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BACK DOOR GUN-BAN BILL
Well known for their virulent anti-gun sentiments, Senator Jon
Corzine (D-N.J.) and Representative Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) have
introduced "consumer protection" bills that are nothing of the sort.
Known collectively as the "Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection
Act," S. 1224 and H.R. 2403 are, in reality, a poor smokescreen for
back-door gun prohibition. The legislation is not intended to
increase "safety" or protect consumers. Instead it proposes
to "expand the powers of the Attorney General to regulate the
manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition."
Translation: To empower a president, through the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to bypass Congress and
unilaterally prohibit the manufacture of firearms. The radical
Violence Policy Center, which advocates banning handguns and
supports the bill, has said, "we believe that ultimately handguns
would be phased out through such an agency."
This is yet another example of the crucial need for gun owners to
make their voices heard to their lawmakers in Washington. Please
contact your U.S. Representative and your U.S. Senators and voice
your strong opposition to this deceptive and highly restrictive
legislation. Also, please continue to urge them to oppose current
legislation seeking to reauthorize and expand the 1994 Clinton gun
ban - H.R. 2038, S. 1431, and S. 1034. Please remember that for all
of the above-mentioned action items, you can find contact
information for your elected officials by using the "Write Your
Representatives" tool at www.NRAILA.org, or you can call your U.S.
Senators at (202) 224-3121 and your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-
3121.
ADVERTISEMENT
BACK DOOR GUN-BAN BILL
Well known for their virulent anti-gun sentiments, Senator Jon
Corzine (D-N.J.) and Representative Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) have
introduced "consumer protection" bills that are nothing of the sort.
Known collectively as the "Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection
Act," S. 1224 and H.R. 2403 are, in reality, a poor smokescreen for
back-door gun prohibition. The legislation is not intended to
increase "safety" or protect consumers. Instead it proposes
to "expand the powers of the Attorney General to regulate the
manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition."
Translation: To empower a president, through the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to bypass Congress and
unilaterally prohibit the manufacture of firearms. The radical
Violence Policy Center, which advocates banning handguns and
supports the bill, has said, "we believe that ultimately handguns
would be phased out through such an agency."
This is yet another example of the crucial need for gun owners to
make their voices heard to their lawmakers in Washington. Please
contact your U.S. Representative and your U.S. Senators and voice
your strong opposition to this deceptive and highly restrictive
legislation. Also, please continue to urge them to oppose current
legislation seeking to reauthorize and expand the 1994 Clinton gun
ban - H.R. 2038, S. 1431, and S. 1034. Please remember that for all
of the above-mentioned action items, you can find contact
information for your elected officials by using the "Write Your
Representatives" tool at www.NRAILA.org, or you can call your U.S.
Senators at (202) 224-3121 and your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-
3121.