Lieberman-McCain Gun Show
"Compromise" Introduced
U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and John McCain
(R-Ariz.) have finally introduced their "compromise" gun show
legislation, and as predicted, it is an unworkable "middle
ground" bill offered as an "alternative" to S. 767 - Senator Jack
Reed's (D-R.I.) reincarnation of the failed 1999 Lautenberg
amendment that sought to end gun shows as we know them today.
If
passed, the Lieberman- McCain bill, S. 890,
- would still allow a
waiting period on gun purchases of as long as five days,
- would
add miles of bureaucratic red tape, and
- would set up a gun
registration scheme that is far more intrusive than
Reed/Lautenberg.
And if anyone still has any doubts as to whether
or not the Lieberman-McCain bill is bad news for law-abiding gun
owners (you can get more details by calling the Grassroots
Division at 1-800-392-8683 and requesting a Fact Sheet on this
bill), it should be noted that one of Congress's
most vocal and active anti-gun extremists, Senator Chuck Schumer
(D-N.Y.), has signed on as a cosponsor.
But the anti-gun community cannot seem to decide which of these
two anti-gun bills would best suit its goal of imposing more
restrictions on law-abiding gun owners. The anti-gun AGS - which
has already stated its long-term goal as the registration of
firearms and licensing of firearm owners - has promised to spend at
least one million dollars on a deceptive and misleading media
campaign in support of S. 890. In contrast, the Violence Policy
Center - a small extremist group that advocates banning all
handguns - has thrown its support behind S. 767, opposes the
Lieberman-McCain bill, and has publicly questioned AGS's strategy
to promote "gun control." Meanwhile, the gun-banners at HCI have
decided to split the difference, and are supporting both bills.
Your U.S. Senators still need to hear from you TODAY - even if you
have already contacted them on this issue - in opposition to both
S. 767 and S. 890. Please continue to call, e-mail, and write
your U.S. Senators today to urge them to oppose gun control
amendments to the education bill! And be sure to spread the word
and encourage your family, friends, and fellow firearm owners to
do the same.
Tell your Senators that registration, and waiting
periods that are longer than gun shows are unacceptable!
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