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Important Katrina link
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Everyone should see this. Go to this link -
http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm
and click on the link for . . . . .
"Video: Citizens Handcuffed, Forced To Give Up Firearms"
Coming to a city near you. Thanks for the heads up IMAHUSKER.
JPFO Life Member
www.jpfo.org
http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm
and click on the link for . . . . .
"Video: Citizens Handcuffed, Forced To Give Up Firearms"
Coming to a city near you. Thanks for the heads up IMAHUSKER.
JPFO Life Member
www.jpfo.org
Comments
I received the GOA alert a couple hours ago too. My hat is off to them for all their efforts. I hope that maybe this will be the spark needed to regain our 2nd Amendment rights, thus saving us the bloodshed and loss of an armed revolution. If that day does come, then I will be ready. But perhaps there is yet some hope for our system.
Here is the full GOA Alert:
quote:Thursday, September 15, 2005
Last week, GOA alerted you to the fact that officials were illegally
confiscating firearms from law-abiding citizens in New Orleans.
National Guard troops and police were going door-to-door and seizing
guns from honest residents, without any constitutional or legal power
to do so.
Despite a few initial reports in the New York Times, the Associated
Press and ABC News, there has been nothing said in the mainstream
news since then.
Not surprisingly, GOA has found that many offices on Capitol Hill are
completely unaware that gun confiscations were occurring!To help
overcome this appalling lack of information, GOA has
constructed a special section at http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm on
the GOA website, so that gun owners, media pundits and congressmen
can see for themselves what has been happening in New Orleans.
Viewers can read articles and see actual video of the gun
confiscations and forced evacuations occurring.
Gun owners are strongly encouraged to visit this web link and to
encourage other freedom lovers to go there as well.
GOA has aggressively pursued the media and has been able to place
opeds in many news outlets. GOA spokesman have also hit the airwaves
to alert Americans on many, many talk shows across the nation.
What Else Is GOA Doing?
In addition to the educational efforts mentioned above, GOA will be
pursuing any and all legal and judicial avenues that are available.
GOA does not have standing to sue in the courts. However, we can
help a member who has had his or her guns illegally confiscated. We
already know of one person in Louisiana who is planning to bring a
suit, and we will be prepared to spend money to advance cases like
this one.
GOA has also drafted model legislation to hold these sleazy public
officials accountable. GOA extends kudos to gun author Alan Korwin
who has correctly noted that federal law already provides sanctions
for "conspiracy against rights" in 18 USC ? 241. This is
one avenue
that needs to be pursued. And the President should be asking
Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez to bring charges against New
Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and the Police Commissioner Edwin Compass
III. (But don't hold your breath. After all, The Washington Post
reported on September 9 that U.S. Marshals, who work for Gonzalez,
were also participating in the confiscation of firearms.)
GOA's model legislation would hit gun grabbing politicians from
another angle, in that the bill will provide sanctions if those
officials -- either now or in the future -- try to use "martial
law"
or "emergency powers" to confiscate firearms. Namely, the
legislation will force them to lose every dollar of the precious
relief funds that they so greatly covet.
The legislation states in part that "no funds appropriated pursuant
to any provision of law may be used (1) to involuntarily force any
person out of that person's home if the person is not in imminent
danger, or (2) to disarm law-abiding citizens exercising their Second
Amendment rights."
Why New Legislation?
Some have asked, "Why is new legislation needed? Don't we have a
constitutional amendment that already protects the right to keep and
bear arms?"
Yes, we do. And hence, the same question could be asked about
concealed carry laws. Why enact CCW laws when the Second Amendment
already protects the rights of citizens to "bear" arms?
The reason is quite simple: Because of concealed carry laws around
the country, there are now hundreds of thousands of Americans who can
carry firearms legally WITHOUT being thrown into jail. Concealed
carry laws represent a first step toward true freedom to carry
without permits and have helped to protect and guarantee the rights
of American citizens.
Likewise, this model legislation will provide a practical means for
punishing officials who would violate the rights of law-abiding
American citizens.
If there is one down-side, the model draft is almost too good. GOA
has found congressmen that may be willing to introduce this
legislation, but generally speaking, they are scared to introduce
anything that might jeopardize the billions of dollars of financial
aid that will be going to New Orleans.
That's where you guys come in.
ACTION: Please use the pre-written letter below to help direct your
thoughts to your congressman. Urge him or her to introduce
legislation that will deny funds to ANY group of officials that would
violate the Second Amendment.
Look, it's your money that is being sent to New Orleans. You should
have a right to require that those politicians receiving your money
will not use it to disarm fellow American citizens. So again:
1. Please write your congressman today. You can visit the Gun Owners
Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to
send your Representative a pre-written e-mail message such as the one
below.
2. Urge other lovers of freedom to visit
http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm on the GOA website. We need to
sound the alarm and let as many people as possible know what has
happened to our fellow Americans!
--- Pre-written letter ---
Dear Representative:
Did you know that officials have been confiscating the firearms of
law-abiding citizens in New Orleans? Did you know this has even
occurred in the dry sections of New Orleans where, arguably, there is
no need for forced evacuations?
This is an outrage! You can see all this for yourself at
http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm on the website of Gun Owners of
America.
I would encourage you to introduce legislation that will put a stop
to this. There should be sanctions against any official -- either
now or in the future -- who tries to use "martial law" or
"emergency
powers" to confiscate firearms. If corrupt politicians are going to
suspend the rights of decent Americans, then those officials should
lose every dollar of the precious relief funds that they so greatly
covet.
GOA has drafted model legislation which states, in part, that "no
funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of law may be used (1)
to involuntarily force any person out of that person's home if the
person is not in imminent danger, or (2) to disarm law-abiding
citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights."
Will you introduce this legislation as an amendment to the next
supplemental appropriations bill? This is incredibly important to me
and millions of other law-abiding Americans. Please let me know what
you intend to do.
Sincerely,
****************************
GOA will also be looking to "beef up" the emergency procedures
statutes of the several states. Many such laws grant extraordinary
powers to bureaucrats during an emergency. We are looking to
SPECIFICALLY deny the power to confiscate guns when such procedures
are implemented.
These actions, as well as the ones at the federal and judicial levels
mentioned above, are going to be costly. Please, if you have not
already done so, stop by http://www.gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm and
become a member of GOA. Your membership dues are our war chest in
this and other endeavors.
MOΛΩN ΛABE
-Samuel Adams, Patriot/Brewer
"The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should have never laid down to begin with."
"If I find you here Tonight..... THEY will find you here in the Morning"