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Keep your Garands

njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
edited December 2001 in General Discussion
Sen. Smith Announces Victory on Gun "Demil" Provision -- Gun owners gave Smith & Co. the upper hand in negotiationsGun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org (Friday, December 14, 2001) -- Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) todaydeclared victory in his efforts to delete the anti-gun"demilitarization" provisions from the Defense Departmentauthorization bill.Those provisions, contained in section 1062 of the Senate version(S. 1438), would have allowed the government to seize all militaryfirearms in private hands for the purpose of demilitarizing them."This is a great victory for gun owners, veterans, and those whocare about the Constitution," said Smith.Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America, concurred:"The thousands upon thousands of dedicated grassroots activistsprovided the ammunition needed to kill the provision."Pratt also thanked Senator Smith for his tireless efforts, as wellas other legislators who worked hard to see this provision removed-- Reps. Bob Stump (R-AZ), John Hostettler (R-IN) and others.The "demil" provision was originally contained in both the House andSenate versions of the DoD bill, but was struck from the House billearly in the legislative process as a result of opposition frompro-gun forces.GOA activists continued to lobby long and hard against theprovision, asking the conference committee members to strike the"demil" language from the bill.Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) made several attempts to keep the provisionby offering compromise after compromise, but the loud outcry fromgrassroots activists strengthened the bargaining position of pro-gunlegislators.**************
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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    After all the ballyhoo about this issue, it seems to have been laid to rest..... Now I gotta go outside and did them up again, haha.
    It's the stuff dreams are made of AngelMember: NRA, RKBA, NJSPBA, NJ area rep for the 2AMPD and the AARP. njretcop@copmail.com
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  • competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I know the feeling...After the last Presidential election, when it looked like Gore was going to win, I'd bury all my guns.Then, when it looked like Bush was going to make it, I'd dig them up again.If you recall, who might be our next President kept changing--I was really getting exhausted from all the burying and digging up again!
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  • bartobarto Member Posts: 4,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i cant help but have this feeling way back in my mind that this sort of crap was put in the bill for the sole purpose of taking it out to make someone look good. barto
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Barto....gotta' disagree. The clowns that put this in the bill in the first place are dead serious about taking guns away from us.Mudge the suspicious
    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just FWIW, this is the same guy who sponsored the bill to allow pilots to be armed. He's a true supporter of the Second Amendment and he faces a lot of opposition in his re-election campaign in 2002. So I would recommend those of you who have the desire & means to remember that when you're thinking about where to send your campaign donations. And yes, I'm proud to say I've worked as a volunteer for him in two elections now. Don't agree w/ many of his positions, but on this issue, we don't have a better friend in the Senate.
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  • tidemantideman Member Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ATTA BOY, Senator!!!!You're welcome to the "United State of Texas", anytime.Tideman
    "Don't shoot to stop 'em, Shoot to Destroy 'em!"
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