Post by Woody Williams on Jan 13, 2008 7:56:14 GMT -5
> In typical, "screw your friends and appease your enemies,"
> Republican fashion, the Bush Justice Department has filed
> an amicus brief defending the DC gun ban in the DC v.
> Heller case currently before the Supreme Court. The
> Justice Department calls on the Court to acknowledge the
> Second Amendment as an individual right, but asks that
> the Circuit Court's decision in the case be reversed and
> remanded (thrown out and sent back to the Circuit Court)
> with instructions to determine whether DC's laws unreasonably
> restrict resident's ability to exercise their rights. It
> appears that the "pro-gun," Republican Department of
> Justice fears that any decision from the Supreme Court
> which held that banning any class of weapons was an
> infringement of the Second Amendment, might open the door
> to challenges against bans on dreaded machineguns. It
> is worth noting that Congress recognized back in 1934
> that banning machineguns would be a violation of the
> Second Amendment so they instead devised a plan whereby
> they could control such firearms with burdensome taxes
> and paperwork restrictions. It was not until 1986 that
> the first ever federal firearms ban was enacted when NRA
> accepted a ban on private purchase or possession of any
> newly manufactured machineguns as an amendment to the
> McClure-Volkmer, Firearms Owner's Protection Act. At
> that time, NRA-ILA chief, Wayne LaPierre declared that
> repeal of the machinegun ban would be NRA's top priority
> in the next session of Congress. Even though Mr. LaPierre
> has been the Chief Executive Officer of the organization
> for more than 15 years now and receives a compensation
> totaling more than a million dollars a year, no bill to
> repeal the '86 ban has ever been put forward by NRA. If
> the Supreme Court follows the government's request in
> this matter, no firm decision about the practical value
> of the Second Amendment could be expected for at least
> another four years; many thousands of dollars, and at
> least two new Justices from now. Republican politicians
> and operatives across the country need to hear and feel
> the wrath of GunVoters over this latest in a long list
> of betrayals from our oh-so-reliable, pro-gun friends.
> Write to the President, the Vice-President, your Republican
> Senators and Representatives, your local Republican
> officials and your County Central Committee and let them
> know that your anger will be reflected at the ballot box.
> This is just another example of why Republicans like Rudy
> Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain are completely
> unacceptable presidential candidates and why Republicans
> are likely to lose the Presidency and additional Congressional
> seats due to a poor showing from GunVoters in the coming
> elections. ******************* We will continue to keep
> you informed about the important events in the gun rights
> fight. Thank you for staying on the front lines and
> helping us play a role. If you do not currently subscribe
> to our bi-monthly newsletter, The Hard Corps Report, or
> have not made a contribution to our cause recently, we
> would appreciate your help right now. Contributions can
> be made through our web site: www.FirearmsCoalition.org,
> over the phone at 703-753-0424, or by mail to The Firearms
> Coalition, PO Box 3313, Manassas, VA 20108. Your support
> is the only way we can stay in the fight so please help
> if you can.
>
> Yours for the Second Amendment,
>
> Jeff
> Jeff Knox
> The Firearms Coalition
> www.FirearmsCoalition.org
> Republican fashion, the Bush Justice Department has filed
> an amicus brief defending the DC gun ban in the DC v.
> Heller case currently before the Supreme Court. The
> Justice Department calls on the Court to acknowledge the
> Second Amendment as an individual right, but asks that
> the Circuit Court's decision in the case be reversed and
> remanded (thrown out and sent back to the Circuit Court)
> with instructions to determine whether DC's laws unreasonably
> restrict resident's ability to exercise their rights. It
> appears that the "pro-gun," Republican Department of
> Justice fears that any decision from the Supreme Court
> which held that banning any class of weapons was an
> infringement of the Second Amendment, might open the door
> to challenges against bans on dreaded machineguns. It
> is worth noting that Congress recognized back in 1934
> that banning machineguns would be a violation of the
> Second Amendment so they instead devised a plan whereby
> they could control such firearms with burdensome taxes
> and paperwork restrictions. It was not until 1986 that
> the first ever federal firearms ban was enacted when NRA
> accepted a ban on private purchase or possession of any
> newly manufactured machineguns as an amendment to the
> McClure-Volkmer, Firearms Owner's Protection Act. At
> that time, NRA-ILA chief, Wayne LaPierre declared that
> repeal of the machinegun ban would be NRA's top priority
> in the next session of Congress. Even though Mr. LaPierre
> has been the Chief Executive Officer of the organization
> for more than 15 years now and receives a compensation
> totaling more than a million dollars a year, no bill to
> repeal the '86 ban has ever been put forward by NRA. If
> the Supreme Court follows the government's request in
> this matter, no firm decision about the practical value
> of the Second Amendment could be expected for at least
> another four years; many thousands of dollars, and at
> least two new Justices from now. Republican politicians
> and operatives across the country need to hear and feel
> the wrath of GunVoters over this latest in a long list
> of betrayals from our oh-so-reliable, pro-gun friends.
> Write to the President, the Vice-President, your Republican
> Senators and Representatives, your local Republican
> officials and your County Central Committee and let them
> know that your anger will be reflected at the ballot box.
> This is just another example of why Republicans like Rudy
> Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain are completely
> unacceptable presidential candidates and why Republicans
> are likely to lose the Presidency and additional Congressional
> seats due to a poor showing from GunVoters in the coming
> elections. ******************* We will continue to keep
> you informed about the important events in the gun rights
> fight. Thank you for staying on the front lines and
> helping us play a role. If you do not currently subscribe
> to our bi-monthly newsletter, The Hard Corps Report, or
> have not made a contribution to our cause recently, we
> would appreciate your help right now. Contributions can
> be made through our web site: www.FirearmsCoalition.org,
> over the phone at 703-753-0424, or by mail to The Firearms
> Coalition, PO Box 3313, Manassas, VA 20108. Your support
> is the only way we can stay in the fight so please help
> if you can.
>
> Yours for the Second Amendment,
>
> Jeff
> Jeff Knox
> The Firearms Coalition
> www.FirearmsCoalition.org
