Here's a message from Virginia Gun Owners Coalition--
I read the bill and it has some issues that I mentioned earlier in the thread. The VGOC is a very no compromise organization and the president has a pretty good handle on the goings on in Richmond.
I'm a little disturbed by this because I feel that we should be fighting the same battle here. I'm sure there's more to the story-- but the issue is that things are moving so quickly that there's never really time to validate and rationalize sometimes. I support the NRA, but it is in my nature to clearly understand why I'm supporting or not supporting a particular issue.
I did get the 'recommended' list of bills from NRAILA, but I took the time to read the actual bills when crafting my letters. I ended up going against the NRA recommendation on that one.
So it begs the question-- what gives here?
Here's the info form VGOC
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Urgent Update
NRA on Warpath but Temporarily Stopped
Your Action Critical!
This is an urgent update written over the top of our last email so that you might fully understand the intense fight that is on right now in Richmond.
The good news is that you and I have temporily killed SB 1299, the Senate version of an NRA drafted bill to give your names to Eric Holder.
Here are the facts from Senate Courts of Justice:
1. Senator John Edwards, was dupped into sponsoring SB 1299.
2. I met with him early in the morning to warn him.
3. He promised to delay the bill.
4. Republican gun grabber and Chairman Tommy Norment refused to delay SB 1299.
5. Under threat from me that it would be "blood and metal politcally" on the Senate floor if Edwards did not kill the bill, Senator Edwards then walked to the podium and shocked the packed committee room.
6. Senator Edwards moved to strike his own NRA drafted bill.
7. The senate version of SB 1299 is now temporarily dead because it can always be offered as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to other Senate floor bills.
8. Anti-gun bully Tommy Norment stared at me in hot anger for about 5 seconds. I stared him down and then went to thank our allies who helped make this possible - - the state police and NAGR - - the new national 1.8 million member gun lobby that formed a couple years after several state level gun lobbies formed a coalition to stop the NRA backed renewal of the hated Clinton Gun Ban in 2004.
10. Right now, the fight is back on in the House.
11. I have captured footage of NRA manager, Chuck Cunningham, supporting Gun Control in sub-committee and will try to get that to you in the next email.
I am exhausted but energized because the Senate fight yesterday was an intense back and forth fight all morning.
We had help from the State Police lobbyist who is a Virginia Patriot and our national ally, NAGR, a 1.8 million member gun lobby that is following our lead to expose the NRA agenda.
Clearly, SB 1299 was an NRA sneak attack to keep the NRA dream of a massive federally run data base alive as they continue foolishly thinking they can control Obama and Holder.
This fight is so intense that I have had to prolong my trip and stay most of this week in Richmond.
I leave for the capitol in minutes to talk to key legislators who are also stunned by the NRA sell out.
In fact, I am so busy that I have not had time to approve final copy of the material my staff is putting together for the VGOC Free Offer of an AR 15.
For those of you who have contacted me wanting to know how to sign up, I promise to try and attend to that as soon as I get back to the VGOC this evening in Front Royal before returning to Richmond on Thursday night.
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Now you know why it is so critical that you cut copy and paste the urgent message below to Delegate Lingamfelter, the Chairman of House Militia and Police.
Unfortunately, Delegate Lingamfelter is trying to figure out how to help the NRA pass gun control while tricking you and me into sitting down, shutting up and trusting the NRA.
That may work for Lingamfelter but I am not going away or shutting up.
You see, the NRA is desperate to give Obama and Eric Holder your names - - which they naively believe will not result in future gun confiscation.
To be blunt, Lingamfelter - - who is normally good on gun rights - - is running scared and confused.
He is running for Lt. Governor and needs the support of gun owners at the May Convention.
But that is his dilemna.
To win in May he can't afford to anger the 800 lb NRA Gorilla and he can't afford to anger principled No-More-Excuse Virginia gun owners like you and me.
