From: Gun Owners of America <goamail@gunowners.org>
Reply-To: Gun Owners of America <goamail@gunowners.org>
To: goamail@gunowners.org
Subject: Help Rep. Hostettler Overturn Clinton And Wesson
Rep. Hostettler needs your help to overturn the Clinton & Wesson
sell-out
-- Prospects for passage are good; but your Rep. must hear from
you!
Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX
Alert
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(Wednesday, March 29, 2000) -- Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) is leading the charge against the latest unholy alliance to rear its ugly head. As most activists know, the Clinton administration struck a deal with Smith & Wesson almost two weeks ago -- an agreement that not only affects the company itself, but would also inflict gun control restrictions on private gun buyers and impose massive red tape on ALL gun sales by retailers that carry S & W products.
To enforce the Clinton & Wesson deal, an Oversight Commission that has the force of law will make sure the gun control restrictions agreed to by S & W are being followed by all dealers doing business with the company -- restrictions that apply to ALL brands carried by the dealer, not just the S & W guns that they sell.
But Rep. Hostettler is working to get pro-gun language put in the budget
this year that will put a stop to this insanity. His language will
not only defund the Oversight Commission, it will deny funds for any future
lawsuit by the Clinton administration that would seek to extort more companies
to follow Smith & Wesson's lead.
This Battle Is Definitely Winnable
Two years ago, Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) succeeded in defunding the FBI's plan to tax gun owners. Smith boldly went to the floor of the Senate -- where fellow colleagues told him his measure could not pass. But he ignored the naysayers, forced a vote on his measure, and accomplished his goal of getting an provision in the budget withholding funds for an FBI gun tax -- a provision that is still there to this day.
This budget battle is similar, although it will take a little bit more work on the part of the grassroots. The House is not like the Senate; it's not as easy to get amendments put into legislation. But it can be done!
URGENT ACTION: Please take the time to contact your Representative. This is super important! If Clinton gets his way and bankrupts the American firearms industry through lawsuits, how easy will it be for you to get new firearms? How easy will it be for your children and grandchildren to buy new firearms in the future? The future of the Second Amendment is on the line here. Please contact your Rep. right away!
You can use the text below to fax, email or call your Representative.
Ph) 888-449-3511 (toll-free).
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Dear Representative:
Rep. John Hostettler is trying to get a very important amendment into the Treasury budget this year. In order to get support from various Representatives, he is circulating a letter addressed to appropriations subcommittee Chairman Jim Kolbe. This letter asks Rep. Kolbe to insert language defunding the Oversight Commission that was created in the recent Clinton & Wesson agreement. This Commission has the force of law to make sure the gun control restrictions agreed to by Smith & Wesson are being followed by anyone who does business with the company.
I hope you will take the time to sign this very important letter and support his efforts 100 percent!
The recent Clinton & Wesson agreement is disgusting, and it is completely out of line with what Americans want. A recent Zogby poll found that 2/3 of the people say it's illegitimate to bring lawsuits against gun manufacturers or to hold them liable for the criminal misuse of guns. And despite what the media seems to think, people don't want more gun control. Zogby also found that only 29 percent of people would be likely to support a candidate that is a "supporter of stronger gun controls."
The President's recent deal is nothing but an end-run around the Constitution. Congress has power to enact laws -- not the President through the extortion of American businesses. Again, I hope you will sign the Hostettler letter and do everything you can to stop this back-door attempt at gun control.
I would also request that you speak to Rep. Kolbe personally and ask him to put the pro-gun language in the budget. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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