Rep. Paul Letter to Pres. Bush Re: Semi-Auto Ban - The Firearms Forum

Admin · 05-03-2003, 11:13 PM

Still No Presidential Response on the Semi-Auto Ban
-- Rep. Paul needs your help to get Bush on the right side

Gun Owners of America Alert!
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org

"The president supports the [semi-auto ban], and he supports
reauthorization of the current law" -- White House spokesman
Scott McClellan (The Washington Post, 4-12-03)

(Thursday, May 1, 2003) -- With President Bush refusing to recant
his aide's statement on the semi-auto ban, pro-gun Rep. Ron Paul
(R-TX) has stepped up to the plate in defense of gun owners.

Paul is circulating a letter among his colleagues, asking them to
sign their names in strong opposition to the Clinton-Feinstein-Schumer gun ban. Paul plans to send the Congressional letter to the White House in the near future.

The Paul letter says that Congress is "thoroughly dismayed" by
McClellan's statement, in which he said the President supports
extending the ban on certain semi-automatic firearms and on
magazines over 10 rounds.

The President has remained mum on whether the spokesman accurately portrayed his position.

Two prime backers of the semi-auto ban are Democrats Dianne
Feinstein of California and Chuck Schumer of New York. Both
senators were the original sponsors of the gun ban, which later
passed narrowly in both houses. It was signed into law by President Clinton in 1994 -- but is scheduled to "sunset" in September, 2004.

Senators Feinstein and Schumer have committed themselves to
introducing legislation in the near future to make the ban
permanent, and they recently applauded President Bush for his
support.

"We welcome your support and look forward to working with you to gain swift passage of this legislation," the two senators said in a letter to Bush. "With your assistance, we will be able to pass
legislation to continue the ban and help make America's streets
safer."

This is not the kind of support that President Bush should be
soliciting.

In the letter Rep. Paul is circulating, he reminds the President
that "a large and active part of our constituency supports the right to keep and bear arms. It will be a slap in the face to these
millions of law-abiding gun owners if this White House and Congress support renewal of the semi-auto ban."

Paul concludes the letter by urging Bush to "listen to the will of
the people [and] keep your oath to defend the Constitution and do what is right."

ACTION:

Yesterday, Rep. Paul began soliciting congressional cosigners for
his letter. So please urge your Representative to sign onto this
important correspondence.

You can visit the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send the pre-written
message below.

You can also read the Paul letter at
http://www.gunowners.org/paul2bush.htm on the GOA website.

------ Pre-written message ------

Dear Representative:

Rep. Ron Paul is currently soliciting congressional signatures for a
letter that he will be sending to President George Bush.

The subject of this letter is extremely important, as it asks him to
pledge his support to help extinguish one of the most abominable gun bans in the federal code. The ban on commonly owned semi-autos and on magazines over a certain capacity is completely unconstitutional and is strongly opposed by millions of Americans.

In fact, former President Bill Clinton has repeatedly stated that
passage of the 1994 semi-auto ban cost his party control of the
Congress. That is, many Representatives lost their jobs because
they voted for this ban. And many gun owners will again take this
vote into consideration when they go to the polls in 2004.

I am urging you to please notify the Paul office that you will lend
your name to this important letter. Gun Owners of America will be
letting me know who signs on to the letter and who does not. Thank you.

Sincerely,

****************************

SouthernMoss · 05-03-2003, 11:20 PM

Done.

armedandsafe · 05-04-2003, 12:25 AM

05-04-2003, 08:31 AM

done

inplanotx · 05-04-2003, 08:40 AM

Marlin · 05-04-2003, 04:00 PM

Done. Also discussed it with my good congressional friend by land-line!

Admin · 05-05-2003, 12:17 AM

Good going folks, & good on ya there Marlin!

riderbob · 05-05-2003, 12:16 PM

Done !!

Rider

1952Sniper · 05-05-2003, 12:26 PM

Is there some way to find out who has signed so far?

Admin · 05-06-2003, 12:50 AM

52,

I'm sure GOA will send along the final results and keep us
up to date.

As it comes in, I'll post it as usual!

