From: Bill Vance Subject: CNN poll on AWB renewal (fwd) Date: 11 May 2004 02:17:42 -0700 (PDT) ---------- begin forwarded message from hes@unity.ncsu.edu ---------- http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/05/09/gun.control.rally.ap/index.html Right now (1:15pm ET) the renewal is winning by 146,246 (78%) to 40,388 votes (22%). -- --henry schaffer ---------- end forwarded message from hes@unity.ncsu.edu ---------- -- ******************************************************************************** * * RKBA! * Blessings on thee, oh Israel!!! * 4-19! * * ******************************************************************************** An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured by | All Matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by Colt; | --Max Planck | weapon, sell his hand = Freedom | Dial | In the beginning was the | garment, and buy a on every side!! | 1-1911-A1 | Word. --The Holy Bible | sword. --Jesus Christ ******************************************************************************** Constitutional Government is dead! LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!! ******************************************************************************** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Vance Subject: gun poll (fwd) Date: 21 May 2004 23:26:26 -0700 (PDT) At the moment, its two to one against us. Bill ---------- begin forwarded message from Swftl@aol.com ---------- >> Yeah, it=EDs unscientific, and yeah, conservatives/libertarians don=ED= t really=20 >> hang out at the CNN website, but gun owners are getting their butts ki= cked=20 >> currently on the question: Should the federal ban on assault weapons b= e:=A0=20 >> lifted/extended >> =A0 >=20 > >> http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/05/09/gun.control.rally.ap/index.ht= ml ---------- end forwarded message from Swftl@aol.com ---------- -- *************************************************************************= ******* * * =20 RKBA! * Blessings on thee, oh Israel!!! * 4-1= 9! * * =20 *************************************************************************= ******* An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured by | All Matter is vibration. | Let he who hath= no weapon in every | by Colt; | --Max Planck | weapon, sell hi= s hand =3D Freedom | Dial | In the beginning was the | garment, and = buy a on every side!! | 1-911-A1 | Word. --The Holy Bible | sword. --Jesus = Christ *************************************************************************= ******* Constitutional Government is dead! LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!= ! *************************************************************************= ******* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Vance Subject: SRA - Renewing The Assault Weapons Ban Ill-Conceived ! (fwd) Date: 29 May 2004 14:50:45 -0700 (PDT) ---------- begin forwarded message from Brad3000 ---------- FYI - This is just too great... the author has got his facts straight for a change - Well written! Unraveling strange logic Renewing the assault weapons ban ill-conceived By Steve Chapman, May 27, 2004 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/printedition/chi-0405270288may27,1,94269.column An organization called the Million Mom March held a rally in Washington on Mother's Day to urge a renewal of the 1994 assault weapons ban. If you must know, the turnout was about 997,500 short. But the advocates are not easily discouraged. Afterward, they launched a vehicle called the Big Pink Rig on a "Halt the Assault Tour." The bus will crisscross the nation between now and September, when the ban is scheduled to expire. The 1994 law was a monument to President Bill Clinton's distinctive political genius--which generally involved tiny symbolic changes that pleased particular constituencies without actually having much effect. It prohibited the manu- facture, sale or import of 19 different firearms, along with magazines holding more than 10 rounds. All the rhetoric behind the bill gave the impression we were outlawing military machine guns, an impression fed by refer- ences to the need to get AK-47s off the streets. But machine guns were effectively banned long ago, and the 1994 law didn't affect them. The guns used by the Red Army and assorted guerrillas around the world are indeed automatic weapons, firing up to 100 rounds a minute with a single squeeze of the trigger. But the so-called AK-47s allowed before the ban were semi- automatics, which fire only once each time the trigger is pulled. They are to authentic military weapons what a beer- league softball player is to Barry Bonds. Semiautomatic pistols, shotguns and rifles are commonplace firearms in this country, and almost all of them remain legal. They were not targeted even though they are functionally iden- tical to the "assault weapons" that were forbidden. The latter firearms were banned not because they fire faster or do more damage than other guns, but because they look scary. The Million Mom March charges that these weapons are "far more powerful than conventional guns" and "able to pierce body armor." But as Don Kates, co-author of "Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control," points out, "All rifle rounds [except mere .22s] will pierce body armor." The features that flagged these guns as intolerable, such as bayonet mounts and folding stocks, are features that have nothing to do with their killing power. The ban is the moral equivalent of banning red cars because they look too fast. Some gun-control supporters acknowledge as much. Tom Diaz, a senior analyst for the Violence Policy Center, said earlier this year, "If the existing assault weapons ban expires, I pers- onally do not believe it will make one whit of difference in terms of our objective, which is reducing death and injury and getting a particularly lethal class of firearms off the streets." The VPC now says a broader ban is needed. Why? Because "gunmakers have easily evaded the law by making slight, cosmetic changes to banned guns and cont- inued their sale unimpeded." But if you ban red cars and automakers increase their output of maroon ones, that's not evading the law--that's complying with the law. Firearms manufacturers have eliminated the features that made their weapons unacceptable, and now