From firearms-alert-owner Mon Jan 16 14:54:35 1995 Received: (chan@localhost) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.9/8.6.5) id OAA09151 for firearms-alert-outgoing; Mon, 16 Jan 1995 14:36:45 -0800 Received: (chan@localhost) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.9/8.6.5) id OAA09134 for firearms-alert; Mon, 16 Jan 1995 14:36:42 -0800 Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 14:36:42 -0800 From: Jeff Chan Message-Id: <199501162236.OAA09134@jobe.shell.portal.com> To: firearms-alert Subject: GOA: Support HR 464, Bartlett's ban repeal Sender: firearms-alert-owner@shell.portal.com Precedence: bulk Status: RO [Brad, please include firearms-alert in the distribution of *any* alert from Larry Pratt. His alerts are excellent. Note: Chapman's HR 125 is being supported by other pro-rights people. -- Jeff C.] __ >Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 21:02:31 -0600 (CST) >From: Brad Alpert >To: roc@xmission.com >Subject: Just in from GOA > >Mr. Pratt just uploaded this alert to my node of the Paul Revere >Network. Please crosspost widely. > > ---------------------------------------- > >>From : LARRY PRATT Number : 1534 of 1534 >To : ALL Date : 01/14/95 8:52pm >Subject : Support Gun Ban Repeal! Reference : NONE >Read : [N/A] Private : NO >Conf : 001 - PR_NET > > Repeal the Assault Weapons Ban! > Calls needed to support Bartlett - Stockman bill > > by > > Gun Owners of America > > > (January 14, 1995) -- This week, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) >and Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) introduced H.R. 464 -- a bill to >repeal the gun control provisions in the Crime Bill. > > It is imperative that you call your Congressman and ask them to >cosponsor this bill! > > It is also important that you ask your Congressman to not >cosponsor an alternative bill introduced by Rep. Jim Chapman >(D-TX). His bill would also repeal the gun control provisions, >but it is important that the Bartlett/Stockman bill get as many >cosponsors as possible so that their bill is the one that Congress >considers. > > Here's why: Rep. Chapman is not a gun rights supporter! He is >a gun control advocate who received a D rating from GOA before >the election. But he is from Texas, so this bill might be a way >for him to appease pro-gun voters in his district. Consider >Chapman's voting record: > > * Rep. Chapman voted for the Crime Bill on August 21, 1994. In >other words, Chapman actually voted to help pass the assault >weapons ban! > > * On May 5, 1994, Rep. Chapman voted for the "rule" to bring >the assault weapons ban to the House floor for debate. He might >claim that Democrats like himself typically support these "rule" >votes. But the truth is that real pro-gun Democrats will vote >against these rule votes if it means killing an anti-gun bill. >Pro-gun Democrats like Rep. Harold Volkmer (MO) and Rep. Pete >Geren (TX) are just two examples. Last May 5, Democrats like >Volkmer and Geren put principle ahead of their Party and voted >against the rule. That is, they voted against bringing the >assault weapons ban to the House floor for a vote. > > * Rep. Chapman voted for the Brady bill on November 10, 1993. >Also on that same day, he voted against a preemption amendment >that would have struck down state waiting periods and licensing >laws that were stricter than the Brady bill. > > We could go on and on. But here's the point: Rep. Chapman is >not the one to take the lead on repealing the ban. When it >comes time for negotiations, we need people like Reps. Bartlett >and Stockman -- people who are principled; people who have >already shown themselves to be pro-gun stalwarts; people who >will tell the leadership, "We will not compromise!" > > Remember, during the fight to pass the McClure-Volkmer bill, >Sen. McClure came under tremendous pressure to compromise. As >the lead sponsor, he was the one who would negotiate over >specific provisions in the bill. McClure was pro-gun and yet >there were times when he should have remained tougher and stood >his ground. > > Can we count on Rep. Chapman to stand his ground when the >offers to compromise begin? Chapman is a Democrat -- can we >count on him to put President Clinton on the spot? > > HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: > > * Call your Representative (202-225-3121) and ask him to >cosponsor H.R. 464 -- the Bartlett/Stockman bill. Ask him NOT >to cosponsor the Chapman bill, H.R. 125. Use Chapman's votes >listed above if you need to. But let your Congressman know that >Chapman has not been with us in the past. Rep. Bartlett has >already shown he's with us -- he's an A rated Congressman. And >the A rated freshman, Rep. Stockman, has already shown himself >to be one of the most uncompromising fighters in the House. > > This alert was posted by Gun Owners of America, 8001 Forbes >Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151, (703)321-8585, >fax: (703)321-8408. We still are not set up to respond to e-mail. > >PAUL REVERE NETWORK/CENTRAL (816) 597-3950