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How many at Fort Hood died because of the Army's gun ban?

If I were the parent or spouse of one of those killed in the terrorist attack at Fort Hood last week,...

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Section by Section Analysis of the Reid Bill

Harry Reid’s objective has been to secret the provisions of the most important piece of legislation...

Senate Democrats Unite to Push ObamaCare Forward

Saturday, November 21, 2009

On Saturday evening, the U.S. Senate voted to begin consideration of the massive anti-gun health care bill. 

The key vote was to shut down a Republican filibuster of the ObamaCare bill, HR 3590. 

Majority Leader Harry Reid needed all 58 Democrats and the chamber's two Independents in order to get to the 60 votes neccessary to overcome a filibuster.  The final tally was 60-39.

Earlier in the day, the last two wavering Democrats – Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanch Lincoln of Arkansas – declared that they would vote in favor of ObamaCare.  Sen. Lincoln is one of 15 Democrat Senators who will face voters in 2010.

Saturday's vote will be scored as part of Gun Owners of America’s 2010 candidate ratings guide.

The government takeover of health care will:

* Cost $2.5 trillion during its first ten years of full implementation (2014-2023);

* Increase insurance premiums and impose $376 billion in tax increases -- many on the middle class; and

* Cut Medicare by $465 billion, while increasing health costs by over $100 billion.

Of course, all this increased spending – and taxes – means that you will have less money to spend on pursuing your real passions:  like providing for your family and purchasing guns and ammunition!

The mandates in the legislation will most likely dump your gun-related health data into a government database that was created in section 13001 of the stimulus bill.  This includes any firearms-related information your doctor has gleaned... or any determination of PTSD, or something similar, that can preclude you from owning firearms.

And, the special "wellness and prevention" programs (inserted by Section 1001 of the bill as part of a new Section 2717 in the Public Health Services Act) would allow the government to offer lower premiums to employers who bribe their employees to live healthier lifestyles – and nothing within the bill would prohibit rabidly anti-gun HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from decreeing that "no guns" is somehow healthier.

Although the ObamaCare bill passed a significant hurdle on Saturday, the battle is far from over.  GOA will again be activating its grassroots members as the debate on the bill begins after the Thanksgiving break.

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Attorney General Holder Reveals Aggressive Gun Control In Response to Ft. Hood Terror Attack

On Wednesday, November 18, Eric Holder testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the Obama administration decision to treat terrorists who committed war crimes as civilians and hold their trial in New York City.  The Fort Hood massacre by a Muslim jihadi, Major Nidal Hassan, was also before the committee. Click here to read excerpts from that hearing.


Brady Campaign Exploits Fort Hood Tragedy

Sen. Burr Bill Protects Veterans' Rights

The anti-gun zealots at the Brady Campaign will not let one tragedy go by without exploiting the victims to further their gun control aims, and the recent shooting at Fort Hood is no exception. [Read more]  


 Reflections of the Chairman

Sen. H.L. "Bill" Richardson (Ret.)An important letter to all pro-gunners in America from Senator H.L. "Bill" Richardson, Founder and Chairman of Gun Owners of America:

Gunners -- Get to know U.S. Senator Jim DeMint and read his book Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism

Senator DeMint is one of a kind.


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or more on Saving Freedom,
 Click HERE.


Dismantling America, piece by piece
By Thomas Sowell

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Thomas SowellJust one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one of the many "czars" appointed by the president, could arbitrarily cut the pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent?

Did you think that another "czar" would be talking about restricting talk radio? That there would be plans afloat to subsidize newspapers - that is, to create a situation where some newspapers' survival would depend on the government liking what they publish?  [Continue reading]


  Another Second Amendment Case Heads to the Supreme Court

(September 30, 2009) -- The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the City of Chicago’s ban on handguns, a case that will test the reach of the Second Amendment.
 [Read more]


Wicker Amendment Passes Overwhelmingly

(September 16, 2009) -- An amendment to end the complete gun prohibition on Amtrak trains passed overwhelmingly Wednesday in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 68-30.

Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) offered the amendment to allow law-abiding gun owners to safely and legally transport firearms when they travel on Amtrak.

Americans should not have their Second Amendment rights restricted for any reason, particularly if they choose to travel on America’s federally subsidized rail line,” said Sen. Wicker. [Read More]


Gun rights, control groups find fight in health debate
By Jordy Yager

A Virginia-based gun rights group has taken issue with the Democrat-led healthcare proposals, saying that the proposed plans could strip citizens of their rights to own a gun.

The Gun Owners of America group, which boasts more than 300,000 members, has been warning its ranks that the proposed healthcare legislation would compile the information of Americans into a government database. The group says that by using this data, the government could deem a citizen “medically unfit” to carry a gun.

“All of the proposals that we’re aware of would handle people’s health data that way,” said Larry Pratt, executive director of the group.

“And then you end up having a gazillion people lose their gun rights because of some medical record that someone doesn’t like, where they say, ‘Oh, that might be a danger to their self or others.’ No trial, no due process, just gone.” [Read MORE]


Rep. Conyers Sees No Point in Reading the Bills

Years ago, GOA's Founder and Chairman H.L. "Bill" Richardson wrote a book entitled, What Makes You Think We Read the Bills?  As a former state senator, Richardson knew of the antics and dirty tricks that go on in our legislatures across the country.

Today, Americans are beginning to demand that their legislators read the bills.  But despite the appeals to do so, some legislators -- like Democrat Rep. John Conyers of Michigan -- are digging in their heels.

Take a look at this video and see for yourself.

In What Makes You Think We Read the Bills, you'll be both amused and outraged at Sen. Richardson's tales of the day to day shenanigans in your state and national capitols.

What Makes You Think We Read The BillsDoes your legislator suddenly stop being your representative?  He's just suffered Peer-Group Shift (see Chapter 12).  Does the majority elect? (find the answer in Chapter 18).  There are wildly funny chapters -- Ze Mooz (4), Burros and the Pill (9), Gangrene and the Board of Education (16) -- as well as plenty of straight talk about how and why our legislators are no longer ours.

Throughout, Sen. Richardson's breezy text is the underlying theme that "this can't go on much longer, enough is enough!"  He offers many thoughtful reflections on why our legislatures have gone off the tracks, and scores of helpful suggestions how to put things right.

You can order your copy of  What Makes You Think We Read the Bills at a special price of $4.95 plus shipping and handling.  To order your copy today, please go to:  http://www.gunowners.com/bookst.htm


GOA Congressional resource: learn more about legislation in Congress that could affect your right to keep and bear arms.

Legislation in the 111th Congress


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