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First off, I want to thank Thorshammer for transplanting my topic from one of the many gun forums that I posted it on.

I'm embarrassed I didn't think to post it to FreeRepublic myself... Good work my friend!

Secondly, even if you are not on the RNC's mailing list, you can still get our message across to the powers that be, by writing to RNC Chairman Marc Racicot.

Here is the letter I sent him not too long ago...

Mr. Marc Racicot
Republican National Committee
310 First St SE
Washington, DC 20003

Dear Chairman Racicot,

As a registered voter, life long Republican, and financial contributor to the RNC, I want to express my utter dismay at President Bush's support for the reauthorization of the so called "assault weapons" ban, and I want to urge you, in your capacity as party Chairman, to do everything within your power to ensure that the Republican Party supports the right of individuals to keep & bear arms.

I could argue that the "assault weapons" ban is clearly an unconstitutional infringement to anyone who has even a basic understanding of our nations founding documents, and the political & philosophical sentiments that went into their creation...but I won't.

I might point out that in every major federal, state, & privately commissioned crime study that has ever been conducted, "assault weapons" play a statistically insignificant role in violent crime...but I won't.

I'm not going to remind you that when the current law sunsets, Pres. Bush would like to see it replaced with a newly crafted & enacted law, thus breaking his campaign promise that he would not seek the passage of any new gun control legislation.

No... what I am going to point out to you Mr. Racicot, is that continued support for a renewed "assault weapons" ban could cost Pres. Bush reelection in 2004. Please understand that he will never win over anti-gun voters, regardless of his position on this matter, but that he does run the serious risk alienating the pro-gun voters who helped him win the Presidency in 2000.

For the sake of perspective, I will point out that the "assault Weapons" ban was originally passed in a Democrat-controlled Congress by a very slim margin and by a slightly larger margin in the Senate. The result... In the 1994 national elections, three months after passage, the Democrats lost nine seats in the Senate and 54 seats in the House. There is no denying that gun control, specifically the "Assault Weapons" ban" was a very large part of why the Democrats lost the House for the first time in 50 years. Former President Bill Clinton once even estimated that voting for the ban cost 20+ Democrat Representatives their seats.

President Bush is a good & decent man, Mr. Racicot, and I sincerely want to continue my support for him, but I know that I speak for many gun owning & non-gun owning Americans alike, when I say that how he handles this issue will deeply influence our actions in the voting booth come November of next year.

Hence, I once again ask you to urge Pres. Bush, and every other Republican candidate & representative to turn their backs on the Clinton era "assault weapons" ban, & to advocate and embrace personal freedom. Their oaths to the Constitution, their obligation to their core voters, and their adherence to campaign promises hang in the balance.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your reply.

Regards,

As always, feel free to borrow liberally from the text & message in order to compose your own letter.

We are in a rare position here folks... WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SECOND CHANCE TO DEFEAT THE AW BAN!!!

CARPE DIEM