The Obama Administration has revealed its intention to
reinstate the so-called "assault" gun ban -- Step One of
their plan to repeal the 2nd Amendment.
Having already taken advantage of our country's current
economic woes to speed the largest, most pork-laden
spending spree in history through the Democrat-controlled
Congress, the Obama team is again using fear tactics to
impose bad policy.
Attorney General Eric Holder announced his desire to once
again deny law abiding Americans their 2nd Amendment rights
, using the ongoing violence in Mexico as justification.
Holder blames the legal availability of semi-automatic
rifles in the United States -- and their subsequent misuse
by foreigners committing crimes outside our borders -- on
our right to own these firearms. The Obama administration's
top law enforcement official then added that a new gun ban
"will have a positive impact in Mexico, at a minimum."
The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the individual's right to
firearm ownership just last year -- but now the Obama
Administration is again after our guns.
We cannot allow the rights of American citizens to be
denied because of the misdeeds of foreigners outside the
United States.
The mainstream media are clearly revealing their biased
support of infringing our right to buy and own firearms. In
an ABC News piece about Holder's gun ban announcement, a
recent State Department travel advisory is referenced which
warns visitors to Mexico of gun battles between government
troops and "cartels employing automatic weapons and
grenades."
American gun owners know that the "assault" gun ban has
nothing to do with these fully-automatic machine guns and
explosives, which are already unavailable to the general
public.
It is clear that the Obama Democrats are looking for any
excuse to once again threaten our freedoms. Their
nanny-state, Big Brother mentality has no place in our
Constitutional Republic. Don`t be fooled we are not the
only country that the bad boys can get automatic weapons
from.
**** Alert *** Alert *** Alert ****
DEAR GUN OWNER
Because Barack Obama's campaign promise
not to take away our guns is a lie.
He's not even in office, yet he's fired the opening salvos in a war
against the future of the Second Amendment, our hunting and shooting traditions, and YOU.
Obama's FIRST attack on YOU : Appointing Illinois Congressman
Rahm Emanuel to be White House Chief of Staff. In Congress, Emanuel
earned an "F" rating from NRA, and while working in the Clinton Administration,
he was known as the "point man on gun control." He is an avowed enemy of the
Second Amendment and will wield enormous power in the battle for the future of our firearm freedoms.
Obama's SECOND attack on YOU : If Hillary Clinton is confirmed as Secretary of State,
she'll rip the Second Amendment right out of the Bill of Rights. She'll be our nation's top
diplomat with the power to determine whether the United Nations will pass,
and Obama will sign, a global gun ban treaty that will surrender our Second
Amendment rights and our national sovereignty.
Obama's THIRD attack on YOU : Nominating ex-Senator and former Majority
Leader Tom Daschle-an avowed enemy of NRA-to be Secretary of Health and
Human Services. NRA was responsible for defeating Daschle when he ran in
South Dakota for re-election to the Senate. If Daschle is confirmed, he could
hold the ultimate power to declare guns a "public health menace" and regulate
away our essential liberties.
Obama's FOURTH attack on YOU : Nominating Eric Holder to be Attorney
General. As former Assistant Attorney General, Holder was a key architect and
vocal advocate for the Clinton era's sweeping gun ban agenda. He supported
national handgun licensing, mandatory trigger locks, and ending gun shows as we know them.
Just recently, Holder opposed the District of Columbia's Heller decision
that declared the Second Amendment an individual right. Holder also called for
reviving the Clinton gun bans and, as Attorney General, would fight in court to
prevent the landmark Heller decision from being made applicable to state and local governments.
Worst of all, if Holder is confirmed as the nation's top law-enforcement
officer, he would control BATFE and wield enormous power to harass gun
owners and sue America's arms makers out of existence.
Obama's FIFTH attack on YOU : In the job application for the Obama
Administration, he made it clear that gun owners are second-class citizens
and told 80 million gun owners not to even bother applying for a job. In the
"White House Personnel Data Questionnaire" he asked:
"Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide
complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever
lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has
been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage."
