10 gun-related bills filed on first day of new Congress

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10 gun-related bills filed on first day of new Congress

WASHINGTON — Ten bills dealing with gun control were among the first introduced in the 113th Congress, according to a review of documents filed on the first day of the session.

All but two of the measures introduced by House lawmakers on Thursday advocated for more restrictions on firearms and were introduced by Democrats.

Freshman Republican Reps. Steve Stockman of Texas and Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced bills to implement plans closer to that of the National Rifle Association, calling for the removal of "gun-free school zones."

Gun-regulation opponents have argued that trained armed staff or security personnel could prevent future school shootings like the one that killed 26 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

"Gun-free school zones are ineffective. They make people less safe by inviting criminals into target-rich, no-risk environments," Massie said in a statement. "Gun-free zones prevent law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves, and create vulnerable populations that are targeted by criminals."

The Massie release noted the bill was first introduced by former presidential candidate and retired Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, in 2007.

The remaining eight bills advocate more restrictions and tougher laws for those who sell, own or want to own firearms.

Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., introduced a bill with five reforms "supported by at least 63% of NRA members," according to a release. Those provisions include background checks for every gun purchase and gun shop employees, prohibiting people on the terrorist watch list from buying firearms, requiring gun owners to report if their gun is lost or stolen and establishing minimum standards for conceal-carry permits.

Illinois Democrat Rep. Bobby Rush's bill would regulate gun licensing and records of their sale, and the bill by Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., would restrict the operations of gun sellers who have had their license revoked or had their renewal denied.

Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's bill would raise the age to own a handgun to 21 and implement other age-related restrictions.

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., reintroduced her package of bills that also includes language to strengthen background checks, bans on high-capacity magazine clips and Internet purchases of ammunition.

Several of these bills are expected to have Senate versions introduced later this month.

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Black Blade: A common political ploy is to overwhelm Congress with legislation in hopes of wearing down the opposition and getting some concessions. This mass filing of anti-gun bills is how they plan to pass more gun control legislation (possibly combined with a large number of executive orders in coming days). The Republicans will very likely fold like a cheap suit as they have on every issue so far during the Obama administration. If you aren't prepped by now it's probably too late as no inventory exists anywhere at any vendor except at very high prices.

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Go to [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and enter these short messages for your elected officials.
The system will remember your name, etc., so you only need to enter all that once.

After that, its cut-and-paste to hammer each of the respective the messages forward.

Please send a separate message for each bill

DEMONRATS

Please oppose H.R. 137(sponsor: Representative McCarthy)
This bill would prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition clips.

Please oppose H.R. 138 (sponsor: Representative McCarthy)
This bill would prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition clips.

Please oppose H.R. 141 (sponsor: Representative McCarthy)
This bill would require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions at gun shows.

Please oppose H.R. 142 (sponsor: Representative McCarthy)
This bill would require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, the licensing of ammunition dealers, and the reporting of bulk ammo purchases.

Please oppose H.R. 34 (sponsor: Representative Rush)
This bill would "tighten" firearms “licensing” requirements.

Please oppose H.R. 117 (sponsor: Representative Holt)
This bill would "tighten" firearms “licensing” requirements.

Please oppose H.R. 65 (sponsor: Representative Lee)
This bill would raise the eligibility age to carry a handgun from 18 to 21.

Please oppose H.R. 21 (sponsor: Representative Moran)
This bill would require background checks for all gun sales, and to require gun owners to report when their guns have been stolen.


REPUBLICANS

Please support H.R. 35 (sponsor: Representative Stockman)
This bill would end federal law requiring that areas around schools be designated as "gun free zones."

Please support H.R. 133 (sponsor: Representative Massie)
This bill would end federal law requiring that areas around schools be designated as "gun free zones."

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hell all the "regulation " needed is well trained armed guards at schools --

matter of fact the dept of homeland security is only 12 YEARS behind on this!
but yea that is the communist plans --snow job everybody with bull-shit then hope some RINO smells money--

the bad news is they might get what they want as a crook loves government money like a rat likes cheeze!