Text of H.R. 6257: Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008

[sisu]

If you have not looked at the details of this bill... you should It looks like a ban on any weapon that is not specifically "allowed"

The Attorney General apparently has the ability to declare guns "non sporting".

Which means they could be intending to redefine the 2nd Amendment for "sporting purposes only".

They've completely turned things around. Instead of "banning"  specific weapons, all are assumed banned unless listed.

From what I've read in the pages of this bill the assault on Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Miss hunter, gun collector, fire arms enthusiast has started. The Democrats see light between the sheets and are going for the gold. This bill if allowed to pass will be the beginning of the end for gun ownership as I can remember.


And here is the link.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-6257

[Ray]

sisu,

Yes I was aware of this bill. Everyone keeps telling me I am paranoid     Obama and the politicians are not after our guns.

[actionshooter]

We are in for some big time trouble the next 4 years. They haven't even taken over yet. 

[runamuk]

Sisu that isn't the only one, there are 4 versions of this bill sitting in committees waiting.  I read all of them and the backup foot in the door bill that is more likely to pass.

I think I posted the bills and numbers in another thread I will see if I can find it.

[runamuk]

Here they are there are 5 .....they seem to have all their ducks in a row......my guess is the gun show bill will be the first to pass. 

1 . Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)[H.R.1022.IH]

2 . Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)[H.R.256.IH]

3 . Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Introduced in House)[H.R.6257.IH]

4 . Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2008 (Introduced in House)[H.R.4818.IH]

5 . Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate)[S.2237.IS] 

related bills Gun show background check act S.2577

[sisu]

All I can say right now is we are F*^%ed.

[actionshooter]

I have been following gun rights issues since I got out of school almost 20 years ago. I have been a volunteer for NRA and the Friends/NRA, I have worked for 2 dealers part time, I was a VP at the local gun club and been very active in shooting competition.
 I am not an expert by any means, but I've been around a bit.

Gun owners need to wake up........... We are about to get our asses kicked big time.

[Ray]

Most people will pay attention after it is too late. It will be a repeat of England. The marches will happen after the people have lost. That's my prediction. I watch complacent gun owners all the time. A lot of them are not very engaged in protecting their rights.

[Ray]

Here is my letter which I sent through the NRA at Site http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/?lvl=C

Dear Mr. Inslee,

As one of your voting constituents, I am writing to you to express my
disgust in a proposed House Bill. The Bill I am referring to is HR 6257.

It has been proven that violent criminals will never care about what laws
are written, and that restricting the rights of good citizens has no
effect on violent crime. Washington DC and New York are perfect examples,
with some of the highest crime and most restrictive gun laws in the nation.

As a voter, law abiding gun owner, shooter, firearms collector, hunter,
outdoorsman, and former serviceman, I find it necessary to contact my
representatives and remind you to represent your constituents as opposed
to treating them as your servent.

HR 6257 is a horrible, treasonous bill that would, among other things,
criminalize manufacture and sale of practically all semi-automatic
firearms, for no good reason and in direct opposition of our US
Constitution. I need your help in defending our Constitution from its
domestic enemies. I need you to vote against HR 6257 in any form. I also
ask that you speak against any such laws at the first opportunity, and use
your influence to prevent further introduction of the same in the House
when possible.

I personally will not stand for any elected official who tells me that
they are rational for regulating excessively against law abiding citizens
on gun ownership and sales in order to fight crime. The criminals are not
obeying the laws we have now. Therefore we don't need to make more laws we
need to start arresting and prosecuting the criminals in America. I will
vote 100% based upon my Constitutional Rights and that includes the 2nd
Amendment in the Bill of Rights.

Please continue to support law-abiding citizens, and our Constitution by
letting any co-sponsors know that the American people want crime control
and not more restrictive gun control as presented in HR 6257.

The 2nd Amendment of our Constitution is very clear, "…The right of the
people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this letter and thank you
for your service to our country and the State of Washington. As this is a
very actively discussed subject on the internet, be prepared to receive
other phone calls and letters, as I am one of many of your constituents
that feel the same about this type of outlandish proposed bill.

I look forward to your personal response.


Sincerely,

[croix]

Here is my letter which I sent through the NRA at Site http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/?lvl=C

Ray,
You are well informed and well spoken (and I don't think your TOO paranoid  ), so I hope you don't mind that I copied your letter virtually word-for-word and sent my own email to Mr. Inslee.

The way I read it, I don't think that HR 6257 is a ban on all weapons not specifically allowed, but I absolutely oppose ANY form of restriction which will provide a "foot in the door". Congress will continue to chip away at our rights until they have complete control if we don't do something.  I found the links in this thread to be very informative and useful.

I was told a long time ago - "If you tell me there is a problem and you do something about it; then that is useful to me. If you come to me bitching that there is a problem but do nothing about it; then... you're just a bitch."

Contacting my representative is a pretty small effort, but it's better than being a bitch.

[actionshooter]

Very well said Ray.   Mine usually say "I don't like it and I vote" 

[Bofire]

Thanks for the list Runamuk,
I just got done writing Cantwell and Murray.

In Canada I read that less than 30% of the estimated number of guns owned were actually registered in the time limit given.
Don't sound like they like it much either.

The election was all about Bush and republicans, that slime bag Obama never said a damn word about what "change" he wanted. I think he picked Biden and Clinton(Sect. of State) to protect him self, kinda like insurance, if he dies it just gets worse!!!!!
Carl

[Big10gauge]

Just did mine thru,

http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/

I think everyone on this forum should and post afterwards. Might get a few off their azzes and make a difference.  Can this be a sticky?

[TONTO]

I finnaly got around to reading the original link to the proposed bill.Seems they have missed a few on the allowed list,under slide action shotguns I noticed there are no Benellis listed,so would that make my super nova illegal if this passed? So a simple oversight in compiling this list could make me a criminal,yes I would be a criminal,there is no way in hell I'ld be handing it over.

[Stalker]

Below is some contact info for our various state representatives and below that a link to get you to the home page for  the U.S. Senate where you can email Sen. Maria Cantwell & Sen. Patty Murray.  As stated earlier in this forum we need to get unified and let our voices be heard or we will get our collective AZZs kicked.
 
Washington
Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) 360-902-4111
State Legislature Links
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) Fax: 202-228-0514
Sen. Patty Murray (D) Fax: 202-224-0238
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-1) Fax: 202-226-1606
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-2) Fax: 202-225-4420
Rep. Brian Baird (D-3) Fax: 202-225-3478
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-4) Fax: 202-225-3251
Rep. Cathy McMorris (R-5) Fax: 202-225-3392
Rep. Norman Dicks (D-6) Fax: 202-226-1176
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-7) Fax: 202-225-6197
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8) Fax: 202-225-4282
Rep. Adam Smith (D-9) Fax: 202-225-5893

http://www.senate.gov/

Another site to get active on is http://www.righttokeepandbeararms.com/; under the Patrick Henry forums you will find below link where they are trying to coordinate national rallies.
http://www.righttokeepandbeararms.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7