This chilling notice to gun owners-that they are not welcome to serve in
his Administration-shows the deep hostility for Americans' Second Amendment
Freedoms that Obama and his Administration have in their hearts.
On its face, that question endorses gun registration-a mandate in only five
states in our nation-and buys into the anti-gun premise that firearms are inherently
dangerous and gun owners are prone to misusing them.
That's an outrageous mindset, especially for the President-elect whose
sworn duty will be to uphold the U.S. Constitution, including our right to keep and bear arms.
Obama CLEARLY wants to make gun registration the law of the land.
First for employees under his control...AND THEN FOR YOU.
Working with a Congress dominated by gun haters like Nancy Pelosi,
Dianne Feinstein, John Conyers, Henry Waxman, and Charles Schumer!!!
Rubbing salt in gun owner wounds is the Brady Campaign, which
just issued a completely bogus poll claiming that two-thirds of the Americans-i
ncluding 60% of all gun owners-favor gun registration, licensing of firearm
owners, and other sweeping restrictions on our firearm freedoms!
Add it all up and you have the potential
for a Second Amendment disaster that's unlike
any other NRA members have ever battled.
That's why we need the strongest possible commitment from EVERY
NRA member, starting today. That's why I'm hoping you'll validate your new
NRA membership card the moment you receive it.
Because our greatest strength is you.
Only by working with you can NRA hold the line against these threats
from every quarter. We are the one force that has the strength to keep
Americans free and our rights intact for future generations. With you at our
side, we will fight and we will prevail against all odds.
Thank you for your loyalty to NRA and the cause of Freedom.
Forward this E-Mail to Friends
and Urge Them to Join NRA Today!
Dear Friend,
The challenges America faces may appear overwhelming. But you and I both know that if we adhere to the founding principles of individual liberty, federalism, and truly limited government, there is no obstacle the American people cannot overcome.
But the forces driving our country away from those First Principles are strong. They demand an ever-increasing growth in government, higher and higher taxes, and a judiciary that makes law and social policy instead of sticking to the wisdom of the Constitution.
It’s clear that we need men and women in Washington and in the statehouses across America who believe, as we do, in the fundamental principles of limited government restricted by enumerated powers.
That is why I an announcing the formation of Fred PAC, a political action committee dedicated to helping elect candidates who stand for the principles you and I hold dear – principles that are the only sure salvation for America.
Please visit our website at www.FredPAC.com. Learn how you can help.
Your support and assistance has meant a great deal to me and my family as we defended America ’s First Principles. I know that in the days ahead we will continue in the fight for a strong, free, secure America … together.
Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in this country lately -- illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, alligators attacking people in Florida ..
.... not me -- I concentrate on solutions for the problems -- it's a win-win situation.
Think about this:
1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments
COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
THE CONSTITUTION
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq .... why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this -- you cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians ... it creates a hostile work environment.
Also, think about this ... if you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!
It is time for America to speak up!
ANTI-GUNNERS DON CAMO FOR ELECTIONS 2008
ANTI-GUNNERS DON CAMO FOR ELECTIONS 2008
Seeking to pick up the baton dropped by the ham-fisted Americans for Gun
Safety, the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA) has arrived
on the scene to become the latest front group for the anti-gun movement
in America.
Our tireless efforts and resulting victories at the ballot box have made
it clear that openly campaigning against the Second Amendment is a
political loser.
The anti-gun groups have undertaken a concerted effort to mask their
long-term agenda, but only as a mark of pure, calculating political expedience.
It surprised no one when Handgun Control, Inc., decided to change its
name to the decidedly vague "Brady Campaign."
But the effort to paint the anti-gun agenda with the comfortable warmth
of "gun safety" rhetoric moved from tactical to strategic with the
formation of Americans for Gun Safety (AGS) in July 2000.
