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Springfield, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- It’s easy to forget the cold, dark days of winter, 2013. The horrific tragedy of Newtown had touched the hearts of the nation, and every news outlet — every one — was blaming the Second Amendment community for what happened there.
GOA was receiving death threats — not only against us, but against our children. Even Fox News was opining that the battle against Bloomberg’s gun control was hopeless, as every news outlet spent every hour of the day predicting that our organization — and the “gun manufacturers’ lobby” in general — would be absolutely and totally destroyed.
It was in this context that Senator Ted Cruz agreed to lead a team of senators to defeat every word — EVERY WORD — of Bloomberg/Obama gun control.
Working with us, Cruz implemented a brilliant strategy which used the complex rules of parliamentary procedure to send Barack Obama and Harry Reid running with their tails between their legs.
And the Cruz/GOA victory emboldened gun owners to take the Senate away from the anti-gun crazies in 2014 and return it to pro-Second Amendment principles.
Make no mistake: Had Ted Cruz not done what he did, the gun rights community would have been completely demoralized and defeated.
We would have been unable to achieve the electoral victories that we won in 2014, and instead, we would have been fighting desperately to fend off the succession of follow-up gun control measures that Bloomberg and Obama promised.
But that’s not the way history unfolded.
Because of Cruz, the efforts to enact gun registration and gun and magazine bans were stopped in the Senate.
And with Gun Owners of America supporting Cruz’ strategy, the liberal media blasted GOA for helping him defeat gun control in the Senate:
“Democrats Blame ‘Gun Owners of America’ for Gun Control Setback.” — TPM, April 8, 2013
“The group has already been successful in both freezing senators, particularly Republicans, who have appeared to be on the fence about supporting bills to expand background checks.” — New York Times, April 3, 2013
“When Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, backed away from bipartisan talks to expand background checks earlier this year, he did so after Gun Owners of America and its members flooded the senator’s office with e-mails and phone calls.” –Slate, April 4, 2013
But that’s not all.
Cruz rapidly followed up our victory over gun control by leading the effort to kill Marco Rubio’s anti-gun Gang of Eight amnesty bill.
Cruz did that by arranging to have the Senate-passed bill “blue-slipped” in the House as an unconstitutional Senate-initiated revenue measure.
Furthermore, Cruz put a “hold” on the Senate calendar to prevent Harry Reid from secretly trying to stick the unconstitutional Senate measure onto a minor House-initiated revenue bill.
Had Cruz not implemented our successful strategy, up to 11,000,000 new anti-gun voters would have turned the entire country into an anti-gun “utopia” comparable to California.
Of course, none of this was a surprise to us. Cruz had helped argue the Heller case. And as a result of Cruz’ advocacy and the arguments of other top Second Amendment attorneys, the Supreme Court has now recognized this fundamental truth: The Second Amendment is a God-given individual right applicable to all Americans.
Marco Rubio is a good-hearted articulate young man who, as he gains more experience, could have a great future in the Republican Party.
But his inexperience in negotiating with Senator Chuck Schumer over the Gang of Eight amnesty bill almost cost us EVERYTHING. Had Marco succeeded in giving a path to citizenship for 11,000,000 anti-gun voters, we would have been on a glide-path that ultimately would have made our battle for gun rights hopeless.
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Similarly, many of our good-hearted friends have been inspired by Donald Trump’s willingness to stand up to the feckless Republican establishment.
But, if he were to gain the nomination, we just don’t know where Trump would be on the Second Amendment.
In his autobiography, Trump endorsed the semi-auto ban and a longer waiting period on firearms purchases. And, caught unaware by a questioner, he endorsed Chuck Schumer’s plan to take away guns from anyone Barack Obama chose to put on a secret list — which suggests he doesn’t understand some of the seminal issues which face us.
And now Trump is bragging about the “deals he’ll make” specifically with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. That’s REALLY SCARY.
So, in short, that’s why we believe Ted Cruz is the ONLY REAL CHOICE for gun owners.
In head-on-heads, Cruz does well against Hillary Clinton — unlike the incendiary Trump. Thus, he has a better chance of uniting the base and winning the election — rather than going down in a burst of flames.
And, when he arrives at the White House on January 20, the entire wretched “legacy” of Barack Obama will be repealed — on Day 1.
For this reason, Gun Owners of America urges you, in the strongest possible terms, to support Ted Cruz for president.
Sincerely,
Tim Macy
Chairman
Gun Owners of America
About Gun Owners of America (GOA):
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.
For more information, visit: www.gunowners.org.
