Bi-Partisan 2A Congressional Task Force started

[Big Dog]

Thought this was good news. It comes from the House of Representatives and is started up by Democratic Congressman Dan Boren and GOP Congressman Paul Broun. While I firmly believe our 2nd Amendment rights are in danger of being lost, it also seems obvious that our pro-gun troops are assembling and building strength.

http://www.miaminewsrecord.com/artic...7831567747.txt

Boren establishes Second Amendment task force


Published: Thursday, February 26, 2009 2:12 PM CST

U.S. Congressman Dan Boren, (OK-2) was joined today by U.S. Congressman Paul Broun, (GA-10), in announcing the creation of the Second Amendment Task Force (SATF) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Boren will serve as Democratic Co-Chairman, and Broun will serve as Republican Co-Chair during the 111th Congress.

The task force will be charged with monitoring legislation regarding the Second Amendment in the U.S. House during the 111th Congress. It will act as a unified and proactive force to promote legislation that protects the Second Amendment and to fight legislation that poses a threat to citizens' Constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

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We as gun owners need to give our full support and let them know it!!!

Here is Dan Boren's webpage w/ email link > http://www.house.gov/boren/contact.shtml

Here is Paul Broun's webpage w/ email link > http://broun.house.gov/

[69chevy]

I am always critical of groups like these... as I see them as something to be infiltrated in order to compromise our rights away... like the NRA. Then I found this:

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/...bit-crazy.html

The author of the this "Down with Tyranny" blog is a kool-aid drinking idiot, but he has some quotes from Broun... and I got to say... I like this guy.

"It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he's the one who proposed this national security force. I'm just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may-- may not, I hope not-- but we may have a problem with that type of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism... That's exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it's exactly what the Soviet Union did. When he's proposing to have a national security force that's answering to him, that is as strong as the U.S. military, he's showing me signs of being Marxist."

[Kenshin]

Wow good quotes there. I like him too. There may be hope yet. Hey we can use hope too right?

[Doc Holiday]

[QUOTE=Big Dog;631465]Thought this was good news. It comes from the House of Representatives and is started up by Democratic Congressman Dan Boren and GOP Congressman Paul Broun. While I firmly believe our 2nd Amendment rights are in danger of being lost, it also seems obvious that our pro-gun troops are assembling and building strength.

Boren establishes Second Amendment task force
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We as gun owners need to give our full support and let them know it!!![QUOTE=Big Dog;631465]



Just thought I'd post the Second Amendment Task Force's response to the assault weapon ban proposal made be the anti-Second Amendment Attorney General, Eric Holder. If first impressions mean anything, it seems as though these comments would indicate that they are legit and on the right track.

Office of Congressman Dan Boren
United States Congress
House of Representatives

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, February, 26, 2009 Contact:
Cole Perryman
(202) 225-2701

SECOND AMENDMENT TASK FORCE RESPONDS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S COMMENTS ON ASSAULT WEAPONS

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Congressman Dan Boren, (OK-2) and U.S. Congressman Paul Broun, (GA-10), Co-Chairs of the Second Amendment Task Force (SATF) in the U.S. House of Representatives, released the following statements regarding Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent comments on the possibility of the Obama Administration seeking to reinstate a ban on sales of assault weapons.

Congressman Boren
“The Second Amendment Task Force is adamantly opposed to reinstating the ban on the sale of assault weapons as it clearly would demonstrate a violation of United States citizens’ right to keep and bear arms. The Constitution absolutely does not outline any provision to restrict ownership of a gun belonging to a specific category. I will diligently work with my colleagues on the Second Amendment Task Force to defeat any form of legislation in Congress that poses a threat to the Second Amendment.”

Congressman Paul Broun
“The Attorney General’s recent comments about reinstating the ‘assault weapons’ ban are extremely troubling since a ban clearly violates our Constitutional right to bear arms. The Second Amendment Task Force opposes the discussed ban and will fight any attempts that infringe on our Second Amendment rights.”

The Second Amendment Task Force was created in the 111th Congress to monitor legislation regarding the Second Amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives. It acts as a unified and proactive force to promote legislation that protects the Second Amendment and to fight legislation that poses a threat to citizens’ Constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

The bipartisan task force includes a group of Members from a wide spectrum of backgrounds that represent a large geographical area:

Democrats
Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK), Task Force Co-Chair
Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA)
Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS)
Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN)
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)

Republicans
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), Task Force Co-Chair
Rep. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)


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