Funded solely by New York City dot-com billionaire Andrew McKelvey—
previously a member of the Handgun Control, Inc., board.....
the democratic and republican canidates must be made to answer one
question "do they support the 2nd amendment? and the right to bear Arms"
everyone thinks courting the younger generation vote is the way to go
but they forget how strong our vote is.
which ever one says yes to the 2nd amendment in no uncertain terms can
probably garner more than 40 million votes, but so far all canidates are
being extrmely quite on this issue,makes you wonder what their hidden
agenda is?Candidates who championed gun control in contested races
were nearly non-existent. but this was to be expected,if they don`t talk about
it-you won`t know they are against you.................
Even while we are busy defending our Second
Amendment rights against efforts to enhance the
Brady Law, there is a movement afoot to restrict
our First Amendment rights as well... a movement
that can make the defense of our liberties that
much harder.
You may have heard of this effort as the "Hush
Rush" bill or, just simply, as the Fairness
Doctrine. No matter how you look at it, however,
there is nothing fair about it.
You must ASK the canidates how they feel about the
2nd amendment,
they are being quiet on this for a reason
so ask or loose your rights again
Who does congress think they are?
the certainly don`t ask us before they
try to enact this stuff..they do what they want
no matter how we feel on a subject
U. S. Forest Service Takes Steps To Protect Recreational Shooting
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North Dakota PLOTS Goal Achieved Two Years Ahead of Schedule!
Please Thank Governor Hoven and Director Steinwand for Their Hard Work! On Tuesday, August 28 Governor John Hoeven (R) and Terry Steinwand, Director of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, announced that the goal of opening one million acres of Private Land Open to Sportsmen (PLOTS) had been reached two years ahead of schedule.
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Soros-linked group hit with huge fine
- The Politico.com
The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last cycles biggest liberal political action committees $775,000 for using unregulated soft money to boost John Kerry and other Democratic candidates during the 2004 elections.America Coming Together (ACT) raised $137 million for its get-out-the-vote effort in 2004, but the FEC found most of that cash came through contributions that violated federal limits.
72-Hour Gun Sales Freeze Still On, Despite Protests
- Lancaster New Era
Despite howls of protest from sportsmen`s groups, gun-rights advocates and legislators, Pennsylvania State Police will go ahead with a 72-hour gun-sales freeze starting Sunday.
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Gun Ban Lifted In Peters, PA
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Peters, Pennsylvania City Council on Aug 27 rescinded a controversial and unpopular ordinance banning firearms from most township-owned buildings and parks, but not before getting an earful from angry residents and gun rights activists.
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More Than 1 Million Acres For PLOTS
- Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota hunters will have hunting access on more than 1 million acres this fall. Gov. John Hoeven and Terry Steinwand, the director of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, made the announcement Aug. 28 at a ceremony in a Private Land Open to Sportsmen field north of Sterling.
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Sport A Hit Even With Shooters Who Miss
- St. Petersburg Times
Roger and Cathy Gascoigne conduct free clinics to introduce clay pigeon shooting to women and kids, who are enthusiastic participants.
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Rep. Tom Nelson Joins Plea To Save Public Hunting Lands Fund
- Green Bay Press-Gazette
A local assemblyman says dwindling public lands for hunting has reached a crisis, and last week joined fellow legislators to urge support of the state Stewardship Fund.
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Let's make sure that we in the pro-Second Amendment community do all we can in registering and voting this year.
STATE ROUNDUP (please click to see any updates on states not listed below.)
ARIZONA: Anti-Shooting Activists Meet in Opposition to Northern Arizona Shooting Facility A group of anti-shooting activists called Citizens to Preserve Munds Park Community Values will be meeting on Saturday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m. to coordinate opposition to the planned state-of-the-art Willard Springs Shooting Range in Northern Arizona. As you may know, the effort to build a shooting facility in Northern Arizona has been a long and difficult process that has spanned more than a decade. Please attend this meeting and have your voice heard! Tell the opposition that noise testing has been completed by the state and there is no shooting noise that will enter Munds Park. Tell them that recreational opportunities will be enhanced, not diminished, and that the shooting sports are synonymous with true Arizona "community values." The meeting will be held Saturday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m. at the Munds Park RV Resort Banquet Hall, 17550 Munds Ranch Road, Munds Park, AZ
CALIFORNIA: Update on Pending California Firearm Legislation The California legislature is on break until Monday, August 20. Please contact your State Senator and respectfully urge him or her to oppose AB1471, AB334, and AB821. Contact information for your State Senator can be found by clicking here.
