress passed legislation
requiring mandatory trigger locks for all new handguns, he would sign it. He
is concerned, however, that such legislation not be seen as a panacea,
because adults still have to be responsible for using the trigger locks and for
monitoring their children's actions.
Project Childsafe. Because congressional proposals to mandate child safety
locks affect only new handguns, and not the 65 million handguns already in
circulation, Governor Bush has called for Project Childsafe – a national
initiative to provide federal matching funds to make child safety locks
available for every single handgun in America.
Supports ban on importation of high-capacity ammunition clips.
Include imported high-capacity ammunition clips to current ban. Governor
Bush supports extending the current ban on high-capacity ammunition clips
to include those imported from foreign countries.(4)
Texas Record
Cracked down on gun violence
Automatic jail time for juveniles illegally carrying guns. Proposed and signed
legislation requiring automatic jail time for juveniles who carry firearms
illegally or commit crimes with a gun.
Toughened penalties for selling guns to kids. In 1997, signed legislation
making it a felony offense for selling or giving a handgun to a minor.
Held parents accountable. In 1995, signed legislation providing criminal
penalties for parents or guardian who knowingly and recklessly leave a
weapon accessible to a minor who subsequently commits a crime or causes
serious harm.
Created weapon-free school zones. In 1995, signed legislation prohibiting
weapons within 300 feet of a school and made a violation of the weapon free
zone a felony.
Cracked down on violent juveniles. Established boot camps -- alternative
“tough love” schools for disruptive juveniles -- and lowered the age at which
violent juveniles can be tried as adults.
Allowed law-abiding citizens to protect themselves
Created a responsible concealed carry law. Similar to 31 other states, Texas
law allows responsible, law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. Under
Texas law, a citizen 21 years or older, who passes a rigorous background
check, completes a gun safety and conflict resolution course, and passes a
firearm proficiency test can obtain a state license to carry a concealed
weapon.
Made child safety locks available to Texas parents
Project Childsafe. Launched a five-year, $5 million program to provide free
child safety locks and firearm safety information to Texas parents with the
goal of making child safety locks available for every single handgun in Texas.
Under Governor Bush, Texans are safer
Crime is down. During Governor Bush’s tenure, violent crime decreased 20
percent while overall crime decreased 14 percent.
Juvenile crime is down. During Governor Bush’s term, violent juvenile crime
decreased 44 percent and overall juvenile crime by 17 percent – the first
decline in over a decade.
Effectively abolished parole for violent offenders. Under current parole
policies, violent criminals in Texas are serving over 90 percent of their
sentences; violent sex offenders are serving 100 percent of their sentences.
Unquote===== (footnotes added)
All,
Once more we must “compromise” and abandon candidates who honor the
Constitution in favor of more gun control from the “lesser of two evils”.
1. Once again we must endure additional unconstitutional laws in the guise
of “reasonable, common-sense restrictions on the unsafe use of firearms.”
2. Military people under age 21 will come home on leave, even from combat
zones, to a society where it will be a federal offense to shoot the very arms
they use to protect our dwindling freedoms.
Our military people under age 21 come home to mandatory incarceration for
shooting a handgun, even at an approved range, unless the “child” (old
enough to die for our country) is in the company of his or her own parent.
3. No more will a family member be able to give a firearm as a gift without
the permission of the federal instant check system. When someone dies,
how will firearms be passed down through the generations? Only with the
permission of the federal government.
4. Standard, original magazines, called “high-capacity ammunition clips”, will
be unavailable in America. How many Americans will be killed by our
government as they protect us from “high-capacity ammunition clips” in the
same manner as they protect us in the War on Drugs?
How many more “reasonable, common-sense restrictions” will we endure?
How long before, in the name of common-sense, there will be quotas for
residency, travel, health care, etc.
How long before “reasonable, common-sense restrictions” extend to freedom
of speech to protect us from dangerous, inflammatory speech and writings?
Already the government controls who can exercise simple prayer. Even a
moment of silence offends those citizens who “value freedom” so will it
become a federal offense for a grandmother to bow her head and say a silent
prayer of grace in a restaurant?
Already, peaceful demonstrations require permission in many cities. And if
peaceful demonstrators advocate something disrespectful to the government,
the police can order the demonstrators to disperse. A demonstration is
permitted only at “police discretion”. Even if the demonstrators are entirely
peaceful, the government (the people’s protector of rights) has the right to
gas, beat, shoot, prosecute and incarcerate the most peaceful of
demonstrators. To protect us from ourselves, no doubt.
