Alert – House Vote to Ban “Assault Weapons” is Next Wednesday….

In less than a week, the House Judiciary Committee will vote to advance a measure that would ban nearly all semi-automatic rifles in the United States.

This bill – HR 1296 – is intended to do one thing, and one thing only: render you and your family more unsafe against criminals, would-be mass shooters and the government. 

This legislation – which is purported to only ban non-existent “assault weapons” – is extremely misleading and extraordinarily overbroad.

Stop HR 1296 Now!

HR 1296 would ban any semi-automatic rifle or pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and features a:

  • Pistol grip
  • Forward grip
  • A folding, telescoping, or detachable stock
  • Threaded barrel
  • Barrel shroud
  • Other so-called “evil features”

What’s more, HR 1296 – if advanced – would go directly against the will of the American people.

Stop HR 1296 Now!

The fact of the matter is, tens of millions of American patriots oppose an “Assault Weapons” ban.

But that won’t stop 41 politicians in the House Judiciary Committee from ignoring your voice and the voices of a majority of Americans so they can ban and seize your guns.

And they’re going to do it THIS WEDNESDAY!

Stop HR 1296 Now!

We’ve seen this before, as recently as the beginning of this month, when the same committee held a sham vote to advance a ban on your magazines.

Despite opposition from Republican members of the committee, Democrats ignored both the Constitution and common sense in order to send the magazine ban toward a full House vote.

And unless you take immediate action, they’re going to do it again to ban your rifles!

Stop HR 1296 Now!

Therefore, you must act swiftly to stop the House Judiciary Committee from eviscerating your rights!

Contact your legislators using our Take Action tools and tell them they must vote NO on HR 1296!

Time is running out to stop this massive assault on the Second Amendment. Act NOW!

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Bad Moon Rising

 

 

Chairman’s Corner:   Bad Moon Rising

“There’s a bad moon on the rise.”
-John Fogerty

Anti-gunners have two tactics. One is the direct approach…the broadside blast of the cannons. We saw that last year with attempts for an assault weapons ban and magazine restrictions (among other unconstitutional restrictions).

They lost.  So now they return with a war of stealth.

As we predicted, a dangerous bill is rearing its head in the MN Senate Judiciary Committee: SF2639.

Authored by perennial anti-gunner Ron Latz, this bill has the support of Senate Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Hayden; the DFL is taking this seriously.

At first glance the bill appears to be a “safe” one, providing for the banishment of firearms from people with domestic violence restraining orders (OFPs) and individuals convicted of stalking.

It requires those who fall into the above categories to surrender their guns to a FFL holder or law enforcement agency. 

When we started MNGOPAC, we promised you that we will not bargain when it comes to our Second Amendment rights. We strongly oppose this bill as currently written.

OFPs are unfortunately often used under dubious circumstances in cases of marital separation and divorce. In many cases all it takes is one party saying that she or he is “scared”, and the court will grant a restraining order. Under this law the accused person would have to surrender their guns to either a FFL or a police agency, WITH NO LAWFUL DUE PROCESS TO GET THEM BACK. 

The bill allows for the accused to be charged a “reasonable fee” for storage. What’s reasonable? $10? $100? $1000?

There are laws related to the transfer of firearms from a FFL.

How much paperwork will be necessary to reclaim lawfully owned property if you turn in 20 guns? What about 50 guns?

What remedy is there if the police “lose” your firearms? Can they run ballistics tests on them while they “store” them?

We already have laws protecting true victims of domestic violence. Additional useless restrictions are gun control, no matter how they are presented.

Gun rights advocates have a difficult situation in front of them. The anti-gun faction of the DFL may try to pass this legislation without support from Republicans or even some pro-gun democrats.

It’s our hope that sensible voices in the legislature can get the language changed to remove the above infringements.

This is why we need to flip the legislature to a Pro-Second Amendment majority.

We need your help to do it. 

Keep watching our Facebook page and Twitter feed, and visit our website at mngopac.org for updates.