Posted on 09/10/2004 12:59:06 PM PDT by Richard-SIA
From: NRA-ILA_Alerts.UM.A.2.2212@www.nranews.org Subject: ONE MORE PUSH TO END THE CLINTON GUN BAN Date: September 8, 2004 3:45:44 PM PDT ----------------------------------------------------------------- AN URGENT MESSAGE TO NRA MEMBERS: ONE MORE PUSH TO END THE CLINTON GUN BAN
With only five days to go before the September 13th expiration of the 1994 Clinton gun ban, anti-gun activists across the nation are making a last stand to re-enact this ineffective legislation. But now time is running out. Congress is only in session three more days before the sunset, and because time is short, anti-gunners will be redoubling their efforts to extend the ban.
Originally enacted in 1994, the Clinton crime bill banned gun ownership by law-abiding citizens as the solution to violent crime. But anti-gun politicians were only able to pass the portion of the law banning military-style semi-automatic firearms after agreeing to "sunset" the ban in a decade.
Proponents of the ban have not been able to offer a shred of evidence over ten years that the Clinton gun ban has reduced crime. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) commissioned an independent study that concluded, "We cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation's recent drop in gun violence. And, indeed, there has been no discernible reduction in the lethality and injuriousness of gun violence." Even one extremist gun ban group, the Violence Policy Center, has admitted that continuing the ban will not "make one whit of difference one way or another . . . if it doesn't pass, it doesn't pass." (National Public Radio, 3/11/2004)
Since the gun banners are trying now to persuade Members of Congress to renew the Clinton Gun Ban, we ask you to call, fax and e-mail your Representative today. Urge your Member of Congress to publicly oppose renewal of the ban and instead to support legislation that will actually remove violent criminals from America's streets. Please urge your family, friends and fellow hunters and shooters to do the same. Help dismantle part of the anti-gun Clinton legacy by acting today!
Senate: (202) 224-3121 http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
House: (202) 224-3121 http://www.house.gov/writerep/
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
P.S. Learn more about this very timely and important issue by clicking on www.ClintonGunBan.com -- view the story and take the quiz.
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They don't make 'clips' for Glocks. They do make magazines though. Clips don't have moving parts and mags do. Clips are a strip that holds rounds that are pushed into a magazine. A magazine is inserted into the weapon. I guess you know that and just got your words mixed up.
Garand en-bloc clips are inserted in the weapon, then ejected with a distinctive CHING sound after the eighth round is fired.
It's not technically safe I assume, but it'll be over tomorrow night, and won't be in session again until Monday.
In 36 hours from when I post this, it'll be gone.
I believe they'll have to start an entirely new bill at this point. Probably a worse one. As long as we keep the House, even if Kerry wins I don't think they'll vote for it for sure.
Kerry would get nothing through.
In California's case, there is nothing in their state constitution which protects the RKBA.
I believe that Bush is a lot more conservative than you would be lead to believe by the past four years with things like the huge spending deficit and the prescription drug program, but he had to do those things to stay in power long enough to get the momentum in the right direction.
The next four years are going to be awesome.
I agree and will happily take back these words if the next four years prove Bush more liberal.
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