Gun Owners of America Alert

[Robb Russell]

Note: I really try not to relate politics but some of you who ownb guns may want to pay attention to a problem that may result this year-Robb

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: [phone] / FAX: [phone]
http://www.gunowners.org

Monday, April 27, 2009

Congress is moving closer to a showdown over the largest expansion of
government in modern U.S. history -- a bill which would require virtually
every single American to buy government-approved health insurance, whether
they wanted it or not. And, in the process, that bill would feed all of
your most confidential medical data into an enormous database, which could
be used to take away your guns.

This is a bit complicated. But here's where we are:

Once a year, the 1974 Budget Act allows Congress to pass a bill -- solely
for the purpose of balancing the budget -- and that bill cannot be
filibustered in the Senate. Hence, it can be passed with only fifty
Democrat votes (plus the vice president), without any Republican support.

Now, that supposed "budget-balancing bill" is called the "reconciliation
bill" -- and it can only be created if the annual budget resolution mandates
it.

Three weeks ago, the Senate considered its version of the annual budget
resolution. Gun Owners of America asked you to oppose passage of the Senate
version of the budget resolution for two reasons:

* First, although the Senate version of the bill did not contain language
mandating the giant anti-gun database and the huge $10,000+ per person
government health mandate, the Pelosi-devised House version did.

* Second, although Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND)
protested mightily that the Senate version did not mandate the anti-gun
database and health mandate, GOA found out that Conrad intended all along to
capitulate in House/Senate conference to the Pelosi language.

Now, the budget resolution has come back from conference, and guess what?

Budget Chairman Conrad stabbed us in the back, just as GOA thought he would.
His actions meant that Senators didn't have to go on record voting for gun
control the first time around.

The conference report gives Senate and House Republicans until September to
cave in and agree to pass the anti-gun database and $10,000+ health mandate.
And, if they do not, the Left Wing Democratic leadership will pass their own
bill with 50 Senate votes -- and no Republicans.

And, incidentally, when we say "anti-gun database," we mean that everything
your kid told his pediatrician about whether you have a gun collection will
be searchable by the government. And people with Alzheimer's, ADHD, and
other disorders will begin losing their gun rights just as quickly as
veterans -- who have seen the ramifications of being on a government
database.

Although the next vote on this budget resolution will not be the final
battle in this eight-month war, GOA is asking senators and representatives
to vote against the sleazy, corrupt budget resolution conference report --
scheduled for a Senate vote this Wednesday.

Incidentally, the one thing that the federal government can do to reduce
health costs is to remove the anti-gun federal laws which prohibit more
Americans from using firearms to defend themselves and their families.

ACTION:

Contact your senators and representative. Ask them to vote against the
"fraud scheme" which the budget resolution conference report has become.

Please use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your legislators the
pre-written e-mail message below.

You can also call them toll-free at 1-877-762-8762.

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear

The budget resolution conference report would set the stage for legislation
to require virtually every American to purchase government-approved health
insurance. And it would use government control over health insurance to
require providers to feed our most confidential medical data into an
anti-gun government database.

When I say "anti-gun database," I mean that everything a kid tells his
pediatrician about his dad's gun collection will be searchable by the
government. And people with Alzheimer's, ADHA, and other disorders will
begin losing their gun rights just as quickly as veterans -- who have seen
the ramifications of being on a government database for the last decade.

The budget resolution was sold to the Senate under a lie. Senators were
told that the Senate version contained no "reconciliation instructions"
when, all along, Budget Chairman Kent Conrad intended to immediately
capitulate in conference.

Please show that such underhanded tactics are unacceptable in the Congress.
Please vote against the budget resolution conference report.


Sincerely,


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[Elliott Fitchett]

Thanks! I didn't even see this on the radar.

[Gary Gray]

And if we don't comply they will use the good ole' "Patriot Act" to to back it up with.

[Jeff Stamper]

I am no big fan of having the government weasle their way into our private lives, especially over the issue of the Second Ammendment.
I have responsibly owned firearms all of my life, and I will continue to do so.

[john dean]

ive worked either in the military or for the government forever,and i know how they like to screw people.im a combat vet yet have no gun rights because of a ticket i got in 1900,yup thats what they say i got a felony.so i take this very serious.

[Dave Gettman]

Dad was 37 years Army and a National Champion marksman, so I have been around guns since day 1. I too lost my gun rights over some stupid BS. Should have pinned a medal on my chest instead, but that's the way the law works now days.