Posted on 10/11/2008 1:41:57 PM PDT by neverdem
www.gunowners.org/a100808.htm
Oct 2008
With the election less than one month away, Gun Owners of America is doing its best to keep gun owners informed about who is protecting your rights in the Congress.
Many gun owners are familiar with the differences between the candidates at the presidential level, but how well do they know the views and actions of those who are running at the congressional level?
On the campaign trail, almost no candidates for Congress admit to being against gun rights, making the tasks of compiling the Gun Owners of America congressional candidate rating both more difficult, and more important.
GOA determines grades for candidates first based on any past voting record. Then, all candidates receive a detailed questionnaire. But what about those with no record and who were not open enough to return a questionnaire that would reveal their true colors?
In past elections such candidates could be assigned grades by simply going to a campaign website. Learning what a candidate thought about issues like banning "assault weapons" and waiting periods for handgun purchases was lurking behind a button labeled "gun control."
Not any more. For one thing, it's virtually impossible to find a link that says "gun control" on any campaign website. If a candidate mentions gun rights at all (and most don't) it is usually in the context of "protecting Second Amendment rights."
A reader will find comments such as this one, referring to the recent Supreme Court decision striking down the gun ban in the nation's capital:
"I agree with the Supreme Court's interpretation last week that an absolute prohibition against gun ownership violates the Second Amendment right for citizens to bear arms."
That may sound good at first blush, but a careful reading will reveal that this statement -- made by a former mayor who had considered joining other cities in suing gun makers out of existence in 1999 -- is almost meaningless.
Facing this kind of doublespeak, it is especially important that voters take advantage of tools like the 2008 Gun Owners of America voter guide.
The stakes are high in this election, as they always are. The main focus is on the presidential race. If elected, Barak Obama would be the most anti-gun president this country has ever seen, and his vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden is just as bad. John McCain has been all over the map on the gun issue, but he did choose a stellar pro-gun running mate in Sarah Palin.
While the White House may be up for grabs, liberal Democrats are in firm control of both chambers of Congress. With all the media attention on the race at the top of the ticket, it is important to remember that it is in the Congress where most of the battles over gun rights occur.
GOA's Voter Guide will soon be landing in mailboxes around the nation. But you can click here to view an online version.
GOA hopes you will make use of this valuable tool and share it with your family and friends. Please distribute this e-mail far and wide. Thank you!
Are You A Bitter Clinger?
Who is a Bitter Clinger? According to Sen. Barack Obama, who was recorded unawares at a San Francisco fundraiser, bitter clingers are voters who are bitter because of their economic frustration and so cling bitterly to their Bibles and their guns.
If you are a bitter clinger, Gun Owners of America has a T-shirt for you!
You can proudly proclaim your membership in this class of people so looked down upon by the elites in our country.
Click here to see and order the Bitter Clinger T-shirt.
Trust me, a dem congress with Obama as prez, won’t be able to control themseves. Look for lot’s of new “reasonable restrictions” along with a new and improved AWB.
Joyce Foundation.....Freepers who have connections.....Please spread that word.
Specific proposals include:
requiring that all gun sales take place through federally licensed dealers;
enhancing the ability of law enforcement to use federal gun trace data to deter illegal trafficking;
removing all firearms and ammunition from batterers when law enforcement responds to domestic violence calls;
restoring funding to the COPS program, an extremely effective crime fighting program that has broad support within the law enforcement community; and, mandating safe storage of firearms by private citizens.
Ohhh Bambi was on the board.
I keep my .40 S&W stored safely on the nightstand next to my bed and the 10 rounds of ammo is stored safely inside a nine round magazine and one in the chamber-decocked. Life doesn’t get much safer than that. Nuff said.
“Elections will produce tremendous impact on gun owners’ rights”
No, gun owners’ unalienable rights are endowed by the Creator and defined by the Second Amendment; the elections will only produce a tremendous impact on the extent to which government officials, various bureaucrats, and large numbers of self-important commissars will illegally infringe upon those rights.
I'm inclined to agree with your entire statement, not just my excerpt of it, although McCain was better in last night's debate. I'll link this thread later. Adios
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