What they don't tell you in their fundraising letters..
NRA Attorney:
“YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE WANTING
TO REGISTER HANDGUNS.â€
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/information/Item.asp?ID=3619
by Angel Shamaya
[email protected]
October 13, 2003
KeepAndBearArms.com -- NRA attorney Stephen Halbrook
appears not only unprepared to effectively argue a Second
Amendment case, but ready to give up the farm — to register
handguns and call it “reasonable†— when he gets his day in
court. Read the annotated transcript of Mr. Halbrook's oral
arguments from court just last week:
D.C. SECOND AMENDMENT FEDERAL COURT HEARING
Annotated Transcript of NRA Case Proceedings
by Roy Lucas
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/Halbrook.asp
Here is a short excerpt from Mr. Halbrook's oral arguments
last Wednesday, October 8, in a case the NRA calls a “Second
Amendment†lawsuit:
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THE COURT: THE GOVERNMENT CAN PUT
RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.
MR. HALBROOK: YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE
WANTING TO REGISTER HANDGUNS. WE ARE NOT
HERE WANTING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. WE'RE
NOT HERE ASKING TO CARRY THEM, OTHER
THAN IN THE HOME.
THE COURT: YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE
GOVERNMENT CAN IMPOSE REASONABLE
RESTRICTIONS?
MR. HALBROOK: YES, YOUR HONOR. YES,
YOUR HONOR.
[See: http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/Halbrook.asp
for the full transcript, with annotations.]
~~~~~~~~~~~
Sarah Brady wants to register handguns, too. Maybe Mr.
Halbrook should join her organization to help in their efforts.
When you read the full, annotated transcript, the above will
be one of many concerns raised.
Arguing a so-called “Second Amendment case†while “wanting
to register handguns†is working directly against the rights of
those who would never submit to such restrictions under any
circumstances. Stephen Halbrook is an NRA-paid attorney,
and he filed this lawsuit with their support.
Would Thomas Jefferson or James Madison have gone to court
to fight a Second Amendment case merely wanting to register
handguns in the home? Of course not. Would they have argued
for handgun registration in the middle of a court hearing in which
they eagerly agreed that the government can impose “reasonable
restrictions� Not a chance. Doing so suggests that such an overt
infringement on our Second Amendment rights is “reasonable,â€
when it most certainly is not. Treasonable, perhaps...
You do not have to register your Bible, or your computer (First
Amendment), so why should you register your firearms (Second
Amendment)? Answer: you shouldn't. But NRA Management and
their unprepared attorney obviously disagree — and they are using
members' donations to do just that. Handgun registration is NRA's
idea of leading a Second Amendment court challenge. Yet they've
been in operation since the late 1800's and have raised billions of
dollars to “protect the Second Amendment.â€
Americans must realize that NRA management's “defense†of
Second Amendment rights in court litigation is destructive.
Fortunately, the current Second Amendment lawsuit most likely
to be heard by the Supreme Court — Silveira v. Lockyer — is
beyond NRA management's control.
The Supreme Court is very likely to grant a hearing in the Silveira
case soon. And thanks to careful legal research spanning the last
year, the case is far better prepared than any Second Amendment
litigation the National Rifle Association has ever brought in court —
with already-greater judicial success for the Second Amendment
than the NRA's well-paid lawyers have ever managed.
Read the certiorari petition now being considered by the U.S.
Supreme Court in that case. The arguments for strict scrutiny far
surpass what NRA's attorney weakly suggested to the judge last
week: http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/cert.pdf
Mr. Halbrook should study the Silveira petition. He could learn a
thing or two and certainly improve his arguments by doing so.
Three weeks ago, the Silveira lawsuit was attacked (and
misrepresented) by an NRA-funded writer on a well-trafficked
website. He told the world that NRA's Stephen Halbrook was
the man to send to the Supreme Court to win a Second Amendment
victory. Perhaps these gentlemen have a different idea of victory than
we do.
With the help of grassroots activists, KeepAndBearArms.com is
funding the necessary legal research and writing being used in the
Silveira lawsuit (and another Second Amendment lawsuit, to be
announced soon). More work is necessary, and it costs money to
get it done. We've publicly displayed our books on funds raised
and invested bolstering the case. If you'd like to help, please do
by clicking here.
