Turn Your RNC Donation Letter into a Demand to Allow the AW Ban to Expire (ctext)

http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=78587&highlight=politicians ^ | 06/27/2003 | NYPatriot

[thorshammer]

With the 04 elections right around the corner, I'm sure many of us are receiving donation letters from the Republican National Committee, asking us for our hard-earned money in order to stave off the Democrat onslaught.

This is all fine & good, except for one thing... with Pres. Bush's stance on the AW ban, and without any real assurances from Republican lawmakers that the ban will be allowed to wither away & die, I'm not really in the giving mood!

Thus, when I received a letter in today's mail from the RNC's Treasurer Mike Retzer, I decided to enclose a friendly little note, rather than the check that I usually stuff into the postage paid envelope that they send...

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Dear Mr. Retzer,

I am enclosing this note to inform you that I will not be donating anymore money to President Bush’s, or any other Republican’s election fund until America’s gun owners receive a public assurance that the so called "Assault Weapons" ban will be allowed to expire without renewal or replacement come September of 2004.

The Republican Party currently controls the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, in large part, due to the support and efforts of the gun owning public. Any reauthorization of the blatantly unconstitutional "Assault Weapons" ban by Republican lawmakers will be viewed as a betrayal of our God given rights, and as a selling out of the Republican Party’s ideals and core constituency.

As a life long Republican and former financial contributor to the RNC, I sincerely hope that President Bush reconsiders his support of a renewed "Assault Weapons" ban. I also ask that all Republican lawmakers be put on notice that how they handle this matter will greatly effect the future voting and donating habits of many Americans who have, heretofore, considered themselves loyal Republicans.

Yours truly,

[Cold Heat]

And you agree that the commerce clause overrides the Second Amendment ?

They used it with the saturday night specials! Nobody was able to stop that, so I suppose it is tested law by now.

[Area51]

Many long term members of NRA protested the NRA policy. I did and probably the most famous protester was Bush 41. He withdrew his membership as many other did. It was quite a fight.

I think you see only what you want to see regarding this issue. Please remove the blinders and try to understand the fears of the day when hijacking was a weekly/monthly occurrence.


120 posted on 06/30/2003 4:36 AM PDT by wirestripper (Negotiate!! .............(((Blam!.)))........... "Now who else wants to negotiate?")

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Actually Bush 1 withdrew his membership because the NRA labeled the F troop, Jackbooted thugs after they shoot Vicki Weaver in the head and the Boy in the back, along with a couple of other stong armed raids that caused death or great harm to citizens. It had NOTHING to do with any plastic weapons. If you are going to have a debate atleast be honest with the facts you are using.

And it cost Bush the election. THAT DUBYA Better learn before 04!

[gatex]

"...probably the most famous protester was Bush 41. He withdrew his membership as many other did. ..."

Not true -- (confirming post22 ).

Bush 41 publicly, on national tv, resigned his NRA membership because the NRA repeated the "Jack Booted Thugs" comment, that was first used by Dem Rep Dingle.

(Ruby Ridge was on Bush 41's watch).

[Cold Heat]

I am being as honest as I can. My re-call may be faulty, but the plastic gun issue was mentioned repeatedly by the talking heads who reported on this.

They framed it as the Ruby Ridge issue was the straw that broke the back of the camel.

The jack boot comment was also pretty bad politics.

Again, I brought this up to illusrtate the changes in the NRA since and to point out that pig headed objectionist policy simply draws the ire and the fire of the other side.

But alas, all here fail to see the forrest because of the darn trees that are in the way.

LOL! it's been fun. It will be some time before I subject myself to this moronic exchange again.

[Cold Heat]

And it cost Bush the election. THAT DUBYA Better learn before 04!

I don't think it had much effect.

The party split over Perot and guns were not the issue. Clinton staged a phoney duck hunt and the quacks voted for him as a gun supporter. It was all BS.

[Cold Heat]

And it cost Bush the election. THAT DUBYA Better learn before 04!

Ignore my previous post about it costing him the election.

While I was correct, I was not specific enough.

The letter was dated May of 1995. Just read the text.

[gatex]

"...to point out that pig headed objectionist policy simply draws the ire and the fire of the other side...."

The other side and the Sarah Brady propagandists keep trying to grab guns even if nothing is said.

The NRA and GOA simply respond to the "pig headed" gun grabbing.

[Cold Heat]

I will agree that there are a few of those for sure. Fienswine's tirades are a good example.

[El Gato]

F troop, Jackbooted thugs after they shoot Vicki Weaver in the head and the Boy in the back

Actually they never called the BATF "Jack Booted Thugs", not just them anyway. It wasn't even F troop that shot Vicki Weaver or her son. Federal Marshalls shot her son, and FBI agent/sniper Lon Horiuchi shot her, while she was holdding an "assault baby".

Horiuchi was reportedly at Waco too, after the FBIies took over from BATFers who got their a$$s handed to 'em. Both Ruby Ridge and Waco were BATF's doing though, they just sort of drug those other federal agenecies into the hog wallow with them

[NY Patriot]

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