It is a shame that Ted Cruz is not eligible to hold the office of POTUS. He is not a “Natural Born Citizen” as delineated by Article II of the Constitution. Neither is Marco Rubio based on the citizenship of his parents at the time of his birth. The Senate has already created a Constitutional crisis by not properly vetting BHO aka Barry Soetoro. They saw fit to take Sen. John McCain to task when it was politically expedient to question his citizenship but gave the Kenyan American whose birth circumstance still lies shrouded in mystery, a pass. Cruz’s blatant… Read more »
Last night was a great night for me, because the local news polls showed that Trump, and Rubio were picked to finish #1, and #2 !! That is the reason I think polls are pure unadulterated bull sh*t !! By the end of the evening Ted Cruz , won because we the people here in Oklahoma, were not buying what Trump, and Rubio, are peddling !! Ted Cruz is the best person to get this country back on it’s feet, and he is the only one that will fight for our rights !!
Well, you Trump supporters who like to forgive him for backing anti-2nd Amendment liberals/Marxists and Trump himself supporting “assault weapon” and hi-cap magazine bans EXPLAIN this one away : https://www.teaparty.org/donald-trump-chris-christie-make-great-attorney-general-146930/ ! Looks like savior Trump will be placing STILL anti-2nd Amendment Chris Christie in the position of head LE dude for the USA. Trump supporters keep saying that he isn’t a RINO or part of the establishment. You can’t get much more establishment or RINO than Christie! What’s the excuse now for Trump??? Are Trump supporters going to make one up or wait for the deal maker himself to come… Read more »
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/03/01/reports-lawsuit-challenging-ted-cruzs-eligibility-/
Now back to the point. Unlike Trump or Rubio, Cruz has never wavered, or flip-flopped on the Second Amendment.
Rubio joining Schumer and the gang-of-eight came so close to effecting our 2nd Amendment rights in the long term. Rubio banned guns when he was in Miami City politics and was anti gun as a Florida legislature. NRA lobbyist said “he talked the talk, but didn’t walk the walk.”
Be forewarned, If your gun rights are a high priority, then Cruz is the only one who has stood fast. Cast your vote accordingly.
Anyone with any sense knows we haven’t had a legitimate president since Bush left office. Hussein Obama is a Kenyan born socialist determined to destroy the US. The Muslim despises the constitution and the bill of rights.The CIA created Hawaiian birth certificate is a pitiful counterfeit. When Trump announced he was running for president I laughed. I’m not laughing anymore. Cruz is the only hope we have to beat Clinton. Establishment Republicans despise Cruz which is a great thing. Establishment Republicans are the reason we are in this situation now ! Trump has to be exposed for the trash he… Read more »
Regardless of whether or not he supports the Second Amendment he has not applied for American citizenship. Q. What disqualifies a candidate? A. The US Constitution. The “natural born citizen” issue. Is in no way difficult. Yet it seems everyone has an OPINION and most of those are based on a lack of research and education. Research finds the exact and original reference used by Benjamin Franklin and the signatories of the Constitution. The definitive answer: From Ben Franklin’s letter to Charles William Frederic Dumas: Philadelphia, 9 December, 1775. “…I am much obliged by the kind present you have made… Read more »
Actually, Cruz does not have to “apply” for U.S. citizenship because he derived U.S. citizenship from his mother, but he still is not a natural born citizen. Cruz is a USC by “derivative citizenship.”
Stop the stupidity-by U.S. law he is an American! No wonder we are in the can as a country. Never underestimate the stupidity of our citizenry-look who we have elected twice as our current president.
Stupidity? I think not! If you did your research(as I did)you would find under the Canadian Nationality act of 1947, Cruz is a citizen of Canada. He has a Canadian BC and his father was a Cuban national. Also, if you will look up US vs Wong Kim Ark US Supreme Court decision in 1898 and Minor vs Happerstant another SCOTUS decision, you will understand that Cruz is a fraud, and has no business in the race for President, and he knows it. Look up the fact that he gave up the primary ballot in Illinois over this very question… Read more »
Yes, Cruz is a citizen of the USA because he derived his citizenship from his mother under the Immigration Act of 1956, but he is not a natural born citizen as that phrase was understood by the founders who drafted our constitution. Deriving US citizenship from one’s mother can not possibly be what the founders intended because deriving US citizenship from one’s mother was not even thought of until 1955.
And Barry Soetoro is not eligible to hold the office of POTUS, either.
Ineligible is ineligible. It is not the politicians that scare me,they cheat and steal in the open now. It is the multitudes of uninformed voters that can not remember 4th grade history. “NATURAL BORN CITIZEN” is not needing any interpretation.
You are correct, sir. And we should all be demanding that our U.S. Senate holds hearings on Constitutional eligibility. The very fact that these people run for the office of president, knowing that they are not eligible, shows that they won’t follow the Constitution of the United States. And that the national party would back them shows how corrupt that party is.
I agree totally. I read the information as well as Ben Franklin’s notes. It is very straight forward. Our ballless congress gave Obumer a free pass, twice. TIME FOR SOME BIG CHANGES.
Excellent. Give him Scalia’s chair on the court after he finishes crashing and burning in the primary.
Second place in the delegate count isn’t exactly “crashing and burning.”