05-03-2003, 11:13 PM	#1
Admin Site Network Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Site Control Panel Posts: 11,654	Rep. Paul Letter to Pres. Bush Re: Semi-Auto Ban Still No Presidential Response on the Semi-Auto Ban -- Rep. Paul needs your help to get Bush on the right side Gun Owners of America Alert! 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org "The president supports the [semi-auto ban], and he supports reauthorization of the current law" -- White House spokesman Scott McClellan (The Washington Post, 4-12-03) (Thursday, May 1, 2003) -- With President Bush refusing to recant his aide's statement on the semi-auto ban, pro-gun Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has stepped up to the plate in defense of gun owners. Paul is circulating a letter among his colleagues, asking them to sign their names in strong opposition to the Clinton-Feinstein-Schumer gun ban. Paul plans to send the Congressional letter to the White House in the near future. The Paul letter says that Congress is "thoroughly dismayed" by McClellan's statement, in which he said the President supports extending the ban on certain semi-automatic firearms and on magazines over 10 rounds. The President has remained mum on whether the spokesman accurately portrayed his position. Two prime backers of the semi-auto ban are Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California and Chuck Schumer of New York. Both senators were the original sponsors of the gun ban, which later passed narrowly in both houses. It was signed into law by President Clinton in 1994 -- but is scheduled to "sunset" in September, 2004. Senators Feinstein and Schumer have committed themselves to introducing legislation in the near future to make the ban permanent, and they recently applauded President Bush for his support. "We welcome your support and look forward to working with you to gain swift passage of this legislation," the two senators said in a letter to Bush. "With your assistance, we will be able to pass legislation to continue the ban and help make America's streets safer." This is not the kind of support that President Bush should be soliciting. In the letter Rep. Paul is circulating, he reminds the President that "a large and active part of our constituency supports the right to keep and bear arms. It will be a slap in the face to these millions of law-abiding gun owners if this White House and Congress support renewal of the semi-auto ban." Paul concludes the letter by urging Bush to "listen to the will of the people [and] keep your oath to defend the Constitution and do what is right." ACTION: Yesterday, Rep. Paul began soliciting congressional cosigners for his letter. So please urge your Representative to sign onto this important correspondence. You can visit the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send the pre-written message below. You can also read the Paul letter at http://www.gunowners.org/paul2bush.htm on the GOA website. ------ Pre-written message ------ Dear Representative: Rep. Ron Paul is currently soliciting congressional signatures for a letter that he will be sending to President George Bush. The subject of this letter is extremely important, as it asks him to pledge his support to help extinguish one of the most abominable gun bans in the federal code. The ban on commonly owned semi-autos and on magazines over a certain capacity is completely unconstitutional and is strongly opposed by millions of Americans. In fact, former President Bill Clinton has repeatedly stated that passage of the 1994 semi-auto ban cost his party control of the Congress. That is, many Representatives lost their jobs because they voted for this ban. And many gun owners will again take this vote into consideration when they go to the polls in 2004. I am urging you to please notify the Paul office that you will lend your name to this important letter. Gun Owners of America will be letting me know who signs on to the letter and who does not. Thank you. Sincerely, **************************** -->

05-04-2003, 04:00 PM	#6
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Done. Also discussed it with my good congressional friend by land-line! __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

05-05-2003, 12:16 PM	#8
riderbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Just west of " You sure do live a long way from town" Posts: 227	Semi ban Done !! Rider __________________ "I'm not anti-government, I'm anti-slavery."

05-03-2003, 11:20 PM	#2
SouthernMoss Admin Tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SW MS Contributor Posts: 10,651	Done.

05-04-2003, 12:25 AM	#3
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Done

05-04-2003, 08:31 AM	#4
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	done

05-04-2003, 08:40 AM	#5
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Done

05-05-2003, 12:17 AM	#7
Admin Site Network Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Site Control Panel Posts: 11,654	Good going folks, & good on ya there Marlin!

05-05-2003, 12:26 PM	#9
1952Sniper Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 5,138	Is there some way to find out who has signed so far?

05-06-2003, 12:50 AM	#10
Admin Site Network Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Site Control Panel Posts: 11,654	52, I'm sure GOA will send along the final results and keep us up to date. As it comes in, I'll post it as usual!