The first amendment sounds good but is largely ignored in favor of “the
greater good”. We must accept “the lesser of two evils”.
The Fourth Amendment?
How safe are we in our homes, our papers, our personal records or even our
health records. Again. “The greater good.” “The lesser of two evils.”
Certain legislators even tried to pass legislation to permit federal agents to
enter your home, surreptitiously, when you are not there, in order to copy
your computer hard disk or other media or even plant listening devices. Big
Brother again will protect us from ourselves.
The Fifth Amendment?
The judge declares you are immune from prosecution on a given offense an
you must tell enough to please him you go to jail for contempt of court. By
the way, if you mention an offense other than those for which you were given
immunity, you can be prosecuted for those. Freedom from
self-incrimination? Largely a lie when the offense is against the government.
Our judicial system?
You must do what the judge tells you or go to jail, or lie to protect your true
reason for “failure to convict”.
“For the greater good....”
“The lesser of two evils....”
“We had no other choice....”
“I had to hold my nose and vote....”
Remember those phrases. You may need them if your children or
grandchildren ever learn how we destroyed the American way of life.
------------------
Either you believe in the Second Amendment or you don't.
Stick it to 'em! RKBA!
quote
Guns
Governor Bush believes the best gun control measure is to vigorously
prosecute those who illegally sell guns, those who illegally carry guns, and
those who illegally commit crimes with guns. Governor Bush’s priority as
President will be to keep guns away from criminals and juveniles. He will
make federal gun prosecutions a top priority, reversing the 46% decline in
federal gun prosecutions under the Clinton-Gore Administration. In addition,
he will protect law-abiding citizens’ constitutional Second Amendment rights
while at the same time enacting reasonable, common-sense restrictions on
the unsafe use of firearms.(1)
Governor Bush’s Policies
Vigorous enforcement of current gun laws
Enforce federal gun laws. Under the Clinton-Gore Administration, federal gun
prosecutions have dropped 46%. Governor Bush will give prosecutors the
resources they need to aggressively enforce our gun laws and will provide
more funding for aggressive gun law enforcement programs such as Texas
Exile and Project Exile in Richmond, Virginia.
Make instant-check prosecutions a top priority. Under the Clinton-Gore
Administration, there have only been 8 prosecutions out of over 200,000
direct violations of the Brady Law. Governor Bush will give prosecutors the
desperately needed resources they need to aggressively enforce our gun
laws.
Background checks at gun shows and pawn shops
Expand ‘instant check’ system. Governor Bush believes the instant check
system is the best way to keep criminals from buying guns at gun shows and
supports changing federal law to give gun show sponsors special access to
the National Instant Check System to conduct checks on behalf of
non-licensed vendors.(3)
Increase the age for possession of a handgun
Increase the minimum age from 18 to 21. Governor Bush supports raising
the age from 18 to 21 to possess a handgun without parental supervision.
Under current law, a person must be 21 or older to purchase a handgun.(2)
Supports Juvenile Assault Weapons Ban
Semi-automatic assault weapons ban for juveniles. This would extend the
current limitations (subject to the current exceptions) on youth possession of
handguns to semi-automatic assault weapons.
Supports child safety locks for all handguns.
Child safety locks for handguns. Governor Bush supports voluntary efforts to
equip all handguns with child safety locks. If Congress passed legislation
requiring mandatory trigger locks for all new handguns, he would sign it. He
is concerned, however, that such legislation not be seen as a panacea,
because adults still have to be responsible for using the trigger locks and for
monitoring their children's actions.
Project Childsafe. Because congressional proposals to mandate child safety
locks affect only new handguns, and not the 65 million handguns already in
circulation, Governor Bush has called for Project Childsafe – a national
initiative to provide federal matching funds to make child safety locks
available for every single handgun in America.
Supports ban on importation of high-capacity ammunition clips.
Include imported high-capacity ammunition clips to current ban. Governor
Bush supports extending the current ban on high-capacity ammunition clips
to include those imported from foreign countries.(4)
Texas Record
Cracked down on gun violence
Automatic jail time for juveniles illegally carrying guns. Proposed and signed
legislation requiring automatic jail time for juveniles who carry firearms
illegally or commit crimes with a gun.
Toughened penalties for selling guns to kids. In 1997, signed legislation
making it a felony offense for selling or giving a handgun to a minor.
Held parents accountable. In 1995, signed legislation providing criminal
penalties for parents or guardian who knowingly and recklessly leave a
weapon accessible to a minor who subsequently commits a crime or causes
serious harm.
