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I have reviewed all fourteen known "amendments" to S. 1805. NONE of them are acceptable! Some are merely inappropriate for inclusion with S. 1805, others are the answer to a question that does not need to be asked, or "problems" that do not exist. A couple attempt to make Law Enforcement officers into Super Citizens, granting them extraordinary rights and privileges that are not available to the common citizen. Such nonsense is not acceptable! The balance are clearly "poison pill's" designed to destroy the bill! There is no need, and no constitutional authority, for congress to "Ban" ammunition of any...

THIS IS FROM NRA-HQ --- PLEASE CIRCULATE ==================================== Recent Internet alerts from some "pro-Second Amendment" groups have suggested that the National Rifle Association has either accepted a compromise that would include reenactment of the 1994 Clinton Gun ban and/or the McCain-Reed gun show restrictions, or will not actively fight against their passage in the Senate. Not only are these claims completely false and ridiculous but they are also extremely counterproductive to our legislative strategy and agenda. Gun control groups are spreading the same rumors in hopes of confusing pro-gun senators as to our position in hopes of gaining their support....

NRA Members' Councils of California Please Distribute Widely To All Gun Owners/Groups ----------------------------------- NRA MEMBERS' COUNCILS OF CALIFORNIA02/26/2004 ----------------------------------- NRA Determined To Pass S.1805 The following is a message from H. Paul Payne, NRA Liaison to the Executive Vice President (Wayne LaPierre) and Program Administrator for the NRA Members' Councils of California: ----------------------------------- I have spoken to our NRA Leadership in NRA-HQ and am assured that, contrary to some rumors on the Internet, the NRA is determined to pass S.1805 (the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act") without an extension of the Clinton (so-called Assault Weapon) Gun Ban...