H.R. 1096: To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans

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How come the AWB bills get all the attention from gun owners and not the good bills? You don't see this one on many gun boards just the AWB ones. If Ron Paul gets the Republican nomination it'll make my decade. :)
 
To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans

The balls on this man to claim such a statement/bill in this time of terror and global conflict. What about the children? What about safety? What about the risks? Can we really trust ourselves.....with ourselves?

"Be yourselves, O Americans..."
(had a sudden flash of Sam Adams there)

God Bless you Ron.....your not alone in this.....
 
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:1:./temp/~c110JFyZB7::

A BILL
To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 1993 LAW PROVIDING FOR A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF A HANDGUN, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM TO BE CONTACTED BY FIREARMS DEALERS BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF ANY FIREARM.
Public Law 103-159 is repealed, and any provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF SPORTING PURPOSES DISTINCTION.
(a) Section 5845(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking `which the Secretary finds is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes'; and
(2) by striking `which the owner intends to use solely for sporting purposes'.
(b) Section 921(a)(4)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking `which the Attorney General finds is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes'.
(c) Section 921(a)(4) of such title is amended in the 2nd sentence by striking `which the owner intends to use solely for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes'.
(d) Section 921(a)(17)(C) of such title is amended by striking `a projectile which the Attorney General finds is primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes,'.
(e) Section 923(j) of such title is amended by striking `devoted to the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of firearms in the community'.
(f) Section 922(r) of such title is amended by striking `of this chapter as not being particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes'.
(g) Section 925(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking `determined by the Attorney General to be generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes and'.
(h) Section 925(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking `(A) determined by the Attorney General to be generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes, or determined by the Department of Defense to be a type of firearm normally classified as a war souvenir, and (B)'.
(i) Section 925(d)(3) of such title is amended by striking `and is generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes'.
(j) Section 925(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking `provided that such handguns are generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes'.
(k) Section 922 of such title is amended in each of subsections (a)(5), (a)(9), and (b)(3) by striking `lawful sporting purposes' and inserting `lawful purposes'.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ACT OF 2005.
(a) Amendments to Title 18, United States Code-
(1) Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (z).
(2) Section 924 of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking `(f), or (p)' and inserting `or (f)'; and
(B) by striking subsection (p).
(b) Repealer- Section 5 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note; 119 Stat. 2099) is repealed.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this Act shall take effect immediately upon enactment.


ETA: It's pretty scary just how many times "sporting purposes" is mentioned in Federal laws. That's how many times we've allowed them to take our rights away because "at least I still have my hunting rifle."
 
Wrote Rep Lloyd Doggett (D, Austin TX), asking that he discuss this bill with his peers on the Judiciary and Ways&Means committees.

-MV
 
Darn. Looks like a little bit of an overreach.

Section 3 by itself would have a chance (and would be real awesome) but there's no way that ending the "instant" background check, will fly.
 
even if it doesn't pass... just make sure YOUR representative knows YOU expect HIM/HER to be a CO-SPONSOR of this bill.
 
Wouldn't an instant criminal background check database be potentially useful as an anti-terrorist measure?

There might be more than one way to sell this puppy.
 
I don't think this has a real chance of passing as a whole but, it would be great if they could at least pass something along the lines of Sec.3.

.308
 
YAY! OMG our savior! Ron Paul!


When was the last time Ron Paul submitted a pro-gun bill and it hit the floor for a vote?


Thought so.


Sorry guys, but our opportunity to pass pro-gun stuff is over because a lot of traitorous gun owners thought that the Democrats who said they "believe in the 2nd Amendment" which is a vague meaningless statement, would be pro-gun once in office. Now, with all the most extremist gun-hating thugs as committee chairs, there WILL BE NO PRO GUN LAWS. Get that in your brains.


What we will have to do is have the biggest fight and battle in our movement's history to block upcoming attacks on "assault rifles" .....
 
Sorry guys, but our opportunity to pass pro-gun stuff
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Remind me again, what "opportunity" was that?

How many amazing pro-gun bills came through then the Republicans held both sides of Congress? Did Bush undo any of the legislation put in place under his father, or under Reagan?

Or are we to believe that the Republicans were just about to pass all kinds of amazing legislation (after years of inaction), had not the dastardly Democrats seized power?

And letting a ban sunset isn't exactly an assertive action, it's just avoiding a bill that nobody wants to touch.

-MV
 
Matthew, that is a ridiculous argument that is beneath you. I've heard it made 100 times here on THR, and quite frankly, it is tiring. I respect you, but I disagree strongly with that view point and I find it to be self-destructive of our cause.


Because the GOP didn't repeal some massive ban, they are not the choice of gun owners? What kind of logic is that? That's what your argument suggests. The reality is, there isn't popular cultural support for the repeal of the major bans currently on the books. There just isn't.


Maybe that disappoints you and many others here on THR to learn that the only real strategy we have is to avoid new gun control for as long as possible so that we can try and spread the gun culture more and more. Greater acceptance of these things will translate to political success later. The original AWB, despite not truly banning semi-autos led to a massive surge in sales of EBR's when it expired. Why? I don't know. It's just the way people think. There has been a large surge in the cultural acceptance of these types of rifles compared to just 15 years ago simply because of proliferation. Proliferation is our friend. Is that not what 1/2 of Oleg's posters essentially advocate? Get a gun, get ammo get....



However, to put in a bunch of gun-grabbing socialist thugs in office as a solution is insanity. I'm not saying that's your solution or what you think, but that's what voting against the Republicans accomplishes. We're adults here, we don't need to sit here and discuss 3rd parties, libertarians and the such. The guys who have been in this fight for decades are NOT libertarians because they've been-there-done-that and been burnt trying the alternative. All it does is put the enemy in.


Also, there's the notion that somehow turning our backs on the GOP would reform them to being pro-gun! This is ludicrous, yet is believed by many people on THR. For one, you don't win allies through punitive measures. Especially since they (the Republicans) all believe that they did NO HARM and NO ILL to the gun owners. If anything, they have every incentive in the world to drop the ball on us, because we dropped the ball on them!!


My memory is a lot better than some people around here and I recall that the Republicans never ran on the platform that they'd repeal any major ban. Their party platform was very clear. They largely support what's on the books, but no more. They did however have an agenda to see the end of the AWB. Somehow, a huge straw man argument was born within our community to come and think of the Republicans as being out great Gun-ban repealers....As far as I know, the Republicans in control of the House (and for some time the Senate) fulfilled their promise to stop gun control 100%.
 
Link to Ways and Means committee contact:

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/contact.asp


Lets concentrate on 1096 here, and not turn this into a bashfest. I suggest we all get together and e-mail the Ways and Means committee to show our support on this bill. Also, forward this to arfcom, TFL, and other sites. If we can get the show of support behind this bill that we got for Zumbogate, who knows what can happen. ? HPD
 
I apologize for the hijack/derailment. It wasn't my intent. I also apologize on raining on your parade. But again, here we are, looking at the very possible chance that an AWB will make it out of committee, yet we're stipulating here that this very same committee is going to pass this pro-gun bill?

The point of my post is that there has been a focal shift for us, whether or not we choose to recognize it.
 
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