We need to put a bounty on people like this. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:31 AM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote:
> > U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is hoping to pass a firearm-licensing > bill that will significantly rewrite gun-ownership laws in America. > > Among the more controversial provisions of the bill are requirements > that all handgun owners submit to the federal government a photo, > thumb print and mental heath records. Further, the bill would order > the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, > transfer and owner's address in America. > > The bill claims its purpose is "to protect the pubic against the > unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with the unrecorded > sale or transfer of firearms to criminals and youth." > > Columnist David Codrea of Guns Magazine, however, calls it a > "ridiculous affront to liberty." > > "This is nothing less than a declaration of war on American gun > owners," Codrea writes on Gun Rights Examiner. > > If passed, the bill would make it illegal to own or possess a > "qualifying firearm" – defined as any handgun or any semiautomatic > firearm that takes an ammunition clip – without a "Blair Holt" > license. > > To obtain a "Blair Holt" license, an application must be made that > includes a photo, address, all previous aliases, thumb print, > completion of a written firearm safety test, release of mental health > records to the attorney general and a fee not to exceed $25. > > Further, the bill makes it illegal to transfer ownership of a > qualifying firearm to anyone who is not a licensed gun dealer or > collector. Exceptions to this rule include transfer to family members > by gift or bequest and loans, not to exceed 30 days, of a firearm for > lawful purposes "between persons who are personally known to each > other." > > The bill also requires qualifying firearm owners to report all > transfers to the attorney general's database. It would also be illegal > for a licensed gun owner to fail to record a gun loss or theft within > 72 hours or fail to report a change of address within 60 days. > > http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=86039 > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
