Hope you all enjoy this...

[Ophidian]

Didn't see this posted but here is something I think we can all enjoy.

http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/AWB...oHolder309.pdf

And here is what it says so you dont have to click on the link:

Dear Attorney General Holder:

As strong supporters of the Second Amendment, we were very concern to see your recent remakrs suggesting that the administration will push for the reinstatement of the 1994 ban on "assault weapons" and ammunition magazines.

We believe that this ban was ineffective during the 10 years it was law, and would oppose its reenactment. Crime began falling before the ban was passed in 1994, and continued falling during and after the ban. The last time the murder rate was at its current level was more than forty years ago.

Even the Urban Institute study of the ban's effectiveness mandated by the 103rd Congress found that it could only have a limited effect because "the banned weapons and magazines were never used in more than a modest fraction of all gun murders."

It is hard to believe the ban would be any more effective in controlling crime by well-funded international drug traffickers, who regularly use grenade launchers, anti-tank rockets and other weapons that are not available on the civilian market in the United States.

The gun control community has intentionally misled many Americans into believing that these weapons are fully automatic machine guns. They are not. These firearms fire one shot for every pull of the trigger. Some of the guns that would be banned under proposed bills have been around for more than 70 years, and are often passed down from generation to generation.

Many of our constituents lawfully own and use these firearms and ammunition magazines that would be affected by a new ban. Indeed, these are commonly owned firearms throughout the country. Law-abiding Americans use these guns for all the same reasons they use any other kind of gun - competitive shooting, hunting, and defending their homes and families.

Our constituents also have very real and serious problems that we in Congress urgently need to address. People are worried about keeping their jobs, paying for their families' health care, educating their children, and retiring with the kind of security their parents and grandparents enjoyed. A long and divisive fight over a gun control issue will only distract us from giving these more important issues the attention they deserve.

Again, we would actively oppose any effort to reinstate the 1994 ban, or to pass any similar law. We urge you to abandon this initiative and to focus instead on effective law enforcement strategies to enforce our current laws against violent criminals and drug traffickers.

Sincerely,

Mike Ross (D-AR)
Tim Holden (D-PA)
Jerry Costello (D-IL)
Jim Matheson (D-UT)
Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
John Dingell (D-MI)
Marion Berry (D-AR)
Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Gene Green (D-TX)
Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Bart Stupak (D-MI)
Collin Peterson (D-MN)
John Tanner (D-TN)
Allen Boyd (D-FL)
Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
Eric Massa (D-NY)
Steve Kagen, MD (D-WI)
Betsy Markey (D-CO)
Paul Hodes (D-NH)
Ron Kind (D-WI)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Tim Ryan (D-OH)
Walt Minnick (D-ID)
John Boccieri (D-OH)
Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Tom Perriello (D-VA)
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
Ben Chandler (D-KY)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Debbie Halvorson (D-IL)
Travis Childers (D-MS)
Tim Walz (D-MN)
Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
John Murtha (D-PA)
Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Zach Space (D-OH)
Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
Lincoln Davis (D-TN)
Artur Davis (D-AL)
Charlie Melancon (D-LA)
John Barrow (D-GA)
Christopher Carney (D-PA)
Dan Boren (D-OK)
Parker Griffith (D-AL)
Charlie Wilson (D-OH)
Heath Shuler (D-NC)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)
Jim Marshall (D-GA)
Jason Altmire (D-PA)
Larry Kissell (D-NC)
John Salazar (D-CO)
Brad Ellsworth (D-IN)
Frank Kratovil (D-MD)
Glenn Nye (D-VA)
Bobby Bright (D-AL)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Joe Baca (D-CA)

Its a step in the right direction to say the least. Hopefully all this bullshit Obamalypse scare will go away and I can go back to purchasing guns and ammo at reasonable prices. I still maintain that anyone who bought a 1400 dollar WASR10 is going to be kicking themselves once the AWB gets shot down.

However, if I am wrong (which is still possible) I will be happy to admit that and give you all a pat on the back.

[mojo]

It's nice to see a few people from PA listed there.

[kevindsingleton]

Interestingly, Jason Altmire is the Democrat Representative from my area who beat the Republican (Melissa Hart) mostly on his NRA endorsement (but, partly, on her corruption allegations).

Not all Democrats are anti-gun. Go figure.

[roland]

Interestingly, Jason Altmire is the Democrat Representative from my area who beat the Republican (Melissa Hart) mostly on his NRA endorsement (but, partly, on her corruption allegations).

Not all Democrats are anti-gun. Go figure.

You bring up a good point. Why didn't any republicans put their name on that?

[jerkin]

Jason Altmire is a good dude. I've corresponded with him via email and liked what he has to say, he is very adamant about protecting the 2nd amendment and you can tell it's not just talk, it's the way he feels.