Gun Owners Message to the U.S. Senate: Defeat Every Word of Gun Control

Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America

Washington, DC –-(Ammoland.com)- Gun Owners of America today submitted testimony at the request of the Ranking Member of the Senate Constitution Subcommittee.

GOA took a strong stance against all the gun control legislation on the table and urged the Senate to put forth real solutions to school violence — like letting teachers and principals protect their students.

Also, GOA wants to thank all of you who participated in our online poll over the past week.  With 20,897 votes cast so far, the poll results indicate that 96% of GOA’s membership OPPOSES “universal background checks” — and, hence, opposes the very guts of the gun legislation that is expected to move in the Senate.

Now, it’s time to talk strategy — that of the anti-gunners, and of ours, as well.

Within the next three weeks, we expect Senator Patrick Leahy’s Senate Judiciary Committee will move a national gun registry bill to the Senate floor.

The Judiciary Committee bill will probably not contain the Feinstein semi-auto gun ban, and it may or may not have a magazine ban which would render most of the nation’s guns unusable, at least for the foreseeable future.

But the Judiciary Committee bill will almost certainly ban all private sales of firearms — or any private exchange where the gun buyer does not first get permission from the FBI.  And it’s this background check requirement that will inevitably set up a framework for a universal gun registry.

The Leahy bill will most certainly have a “gun trafficking” section that is based on other legislation (S. 54) that he’s already introduced.  This would turn everyone who lives under repressive state gun laws into a federal “prohibited person,” as well.  Hence, if your state requires a license to possess a gun, you would also become a federal prohibited person.  Oh, and the Leahy bill would also send you to prison for 20 years for unknowingly selling a firearm to a marijuana user.  So, the next time you’re thinking of selling a gun, all we can say is:  “Are you felling lucky?”

Anyway, here’s Harry Reid’s strategy:  He has at least eleven Democratic senators running for reelection in pro-gun states in 2014 — and they don’t want to SEEM anti-gun.  The eleven Democratic senators in pro-gun states are:  Mark Begich (Alaska), Mark Pryor (Arkansas), Mark Udall (Colorado), Mary Landrieu (Louisiana), Al Franken (Minnesota), Max Baucus (Montana), Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire), Tom Udall (New Mexico), Kay Hagan (North Carolina), Tim Johnson (South Dakota), and Mark Warner (Virginia).

All of these Democrats will vote for the national gun registry and gun licensure.  And, in exchange, Reid will allow them to vote against the Feinstein gun ban, which will be the sacrificial lamb to the more important gun control which Democrats really want.

But aside from the fact that the Democratic “non-controversial” gun control bill is, in many ways, worse than the “controversial” bills, there are two additional problems.

First, if gun control gets to the Senate floor, all bets are off.  There are dozens of horrific gun control proposals that could easily be added on the floor.  For example, a Lautenberg amendment — supposedly intended to “combat terrorism” — would allow Obama to ban guns for every gun activist in America just by putting their names on a secret “watch list.”

Second, if gun control makes it to a House-Senate conference committee, all bets are off.  The conference could report a bill which contains a Feinstein amendment, even though neither the House nor the Senate voted for that language.  The conference report is unamendable, and, under the recent anti-gun changes in the Senate rules, there is no way to keep a Senate-passed bill out of the hands of an anti-gun conference.

THE SOLUTION TO ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS

First, we cannot allow one word of gun control to move to the Senate floor.  NOT ONE WORD.

Second, the way we keep gun control from reaching the Senate floor is to defeat the “motion to proceed” to the Leahy Bill.

(The “motion to proceed” is usually offered by the Senate Majority Leader — in this case Harry Reid — to bring up a bill for consideration.  The Senate quite often brings up legislation under a Unanimous Consent agreement, but if there is not unanimity, the “motion to proceed” can usually be debated, if not filibustered.)

ACTION:  Click here to urge your Senators to vote against the Motion to Proceed to any gun control bill reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee.  This bill cannot be allowed to get to the Senate floor, or Harry Reid will then have a free-hand to start his “let’s make a deal” game.

Gun Owners of America8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102Springfield, VA 22151Phone: 703-321-8585FAX: 703-321-8408www.gunowners.org

About:Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. `The only no comprise gun lobby in Washington’ – Ron Paul Visit: www.gunowners.org to Join.

5 Comments
Most Voted
Newest Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Penny Harville

“Beretta, leave Maryland; come to Frog Level, Louisiana!” says Alderwoman. “Gun manufacturer Beretta USA is considering leaving Maryland because of new anti-gun proposals by legislators,” stated Rodessa, Louisiana Alderwoman Penny Harville. ”The citizens of Rodessa (formerly Frog Level), Louisiana are freedom-loving supporters of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights,” she continued. “We esteem the 2nd amendment and hold manufactures of firearms in high regard. We would be honored to have Beretta USA consider North Caddo Parish as a new possible location for any part of their gun manufacturing operations. We have the infrastructure they need just a… Read more »

kenneth kaplan

try to explain to the commie dem party. All they know is that this is there moment to screw the ameri can gun owners. they are afarid of us. We are the last stand against this Hilter like goverment. The powers to be in foggy land cannot wait to turn there brown shirts sec force lose. Take your firearm away if you are foolish or scared to fight them. They will not wait to kill you. They will not be chared with any crime. They have protection from king Obama. Like hilter brown shirts did. come that time what will… Read more »

Don

I sent a an email to my Senator, and she pretty much threw it back in my face! There is no changing her mind.. Senator Elisabeth Warren in the state of Massachusetts will not bend.

janet Saylor

Vote NO on gun control. The majority of American gun owners have never killed another person with a gun. The murders and harm to people like Gabby Gifford were not acts of sane or law abiding citizens. To limit guns to law abiding citizens is to look at as as criminals. True criminals cannot legally buy guns. They steal them. When law abiding citizens buy guns stores, including gun shows, run back ground checks. All guns used by insane or criminals can kill. Law abiding people should not lose possession or purchasing ability for any guns. We don’t use any… Read more »

Bill Baker

Anyone who can’t take the 2 minutes out of their day and use their system to at least send a form email they have prepared to your senators is obviously anti-gun. I hope they come for yours first. Get off your butt and do something.