THE BARBARIANS HAVE TAKEN THE HILL

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NOW IT STARTS!!!

THE BARBARIANS HAVE TAKEN THE HILL

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert

8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151

Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408

http://www.gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The Brady Bunch is already licking their collective lips in

anticipation of the new Congress being seated. Visit the Brady

Campaign's website and you will see talk of a "momentum

shift" in our

nation's capital that will "make it hard for the gun lobby to weaken

gun laws and creates opportunities for passage of common sense [sic]

gun proposals."

Indeed, the attack has already begun.

BRADY BUNCH ATTACKING GOA

Earlier this month, the Brady Campaign asked the Federal Election

Commission to investigate GOA's practice of posting its candidate

ratings on the Internet. Millions of gun owners rely on these

ratings, and that is something the Brady Bunch would like to halt.

In 2002, the Bradys rejoiced when Congress passed the Incumbent

Protect Act, stating that "now the gun lobby's stranglehold on

Congress will be broken." Indeed, they want to make it illegal for

GOA to tell gun owners what their legislators are actually doing.

But it should not surprise anyone that a group which doesn't

understand the Second Amendment does not understand First Amendment

freedoms as well.

Realize that we are going to need your help more than ever in 2007.

Because of this recent Brady assault, we could be looking at a very

costly court battle that could eventually go all the way to the

Supreme Court.

Gun Owners is not going to back down, however, from the Brady

Campaign's intimidation tactics. We realize that these candidate

ratings are extremely important, for they force your legislators to

stay in the light.

But the Brady Bunch wants to keep you in the dark! They don't want

you to know the truth. The more they can hide what anti-gun

legislators are doing, the greater their ability to take away your

guns.

Oh sure, they say they just want to take guns out of the "wrong

hands." Yeah right. If that were true, then why don't they support

legislation to repeal the DC gun ban?

The answer is obvious, they support the DC gun ban, and they want to

export it to the rest of the country. Do you remember them joining

with us to work for the DC gun ban's repeal? Of course not! Do you

remember seeing them on our amicus brief to strike down the recent

San Francisco handgun ban? No way! They support gun bans, despite

all their claims for only supporting "common sense" gun

restrictions.

For them, "common sense" gun control means that only the police and

the military have free access to guns... just like in England.

GOA SUPPORTING BILL TO REPEAL NATIONAL PARKS GUN BAN

Well, GOA is going to stand in their way, even if it means that we

have to fight a lone battle for gun owners, as we did earlier this

year when we were the ONLY gun group in Washington opposing the

McCarthy gun grab.

Even now, there is still work to be done. GOA helped Sen. George

Allen (R-VA) draft legislation to repeal the gun ban in national

parks. (Two other Virginia groups -- Virginia Gun Owners and VCDL --

did a lot of heavy lifting on this issue as well.) There is little time

left for this legislation to pass, so gun owners should call Senate

Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) at 202-224-3344 (or fax him at

202-228-1264) and ask him to fast track the Allen bill (S. 4057).

BIG THREAT POSED BY DEMOCRAT ANTI-GUN CONGRESS

But the real challenge to our gun rights is that we will have to

spend a good bit of the next two years fighting defensive battles, as

we will see the following types of legislation:

* Bans on ammunition

* Expansion of the Brady data base to include the names of countless,

law-abiding gun owners

* A re-authorization of the semi-auto gun ban (a ban which President

Bush is on record as supporting!)

* A prohibition on gun shows

* A gun ban that will prohibit any handgun from being sold which can

not be "personalized" -- thus preventing loved ones from using a

spouse's firearm in an emergency.

All of these ideas were introduced by Democrat congressmen this past

year. With their new majority, you can expect these bills -- and

others -- to start moving quickly.

STOPPING BRADY EXPANSION JUST GOT MUCH TOUGHER

Because of your efforts, GOA was able to single-handedly kill the

Brady expansion this year. The bill was introduced by Rep. Carolyn

McCarthy (D-NY) and was expected to pass easily. It was considered

to be "non-controversial" because pro-gun lobbyists in Washington

were telling legislators they could vote for the bill.

But congressmen didn't hear that from Gun Owners. You can read the

details in our upcoming newsletter, to find out just how we fought

the lone battle to kill this pernicious piece of legislation.

The December issue of The Gun Owners will encourage those of you who

are already receiving our newsletter. However, you should realize

that the attacks on our gun rights are about to escalate, as a result

of the new Congress that was just elected.

With only GOA opposing this insidious gun grab, it is going to be a

lot harder to stop in the new Congress.

GOA NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!

As you can see, GOA is going to need a huge war chest over the next

two years, if we are going to stay in the fight and protect your

Second Amendment rights -- as well as GOA's ability to keep you and

the public informed.

The FEC court battle alone could cost thousands upon thousands of

dollars. In real terms, we could be fighting battles at every level

of the federal government -- in the legislative, judicial and

executive branches. (Don't think for a moment that President Bush --

who is himself a supporter of the semi-auto gun ban -- is going to

lift a finger to help us.)

We look forward to the fight, but we can't fight these battles

without YOU. Our members are our strength. It is because of you

that one legislative office told us this year: "Oh s--t! We got a

lot of postcards and e-mails from GOA members."

That answer right there explains why the McCarthy gun grab is dead

for the year! It is because of your hard work.

So will you continue to stand with us?

Please say that you will by going to

http://www.gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm and signing up or renewing

your membership. A $20 membership with Gun Owners of America is the

best bargain in town. For a mere nickel a day, you will be helping

to preserve your gun rights for future generations.

Or maybe you've been with us for a while and you want to make the

ultimate contribution to the organization that is standing firm on

the front lines. Would you consider becoming a Life Member of Gun

Owners?

In addition to getting our newsletter, The Gun Owners, special

reports, legislative action updates and all the other regular

benefits of membership, Life Members will also receive a certificate

-- suitable for framing -- identifying you as a GOA Life Member, a

unique lapel pin, and a wallet card that only Life Members and Senior

Staff at GOA are allowed to carry.

Maybe you've never received our informative newsletters and

legislative alerts (with postcards). If that's the case, you can

start receiving those right away by signing up today with a $20

contribution -- or more, if you can afford it.

Your contribution will NOT be wasted.

Senator David Vitter of Louisiana has said that: "Gun Owners of

America is one of the most effective and important political

organizations in this country.... [They] can mobilize gun owners from

all across America, uniting them into a single powerful voice that

politicians in Washington dare not ignore."

We've been fighting for your rights, without compromise, for more

than 30 years!

But we need you now more than ever. We need you to say that you will

stand with us and work together to protect the rights that have

helped keep our nation free for so long.

Thank you in advance for your support!