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FEINSTEIN INTRODUCES "ASSAULT WEAPONS" REAUTHORIZATION BILL (S.2498)
NRA-ILA ^ | 6/4/2004 | NRA

Posted on 06/05/2004 8:25:57 AM PDT by Joe Brower

FEINSTEIN INTRODUCES "ASSAULT WEAPONS" REAUTHORIZATION BILL
NRA-ILA
June 4, 2004

Yesterday, vehemently anti-gun Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)introduced S. 2498, legislation that would reauthorize the Clinton gun ban. The bill is being held on the Senate floor and could come up at any time.

This is the start of a sustained political battle we`ll be waging over the next few months. Our opponents will continue to work at every turn to try and accomplish their anti-gun goals, and we need to be prepared. Please visit NRA-ILA`s informative website-- www.ClintonGunBan.com --and learn the facts about this debate, which has too long been driven and dominated by falsehoods and emotion. And please forward this website to others who need to know both the history and the truth about this issue. Then, please contact your Senators and urge them to oppose S. 2498 or any other legislation seeking to extend the so-called "assault weapons" ban.

You can find contact information for your elected officials by using the "Write Your Representatives" tool at http:/www.NRAILA.org, or you can call your U.S. Senators at (202) 224-3121.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government
KEYWORDS: 2amd; assaultweapons; awb; bang; banglist; feinstein; guns; nra; nraila; rkba; s2498
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To: meatloaf

As I recall, it was some San Fran pol who was shot by another. I'm fuzzy on the details, but the guy who was shot was apparently the first openly gay man elected to the city council or something.


41 posted on 06/05/2004 11:01:45 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: snooker

Excellent likeness.


42 posted on 06/05/2004 11:02:21 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: Condor51
I'd love to read the language in this Bill as I have a sneaking suspicion that more weapons are included. And maybe caliber restrictions too.

Any changes, different wording, new weapon lists, lets G.W. off the hook for his 2000 campaign promise to sign a renewal of the 'existing' legislation. (like DeLay would ever let it get through the House)

My feeling now is that the AWB is DOA on 9/14/04.

43 posted on 06/05/2004 11:03:01 AM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: Monty22
"Should I do it specifically for this one as well? Or is that overkill."

No such thing as overkill. We must respond every time these bastards try to pull off another bit of their totalitarian legislation.

Write and call early, write and call often!

Click the Gadsden flag for pro-gun resources!

44 posted on 06/05/2004 11:05:01 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The Constitution defines Conservatism.)
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To: umgud
"As long as she believes this, she can't be debated."

As I said, totally irrational. Rights are not collective...they are excercised by INDIVIDUALS.

Her position is not based on any logic or reason...it is completely emotional. Laws affecting the rights of individuals should NEVER be made this way.

45 posted on 06/05/2004 11:05:37 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: Long Cut
Good work, LC.
46 posted on 06/05/2004 11:07:15 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The Constitution defines Conservatism.)
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To: Syncro


47 posted on 06/05/2004 11:07:43 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The Constitution defines Conservatism.)
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To: Syncro

48 posted on 06/05/2004 11:10:09 AM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: Joe Brower

Thanks. We need to make sure it's posted to every gun board around.


49 posted on 06/05/2004 11:10:40 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: Syncro
Closeup of danger woman...


50 posted on 06/05/2004 11:13:50 AM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: TC Rider
Two things will make it continue to live after that.

1. Apathy on our part.
If those of us who value freedom and Liberty are silent, or seen as unconcerned, it has a good chance of passing. The Million Sucker Moms, VPC, and media have a loud, if not numerous, voice, and it can and has drowned out the facts in the past. If those on our side could get even one-quarter of our number to a march on Washington, we'd never face this crap again.

2. A mass-shooting incident between now and then.
Regardless of firearm involved, such a massacre would produce a wave of emotionalism and hysteria that the Republicans would be unable to stand in the face of without MASSIVE backup from ALL of us. This close to an election, such an emotional whomp would be near-overwhelming.