Lingamfelter is in the same dilemna that former Senator George Allen was in when VGOC members convinced Alle that VGOC Members could cause him more pain politically than the sleepy NRA giant if he supported the NRA backed renewal of the hated Clinton gun ban.
You and I won that fight and Allen changed his mind.
You and I can win this fight but it is going to take some very quick action on your part and some of your wallet.
Email Delegate Linghamfelter at
[email protected] or call him and leave a message at 804 698 1031
Cut copy and past the following message or speak it into their answering machines.
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Mr. Linghamfelter I agree with Mike McHugh of VGOC that you made a good first step is doing nothing to hurt my liberties regarding HB 2240, the Strengthen Obama's Federal Plantation Bill that gives my name and information to Eric Holder.
Please don't cave to pressure or ugly threats from the NRA.
Please stand firm and continue to DO NOTHING.
Please don't resurrect HB 2240.
As you know HB 2240 is not dead until Sine Die on February 23rd.
I will absolutely take any action against my liberties into serious consideration at the MAY Republican Convention and I will urge all my family and friends to do the same"
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Also Please make as generous a donation as possible to keep VGOC in this fight.
I have been so busy that I have not even been able to get mail our January membership renewal.
Please Donate by clicking STOP GUN CONTROL
Thank you and God Bless you.
Sic Semper Tyrannus,
Mike McHugh
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Last email for those who have not followed this fight until now.
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It does not get much worse than what I MUST tell you.
I have some heartbreaking news about the NRA.
But first, I need you to to ACT TODAY to defend your families and gun rights.
I am sad to report that NRA lobbyist Chuck Cunningham almost succeeded in getting the House Sub-committee of Militia and Police to pour more of your private data into the broken federal data base system.
I know Chuck and I like him but he is badly misguided.
Obviously, Mr. Cunningham is under orders from his NRA bosses to placate the gun grabbers who care nothing for protecting innocent children.
It breaks my heart ot see the NRA so willing to sell us out for organizational gain.
Clearly, the NRA managers are willing to appease the anti-gun media at the expense gun owners.
You see, after years of watching the NRA sell us out, I have learned that the best way to work with them is to embarrass them into doing the right thing.
This is NOT about the patriotic NRA members who are in the dark about the NRA.
It is all about how political lobbies sell out just like politicians sell out.
I have received criticism from only a handful of VGOC members but bucket loads of thanks for telling the truth about the NRA.
In fact, the only way I know to work with the NRA is to
embarass them into doing right when they are doing wrong just like the only way to stop a politician from doing bad things is to put the fear of losing elections in their mind.
Below are the facts:
So please take a look at the facts below and decide for yourself if the NRA can be trusted:
The Strengthen Obama's Growing Federal Plantation Bill, HB 2240, is designed to strengthen the broken but massive federal government data base.
The unintended NRA consequence will be to strengthen the federal ability to confiscate guns at right time.
HB 2240 sponsored by anti-gun Delegate Cosgrove is a massive 20 page bill full of dangerous attacks on our liberty and granting more power and strength to the feds.
HB 2240 was supported and spoken for by only one anti-gun lobby and opposed by another on Thursday Night January 24 in sub-committee.
I about fell out of my chair when the anti-gun bill sponsor, Delegate Cosgrove, pleaded with the committee to support HB 2240 because the NRA supported it.
Cosgrove reminded the committe that the NRA had sponsored gun control as early as the 1960's.
I felt sick inside when Cosgrove boldly told the committee that the NRA drafted and wrote HB 2240.
No other pro-gun lobby supported this attack on our liberty. All spoke against it and one went neutral.
Several pro-gun lobbyists joined me in speaking against HB 2240
HB 2240 is so bad that even the State Police opposed the bill because they don't beleive Virginia needs to become more of a slave to the federal government and they believe we already have a sufficient system to check for illegal gun purchases - - which does not stop murders anyway.
No action was taken on HB 2240.