COLORADO: Hunting and Recreational Shooting Restrictions Proposed on BLM Land! Once again, hunting and recreational shooting is being targeted by the Bureau of Land Management, now in south central Colorado near Salida. If you hunt, target shoot, use motorized vehicles, hike and/or camp on these public lands, the proposal will affect you. It is important that BLM hear from you. The management plan and information on how to submit comments can be found at: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo/travel_mgmt/arkansas_river_trave l0.html. The deadline to submit comments is Friday, August 3.
MICHIGAN: "No-Net-Loss" Legislation Could Be Headed to Senate Floor Anytime! House Bill 4597, "No-Net-Loss" legislation, is heading to the Senate floor for consideration. This bill will protect Michigan's valuable hunting tradition by ensuring that today's total acreage of public hunting lands is not reduced. Please contact your State Senator at (517) 373-2400 and respectfully urge him or her to pass HB4597 to protect Michigan's hunting heritage.
MISSISSIPPI: Tuesday, August 7 is Primary Election Day in Mississippi! If you have questions about candidates grades and endorsements, please call our Grassroots Division at 800-392-8683 or visit www.NRAPVF.org. Be sure to "Vote Freedom First" on Tuesday, August 7! For more information about voting in Mississippi, please visit: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/index.asp
MISSOURI: Missouri's "Hunting Heritage Protection Act" Being Undermined! On July 3, 2007 Governor Blunt signed Senate Bill 225 into law. Now, NRA members are anxiously awaiting the enactment date on August 28. Since passage in the closing days of Missouri's regular session, the Missouri Municipal League (MML) has undermined NRA members' hard work on SB 225, by urging all cities that do not currently have restrictions on hunting and the discharge of firearms to enact such an ordinance prior to the effective date of Senate Bill 225, the "Hunting Heritage Protection Areas Act." Now, the MML is trying to influence your local Park District board to pass restrictions on SB 225! Please be sure to monitor your city government and Park District meeting and agenda announcements and alert NRA-ILA of any proposal that seeks to restrict hunting and sport shooting. Please forward any information to Kris Koenen at kkoenen@nrahq.org or (703) 267-1209.
NEW JERSEY: Bill to Reorganize Fish & Game Council Heads to Assembly Floor! A3275, a bill that seeks to drastically change the membership of the Fish & Game Council from six sportsmen and three farmers who represent various geographical regions of the state to seven political appointees recommended by the Governor, is now heading to the full Assembly. The bill passed the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee by a 5-2 vote on Thursday, June 14. Animal "rights" extremists testifying in support of A3275 derided hunting as a "15th century" means to wildlife management and touted this legislation as a "21st century" tool for wildlife management. They also expressed their desire to rid the Fish & Game Council of anyone with a "hunter driven background." Please contact your State Assembly member at (800) 792-8630 and respectfully urge him or her to vigorously oppose this anti-hunting legislation. To identify your Assembly member, please click here.
NORTH CAROLINA: Bill Allowing Judges to Carry Concealed Heads to Senate Floor! House Bill 573 would allow judges who have valid North Carolina concealed carry permits the ability to lawfully carry a firearm for personal protection in courthouses. HB573 passed the Senate Judiciary II Committee on Friday, July 27. It now heads to the full Senate for consideration. Please contact your State Senator today at (803) 212-6200 and respectfully urge him or her to support this legislation.
Anti-Gun Database Bill Still Alive! On Friday, July 27, the Senate Judiciary II Committee decided not to hear House Bill 1287. However, the bill is still alive as the Committee will still be in session through the weekend. This bill would create a new statewide database to which sheriffs would report all individuals who have been denied a permit to purchase a handgun. Please continue contacting the Senate Judiciary II Committee and respectfully urge them to oppose HB1287. Contact information for the Committee can be found by clicking here.