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: Does Firearms Confiscation Lie Ahead?
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Does the Confiscation of your Firearms Lie Ahead?
-- Congressman sponsors bill to drive a "stake" through
Brady's
registration scheme
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(Wednesday, June 13, 2001) -- Greece. Ireland. Jamaica.
Bermuda.
England. New York City. What do all of these countries or
jurisdictions have in common?
The answer: each government used gun registration lists to
later
confiscate firearms. And yes, this even happened in our own
country
as documented by the New York City media several years ago.
(For
example, see "Weapons ban defied: S.I. man, arsenal seized,"
Daily
News, September 5, 1992.)
Federal Gun Registration
Well, fast forward to 2001. There is a growing concern among
the
gun-owning community that names are permanently being
registered in a
federal database as a result of the 1993 Brady law. In most
cases, a
person who buys a firearm from a gun dealer must have his name
phoned
in to the FBI for a background check. The FBI compares that
name to a
list of known criminals, and then lets the dealer know if the
sale can
proceed.
But no one can be certain of what the FBI does with that gun
owner's
name. Officially, the FBI is supposed to delete the names of
lawful
buyers after 180 days. FBI officials say that's what they are
doing.
But they also said they gave Timothy McVeigh's defense all the
files
they had... and that they never fired any pyrotechnics into
the Branch
Davidian home in Waco... and that they knew Michael Salvati of
Massachusetts was guilty of murdering a man in 1965 -- when in
reality
the FBI suppressed evidence that would have cleared Salvati,
thus
sparing him the 30 years he later spent in jail. The FBI has
since
been forced to "come clean" on these and other issues.
See the problem? How can gun owners be sure they are getting
the
truth?
Which, of course, takes us back to gun owner registration.
Once a
name is punched into an FBI computer, can anyone be positively
sure
that name will ever be deleted? Can anyone be sure that no
back up
will exist -- anywhere?
Brady Abuse Cut-off
One of the highest agenda items at Gun Owners of America is to
roll
back the unconstitutional Brady law. Taking a major stride
toward
that goal, Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO) has introduced a bill, H.R.
1460,
that will keep the FBI from taxing and registering gun owners.
H.R. 1460 is identical to the language introduced by Sen. Bob
Smith of
New Hampshire three years ago -- legislation that would have,
if fully
enacted, cut the heart out of the Brady law. The Hefley
language
calls for the "immediate destruction" of ANY and ALL
information that
might help identify lawful gun buyers. But the best part
about this
bill is that it does more than just put restrictions on the
FBI --
restrictions that might otherwise be ignored.
H.R. 1460 contains teeth. Private individuals will be
specifically
authorized to sue the FBI for any violations of privacy under
the
Brady Law -- such as maintaining registration information.
Moreover,
the bill specifically offers to compensate gun owners for
legal fees
when they sue the FBI.
ACTION: Please urge your Representative to cosponsor the
Hefley
bill, H.R. 1460. Ultimately, of course, true defenders of
freedom
realize that the entire Brady Law, including the
unconstitutional
Instant Check, must be repealed. The Hefley bill would be --
in the
words of Sarah Brady -- a "good first step."
Please use the pre-written text below to help direct your
comments to
Capitol Hill.
You can call your Representatives at 1-877-762-8762 (toll
free) or at
202-225-3121. To identify your Representatives, as well as to
send a
message via e-mail, see the Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm on the GOA website.
----- Pre-written message -----
Dear Representative:
I urge you to cosponsor H.R. 1460, the "Second Amendment
Rights
Protection Act of 2001." This bill is extremely important,
since it
will stop the FBI attempts to register and tax gun owners.
H.R. 1460 contains real "teeth." It gives aggrieved private
citizens the ability to sue the FBI, and to collect monetary
damages
-- including attorney's fees -- if a court determines the FBI
is
registering gun owners. Relying on the police to police
themselves is
never the best way to go. This bill would help protect the
privacy of
American citizens.
Again, please cosponsor H.R. 1460. Gun Owners of America will
keep me
informed on the progress of this bill.
Sincerely,
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