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McCAIN PUSHING FOR VOTE ON GUN SHOW BILL NOW
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McCain Pushing For Vote Now
Neal Knox Alerts List nealknox@nealknox.com
Mon Jun 17 09:01:06 2002
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June 17 Neal Knox Update -- Unless he has changed his mind
over the weekend, Sen. John McCain plans to force a vote on his
and Sen. Lieberman's "compromise" gun show bill, S. 890, in the
next couple of weeks -- before the 4th of July recess.
Please call your Senators' state or D.C. office.
President Bush's Department of Homeland Security bill may slow
down S. 890 because it's on the Congressional front burner. Sen.
Lieberman has called hearings on DHS Thursday in his Governmental
Affairs Committee.
The bill creating and funding the new department has triggered
so many turf battles that, despite all the talk about speed and
cooperation, it's unlikely to come to a vote soon.
Since McCain is already claiming his gun show bill would
help control terrorists, he would undoubtedly like to amend the bill
with S. 890, but he wants a vote on his bill now.
So does the "Brady Campaign" and McCain's benefactor Andrew
McKelvey, the "American for Gun Safety" who has been running ads
in Capitol Hill publications touting the gun show bill as
"anti-terrorism" legislation.
The Senate floor schedule doesn't appear to include anything
that McCain could attach his bill to, but he's pushing.
Of course, the Democrats -- except for those in safe areas
like Charles Schumer -- don't want any gun votes before the
election.
According to MSNBC, the Bush Administration opposes the bill
and practically dares the Democrats to make it an issue this fall.
"Most of the key Senate races are in rural states: South
Dakota, Iowa, Missouri," MSNBC quoted one White House strategist.
"You think the Democrats will want to make a big deal of the gun-
show loophole in, say, Georgia (where anti-gun Sen. Max Cleland
faces "A+"-rated Rep. Saxby Chambliss)?"
The Supreme Court turned down requests to hear two Second
Amendment cases last Monday, which was no real surprise. The Court
rarely hears any case that hasn't gone to trial -- and the pivotal
Emerson case has not.
Solicitor General Ted Olson (whose job is to defend U.S. laws)
asked the Supreme Court not to hear either Emerson or a machine gun
possession case, but last month inserted a footnote in each
formally advising the court that the Justice Department considered
the Second Amendment to protect an individual right. That sent the
gun-hating crowd into hysterics.
But the gun-haters were thrilled when Attorney General
Ashcroft allowed the U.S. Attorney for Washington to take the
opposite view in illegal carrying prosecutions. Their attorneys
raised DOJ's new position, causing the U.S. Attorney to cite a
1987 D.C. Court of Appeals decision that the Second Amendment "is
not a right conferred upon the people..."
As Cato Institute's Gene Healy has written, it's tempting to
say Ashcroft just tells NRA what they want to hear while letting
his department continue to enforce unconstitutional gun laws. But
by addressing the 1987 decision the U.S. Attorney, whatever the
motive, has set the stage for a head-on Second Amendment challenge
to D.C.'s virtual handgun prohibition.
I got the Hard Corps Report newsletter to the printer
Saturday, and came down to Texas for my Dad's 90th birthday, my
mother's 88th, and their wedding anniversary -- and some
politicking.
Friday, June 21, I'll be with Congressman Jeff Sessions at a
Temple, Texas fundraiser for Ramsey Farley, who is again
challenging Rep. Chet Edwards. This time he should have a better
shot for one of "Cheet" Edwards' constituents has a ranch nears
Crawfordsville. Fellow named George W. Bush who hopefully will
do a bit to elect a Congressman more to his liking.
Using the Oct. 1991 Luby's Cafeteria massacre the day before
as his excuse, Edwards switched his vote to oppose Rep. Harold
Volkmer's amendment to kill an "assault weapon" ban. I've been
down here campaigning for his opponent in every election since.
I've invited Texas Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp to the Farley
fundraiser, but that's not yet confirmed. Suzy is well along with
her third young'un.
If you're in the Central Texas area, and want to strengthen
the Congress, come on over. Ramsey told me Thursday that you're
invited whether or not you can handle the requested $50 contribution.
For details of when and where, call 254-899-0678.
http://www.nealknox.com/pipermail/fcalerts-list/2002/000016.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Neal Knox Alerts List nealknox@nealknox.com
Mon Jun 17 09:01:06 2002
Previous message: [Fcalerts-list] As Punishment, FBI Gets New Powers
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
June 17 Neal Knox Update -- Unless he has changed his mind
over the weekend, Sen. John McCain plans to force a vote on his
and Sen. Lieberman's "compromise" gun show bill, S. 890, in the
next couple of weeks -- before the 4th of July recess.
