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Sen. Smith Announces Victory on Gun "Demil" Provision -- Gun owners gave Smith & Co. the upper hand in negotiations Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org (Friday, December 14, 2001) -- Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) today declared victory in his efforts to delete the anti-gun "demilitarization" provisions from the Defense Department authorization bill. Those provisions, contained in section 1062 of the Senate version (S. 1438), would have allowed the government to seize all military firearms in private hands for the purpose of demilitarizing them. "This is a great victory for gun owners, veterans, and those who care about the Constitution," said Smith. Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America, concurred: "The thousands upon thousands of dedicated grassroots activists provided the ammunition needed to kill the provision." Pratt also thanked Senator Smith for his tireless efforts, as well as other legislators who worked hard to see this provision removed -- Reps. Bob Stump (R-AZ), John Hostettler (R-IN) and others. The "demil" provision was originally contained in both the House and Senate versions of the DoD bill, but was struck from the House bill early in the legislative process as a result of opposition from pro-gun forces. GOA activists continued to lobby long and hard against the provision, asking the conference committee members to strike the "demil" language from the bill. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) made several attempts to keep the provision by offering compromise after compromise, but the loud outcry from grassroots activists strengthened the bargaining position of pro-gun legislators. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
