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May 21, 2009 | Tagged CIFTA, H.R. 45, HB 1180, HR 2159, S. 843 | Leave a Comment
Apologies to all who haven’t heard from me for about three weeks. The hosting server went down. Hopefully you haven’t given up on checking this blog on a regular basis with regard to Second Amendment information.
A quick wrap up of ongoing and recent events:
HR 45 is still a threat to gun owners’ rights. This bill registers owners of handguns and semi-autos with magazine wells, registers all future sales, appears to ban all possession of any firearm by a person under 18 (no exceptions), and may allow BATFE personnel to come into your home to inspect your gun storage arrangements. (See my posts under the Category: “Registration.”)
S. 843 is a new threat on an old theme. This bill is designed to “close the gun show loophole,” which in my opinion doesn’t really exist. In any case this bill could very well “regulate” gun shows out of existence. I don’t see how a promoter could meet the requirements of this bill without registering every single person who enters the show. (See my posts under the Category: “Registration.”)
The OAS CIFTA Treaty remains a threat to gun owners in conjuction with AG Holder’s misinformation regarding the number of U.S.-made guns going to Mexico and supposedly “fueling” the endemic violence in that country. (See my post, “OAS Treaty threatens Second Amendment,” under the Category: Foreign Gun Laws.”) (See also, “Left overstates US gun impact on Mexican Violence,” under the Category, “Media Bias.”)
Homeland Security Chief Napolitano’s report linking gun rights advocates and other “right wing extremists” to possible terrorism dovetails with HR 2159, which is a retread of a bill introduced last year that allows the Attorney General to designate you to be a terrorist on the basis of hearsay information. Once you have been so designated you can not legally own a firearm or board an airplane. You may not have the right to confront your accuser and getting off the list in the case of a mistake may be very difficult.
Governor Bill Ritter vetoed HB 1180, a Colorado bill that would have allowed concealed carry permit holders to use their permits to buy a gun without going through an additional background check. Montana, Wyoming, and Utah are using this system without having a flood of blood in the streets. (See my posts on HB 1180 under the Category: “Colorado State Issues.”)
On the positive side, the U.S. House and Senate just passed an amendment to a credit card bill that will support the Bush Administration ruling allowing concealed carry permit holders to defend themselves and others in national parks in states that recognize their permits. We’ll see how this shakes out in Colorado. Left-wing, Mainstream Media bias shock jocks are working overtime on this one. Even Fox News aired a misleading, simplified version of the legislation.
Don’t get complacent, because we won this battle. The above listed bills. the Obama record on guns, and his anti-gun appointments to key positions portend a hard road ahead for the Second Amendment, once the Democrats finish socializing the rest of American Society.
Look for a high profile shooting spree in the near future to boost the Left’s argument for more gun control. (See my posts under the Category: “Conspiracy Theories.”)
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, “ Thomas Jefferson.
“Nothing in politics happens by chance,” (paraphrase) FDR.
Def Mech