From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: CCRKBA, Barr Tell Holder: Back Off on Semi-Auto Ban Rhetoric Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 16:56:15 -0800 CCRKBA Alerts NEWS RELEASECCRKBA, BARR TELL HOLDER: BACK OFF ON SEMI-AUTO BAN RHETORIC BELLEVUE, WA Calling the ban on semiautomatic firearms a bad, and totally unnecessary, lapsed federal law, former Congressman Bob Barr is urging Attorney General Eric Holder to back away from a plan to renew that onerous idea, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is joining in the effort. While we opposed Holders nomination as Attorney General and Barr supported him, said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Barr in opposing the ridiculous notion that the ban be resurrected and made permanent. The ban on so-called assault weapons by Bill Clinton and the Democrats was a bad idea in 1994, he recalled, and it is an even worse idea today. We neednt remind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the mid-term election consequences of the 1994 ban. Barr was among dozens of pro-gun challengers swept into Congress by angry gun owners in November 1994. He served from 1995 until 2003. The former Congressman sent a letter to Holder on March 3 in which he explained that pushing for a renewal of the ban would be inconsistent in my view with the clear mandate you enjoy to restore integrity and confidence in the government of which you are an important part. He encouraged Holder to instead devote his energies to restoring the civil liberties of American citizens that have been eroded over the past several years. Many law-abiding gun owners voted for Barack Obama, Gottlieb added, taking his word that, as president, he would not come after their guns. Renewing the senseless ban on sport-utility firearms and original capacity magazines would betray the trust of those voters, and Holder should understand that. Were delighted that Bob Barr, who supported Holders nomination, has added his considerable influence to this debate, Gottlieb stated. With Barr squarely in the corner of American gun owners millions of whom own the kinds of firearms that would be affected by such a ban hopefully we will prevail and the Obama administration will find more useful endeavors. These Dogs Don't Hunt: The Democrats' War on Guns This book is a must read for every gun owner concerned about the election results. Buy now at a discount from www.amazon.com < Please e-mail, distribute, and circulate to friends and family > Copyright © 2009 Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, All Rights Reserved. Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms James Madison Building 12500 N.E. Tenth Place Bellevue, WA 98005 Voice: 425-454-4911 Toll Free: 800-426-4302 FAX: 425-451-3959 email: [email protected] To stop receiving these alerts, send an email to [email protected] with remove in the subject line. This email was sent to [email protected]. To ensure removal, please include this address in your reply. To ensure your alerts are delivered to your inbox (and not inadvertently diverted to a bulk or junk email folder by spam filters), be sure to add [email protected] to your email address book or contact list. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