Created weapon-free school zones. In 1995, signed legislation prohibiting
weapons within 300 feet of a school and made a violation of the weapon free
zone a felony.
Cracked down on violent juveniles. Established boot camps -- alternative
“tough love” schools for disruptive juveniles -- and lowered the age at which
violent juveniles can be tried as adults.
Allowed law-abiding citizens to protect themselves
Created a responsible concealed carry law. Similar to 31 other states, Texas
law allows responsible, law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. Under
Texas law, a citizen 21 years or older, who passes a rigorous background
check, completes a gun safety and conflict resolution course, and passes a
firearm proficiency test can obtain a state license to carry a concealed
weapon.
Made child safety locks available to Texas parents
Project Childsafe. Launched a five-year, $5 million program to provide free
child safety locks and firearm safety information to Texas parents with the
goal of making child safety locks available for every single handgun in Texas.
Under Governor Bush, Texans are safer
Crime is down. During Governor Bush’s tenure, violent crime decreased 20
percent while overall crime decreased 14 percent.
Juvenile crime is down. During Governor Bush’s term, violent juvenile crime
decreased 44 percent and overall juvenile crime by 17 percent – the first
decline in over a decade.
Effectively abolished parole for violent offenders. Under current parole
policies, violent criminals in Texas are serving over 90 percent of their
sentences; violent sex offenders are serving 100 percent of their sentences.
Unquote===== (footnotes added)
All,
Once more we must “compromise” and abandon candidates who honor the
Constitution in favor of more gun control from the “lesser of two evils”.
1. Once again we must endure additional unconstitutional laws in the guise
of “reasonable, common-sense restrictions on the unsafe use of firearms.”
2. Military people under age 21 will come home on leave, even from combat
zones, to a society where it will be a federal offense to shoot the very arms
they use to protect our dwindling freedoms.
Our military people under age 21 come home to mandatory incarceration for
shooting a handgun, even at an approved range, unless the “child” (old
enough to die for our country) is in the company of his or her own parent.
3. No more will a family member be able to give a firearm as a gift without
the permission of the federal instant check system. When someone dies,
how will firearms be passed down through the generations? Only with the
permission of the federal government.
4. Standard, original magazines, called “high-capacity ammunition clips”, will
be unavailable in America. How many Americans will be killed by our
government as they protect us from “high-capacity ammunition clips” in the
same manner as they protect us in the War on Drugs?
How many more “reasonable, common-sense restrictions” will we endure?
How long before, in the name of common-sense, there will be quotas for
residency, travel, health care, etc.
How long before “reasonable, common-sense restrictions” extend to freedom
of speech to protect us from dangerous, inflammatory speech and writings?
Already the government controls who can exercise simple prayer. Even a
moment of silence offends those citizens who “value freedom” so will it
become a federal offense for a grandmother to bow her head and say a silent
prayer of grace in a restaurant?
Already, peaceful demonstrations require permission in many cities. And if
peaceful demonstrators advocate something disrespectful to the government,
the police can order the demonstrators to disperse. A demonstration is
permitted only at “police discretion”. Even if the demonstrators are entirely
peaceful, the government (the people’s protector of rights) has the right to
gas, beat, shoot, prosecute and incarcerate the most peaceful of
demonstrators. To protect us from ourselves, no doubt.
The first amendment sounds good but is largely ignored in favor of “the
greater good”. We must accept “the lesser of two evils”.
The Fourth Amendment?
How safe are we in our homes, our papers, our personal records or even our
health records. Again. “The greater good.” “The lesser of two evils.”
Certain legislators even tried to pass legislation to permit federal agents to
enter your home, surreptitiously, when you are not there, in order to copy
your computer hard disk or other media or even plant listening devices. Big
Brother again will protect us from ourselves.
The Fifth Amendment?
The judge declares you are immune from prosecution on a given offense an
you must tell enough to please him you go to jail for contempt of court. By
the way, if you mention an offense other than those for which you were given
immunity, you can be prosecuted for those. Freedom from
self-incrimination? Largely a lie when the offense is against the government.
Our judicial system?
You must do what the judge tells you or go to jail, or lie to protect your true
reason for “failure to convict”.
“For the greater good....”
“The lesser of two evils....”
“We had no other choice....”
“I had to hold my nose and vote....”
Remember those phrases. You may need them if your children or
grandchildren ever learn how we destroyed the American way of life.
------------------
Either you believe in the Second Amendment or you don't.
Stick it to 'em! RKBA!
Yeah, I saw your post. Kept a copy of it too. (heh, heh) It confused me some so I was about to reply when I saw you deleted it. Thank you!