From firearms-alert-owner Tue Aug 2 04:46:32 1994 Received: from localhost (chan@localhost) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.4/8.6.4) id EAA16515 for firearms-alert-outgoing; Tue, 2 Aug 1994 04:44:31 -0700 Received: from nova.unix.portal.com (nova.unix.portal.com [156.151.1.101]) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.4/8.6.4) with ESMTP id EAA16506 for ; Tue, 2 Aug 1994 04:44:29 -0700 Received: from gatekeeper.nra.org (gatekeeper.NRA.Org [192.156.97.62]) by nova.unix.portal.com (8.6.7/8.6.4) with SMTP id EAA20208 for ; Tue, 2 Aug 1994 04:44:27 -0700 Received: by gatekeeper.nra.org (5.65/DEC-Ultrix/4.3) id AA00936; Tue, 2 Aug 1994 07:44:24 -0400 Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 07:44:24 -0400 Message-Id: <9408021144.AA00936@gatekeeper.nra.org> Reply-To: alerts@gatekeeper.nra.org Originator: rkba-alert@nra.org From: alerts@gatekeeper.nra.org (NRA Alerts) To: firearms-alert@shell.portal.com Subject: UPDATE: 'Crime Bill' X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Comment: NRA Alerts list Sender: firearms-alert-owner@shell.portal.com Precedence: bulk Status: RO August 1, 1994 NRA-ILA anticipates shortly having a complete copy of the 1200 page Crime Bill which was reported out of the Conference Committee last week, but the available draft copies show it to be big spending legislation which will do nothing to reduce crime in America. The gun ban portion appears to be nearly identical to the House passed HR 4296 EXCEPT that all record keeping requirements have been removed. Please see other postings for two editorials which discuss the other objectionable parts of this legislation. Members are urged to contact their Representatives and Senators and urge them to oppose this bill on the basis of the huge pork programs as well as the anti-gun/anti-freedom gun ban. This 30.2 billion dollar (pork filled) Crime Bill is expected to be voted on by the US House on Wednesday August 3, 1994. It is important that everyone contact their Representative and ask that they vote against the Rule. A vote on the Rule is a procedural vote. If the rule is NOT adopted the Crime Bill will probably be sent back to Conference for further negotiations. If the Rule is voted favorably then there will be a vote on the Conference version of the Crime Bill. Also request that your representative vote against the Crime Bill itself. Please call your two US Senators and ask that they support a filibuster against the Crime Bill as well as voting against the Crime Bill.