H.R 45 - From The Mail Bag

Update: Forget HR 45...go here: http://normanhooben.blogspot.com/2009/11/forget-hr-45-obama-and-hillary-will.html ~ Norm

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From: L S

Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:47 AM

Subject: Blair Holt Firearm Licensing....

BLAST THIS OUT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!

Blair Holt Firearm Licensing
& Record of Sale Act 2-16-9 Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House.

This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009. We just learned yesterday about this on the Peter Boyles radio program.
Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar. To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information. Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless: ·It is registered ·You are fingerprinted ·You supply a current Driver's License ·You supply your Social Security # ·You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing ·Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail. ·There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison. If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along. Peter Boyles is on this and having guests. Listen to him on KHOW 630 a.m. in the morning. He suggests the best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also he suggests we all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA. This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it. This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not. If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe. …END Of Quote

HR 45 Previous History

H.R. 2666: 110th Congress This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate and then be signed by the President before it becomes law. Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 110th Congress, in 2007-2008. The titles of bills are written by the bill's sponsor and are a part of the legislation itself. GovTrack does not editorialize bill summaries. 2007-2008

Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2007

To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

Sponsor:

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] Cosponsors [as of 2009-01-08] Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH] Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY] Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA] Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D-IL] Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] Rep. Albert Wynn [D-MD] Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL] Rep. John Larson [D-CT]

This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session.

HR 45 Current Status

H.R. 45: 111st Congress about="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/R000515" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name" v:shapes="_x0000_i1026"> This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate and then be signed by the President before it becomes law. Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 111st Congress, in 2009-2010. The titles of bills are written by the bill's sponsor and are a part of the legislation itself. GovTrack does not editorialize bill summaries. 2009-2010

Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009

To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

Sponsor:	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL](no cosponsors) Note: Rush was a Co-Founder, Illinois Black Panther Party, 1968 Cosponsors [as of 2009-02-14] Cosponsorship information sometimes is out of date. Why?
Text:	Summary Summaries Congressional Research Service Summary The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress. GovTrack did not write and has no control over these summaries. 1/6/2009--Introduced. Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements. Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system. Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions; (2) a licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act; (3) failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours; (4) failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days; or (5) keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse; (2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and (3) collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer. Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems.
Status:	Introduced Jan 6, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee (pending) Voted on in House (pending) Voted on in Senate (pending) Signed by President (pending) This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Feb 14, 2009 2:11PM]
Last Action:	Feb 9, 2009: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sample Letters/News Articles

One gun bill plan would be good

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Dear editor:

Reference to Mike Bradbury's letter (Feb. 18 issue).

Mike, I agree with you and for the reasons you stated. You stole my thunder as I was about to write the same thing.

I am a member of the NRA and also the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA). Today, my monthly newsletter from the CCRKBA elaborated on bill H.R. 45, which Mike more than mentioned. The CCRKBA also told about bill H.R. 197, the proposed National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009. If approved, H.R. 197 will allow Idahoans with a state right-to-carry license to travel to or through other states with their guns, whether or not the state traveled in has a right-to-carry law.

This would be great for me as my children/grandchildren live in Pennsylvania and Virginia, and I have to travel through states that don't recognize Idaho's right-to-carry license.

As my wife and I are 72 years old, and not in the best physical shape, we would have no chance with car thieves or nuts who shoot up a restaurant, etc.

Today I wrote to my senators and congressman and told them to vote against H.R. 45 and for H.R. 197. I also reminded them that I vote only for NRA approved candidates (those who support the second amendment). I urge all voting-age readers who favor gun rights to do the same.

I do not live in England, Australia, Canada or Japan. If we do not advise our politicians how to vote, we will end up like the citizens of the mentioned countries. No guns, no self protection, and no hunting!

Last of all the United Nations is still trying to disarm the world. Like the Clintons, I'm told that President Obama favors the UN. Lord help us if they get together.

Pen A. Bidwell

Source: Mountain Home News

Defeat Firearms Bill HR 45
posted February 9, 2009

This bill isn't being covered in print or on TV, but the argument over "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009" (HR 45) is building steam, and could become quite a distraction.

It is named for Blair Holt. Holt, the 16-year-old son of a Chicago police officer, was killed in 2007 while shielding a female classmate during a gang-related shooting on a Chicago city bus.

It was introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat. According to Wikipedia, Rep. Rush went A.W.O.L. from the Army in 1968, and founded Illinois' Black Panther Party. In 1969, he did six months in prison on a firearms conviction.

He is the only person to defeat Barak Obama in an election for public office, and said, of Obama, "Barack Obama went to Harvard and became an educated fool. Barack is a person who read about the civil-rights protests and thinks he knows all about it." Nevertheless, he supported Obama in the Presidential Primary, after it became politically expedient.

In my opinion, Rep. Rush is exploiting Holt's heroism and death. By naming the bill after Holt, he increases his popularity in his district, and he creates a situation where those representatives who respect the right of the people to keep and bear arms have to vote against a bill named for a hero/victim.

The bill would require individuals to obtain a federal license before they could possess a firearm. It would require the registration of all firearms, and for the owners thereof to report the sale, transfer, loss or theft of a firearm to federal authorities within 72 hours. The license would be a photo ID, complete with thumbprint, would be accompanied by training requirements and fees, and could be revoked for any number of reasons. The bill also provides criminal penalties for those in violation.

If permission/license is required to exercise a right, it ceases to be a right and becomes a privilege.

Murder is already illegal, and Chicago already restricts gun ownership. This did not stop the criminal who killed Blair Holt from doing so, and HR 45 won't prevent crime.

Rep. Rush's piece of legislation should be rejected. Please encourage your representative to do just that.

Kevin Hargis
Chattanooga

Source: The Chattanoogan

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