It was declared "dead" but I new that was a lie because nothing is ever dead until Sine Die on February 23rd - - and even then it could be revived at the the April 3rd Veto Session with the Governor.
NRA lobbyist Cunningham was visibly shaken and angry
Cunningham immediately cornered Speakers Howell's "fixer" or Deputy Whip, Delegate Todd Giblert, who eloguently convinced the committee to take no action - - but that why this fight is NOT OVER
Mr. Cunningham then followed Gilbert for a private meeting.
And in fact, the NRA true to form in order to save face convinced Gilbert to resurrect HB 2240 in full committee at 9:00 Friday Morning January 25.
Gilbert informed me at 8:50 AM, 10 minutes before start of committee, that all the Dems and Repubs were going to unanimously discharge the bill from sub committee and then send it to the floor for a vote.
It was all set to be a kumbia moment until I promised Gilbert that it would be "blood and metal politically speaking" on the floor of the House if he if played lap dog to the NRA.
Gilbert then convinced Chairman Lingamfelter to slow it down until next week.
Lingamfelter said, "we will not hear HB 2240" so that Mr. Gilbert and I can tweak and fix it"
So the fight is NOW on.
This is critical my friends.
The bad news is this NRA drafted monster is still alive.
The good news is that Chairman Linghamfelter wants to win the Republican Nomination in May for Lt. Governor of Virginia and will be vulnerable to grassroots lobbying pressure from you.
Mr. Linghamfelter's ambitions give us a great opportunity to kill this NRA drafted multiple-headed monster.
But first, I must say that the NRA Managers may mean well but they are totally misguided.
Cleary, the NRA thinks the Federal Government can be trusted.
I fervantly disagree.
Why the NRA is willing to support the malignant cause of naively turning Obama's current Federal Plantation into an Orwellian Animal Farm eludes me.
I cannot read their minds.
I suspect they think that losing slowly is better than an winner take all fight with the enemies of liberty.
I know the NRA managers love our nation and frequently do the right thing but they foolishly trust Obama not to use these new powers to further enslave us.
Even if Obama could be trusted - - and he cannot - - what do the NRA Managers think some future would-be-dictator will do with a strenghthened tool to confiscate guns.
NOW you know why the requested action below is so critical.
Please help me strengthen Delegate Gilbert's spine and the fear of you in Lingamfelters ambitions.
Gilbert is my Delegate and told me he wants to do the right thing.
But the NRA is now on the war path.
So please email Delegate Gilbert and Linghamfelter right now or call them:
[email protected] or call him and leave a message at 804 698 1015.
[email protected] or call him and leave a message at 804 698 1031
Cut copy and past the following message or speak it into their answering machines.
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"Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Linghamfelter I agree with Mike McHugh of VGOC that you made a good first step is doing nothing to hurt my liberties regarding HB 2240, the Strengthen Obama's Federal Plantation Bill.
So please don't cave to pressure or ugly threats from the NRA.
Please stand firm and continue to DO NOTHING.
Please don't resurrect HB 2240.
As you know HB 2240 is not dead until Sine Die on February 23rd.
I will absolutely take any action against my liberties into serious consideration at the MAY Republican Convention and I will urge all my family and friends to do the same"
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My dear VGOC patriots, thank you for joining me in the fight.
It is so critical that you also get all your family and friends to visit
www.vgoc.org Virginia's ONLY state-level NO-MORE-EXCUSES gun lobby.
Please get all your family and friends to visit
www.vgoc.org and sign up for free email alerts.
And please consider chipping in a donation of $15 or $20 dollars to cover VGOC's growing list of expenses by clicking HELP VGOC COVER EXPENSES
I am having to spend more overnights in Richmond that I orignially thought.
Unfortunatly you and I need to babysit these so-called conservative Republicans to keep them from wittingly or unwittingly selling us down the river.
I hope it is unwittingly but that is beside the point.
And please consider chipping in a donation of $15 or $25 dollars by clicking DONATE.
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