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Pelosi: 'We Want Registration'; Holder: 2A Won't 'Stand In The Way'; SAF: 'Gloves Are Off'
Second Amendment Foundation ^ | 8 April, 2009 | NA

Posted on 04/09/2009 5:11:37 AM PDT by marktwain

BELLEVUE, Wash., April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on April 7 acknowledged that gun registration is on her agenda, days after Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters in Mexico that the Second Amendment would not "stand in the way" of administration plans to crack down on alleged gun trafficking to Mexico.

"These are alarming remarks from Speaker Pelosi and Attorney General Holder," said Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb. "It appears that the Obama administration and Capitol Hill anti-gunners have dropped all pretences about their plans for gun owners' rights, and it looks like the gloves are coming off."

Pelosi's revelation came during an interview on ABC's Good Morning, America. While insisting that Congress "never denied" the gun rights of American Citizens, Pelosi told Roberts, "We want them registered. We don't want them crossing state lines..." Gottlieb noted that citizens' rights do not stop at state lines.

"But that doesn't really matter," he observed. "History has shown that around the world, registration has always led to confiscation."

In Mexico, according to the Wall Street Journal, Holder was asked if the administration might encounter constitutional issues as it tries to crack down on alleged gun trafficking. His response: "I don't think our Second Amendment will stand in the way of efforts we have begun and will expand upon."

"These comments belie administration promises and Democrat rhetoric that party leaders respect the rights of law-abiding Americans to own the firearm of their choice," Gottlieb said. "They imposed registration of semi-autos in Pelosi's California and it led to a ban, but it certainly didn't disarm criminals, like the convicted felon who killed four Oakland police officers last month. We know from Holder that the Obama administration wants to renew the nationwide ban on such firearms, but that won't prevent crime, either.

"The administration and Congressional anti-gunners have declared war on gun rights," Gottlieb said. "The press seems deliberately blind to the statements from Pelosi and Holder, who blame our gun rights for their incompetence in dealing with crime. More than 90 million gun owners haven't hurt anybody, and they are tired of being treated like criminals."

The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 600,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.


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To: marktwain

This may get very bloody.


21 posted on 04/09/2009 5:42:13 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: Le Chien Rouge

All with open carry.


22 posted on 04/09/2009 5:43:00 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: libs_kma
Better tell that gubmint puke to back off if it looks like your dog's gonna belch, it could be dangerous.

Tell me about it, he farted the other night and shot out two windows.

23 posted on 04/09/2009 5:43:53 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: marktwain

I read somewhere that Democrats calculated in 1994 that fully half of the 54 seats they lost were directly related to the assault weapons ban - they polled that they would not have lost half of those seats, and control of the House, if it were not for that one issue.

I will be surprise if they bring this up before the 2010 elections.

That said, elections matter. The last 2 election cycles have embolden the Marxists and is coaxing their agenda from the shadows. The more these people feel their oats, the more 2010 will matter.

Conservative ideas are better for America. There’s a REASON why these people shun accurately descriptive terms like liberal and socialist and run as “moderates” and “independents”.

The blowback on these people is going to be huge. 40 seats to change the House.

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24 posted on 04/09/2009 5:46:36 AM PDT by ziravan (FReeper for Congress: www.TimothyDelasandro.com)
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To: TLEIBY308
I have ancestors that fought for the US in 1847, the Union later, others that never saw Europe in 1918, marched in Bataan, died in the Ardennes, died in a sh!thole called Khe San, and my bride served 2 tours in Gulf 1.

That should tell you what I have running in my blood.

25 posted on 04/09/2009 5:47:46 AM PDT by Pistolshot (The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
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To: Pistolshot

There are more of us than these commies know.


26 posted on 04/09/2009 5:49:53 AM PDT by TLEIBY308 (Keep yer powder dry and watch yer top Knot.)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

Thanks!!! I was not aware and I will be attending.......


27 posted on 04/09/2009 5:53:20 AM PDT by Le Chien Rouge
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To: Pistolshot
It may be premature to consider such things at this moment, but your line of questioning is essentially correct: how far are we willing to let our own government go in denying rights recognized (not "granted") under our Constitution to all Americans?

