--- On Sat, 1/24/09, Judith Hunt wrote: > From: Judith Hunt > Subject: Fw: please pass on another right being taken away and this one may effect you. > To: ghettomedic15@yahoo.com > Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 5:30 PM > --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Debyoneill@aol.com > wrote: > > From: Debyoneill@aol.com > Subject: please pass on another right being taken away and > this one may effect you. > To: Debyoneill@aol.com > Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 9:02 AM > > > > > > > > > > > This is dangerous and something to think seriously > about!!! it a time in the wonderful > USA to stand up and be counted you may not agree with > this new bill but you're > sitting back and watching your rights being taken away > one Bill at a > time. STAND UP BE COUNTED or don't complain when > the government and the > people that you elected to represent you take your rights > > away. > > > > > > > > > > > > HR 45, Blair Holt Licensing and Record Act > > > This is provided as information that should alarm most > of you. The air has not yet stilled from the peaceful > change of power in > this country and already the Democrats have marshaled the > anti-gun forces to > license and fingerprint you into a National Database of > gun owners. Note that > there is no National Database of Convicted Felons and > those who have lost > their citizen's rights to gun ownership, but there > will be one that seeks to > make you either a dupe or a felon if this law is passed. > I request and suggest that you contact your > elected representatives to voice your opposition to this > bill to abridge your > Rights. Note that the original author of this bill is > Rahm > Emanuel. > > > > Subject: Are you ready for this?? > > > Are you ready for the House Bill titled 'HR 45, Blair > > Holt Licensing and Record Act of 2009'. It will make > it illegal to own a > firearm unless it is registered with the database in > Washington D.C. As a gun > owner you will have to be finger printed, you will be > required to provide your > DL#, SS#, you must maintain a valid address at all times, > submit to mental and > physical health records being put on file, you will also > be required to file > any address changes and any ownership changes even if a > private sale. > Each update will cost $25 and if you fail to comply you > will lose your right > to own firearms. This bill and its language mirror almost > completely one > defeated last year in the House of Representatives by > soon to be Chief of > Staff Rahm Emanuel. Will we the citizenry be as lucky > this time? > > Pass this on to everyone who believes in strict > Constitutionalism and remember that laws only apply to > those who obey them. > Criminals by definition and nature do not abide by laws. > New laws and > restrictions only apply to the law abiding citizen and > are not written with > the criminal in mind. With guns, it is not about having > laws on the books to > prosecute individuals, it is about taking guns away from > the people so that no > one has them in the first place. One last item to note, > when assuming power > and creating a Fascist state, Hitler was a proponent of > strong gun laws > because a disarmed populace was much easier to control > than an armed one. The > kings of old also outlawed weapons of any kind in any > region that they > conquered to quell the ability of the citizens to up rise > against > them. > > The Founding Fathers of this nation understood all of > the above and because of this they included the second > amendment in the > constitution. In fact, they knew that at some point in > every society's life > span that the need for the population to arise came > about. To this end they > made the right to keep and bear arms against a tyrannical > state an absolute > right that could not be revoked. They did this because > the first thing tyrants > and despots do is to remove a population's right to > defend themselves. When > this is done, the tyrants have no problem with the > destruction of society as > we know it. > > Send this on to all true patriots! Protect your Second > Amendment! > > > > The following is a summary of the bill as provided by the > Congressional > Research Service. If you read the whole bill, you'll > find it will > effectively preclude the ownership of ANY firearms by > law-abiding people > unless licensed by the Attorney General. How long do you > think THAT would > take?? > > Congressional Research Service SummaryThe following > summary was > written by the Congressional Research Service, a > well-respected nonpartisan > arm of the Library of Congress. GovTrack did not write > and has no control over > these summaries. > > > > 1/6/2009--Introduced. > Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of > Sale Act of 2009 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence > Prevention Act to > prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that > person has been issued > a firearm license under this Act or a state system > certified under this Act > and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. > Prescribes license > application, issuance, and renewal requirements. > Prohibits transferring or receiving a > qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid > firearms license, the > license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking > authorization number. > Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping > requirements. > Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a > federal record of > sale system. > Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any > person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is > processed through a > licensed dealer in accordance with national instant > criminal background check > system requirements, with exceptions; (2) a licensed > manufacturer or dealer > from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping > requirements of this > Act; (3) failing to report the loss or theft of the > firearm to the Attorney > General within 72 hours; (4) failing to report to the > Attorney General an > address change within 60 days; or (5) keeping a loaded > firearm, or an unloaded > firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or > recklessly disregarding > the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a > child uses the > firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury. > Prescribes criminal penalties for violations > of firearms provisions covered by this Act. > Directs the Attorney General to: (1) > establish and maintain a firearm injury information > clearinghouse; (2) conduct > continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related > deaths and injuries; > and (3) collect and maintain current production and sales > figures of each > licensed manufacturer. > Authorizes the Attorney General to certify > state firearm licensing or record of sale systems. > > > > > From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, > stay up-to-date with the latest news. 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