Silveira v. Lockyer Status of Fundraising
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/funds_status.asp
Silveira Second Amendment Case Needs Immediate Financial
Support, and Here's Why
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/fundshelp.asp
Silveira v. Lockyer Home Page http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/
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NRA Attorney:
“YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE WANTING
TO REGISTER HANDGUNS.â€
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/information/Item.asp?ID=3619
by Angel Shamaya
[email protected]
October 13, 2003
KeepAndBearArms.com -- NRA attorney Stephen Halbrook
appears not only unprepared to effectively argue a Second
Amendment case, but ready to give up the farm — to register
handguns and call it “reasonable†— when he gets his day in
court. Read the annotated transcript of Mr. Halbrook's oral
arguments from court just last week:
D.C. SECOND AMENDMENT FEDERAL COURT HEARING
Annotated Transcript of NRA Case Proceedings
by Roy Lucas
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/Halbrook.asp
Here is a short excerpt from Mr. Halbrook's oral arguments
last Wednesday, October 8, in a case the NRA calls a “Second
Amendment†lawsuit:
~~~~~~~~~~~
THE COURT: THE GOVERNMENT CAN PUT
RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.
MR. HALBROOK: YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE
WANTING TO REGISTER HANDGUNS. WE ARE NOT
HERE WANTING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. WE'RE
NOT HERE ASKING TO CARRY THEM, OTHER
THAN IN THE HOME.
THE COURT: YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE
GOVERNMENT CAN IMPOSE REASONABLE
RESTRICTIONS?
MR. HALBROOK: YES, YOUR HONOR. YES,
YOUR HONOR.
[See: http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/Halbrook.asp
for the full transcript, with annotations.]
~~~~~~~~~~~
Sarah Brady wants to register handguns, too. Maybe Mr.
Halbrook should join her organization to help in their efforts.
When you read the full, annotated transcript, the above will
be one of many concerns raised.
Arguing a so-called “Second Amendment case†while “wanting
to register handguns†is working directly against the rights of
those who would never submit to such restrictions under any
circumstances. Stephen Halbrook is an NRA-paid attorney,
and he filed this lawsuit with their support.
Would Thomas Jefferson or James Madison have gone to court
to fight a Second Amendment case merely wanting to register
handguns in the home? Of course not. Would they have argued
for handgun registration in the middle of a court hearing in which
they eagerly agreed that the government can impose “reasonable
restrictions� Not a chance. Doing so suggests that such an overt
infringement on our Second Amendment rights is “reasonable,â€
when it most certainly is not. Treasonable, perhaps...
You do not have to register your Bible, or your computer (First
Amendment), so why should you register your firearms (Second
Amendment)? Answer: you shouldn't. But NRA Management and
their unprepared attorney obviously disagree — and they are using
members' donations to do just that. Handgun registration is NRA's
idea of leading a Second Amendment court challenge. Yet they've
been in operation since the late 1800's and have raised billions of
dollars to “protect the Second Amendment.â€
Americans must realize that NRA management's “defense†of
Second Amendment rights in court litigation is destructive.
Fortunately, the current Second Amendment lawsuit most likely
to be heard by the Supreme Court — Silveira v. Lockyer — is
beyond NRA management's control.
The Supreme Court is very likely to grant a hearing in the Silveira
case soon. And thanks to careful legal research spanning the last
year, the case is far better prepared than any Second Amendment
litigation the National Rifle Association has ever brought in court —
with already-greater judicial success for the Second Amendment
than the NRA's well-paid lawyers have ever managed.
Read the certiorari petition now being considered by the U.S.
Supreme Court in that case. The arguments for strict scrutiny far
surpass what NRA's attorney weakly suggested to the judge last
week: http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/cert.pdf
Mr. Halbrook should study the Silveira petition. He could learn a
thing or two and certainly improve his arguments by doing so.
Three weeks ago, the Silveira lawsuit was attacked (and
misrepresented) by an NRA-funded writer on a well-trafficked
website. He told the world that NRA's Stephen Halbrook was
the man to send to the Supreme Court to win a Second Amendment
victory. Perhaps these gentlemen have a different idea of victory than
we do.
With the help of grassroots activists, KeepAndBearArms.com is
funding the necessary legal research and writing being used in the
Silveira lawsuit (and another Second Amendment lawsuit, to be
announced soon). More work is necessary, and it costs money to
get it done. We've publicly displayed our books on funds raised
and invested bolstering the case. If you'd like to help, please do
by clicking here.
Silveira v. Lockyer Status of Fundraising
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/funds_status.asp
Silveira Second Amendment Case Needs Immediate Financial
Support, and Here's Why
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/fundshelp.asp
Silveira v. Lockyer Home Page http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/
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