The answer to this question in part depends upon how far the government is willing to push the matter and what legal recourse we still have through the ballot box and the jury box.

Either way, organized resistance is going to be necessary, with the preferred model that of Dr. King: nonviolent protest accompanied by legal challenge by institutions and individuals dedicated to our cause. But - and this is crucial - we must always reserve the right to act in defense of our own freedoms, as did our forefathers, when and if our leaders no longer represent us, but pretend to rule us.

28 posted on 04/09/2009 5:53:59 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.)
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To: marktwain
"We want them registered. We don't want them crossing state lines..."

FMCDH you ugly b*tch.
29 posted on 04/09/2009 5:55:19 AM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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To: TLEIBY308

I live in Florida, and I have a bunch of relatives in Florida (aka the “gun show loophole”).

Good luck finding my guns.


30 posted on 04/09/2009 5:55:40 AM PDT by Sigurdrifta
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To: marktwain; informavoracious; larose; RJR_fan; Prospero; Conservative Vermont Vet; ...
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31 posted on 04/09/2009 5:56:23 AM PDT by narses (http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)
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To: marktwain
"The administration and Congressional anti-gunners have declared war on gun rights," Gottlieb said. "The press seems deliberately blind to the statements from Pelosi and Holder, who blame our gun rights for their incompetence in dealing with crime. More than 90 million gun owners haven't hurt anybody, and they are tired of being treated like criminals."

You can become a member of the SAF by calling 1-425-454-7012.

You can also currently join the NRA for free at http://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus. The free membership is for one year, and the price of a two year membership has been reduced to only $25, a very good deal.

32 posted on 04/09/2009 5:56:33 AM PDT by snowsislander (NRA -- join today! 1-877-NRA-2000)
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To: marktwain
Somebody brought up a point I didn't even think about. These gun bans a great for Pelosi and Obama but can do nothing but hurt other Democrats reelection chances in 2010. Those Dems would even have many of their own voting against then if they supported a ban. Not to mention they could activate the largest voting block out there, the apathetic who don't vote. They are the sleeping giant.
33 posted on 04/09/2009 5:57:34 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: marktwain

My earnest prayer is that wealthy patriots everywhere are buying and stockpiling guns and ammo in quantities that would cause Nancy Pelosi to buy Depends by the truck load.


34 posted on 04/09/2009 5:57:36 AM PDT by RedWireNut
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To: Le Chien Rouge
"Thanks!!! I was not aware and I will be attending......."

I plan on attending in Washington DC next April also. However, they are also trying to coordinate having the second amendment march on the same day in capitols and towns across the country for people who can't make it to DC. Let all of your friends know and we need to keep posting this on sites like FREEP so we have max attendence. We have to let Obama and his minions know that we are citizens and not subjects.
35 posted on 04/09/2009 5:58:17 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: P8riot; SkyDancer
I'm with you on this!

These people are underestimating the seething wrath that is growing against the government.

There will be a revolution if this continues.

36 posted on 04/09/2009 6:00:04 AM PDT by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier)
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To: marktwain
This will arouse the conservative base like nothing since the AWB of 1993, which gave us the Republican Revolution of 1994.

Only this time, conservatives should go with a conservative party instead of the RINO party.

37 posted on 04/09/2009 6:04:51 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Only after disaster can we be resurrected." -- Tyler Durden)
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To: marktwain

“gun registration”

Sure, when I’m room temperature, on a slab.


38 posted on 04/09/2009 6:08:00 AM PDT by tumblindice (..... a long train of abuses .....)
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To: ChoobacKY
How would they enforce it if no one complied with the requirement?

The same way they enforce our "voluntary" tax scheme. With the threat of prison.

39 posted on 04/09/2009 6:08:34 AM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: Dead Corpse

HA! But you should use his middle initial: 01001000.

I call him: 464F42414D41
(010001100100111101000010010000010100110101000001)


40 posted on 04/09/2009 6:08:57 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Our Last Best Hope: REPEAL THE 16th AMENDMENT!)
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