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Congratulations... and Give Yourself a Pat on the Back!
  -- Senate votes 68-29 against backdoor gun control

Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org


(Wednesday, February 2, 2000) -- The Senate shot down another
backdoor attempt at gun control today by a vote of 68-29.  GOA
Executive Director Larry Pratt praised the Senate's decision and
lauded gun owners for quickly answering yesterday's call to action.

"Last night, GOA issued an emergency alert to activists nationwide,"
Pratt said.  "And based on the grassroots responses that we have
received today, many of you took immediate action.

"Thank you very much.  We are truly grateful for the activism of our
members and supporters."

The Senate voted around 1:00 P.M. (EST) on the Levin amendment -- a
proposal that would have taken a major step toward putting the gun
industry out of business.

But by a vote of 68-29, Senators ditched the agenda that was being
so vigorously pursued by anti-gun Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and
Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

The Levin amendment would have clearly helped those cities that are
bringing frivolous lawsuits against the gun industry.  The amendment
provides that, if a judge entered an enormous judgment against a
firearms manufacturer or dealer, such businesses could not avoid the
judgment by declaring bankruptcy, even if the judgment massively
exceeded the total assets of the manufacturer or dealer.

As pointed out in yesterday's alert, the purpose of the Levin
amendment is "to ensure, even if the gun industry is successful in
defeating 29 out of 30 politically motivated suits, that a single
substantial loss can destroy every major American firearms
manufacturer -- and ruin the lives of the owners and managers.  No
one should assume that firearms will continue to be made or sold if
this occurs." Virtually no other American industry is singled out
for punishment in this way.

SPECIAL NOTES:

1. Many of you are new to GOA's fax and email list.  While we
typically try to warn activists well before a vote, the nature of
legislation is such that is not always possible to do so.  Thank you
for your patience.

2. On the good news side, the vast majority of people on this list
should have received their alert well before the actual vote took
place this afternoon.


Who Were The Bad Guys?

The following Senators voted for backdoor gun control:

Akaka     Hollings   Murray
Biden     Inouye     Reed
Boxer     Johnson    Reid
Chafee    Kennedy    Rockefeller
Cleland   Kerry      Sarbanes
Daschle   Kohl       Schumer
Durbin    Lautenberg Torricelli
Feinstein Levin      Wellstone
Graham    Mikulski   Wyden
Harkin    Moynihan


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Prior Alert:

Backdoor Gun Control to be Voted on in the Senate
  -- Your Senators must hear from you immediately

Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org


(Tuesday, February 1, 2000) -- As early as tomorrow morning, the
Senate is expected to vote on an amendment to the bankruptcy bill,
offered by Michigan anti-gun Senator Carl Levin, which would take a
major step toward eliminating the manufacture and sales of firearms
in America.

Currently, 30 counties and municipalities have brought frivolous
suits against gun manufacturers and dealers.  In some cases, these
manufacturers have had to fight to force their insurance companies
to defend them in this politically motivated litigation.

The Levin amendment would provide that, if a Leftist judge, such as
New York's Jack Weinstein, entered an enormous judgment against a
firearms manufacturer or dealer, the manufacturer or dealer could
not avoid the judgment by declaring bankruptcy, even if the judgment
massively exceeded the total assets of the manufacturer or dealer.

The purpose of the Levin amendment is obvious:  to insure, even if
the gun industry is successful in defeating 29 out of 30 politically
motivated suits, that a single substantial loss can destroy every
major American firearms manufacturer -- and ruin the lives of the
owners and managers.  No one should assume that firearms will
continue to be made or sold if this occurs.

No other American industry is singled out for punishment in this
way.

Obviously, a secondary goal of the Levin amendment is to pressure
dealers and manufacturers to bargain away your Second Amendment
rights in order to avoid the possibility of such a disastrous
non-dischargeable judgment.

ACTION:  Call or e-mail your two Senators and ask them to vote to
table (kill) the Levin anti-gun amendment to the bankruptcy bill (S.
625).  Let them know that the purpose of frivolous anti-gun lawsuits
is nothing less than the elimination of firearms manufacture and
sales in our country.  Remember that the vote will probably occur on
Wednesday morning, February 2.

You can reach your Senators toll-free at 1-888-449-3511, or at
202-224-3121. E-mail addresses and fax numbers are available on the
GOA website.

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