EMERGENCY ALERT - Senate Bill 1805 opens Pandora's Box of Gun Control!
As predicted, S.1805, the Lawsuit Liability bill is being debated on
the Senate Floor (at the behest of its sponsor, Idaho Senator Larry
Craig).
And late last night, Senator Larry Craig (a board member of the NRA)
worked with rabid anti-gunner Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) to come up
with a "Unanimous Consent Agreement" which allows a large number of gun
control amendments to be offered to S.1805.
By pushing this bill to be heard on the floor, and agreeing to hear a
large number of gun control amendments (listed below), Senator Craig
has opened up Pandora's Box of Gun Control.
That means you MUST call your US Senators immediately, even if you
called them yesterday.
Senator Wayne Allard can be reached at (202) 224-5941.
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell can be reached at (202) 224-5852.
Urge both of Colorado's Senators to VOTE AGAINST S.1805, now that it
has gun control on it and is likely to contain more.
As this alert is being written, the Senate just passed an amendment (by
70-27) to require Trigger locks (we do not have the language, but will
shortly) and is moving toward more gun control. It's a federal
government intrusion on your right to self-defense, and FAR outweighs
any good S.1805's original language would do.
And as this is being written, Sen. Teddy Kennedy is offering an
amendment to ban "Cop Killer Bullets."
After agreeing to the "Unanimous Consent Agreement", Sen. Larry
Craig said "Some of these amendments could pass." This C-Span2
admission is understating it -- some of these gun control amendments
WILL pass. In fact, one already has, and others gun control
advocates are lining up to join in on the "fun".
NRA Board Member Sen. Larry Craig has agreed to allow a slated
list of gun control amendments to S.1805. These include, but are
not limited to, the following unspecified gun controls:
Boxer - new Federal rules for Gun locks Campbell - Cop-Only Nationwide
Carry Kennedy - Cop Killer Bullets Mikulski - Snipers McCain-Reed - Gun
Show ban Feinstein - Assault Weapons ban Frist - Cop Killer bullets And
these are only the amendments that have been announced. Others
almost certainly will be floated, and maybe passed.
Does this constitute proof that the NRA "struck a deal" to allow gun
controls to pass? Of course, they claim they didn't cut any deals.
But ask these questions:
1. Have you received an e-mail from NRA-ILA urging voting against
S.1805 IF it gets gun control on it? They KNOW quite well that
this bill will have gun control on it, and have known it for
weeks. Instead, they play inside baseball and tell gun owners
"Trust us -- we have a plan", trusting in their own cleverness to
circumvent the anti-gunners amendments. That is the same thing
they said on the McCain-Fiengold Campaign Finance Deform bill (which
stripped gun owners of their 1st Amendment rights) as well as the first
Assault Weapons and High-capacity magazines ban bill, Brady
Registration Checks, Lautenberg Gun Ban, etc, etc. That's a
failed strategy, and should be abandoned. DIRTY ROTTEN BASTIDS!!!
Remember, the definition of insanity is continuing to do what you've
always done but expecting different results.
They'll post some things on their website, but they won't apply real
pressure. That mean's they are, by their silence, agreeing to
this "Unanimous Consent Agreement." And their board member,
Sen. Larry Craig, openly agreed to that agreement with Sen.
Reed. Craig will vote against most (not all) of the gun controls,
but he's the person who enabled all of these gun control amendments.
2. Why would an NRA board member accept a Unanimous Consent
Agreement to allow a huge number of amendments to be debated, all of
which strip gun owners of their rights and many of which that board
member (and US Senator) knows will pass?
The writer of this alert is a former staff member (not intern) of the
U.S. Senate, under Senator Bill Armstrong. I know how the
U.S. Senate works, and have been in regular consultation with
those who have worked in all aspects of Congress for decades. One
thing is crystal clear: the NRA's mouthpiece, US Senator Larry Craig
(R-Idaho), has agreed to let these amendments be heard, and he knows
some will be attached to the bill.
3. Have you heard the NRA say that they will oppose S.659/S.1805
in the Senate if it gets gun control amendments on it? We
haven't, and doubt we will, since their US Senator is the one who
enabled those amendments to be attached.
There's no more time to waste.
Call your US Senators immediately and urge them to vote AGAINST S.1805.
Senator Wayne Allard can be reached at (202) 224-5941.
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell can be reached at (202) 224-5852.
Urge them to vote against S.1805.
It's time to pull the plug on this well-meaning, but gun-control-laden
dog.
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
Colorado's Largest Gun Rights Organization
PO Box 3114 Denver, Colorado 80201
Phone & Fax (888) 874-3006
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