The False Promise of Gun Control by Daniel D. Polsby

Polsby explains why gun control does not prevent criminals from acquiring guns, and it diverts attention from the roots of our crime problem.
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Arizona Governor Signs Two Pro-Gun Bills!

Thank You for Your Calls and Support of SB1258, SB1250, and HB2457! On Wednesday, April 18, Governor Janet Napolitano (D) signed Senate Bill 1258, Senate Bill 1250, and House Bill 2457 into law.SB1258, championed by State Senator Jay Tibshraeny (R-21) will prevent any government agency from suspending our Right to Keep and Bear Arms during an emergency or disaster; and,SB1250 codifies into law that concealed handgun permit holders are no longer required to submit fingerprints when renewing their permit.

Big Win in the Senate... Thanks to Your Support!

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org

Friday, January 19, 2007


Congratulations! You have, once again, whupped the anti-gun zealots!

As Constitution-hating senators like California's Dianne Feinstein
whined and complained, the Senate -- by a narrow largely-party-line
vote of 55-43 -- struck language which would have required GOA to
monitor and report on its communications with its members and friends
(like you).

GOA has heard reports that there was an outpouring of calls against
this anti-speech language on Capitol Hill, and that it made a huge
difference.

In addition to the massive wave of grassroots opposition, GOA was
also working in concert with key Hill players (many of them trained
by GOA) to hammer out a legislative strategy that would either result
in the death of the entire bill or, at a minimum, kill the dangerous
Section 220.

The good news came late on Thursday night when the Bennett amendment
-- which deleted this unconstitutional "grassroots lobbying"
reporting language contained in S. 1 -- was adopted by the narrow
margin mentioned above.

The war is not over. The House has yet to produce its bill in this
area -- and no one is betting that the House will "do the right
thing." But we have won what perhaps will be the most important
battle.

The 43 Senators who voted to take us down the road of more government
regulation and more restrictions on the right of free speech -- a
road that would eventually make it harder for all of us to petition
our government servants -- are listed below:

Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

now is the time to join 2 great defenders of our freedom
the NRA and GAO
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If You're Not Yet A GOA Member, Is It Time You Became One?

The ability of GOA to continue putting pressure on politicians
depends on loyal activists like yourself. We want to keep sending you
these e-mails for free, but it does cost us to continue providing
them.

Are you unsure if you're a member? If you're not getting our
newsletter, The Gun Owners, then that's a good sign that you're not a
member.

Consider the benefits that paid-up GOA members get:

* A no-compromise voice in Washington, D.C.

* A Congressional rating -- mailed before the election -- listing the
grade of every major candidate for the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives

* Pre-written letters and postcards to help you lobby your
Congressmen

* Experienced spokesmen to defend your rights in the media

* In-depth research and analysis

* Valuable discounts which are only presented to GOA members

So, please become a GOA member today! Join GOA today online at
http://www.gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm or call 703-321-8585.

U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas says, "Your membership in Gun
Owners makes a difference on Capitol Hill every single day.... I know
that GOA will continue to be the 'no compromise' leader in defending
America's gun rights and personal freedoms."

When you join forces with GOA, you will become part of the toughest,
no-compromise group in the nation's capital.

