[Richard-SIA]

Probably not my best post of all time, but the final vote can come at any time now. This is what I rushed to my good (R) senator a few minuted ago.

We REALLY need to jam the lines for the next two days in support of a clean, amendment free passage of this bill.

[NRA2BFree]

My Senators are definitely going to be hearing from me again! I've got one RAT and one RINO and they both have very poor ratings from GOA.

[longtermmemmory]

bump

[Richard-SIA]

Addendum!

I forgot one of my main points, staying up too late.

We will probably get "HAD" if the senate is allowed to decide this bill via a "voice vote".

When contacting your senator please INSIST that ALL votes on this bill MUST be recorded!

It is an election year, many of those voting on this bill would like to hide their true record if possible so that they can tell voters from both sides of the issue what they want to hear.

At this time the bill has a status very similar to the McClure-Volkmer "Firearm Owners Protection Act" of 1986.
MV-86 was a "must pass" bill, ATF had been caught murdering citizens in their beds, it was unsafe to travel through several states with firearms in any manner, L.E. entrapment of gun owners was common, etc.
The abuse got so bad that congress finally decided to "do something" about it via MV-86.
The last minute addition of an amendment adding section 922.(o), via "voice vote" has been the source of bitter contention to this day.

Initially 922.(o) affected "only" NFA firearms enthusiast, but it also eventually became the inspiration for the Klinton gun bans of 1994.

We must prevent a similar manipulation of congress being repeated with S. 1805.

[armyboy]

Even though I'm deployed in Iraq, i'm keeping a close eye on this issure and plan on contacting my Senators and let them know my opinion.
let's pray that S. 1805 is passed as a CLEAN bill

[Don Joe]

A couple attempt to make Law Enforcement officers into Super Citizens, granting them extraordinary rights and privileges that are not available to the common citizen. Such nonsense is not acceptable!

What? Are you suggesting that government employess do not deserve to be rewareded with Super Citizen status? We must honor our masters. Such talk like yours can come to no good, no good at all. I suggest you apologize, and acknowledge that you've seen the error of your ways. Our masters know best, and it is our place to humbly trust, obey, and honor them, in any way that they see fit.

Besides, it's not like there'll be a small number of such Super Citizens. At the rate the federal gov't is arming its various clerks and functionaries, it won't be long before the unarmed gov't employee is the rarity. So relax, there will be lots of Super Citizens to protect us from ourselves. The future is bright -- for the trusting, and obedient.

Don't make waves.

This message has been brough to you by the Orwell Fund Office of Public Awareness.

[Joe Brower]

[aomagrat]

Look for a mass shooting today to pump up support for more gun control. It happens everytime a gun bill comes up for a vote.

[looscnnn]

"The second is to cause a massive back-lash among conservatives and gun owners against president Bush, the republican party, NRA, and even our very republic."

Well then I guess the answer is that Bush, the GOP and the NRA all do the right thing. If they don't, it won't be just the liberals to blame or punish.

[Shooter 2.5]

The Gun Mfrs Liability Protection Act should pass as a clean Bill with the amendments removed. Please call your Senators with special attention to Majority Leader Frist.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[Euro-American Scum]

If this bill is derailed, or passed after being subjected to unbearable amendments, the result will be a massive defection of conservatives from the republican party! Few will vote liberal, but MANY would view that result as proof that both parties are run by "republicrats" and stay home on election day.

Bush either doesn't get this, or he doesn't care. There's no way he cannot know what fury this will strike in the hearts of gun owners if the AWB renewal is attached to this bill. He just figures the base has nowhere to go.

His father made the same mistake in 1992. Only this time there is no Ross Perot to give vent to the frustration of the base.

We'll see how it turns out.

[kimber]

You have no argument from me. Well said!

[alaskanfan]

Anybody know where to find fax numbers for the Senators.

[goldstategop]

S. 1805 will never be a "clean" bill. The Democrats voted for cloture precisely cause they knew it would never be acceptable to the House once all the anti-gun amendments were voted in. Their gamble paid off.