President Clinton, showcasing his ability to flip-flop faster than a pancake cook, announced in Boston this week that he is now in favor of enforcing existing federal firearms laws. He revealed his intention to push a $280 million proposal that includes, according to Clinton, "the largest national gun enforcement initiative in the history of the United States." Of course, this is the same Clinton who ignored NRA's call to support the "Project Exile" prosecution model for years. Just last year, while NRA called for at least $50 million in federal funding to expand such programs nationwide, the Clinton budget capped expenditures at merely $5 million. This is also the same Clinton whose Administration has presided over a 44% decline in BATF-referred prosecutions! With this in mind, NRA remains skeptical regarding Clinton's latest claims.
NRA-ILA Executive Director James Jay Baker commented, "I'm glad that the president has finally agreed with the NRA that enforcing federal firearms laws makes sense. We've been pushing for more enforcement of existing laws, and it's unfortunate that it took him until the seventh year of his term to finally take that seriously." However, Baker cautioned, "The President has proved adept at changing his position. When we see the detailed budget, we'll know if he has truly changed." This latest announcement from Clinton does not, of course, temper his anti-gun zeal. His speech in Boston included a call for even more anti-gun legislation, and the Clinton-Gore Administration has not backed down from its threat to promote taxpayer-subsidized lawsuits against legitimate, lawful firearms manufacturers. With Congress scheduled to reconvene next Monday, January 24, please take the time to contact your federal lawmakers and urge them to support real crime-fighting measures such as the "Project Exile" prosecution model, and oppose any attempts to further the Clinton-Gore anti-gun agenda. You can contact your U.S. Senators by calling (202) 224-3121, and your U.S. Representative by calling (202) 225-3121, or use the "Write Your Reps" tool on the NRA-ILA website (http://www.nraila.org).
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