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Senate Takes Up Legislation To Stymie Grassroots Lobbying Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org Tuesday, January 16, 2007 When you look at GOA's year-ending report at http://www.gunowners.org/a121406.htm, you can see that your grassroots efforts had a tremendous impact upon the legislative process last year. There is no doubt that you guys have made a difference. That's why GOA is so concerned about legislation currently pending on the Senate floor which would attempt to intimidate organizations like GOA that work with members and friends to pressure Congress to support the Second Amendment. The legislation (S. 1) would regulate "grassroots lobbying" by requiring groups like us to monitor and report the amount of money we spend to exercise our First Amendment rights on behalf of gun ownership. Suffice it to say that a government which can force us to monitor and report on our "grassroots" activity could just as easily force us to provide even more sensitive details of these efforts. This could include demands for our membership list -- that is, attempts to get REGISTRATION lists of gun owners' names -- and the specifics of communications with our friends!!! Thankfully, there is an effort underway to knock out the most egregious parts of this bill, found in Sec. 220. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) are offering an amendment (Senate Amendment #20) -- to be voted on later this week -- that will knock out the S. 1 restrictions on grassroots lobbying. That's why we need your help right now. The best way to keep from sliding down this slippery slope of unconstitutionality is to tell the government -- now -- to keep its nose out of our constitutional rights. Just as the Second Amendment guarantees our right to keep and bear arms, the First Amendment protects our rights to petition the government for redress of grievances. And the power to regulate and monitor our grassroots activities on behalf of gun ownership is, ultimately, the power to destroy those rights. ACTION: Contact your two Senators and ask them to support Senate Amendment #20 to S. 1. You can visit the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your Senators a pre-written e-mail message. And, you can call your Senators toll-free at 1-877-762-8762. ---- Pre-written letter to your Senators ---- Dear Senator: S. 1 is an effort to intimidate organizations, like Gun Owners of America, that work with members and friends to encourage Congress to support the Second Amendment. Thankfully, Senators McConnell and Bennett are offering Senate Amendment #20 -- to be voted on later this week -- that will knock Section 220 out of S. 1. I urge you to support that amendment. And if the amendment is defeated, then I would strongly urge you to oppose the underlying bill. Gun Owners of America will be rating both of these votes. Just as the Second Amendment guarantees our right to keep and bear arms, the First Amendment protects our rights to petition the government for redress of grievances. And the power to regulate and monitor our grassroots activities on behalf of gun ownership is, ultimately, the power to destroy those rights. Please know that this is as much a Second Amendment issue as direct efforts to seize our guns from our hands. Sincerely, **************************** "Live Fire" radio with Larry Pratt is broadcast by the Information Radio Network on Saturdays at 12:00 Noon Eastern. "Live Fire" is simulcast on the web at http://inforadionet.com and previous episodes are archived at http://www.soundwaves2000.com/livefire/ with a number of listening formats supported. Podcasts are now available! Recent guests, among many others, have included: * John Lott * Dave Hardy * Bob Arwady * Rick Celata

FAIRFAX, VA – Friends of NRA has announced its Gun, Print and Knife of the Year for the 2007 fund-raising year. These items, along with other firearms, artwork and limited edition products, change annually and are auctioned off at Friends of NRA events throughout the year.<< MORE >>

NRA members and their fellow gun owners must remain ever vigilant. We must let our representatives, both Democrat and Republican, know one thing: we expect our Second Amendment rights to be respected.<< MORE >>

NRA TRIUMPHS!
False AHSA Ad Campaign Taken Down

Friday, November 03, 2006

Fairfax, VA – The National Rifle Association (NRA) succeeded in ending a misleading and false advertising campaign in Missouri produced and/or paid for by the American Hunters and Shooters Association (“AHSA”) – an anti-gun group deceptively masking itself as a pro-hunting organization.  The radio advertisements contained egregiously false and misleading statements regarding the NRA.

NRA Chief Lobbyist Chris W. Cox stated, “These radio stations and their management made the correct and lawful decision to cease and desist the erroneous advertisements created by this anti-gun group.  The blatantly false accusations and statements made by AHSA simply prove exactly what we’ve been saying all along – do not trust these characters.  Their background and their money reek of anti-gun and anti-hunting influence.”

These advertisements were taken down after NRA contacted station managers in Missouri and advised them of the blatant inaccuracies.  Two radio stations have ceased running the false advertisements, and additional stations have requested AHSA show documentation of their claims.

Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen's group.  Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime.  The Association remains the nation's leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the armed services.
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The Acorn Indictments
- Wall Street Journal
So, less than a week before the midterm elections, four workers from Acorn, the liberal activist group that has registered millions of voters, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for submitting false voter registration forms to the Kansas City, Missouri, election board. But hey, who needs voter ID laws?
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McLellan Censured Over Gun Registry
- Ottawa Citizen
A parliamentary committee blamed former Liberal public safety minister Anne McLellan for not informing Parliament about the true cost of the firearms centre and blasted the senior bureaucrats who came up with the accounting scheme to hide those costs.
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NRA Won`t Take Fall For Violent Crime
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Atlanta suffers from a rate of violent crime about four times the national average; murders take place in the city at a rate about five times the nation`s average." writes former Congressman Bob Barr. "The reasons Atlanta`s crime statistics remain stubbornly high are many and persistent, but criminologists and law enforcement experts know that none of them is the fault of the National Rifle Association."

Campaign Muzzle
- Washington Times
As of September 8, when the 60-day blackout begins for "electioneering communications" by nonprofit interest groups, political speech enjoys less protection than dirty movies. A sexually explicit film is protected by the First Amendment if it has some socially redeeming value. But an "electioneering communication" is forbidden even on important and timely public issues.
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Bloomberg Criticizes Those Who Oppose His Gun Schemes
- New York Sun
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says politicians who oppose his gun control measures have been "cowed or duped" by an "extremist gun lobby." During an appearance in front of the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, Bloomberg claimed, "They say that they are protecting the Second Amendment, but that's a red herring if ever there was one, and it's time for us to start exposing it."

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The Right Of Self-Defense
- Bangkok Post
Reports bubbling up through the bureaucracy of the U.N. Human Rights Council are addressing the supposed problem of so-called small arms--the term that bureaucrats use for rifles and handguns. An astounding report by the world body's Special Rapporteur on the subject has gone far overboard. It suggests that it ought to be global policy that neither nations nor their citizens have the right of self-defense.

 
Hazelton: The People V. The ACLU
- Washington Times
Louis Barletta, mayor of Hazleton, Pa., has thrown down the gauntlet to those who think America belongs to anyone who can walk across the border. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a Puerto Rican group have taken up the challenge. And the mayor has upped the ante by hiring as defense counsel the former head of immigration in the Justice Department.

 
 
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Dooming Woods And Wildlife
- Washington Times
"Environmental groups are unwittingly destroying forests and killing wildlife with lawsuits." writes Thomas Bonnicksen. "Ironically, they do so while claiming to save them. Activists again file lawsuits to stop forest management, and the government pays them to do so. They craft settlements that pay them handsomely with taxpayer money so they can live well and file the next lawsuit. No wonder they are inflexible."

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Attend Colorado Springs Listening Sessions On Cooperative Conservation!

The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality are holding a listening session in Colorado Springs to exchange ideas on incentives, voluntary programs, and regulations that can improve results and promote cooperative conservation.

House To Consider NRA-Supported Bills
- Cybercast News Service
Legislation expected before the U.S. House this week would give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) greater flexibility to punish federally licensed firearms dealers and limit the agency`s actions at gun shows. Another bill would forbid the ATF to release so-called crime gun trace data to cities, counties or states for use in lawsuits against the gun industry.
 
Canadian PM Vows To Ditch Firearms Registry
- Toronto Star
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is accusing the previous Liberal government of not having done enough to prevent tragedies like the Dawson College shooting in Montreal. "Today`s laws did not protect us and we take no pleasure on this side of the House from having warned the previous government repeatedly over the past decade that the gun registry would not prevent this kind of occurrence," Harper said in the Commons.

Support For Hunting Increasing
- Stockton Record
September 23 marks the 35th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day, established by Congress in 1971 to acknowledge the conservation and economic importance of sportsmen and women. The observance has not gone unnoticed by the general public. In a recent poll a strong majority of Americans 18 years and older support hunting and fishing. In fact, the 2006 survey shows support for hunting actually increased from 10 years ago from a 73- to 78% approval rating.

 
 
 
Hundreds Wait In Line To Get Hunting Licenses
- Chester Daily Local
The line stretched almost two blocks, around the front of the Chester County Courthouse. Hundreds of regional hunters lined up along High Street, past the statute of Old Glory and onto Market Street, waiting to purchase Pennsylvania Game Commission doe hunting licenses for the 2006-07 season.