the critics comp- lain that the weapons are still unacceptable. So why did they worry about those features to begin with? And why expand the ban to get rid of these "copycat" guns while allowing other semiautomatics that perform identically? The VPC claims that one out of five police officers killed in the line of duty in recent years was shot with an assault weapon. But this includes assault weapons that were not banned by the 1994 law, which suggests a conveniently elastic definition. The organization concludes that the persistence of these guns in police shootings proves the need for a more extensive law. In reality, it suggests that no ban will matter much. Why? Because gun companies will offer new guns that are not covered by the ban. Because hundreds of thousands of assault weapons sold before 1994 remain in legal circulation. Because Americans own lots of other firearms--some 260 million rifles, handguns and shotguns--that will serve as perfectly adequate substitutes for any criminal with mayhem on his mind. And because the volume and type of guns in our society don't dictate the level of crime: Homicides have been dropping since 1991. But simple realities like these are lost on groups like the Million Mom March and the Violence Policy Center. For every failure of gun control, they have a solution: More of it. The idea of being able to hold a manufacturer of a product, legally liable for any after sale illegal misuse, is like suing Boeing for the World Trade attacks! Now Reality Sept/03 Brad. Any other views expressed herein, are my own, not bought or sponsored in any shape or form, by or for any organization, currently existing or not. It should be noted: the URL posted is very likely to suddenly expire & if the reader wants to read the full article, they should should visit the copyright holders listed site very promptly. 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LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!! ******************************************************************************** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Vance Subject: [ALERT] Make 'God Bless America' our National Hymn (fwd) Date: 31 May 2004 04:08:52 -0700 (PDT) ---------- begin forwarded message from ConservativeAlerts.com ---------- This CONSERVATIVE ALERT is a special message from RightMarch.com for William Vance: ALERT: We thought this would be a good Alert to send our members on Memorial Day. Over two years ago, following the attacks of 9-11, some lawmakers had a great idea. They wanted to recognize the song that took on new meaning after those terrorist attacks. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) introduced bills in Congress that would make "God Bless America" the "national hymn". The bills, if passed, would add the now-famous patriotic tune to the list of national melodies. According to TheHill.com, Green said he first introduced the measure "after 9-11, when members of Congress spontaneously sang" the anthem, adding that he was also spurred on by petitions with 60,000 signatures in support of the legislation. (Over 10,000 messages were sent directly to their legislators by our members in support of these bills!) "This is really something that resonates so strongly across America," Brownback said in 2002 when he introduced S. 3125. "It is something that we accept and it just really connects with the American people." This patriotic masterpiece was written by Irving Berlin, a man whose background as an immigrant to our shores gave him a keen understanding and appreciation of our nation and how important it is. This song has provided for all of us a means to express our own love and feelings. It's why we have sung it so many times over the past three years since those terrible events of September 11th, and why we will continue to sing it for the years to come. It captures the feelings every citizen shares -- of love, of pride, of patriotism, of sacrifice, and of freedom. The power of this song to uplift and comfort us, particularly in the dark days after 9-11, reminds us of the strength of words to inspire. For that reason, the time has come to give this song its long overdue recognition. TAKE ACTION: When Sen. Brownback introduced his bill, he got seven co-sponsors in the Senate... and the bill died in committee. When Rep. Green first introduced his bill, he got 29 co-sponsors in the House... and the bill died in committee. Rep. Green has introduced his bill again (H.R. 99)... and he's gotten ZERO co-sponsors. ZERO legislators willing to step up and put their names on a bill to honor a song that means so much to so many. Now the bill is stuck in committee. Let's change that. Go to our site below to urge your Representative to become a co-sponsor of H.R. 99, making "God Bless America" our "national hymn": http://www.rightmarch.com/053104.htm AOL CLICK HERE NOTE: Incidentally, enacting "God Bless America" as the "national hymn" would NOT unseat "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem! So be sure to forward this email to everyone you know that wants to see this powerful song of our nation's heritage become our national hymn. Thank you! Want to help out with a donation to RightMarch.com? https://secure.cartlight.com/merchant/rightmarch/?afid=alerts Was this message forwarded to you by a friend? You can sign up for our Conservative Alerts for FREE! Go here: http://www.ConservativeAlerts.com/ 4850 Golden Pkwy., Ste. B #325, Buford GA 30518-1712 ---------- end forwarded message from ConservativeAlerts.com ---------- -- ******************************************************************************** * * RKBA! * Blessings on thee, oh Israel!!! * 4-19! * * ******************************************************************************** An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured by | All Matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by Colt; | --Max Planck | weapon, sell his hand = Freedom | Dial | In the beginning was the | garment, and buy a on every side!! | 1-911-A1 | Word. --The Holy Bible | sword. --Jesus Christ ******************************************************************************** Constitutional Government is dead! LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!! ******************************************************************************** -