GOA... Sen. Rand Paul Seeks Gun Exemption. Let's ALL get behind him on this!

[Lone Star State Sentinal]

May 23, 2011 Action Alert	Gun Owners of America
	Sen. Rand Paul Seeks Gun Exemption in so-called Patriot Act Legislation The House and Senate Republican and Democratic leadership have reached a “deal” on extending three expiring provisions of post-9/11 legislation for four years. Following a procedural vote on Monday night, the real battle begins on the bill.   Gun Owners of America worked with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on legislation to exempt 4473’s (the form all buyers fill out when a gun is purchased from a licensed dealer) from that statute’s broad provisions. Sen. Paul will offer that amendment this week, assuming Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is not able to block the amendment from being offered.   Here’s a major concern: Assume the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) goes to the “secret court” (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or “FISA” court) and argues, without anyone else in the room, that ALL 4473’s should be seized as “business records” because they are relevant to a terrorism investigation.   Can it do that? It’s certainly a big enough danger to warrant our concern and that of Sen. Paul.   In 1986, Congress enacted the McClure-Volkmer Firearms Owners Protection Act to limit BATFE access to 4473’s and other gun records. Such records can only be viewed as part of a “bona fide criminal investigation,” in connection with a trace, or pursuant to an annual inspection.   But under McClure-Volkmer, the BATFE clearly could not seize every 4473 in the country because of a generalized terrorism investigation.   The Paul amendment would make it clear that McClure-Volkmer is still applicable law and was not overturned by 9/11 legislation.   ACTION: Click here to contact your two Senators. Ask them to support the Paul amendment and to oppose any effort to invoke cloture (shut off debate) on the bill in order to make the Paul amendment out of order.
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[M]

You know the marxist faction in Congress will do anything possible to confiscate our Firearms and leave us at the mercy of criminals both in and out of the government. This Administration and the100 or so Active Socialists in Congress have made severs inroads to destroy the Constitution. I hope and Pray that we have enough time and clout to reverse the damage they have done over the past fifty years. I just hope it does not end in another Civil War.

[Lone Star State Sentinal]

It is our solemn duty as patriotic citizens to take every measure possible to prevent that! Failure is NOT an option! No negative replies please....only those of adamant resolve!

[M]

We need to fight with everything we have to support and defend our Constitutional Rights. We must unite with every like minded group to permanentlt remove every Socialist/Marxist from power over the next two election cycles.

[Lone Star State Sentinal]

Now THAT is what I want to see and hear!