Please call your Senators' state or D.C. office.
President Bush's Department of Homeland Security bill may slow
down S. 890 because it's on the Congressional front burner. Sen.
Lieberman has called hearings on DHS Thursday in his Governmental
Affairs Committee.
The bill creating and funding the new department has triggered
so many turf battles that, despite all the talk about speed and
cooperation, it's unlikely to come to a vote soon.
Since McCain is already claiming his gun show bill would
help control terrorists, he would undoubtedly like to amend the bill
with S. 890, but he wants a vote on his bill now.
So does the "Brady Campaign" and McCain's benefactor Andrew
McKelvey, the "American for Gun Safety" who has been running ads
in Capitol Hill publications touting the gun show bill as
"anti-terrorism" legislation.
The Senate floor schedule doesn't appear to include anything
that McCain could attach his bill to, but he's pushing.
Of course, the Democrats -- except for those in safe areas
like Charles Schumer -- don't want any gun votes before the
election.
According to MSNBC, the Bush Administration opposes the bill
and practically dares the Democrats to make it an issue this fall.
"Most of the key Senate races are in rural states: South
Dakota, Iowa, Missouri," MSNBC quoted one White House strategist.
"You think the Democrats will want to make a big deal of the gun-
show loophole in, say, Georgia (where anti-gun Sen. Max Cleland
faces "A+"-rated Rep. Saxby Chambliss)?"
The Supreme Court turned down requests to hear two Second
Amendment cases last Monday, which was no real surprise. The Court
rarely hears any case that hasn't gone to trial -- and the pivotal
Emerson case has not.
Solicitor General Ted Olson (whose job is to defend U.S. laws)
asked the Supreme Court not to hear either Emerson or a machine gun
possession case, but last month inserted a footnote in each
formally advising the court that the Justice Department considered
the Second Amendment to protect an individual right. That sent the
gun-hating crowd into hysterics.
But the gun-haters were thrilled when Attorney General
Ashcroft allowed the U.S. Attorney for Washington to take the
opposite view in illegal carrying prosecutions. Their attorneys
raised DOJ's new position, causing the U.S. Attorney to cite a
1987 D.C. Court of Appeals decision that the Second Amendment "is
not a right conferred upon the people..."
As Cato Institute's Gene Healy has written, it's tempting to
say Ashcroft just tells NRA what they want to hear while letting
his department continue to enforce unconstitutional gun laws. But
by addressing the 1987 decision the U.S. Attorney, whatever the
motive, has set the stage for a head-on Second Amendment challenge
to D.C.'s virtual handgun prohibition.
I got the Hard Corps Report newsletter to the printer
Saturday, and came down to Texas for my Dad's 90th birthday, my
mother's 88th, and their wedding anniversary -- and some
politicking.
Friday, June 21, I'll be with Congressman Jeff Sessions at a
Temple, Texas fundraiser for Ramsey Farley, who is again
challenging Rep. Chet Edwards. This time he should have a better
shot for one of "Cheet" Edwards' constituents has a ranch nears
Crawfordsville. Fellow named George W. Bush who hopefully will
do a bit to elect a Congressman more to his liking.
Using the Oct. 1991 Luby's Cafeteria massacre the day before
as his excuse, Edwards switched his vote to oppose Rep. Harold
Volkmer's amendment to kill an "assault weapon" ban. I've been
down here campaigning for his opponent in every election since.
I've invited Texas Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp to the Farley
fundraiser, but that's not yet confirmed. Suzy is well along with
her third young'un.
If you're in the Central Texas area, and want to strengthen
the Congress, come on over. Ramsey told me Thursday that you're
invited whether or not you can handle the requested $50 contribution.
For details of when and where, call 254-899-0678.
http://www.nealknox.com/pipermail/fcalerts-list/2002/000016.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Please excuse me for repeating myself on this, but please stress to your Senators that gun shows are no different, to the shooting hobbyist, from flea markets or antique roadshows, and they do not deserve the degree of government meddling contemplated in this legislation. Here's a link to get you to some NRA resources for contacting your senators and local media (it's a single string, not two lines):
http://www.mynra.com/frame.cfm?title=NRA Institute for Legislative Action&url=http://www.nraila.org
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878