| Did the NRA actually get it correct on this one? I seriously doubt it. As always, mark my words, they will bow down and compromise at some point. |
| Friday, September 07, 2007 |
| With the United Nations continuing its efforts to enact draconian, transnational gun control laws in countries around the world, yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the Foreign Operations appropriations bill, which included an amendment by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) that seeks to address the U.N.’s ongoing international gun ban efforts.
The gun ban issue in the U.N. has been percolating for more than a decade, and while NRA has been successful to date in precluding the U.N. from enacting its anti-freedom agenda, the bureaucrats at Turtle Bay remain committed in their zeal to push for additional restrictions on the rights of free gun owners in the United States and around the globe. Global registration and tracking of firearms would inevitably lead to the global disarmament of free citizens everywhere; something that we cannot and will not let happen. NRA will remain vigilant in monitoring the U.N.’s anti-gun actions and speaking out in the international community in support of Americans’ Second Amendment rights. |
By an overwhelming 81-10 vote, the Senate passed Sen. Vitter’s amendment to prevent any funding to foreign organizations that infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of lawful American citizens.source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3228
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September 9, 2007 at 09:30
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408http://www.gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm Friday, September 7, 2007 Senator David Vitter (R-LA) pushed a pro-gun amendment through theU.S. Senate last night on an 81-10 vote. GOA worked closely withVitter in getting the language just right, as Senate rules make itdifficult to attach certain amendments to spending bills. The Vitter provision stipulates that no U.S. funds can be used by theUnited Nations — or organizations affiliated with the UN — torestrict or tax our gun rights. Hence, the amendment would give amildly pro-gun administration the excuse to stop sending US taxpayerfunds to the United Nations as soon as they adopt any policy torestrict the Second Amendment rights of Americans. (The Vitteramendment was added to HR 2764, the Department of Stateappropriations bill.) Interestingly, four of the Senators who opposed the pro-gun Vitteramendment ALSO spoke in favor of the Veterans Disarmament Act duringa committee vote in July — Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), DianneFeinstein (D-CA), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). All four of these notoriously anti-gun Senators have now demonstratedtheir support for INTERNATIONAL GUN CONTROL, even while they supportthe Veterans Disarmament Bill here at home. The latter bill only hasa number in the House (HR 2640). This measure has been introduced bythe equally anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), and will expandthe Brady Law to deny firearms to hundreds of thousands oflaw-abiding Americans. See http://www.gunowners.org/netb.htm formore information on the Veterans Disarmament Bill. ACTION: Please send Sen. Vitter a brief thank you for all the workhe has done for gun owners nationwide. You will remember that lastyear, he succeeded in getting language passed (and signed by thePresident) to ban the confiscation of firearms during a declaredemergency. You can use the “Compose Your Own Letter” option athttp://capwiz.com/gunowners/mail/?id=699&type=CO&state=LA to send amessage such as the one below to Senator Vitter. Or, his fax number is 202-228-5061. —– Pre-written letter —– Dear Senator Vitter: Thank you so much for your efforts to defend the U.S. Constitutionand the Second Amendment in particular. I agree that the UnitedNations is filled with tons of gun-grabbing tyrants, and youramendment is a great first step towards doing something about it. Please keep up the good work! Sincerely,
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January 13, 2008 at 21:28
A Look Back At 2007
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