Washington, D.C. City Council Ignoring Supreme Court
Ruling
-- Discharge petition filed on gun ban
repeal
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert8001 Forbes Place,
Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX:
703-321-8408
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Monday, July 28, 2008
In open defiance of the Supreme Court's decision striking down
the
Washington D.C. gun control law, the City Council passed
an
"emergency" law that keeps in place almost all of the law that
was
ruled unconstitutional.
For example, though the Court ruled specifically that the city's ban
on
handguns violated the Second Amendment, most handguns still
cannot be
registered because D.C. bureaucrats classify
semi-automatic pistols as
"machine guns."
Even Dick Heller, who brought the case against Washington's gun
ban, was
rejected when he tried to register his handgun because any
"bottom loading"
firearm is a "machine gun"
according to the D.C.
police.
Similarly, while the Court found that "the requirement that any
lawful
firearm in the home be disassembled or bound by a "trigger lock"
is
unconstitutional, the city kept in place the "lock up your
safety"
law
unless the resident is in immediate danger.
The D.C. Council is thus rendering the Supreme Court victory for
gun
rights meaningless, while leaving residents defenseless.
Congress needs to repeal the District's gun control law to ensure that
the
Supreme Court decision is not a hollow victory.
According to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Congress
has
the authority and responsibility to govern the District. It can
simply
repeal the District's onerous gun law.
Not surprisingly, however, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has
no
intention of allowing the D.C. gun ban repeal legislation to come to
the
floor, even though it is cosponsored by more than half of the
members
of Congress.
To free the bill from the Speaker's death grip, Representative
Mark
Souder (R-IN) has filed a discharge petition to bring the bill directly
to
the floor. Rep. Souder needs 218 cosigners for the petition to
be
successful. There are currently 109 signers.
There are not many days left in this legislative session, so it is vital
that
the discharge petition moves quickly. Please contact your
representative
and urge him or her to support the repeal of the D.C. gun ban
and to
sign the Souder discharge petition. You can visit the Gun
Owners
Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm
to
send your Reps. the pre-written e-mail message below.
----- Pre-written letter -----
Dear Representative,
The Washington, D.C. city council is making a mockery of the
recent
Supreme Court decision supporting the individual right to keep
and
bear arms.
Though the Court ruled the city's handgun ban unconstitutional, DC
is
still making it illegal to own most handguns. The Court also ruled
that
the District's gun lock and gun storage law violates the Constitution,
but
under the city's new "emergency" gun law, firearms must be
kept
inoperable unless there is an immediate danger to residents.
Representative Mark Souder has filed a discharge petition to bring a
bill
to repeal the District's gun laws to the floor for a vote.
Please stand up for the Second Amendment and sign the Souder
discharge
petition.
Sincerely,
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Olofson Relief Fund
David Olofson has been subjected to a gross miscarriage of justice.
What
happened to Olofson could happen to any American who owns a
semi-automatic
firearm.
He was convicted of knowingly transferring an unregistered machine
gun
-- a standard semi-auto rifle which fired two three-round bursts
and
then jammed. Gun owners call that a malfunction. The federal
government
calls it an easy way to get a felony conviction. Olofson was
sentenced
to 30 months in federal prison.
David Olofson is an information technology professional with a
wife,
three children and a mortgage. Until his conviction, he was also in
the
National Guard.
The Olofson Relief Fund has been set up to allow concerned Americans
to
help the Olfoson's make their mortgage and (their one) car
payments
while Dave is unable to work.
If you decide to contribute to the Olofson Relief Fund, your credit
card
will be charged monthly for the amount you have indicated. This
will continue
until Olofson is out of prison -- or you notify us to
discontinue the
charges.
Gun Owners of America is acting as the agent for the fund. All
moneys
collected will be transferred regularly to the mortgage and car
loan
holders.
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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they
should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence
from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own
government."
-- George Washington
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