Prepare for Renewed Attacks on Gun Shows
When Congress Returns
Jack Reed (D-RI) |
Congress is still on recess for its Easter District Work Period (House
scheduled to return April 20, Senate scheduled to return April 22), so now
is a good time to set up face-to-face meetings with your federal lawmakers
at their district offices.
The gun-ban extremists in D.C. have already set
their sights on gun shows, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) is poised
to introduce his version of the legislation championed by former U.S.
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) that sought to end gun shows as we know
them today.
The Senate will soon take up the issue of education reform,
and we anticipate that Reed and fellow gun-ban extremists such as U.S.
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will be
working with the gun-ban lobby, HCI, to attach Reed's assault on gun
shows, as well as other anti-gun amendments, to any education legislation
brought up for consideration. Try to schedule personal meetings with your
Senators - or contact them by letter or phone call - to express your
opposition to any assaults on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. For those
on the Internet, you can also use the "Write Your Reps" tool at
NRAILA.org-->.
Also remember to urge your U.S. Representative to oppose S. 27, the
McCain-Feingold campaign finance "reform" legislation that was passed by
the Senate. This bill would severely restrict our ability to provide
timely information - including information on lawmakers' positions on
firearm-related issues - to our membership and tens of millions of other
law-abiding gun owners.
Finally, be sure to contact the offices of both your Senators and your
Representative to see if they have any Town Hall Meetings scheduled over
the next week. If so, be sure to attend, and bring your family, friends,
and fellow gun owners, so that you can take advantage of any opportunities
to express your support for the Second Amendment. If you learn of any of
these meetings, be sure to share the information with the NRA-ILA
Grassroots Division, so we may alert others.
To find out your federal
lawmaker's district office number, you can call the U.S. House switchboard
at (202) 225-3121, and the U.S. Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Just
ask for your lawmaker's office, and someone there will be able to tell you
the closest district office to where you live. Also for those on the
Internet, if you go to http://www.bushtaxrelief.com/townhall.asp, you can find information on
some town hall meetings.
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