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Second Amendment Restoration Act introduced!
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Posted on 01/19/2003 8:38:00 PM PST by Richard-SIA
Ron Paul in the US House of Representatives, January 9, 2003
Mr. Speaker, I rise to restore the right the founding fathers saw as the guarantee of every other right by introducing the Second Amendment Protection Act. This to keep and bear arms by repealing unconstitutional laws that allow power-hungry federal bureaucrats to restrict the rights of law-abiding gun owners. Specifically, my legislation repeals the five-day waiting period and the "instant" background check, which enables the federal government to compile a database of every gun owner in America. My legislation also repeals the misnamed ban on "semi-automatic" weapons, which bans entire class of firearms for no conceivable reason beside the desire of demagogic politicians to appear tough on crime. Finally, my bill amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 by deleting the "sporting purposes" test, which allows the Treasury Secretary to infringe on second amendment rights by classifying a firearm (handgun, rifle, shotgun) as a "destructive device" simply because the Secretary believes the gun to be "non-sporting."
Thomas Jefferson said "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; ...that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." Jefferson, and all of the Founders, would be horrified by the proliferation of unconstitutional legislation that prevents law-abiding Americans from exercising their right and duty to keep and bear arms. I hope my colleagues will join me in upholding the Founders' vision for a free society by cosponsoring the Second Amendment Restoration Act.
Dr. Ron Paul is a Republican member of Congress from Texas.
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To: DoughtyOne
BUMP
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:23:23 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Memetic Engineer in training.)
To: Richard-SIA
This bill would be a proper use of the Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the Constitution, as well as the Fourteenth Amendment.
The bogus term "States Rights" does not apply here. The Tenth Amendment says:
The powers [not rights] not granted to the United States by the Constitution, nor forbidden by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The Second Amendment says the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Citizens have rights; not governments, groups, or "society".
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:25:03 PM PST
by
Ken H
To: Travis McGee
Hopefully we will not need to sue for our rights using Rule 308. Such an action would require high-caliber counsel.
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:25:24 PM PST
by
ConservativeLawyer
(the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed)
To: Squantos
if ya have time write yer polidiots and congress critters and "demand" they support this bill.Already on it!
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:25:36 PM PST
by
Madcelt
(tis better to starve free, than live a fat slave!-Aesop)
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To: College Repub
No disagreements there about his foreign policy. My dream ticket, Tancredo for President and Paul for Vice President.
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:26:45 PM PST
by
Sparta
(Statism is a mental illness)
To: *Ron Paul List; LibertarianInExile
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:28:48 PM PST
by
Free the USA
(Stooge for the Rich)
To: Squantos
if ya have time write yer polidiots and congress critters and "demand" they support this bill. In my case, it won't do much good. BOTH my senators, unfortunately, have "D"s next to their names.
Thanks for the ping !
You're welcome!
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:29:57 PM PST
by
ConservativeLawyer
(the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed)
To: Holden Magroin
I never said it would be easy to move this bill ahead!
In fact, I know it will be damn hard.
But if a fully republican congress means anything it SHOULD be reasonably possible.
The soccer moms did not elect this republican congress, or pres. Bush, we did!
We will have to remind them of that fact.
If I do not see significant progress on restoring our RKBA in this session I guarantee I will not be busting my hump again to elect republicans in the next election.
Neither will a LOT of other people.
Gun owners are one of the largest and most involved "special interest groups" in America, estimated at about seventy million, and congress has felt the sting of crossing us before. Remember Klintons whining about what we did to his congress in 94?
We still have that power, despite traitor McPains incumbent protection act ("Campaign Finance Reform Act").
It will require us to become truly involved, to a level we have not been since the protest and rallies of '94. We must sieze the current opportunity to not only pass THIS bill, but several others that would restore our RKBA.
It can be done!
To: EricOKC
I don't think so.
If Gore would have won that would be correct. The anti-gun train is sputtering to a halt. It's up to us to work together and make sure it stops and starts to reverse. It hasn't reversed yet by any means and we need more votes in the Congress and the Senate. It could take a couple more elections. I doubt a Bill like this will get out of committee but the Assault Weapons Bill can't be ignored. If the present administration doesn't get behind sunsetting it, Bush could very well be a one term president.
To: Sparta
I'd be inclined to agree with you if I knew more about Tancredo's views other than on immigration. I need to review them better.
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:36:35 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
("No mistake about it my fellow Americans, I'm a Conservative, but...")
To: DoughtyOne
Tancredo votes virtually the same as Ron Paul except on foreign policy and of course immigration.
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:39:30 PM PST
by
Sparta
(Statism is a mental illness)
To: Richard-SIA
Ive seen estimates that 50% of American homes have at least ONE firearm in them, taking the figure of 260 million citizens, as opposed to subjects, 90 to 100 million gun owners might be closer.
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:40:02 PM PST
by
Sauce
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To: Sparta
Thanks.
To: EricOKC
Excellent tage line...
To: DoughtyOne
...er "tag" line...
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To: Shooter 2.5
If the present administration doesn't get behind sunsetting it, Bush could very well be a one term president. Since all they need to do to let it sunset is nothing, if it doesn't sunset that means Bush has betrayed us. I suppose it is possible (since Bush-1 did the same thing with his executive order banning imports), but I still have some hope for the current President. He seems to be a better man than his father. Of course, if he does sign a renewal, that means the republican congress has betrayed us as well (by introducing such legislation in the first place). Surely after what happened in 1992 and 1996 they can't be that stupid.
Hopefully, republicans have learned by now that they can't win federal elections without the support of gun owners.
To: EricOKC
Good taglines bear repeating. I'm saving it for use later also.
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