The following announcement was just received from The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms: www.CCRKBA.org
Dem’s Use “Stimulus” as Cover for More Gun Control
Dear Concerned Citizen,
The liberals are at it again. In a new bill introduced the first day of the present session of Congress, and with zero coverage from the MSM, H.R. 45 (Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009) targets all gun owners in the U.S.A. While the media the world and everyone else is focused on the “phony plan” to spend tax dollars legislation is sneeking through the House and Senate for more gun control.
This nefarious bill seeks to strip us all of our Constitutional Rights to possess and bear firearms of any distinction. It requires, within the first two years, that all new guns be registered. The bill goes retroactive after two years. Meaning that two years after the passage of the bill, ALL FIREARMS in a citizen’s possession must be registered, not just those purchased after the bill passes, and this apparently applies to antique firearms as well. Every five years the firearm owner must go through a complete renewal process for each weapon owned. Failure to comply carries stiff penalties including confiscation of the firearms and jail time (penalties as high as ten years imprisonment in some cases). The bill also authorizes government searches without warrant, the creation of a federal bureaucracy to monitor firearm possession, etc.
The following is a summary of the bill as provided by the Congressional Research Service. If you read the whole bill, you’ll find it will effectively preclude the ownership of any firearms by law-abiding people unless directly licensed by the Attorney General :
1/6/2009–Introduced. Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 – Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.
Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.
Prohibits:
Transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions;
Licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act;
Failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours;
Failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days;
Keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to:
Establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse;
Conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and
Collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer. Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems.
Like all other threats against our freedoms, we must rise and defeat this bill, slap it down hard.
In order to stop Schumer and Feinstein and there fellow gun-grabbers—we need to let the Congress know with thousands of faxes telling them to leave guns alone.
Americans like you who understand what our Founding Fathers envisioned for our nation…and who are willing to fight to defend our Constitution and for what it stands.
So please, help the Citizens Committee and me defeat those who wish to gut and trash the United States Constitution.
Help me flood the U.S. Senate and the House with the sea of FAXES big enough to drown each and every Senator and Representative willing to vote away the Second Amendment.
Keep calling your Senators today, toll free numbers include 1-877-851-6437 and 1-866-220-0044, or call toll 1-202-225-3121 AND REGISTER YOU’RE OUTRAGE at ongoing efforts to take guns away!
CALL PRESIDENT OBAMA, 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414 expressing your disdain and ABSOLUTE REJECTION of all GUN BANS.
DO NOT BE SILENCED – MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
NOTE: We need TENS OF THOUSANDS of faxes and PHONE CALLS and EMAILS delivered to ALL Senators and Representives right away!
Remember, protecting our freedom is not inexpensive.
But then, it’s impossible to put a price tag on freedom.
Together, we can preserve the Constitutional rights our Founding Fathers intended our people to have forever.
For more information about CCRKBA go to http://www.ccrkba.org
Thank you. I know I can count on you.
Sincerely,
Alan Gottlieb
Chairman
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Gilbert Note: I have removed the solicitation offer from their press release. If you wish to support their effort simply go their web site referenced above
From my cold dead fingers, Larry From my cold dead fingers….
From an email I just received.
Larry
We have far greater problems in CA as Fish & Game is actively trying to ban ALL lead ammo in the entire state. This is a very real issue facing us now.
Please see:
http://nramemberscouncils.com/
http://nramemberscouncils.com/calerts/calert020509.shtml
http://nramemberscouncils.com/newsbriefs/
Another email response:
I guess this is the change we should believe in? It’s going to be a long 4 years!
You regiser your car. You register your dog. You don’t register your lawn mower or a parakeet. I think the firearm is more like a car or dog than a lawn mower or parakeet. Dogs and cars are more likely to hurt people or be involved in crimes, and it helps law enforcement to have records to track these things. I think you gun-lovers are paranoic that there’s a vast left-wing conspiracy to do away with the 2d amendment. There will always be a few loud-mouthed lefty’s calling for this, but they’re just a few and it ain’t gonna happen. Detectives need more tools to track down guns used in crimes – registering legally owned guns would be a big help.
SAHS. The only thing registration does, is let people know who owns the guns. It is not like your day to day felon is out buying guns from dealers, or private people, and going through the background check and registration process. They Steal them, and they buy them on the black market.
Here is how it works. We register our guns. You get some communist to declare some level of gun dangerous…oh I don’t know maybe “Assault Rifles” (even though I’m sure you can’t explain the difference between a Mini -30 and an AK-47) so now we have a list, and all of those people who registered their guns become felons if they don’t turn them in! Next we “NEED” to proterct the popluation for “High Capacity” magazines, so we ban pistols that can hold more than 10 rounds. Guess what we have a list of people who own them! Great Lets go get them! Ask the Jews who lived in Germany in the 1930’s how well this worked!
The left never comes out and says we need to get rid of the 2nd ammendment, but they try step by step, to make little moves, to erode our freedoms, piece by piece, day by day. That is how it works
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Hi Big Mark, I’m mouthin’ off a lot here probably because my father was a deputy sheriff (I didn’t follow him mainly ’cause that job doesn’t have enough vacation time), and I figure someone has to stand up with the Sheriff with you guys all takin’ potshots at her. And I do think you’re overly paranoic. But here’s a well-written article about the situation from a guy who’s a bit more sympathetic to your view:
http://themovingtarget.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/gunfight-at-the-oc-corral/
Hi SAHS Teacher.
Thanks for the link!
*As Federally Licensed Firearms Dealers for over
20 years….we can tell you:
When you die…..you can’t even leave your firearms to your family members! They need to be transferred and licensed “before you die”. The CA DOJ…..has Godlike Powers. If they don’t get you the BATF stands by…..to assist.
We need to vote out every “elected” that is for these awful anti 2nd Amendment rights.
One thought to keep in mind. When CA decides that your “firearm is on the list”….you need to immediately send it out of State. For example:
To Arizona or Nevada! Utah isn’t bad either!