51 posted on 06/05/2004 11:17:00 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: Long Cut

By no means did I mean it was time to back off and let off the pressure. The circumstances you cite could make a difference.

All those who legally carry should be extra vigilant for such an incident as well as terrorists attacks between now and the election.


52 posted on 06/05/2004 11:20:12 AM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: TC Rider
Absolutely. If such an event were thwarted by an Armed Citizen, even the media couldn't bury it altogether, and it would be as a direct torpedo hit amidships to the Graboids, as far as the general public was concerned.

Just look at the numbers of gun sales and permit applications after 9-11. Events matter.

53 posted on 06/05/2004 11:24:13 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: Travis McGee

I hope you're wrong (but you're probably not) BUMP.


54 posted on 06/05/2004 11:28:34 AM PDT by spodefly (This post meets the minimum daily requirements for cynicism and irony.)
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To: Long Cut
One aspect of the AW ban that gets little play is the mag ban. Maybe this should be highlighted to win some additional support. With 38 states now having must issue permits, there are a lot of voters out there with permits.
55 posted on 06/05/2004 11:28:37 AM PDT by snooker (John Flipping Kerry, the enemy's choice in Vietnam, the enemy's choice in Iraq.)
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To: All
Since AW Ban Sunset hadn't had the story yet, other gun boards might not either. Check your favorites, and go forth and preach!

Post it, and keep it bumped. Only through information can we counter the media's predictable support of this.

How typical of a Dim, to introduce such a bill on a Friday before a Summer weekend. She's probably thinking that us "redneck gun-fondlers" are out drinking beer and ignoring it.

56 posted on 06/05/2004 11:29:33 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: Joe Brower
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57 posted on 06/05/2004 11:32:00 AM PDT by George Smiley (It amazes me how easily John Kerry can straddle both sides of the fence for any given issue.)
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To: *bang_list
Start your counterattack by first contacting the Senate Leadership. Information is below. Feel free to copy and distribute far and wide.

GET HOT, people! The rights you save will be your own!

Bill Frist
Majority Leader
Phone: (202) 224-3344
Website: http://frist.senate.gov/

Majority Whip
Mitch McConnell
Phone: (202) 224-2541
Website: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/

Senate Republican Conference
Rick Santorum
Phone: (202) 224-6324
Website: http://santorum.senate.gov/

Republican Policy Committee
Jon Kyl
Phone: (202) 224-2207
Website: http://kyl.senate.gov/

Vice Chairman
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Phone: (202) 224-5922
Website: http://hutchison.senate.gov/

President Pro Tempore
Ted Stevens
Phone: (202) 224-3004
Website: http://stevens.senate.gov/

Click the Gadsden flag for pro-gun resources!

58 posted on 06/05/2004 11:34:10 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The Constitution defines Conservatism.)
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To: snooker
Good point. Lots of CCW's are affected by the mag ban, and many probably don't even know.

IMHO, the mags are the one thing that was the whole point of the Ban in the first place. The graboids were smart enough to know that bayonet lugs and folding stocks didn't make as much difference.

Make sure everyone knows how that "mag ban" has helped to place troops in danger, too. American companies, prohibited from selling new mags, have all but abandoned designing newer, better ones. In fact, the only company to my knowlege that has is H&K, and they're German.

There have been reports for weeks about troops being unable to obtain sufficient magazines for their pistols and rifles because of it.

59 posted on 06/05/2004 11:34:25 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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To: Joe Brower; All
"Start your counterattack by first contacting the Senate Leadership."

If their inboxes and mailboxes are FULL by Monday, we have a good chance of stopping this. Feinswine introduced this on a Friday to head off that possibility.

60 posted on 06/05/2004 11:37:00 AM PDT by Long Cut (Certainty of Death, small chance of Success...What are we waiting for?...Gimli the Dwarf)
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