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WE MUST DISARM ALL VETERANS NOW! (So Says Senator Chuck Schumer.)
"When the NRA and Chuck Schumer agree, that tells you it's something worth doing," Schumer said. -- The Associated Press, September 26, 2007
The quote above explains the problem gun-rights groups are facing.
As crazy as it sounds, BOTH sides of the gun control debate -- with the exception of Gun Owners of America and many pro-gun groups at the state level -- are supporting the Veterans Disarmament Act (HR 2640). This is Insanity 101. Disarming Veterans???
"Conducting Talk Show interviwes on this heated debate is Gun Owners of America Director Larry Praat, who quotes the Associated Press as reporting, "Propelled by a rare alliance between the National Rifle Association and majority Democrats, the legislation was passed in similar form by the House and would be the first major gun control law in more than a decade." Both sides are screaming for passage of this bill!
Pratt reminds your audiene that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has been working with Gun Owners of America and, right now, is standing ALONE in the U.S. Senate to hold up this dangerous piece of legislation -- which is being pushed by the "Queen of Gun Control" in the House (Carolyn McCarthy of New York) and the "King of Gun Control" in the Senate (His majesty Chuck Schumer of New York).
(MORE FOR LONGER INTERVIEWS)
Statement and Requested Action Steps, by Larry Pratt:
Consider what the above news report had to say:
"Majority Democrats in the Senate were poised as early as this past Monday to bring the bill to a vote until Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., objected," the AP stated.
Sen. Coburn understands that the bill is anathema to gun rights and will result in the disarmament of (potentially) millions of additional, law-abiding Americans. "Veterans, or any other American, should not lose their Second Amendment rights," he said, "if they have been unfairly tagged as having mental health concerns."
Coburn gets it. He is absolutely correct in regard to his concerns with the bill. But why aren't other pro-gun Senators standing with him?
Your help is desperately needed right now. Even if you have taken action against this bill in the past -- even the recent past -- we still need you to do so again. There are two important action items:
ACTION ITEM #1:
Please contact Senator Tom Coburn via his webform at:
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home
to thank him for his defense of gun rights. He's willing to fight the fight, but it will help him know that he has millions of gun owners standing behind him. (A pre-written letter is provided below to guide your comments to Sen. Coburn.)
ACTION ITEM #2:
Please use the second pre-written message to contact one of the other Senators who need to join Sen. Coburn in actively working to defeat the Veterans Disarmament Act -- just choose the one nearest to you.
The Senators who need to hear from you, and their contact info, are as follows:
Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana
Webform:
http://vitter.senate.gov/?module=webformIQV1
Phone: 202-224-4623
Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky
Webform:
http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Phone: 202-224-4343
Sen. James Inhofe
Webform:
http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Phone: 202-224-4721
Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho
Webform:
http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Phone: 202-224-6142
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina
Webform:
http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Phone: 202-224-6121
ABOUT YOUR EXPERT GUEST, LARRY PRATT…
Larry Pratt has been Executive Director of Gun Owners of America for 30 years. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their second amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.
GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.
Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, CBS’ Good Morning America, CNN’s Crossfire and Larry King Live, Fox’s Hannity & Colmes, MSNBC’s Phil Donahue and Dan Abrams show and many others. He has debated Congressmen James Traficant, Jr. (D-OH), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Vice President Al Gore, among others. His columns have appeared in newspapers across the country.
He published a book, Armed People Victorious, in 1990 and was editor of a book, Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution & Militias, 1995. His latest book, On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty was published in 2001.
Pratt has held elective office in the state legislature of Virginia, serving in the House of Delegates. Pratt directs a number of other public interest organizations and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the American Institute for Cancer Research.
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