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This Amendment (S.AMDT.1067)was added to H.R. 627 (Amending the truth in Lending Act):
SA 1067. Mr. COBURN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1058 proposed by Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill H.R. 627, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME.
(a) Congressional Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution provides that ``the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed''.
(2) Section 2.4(a)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, provides that ``except as otherwise provided in this section and parts 7 (special regulations) and 13 (Alaska regulations), the following are prohibited: (i) Possessing a weapon, trap or net (ii) Carrying a weapon, trap or net (iii) Using a weapon, trap or net''.
(3) Section 27.42 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, provides that, except in special circumstances, citizens of the United States may not ``possess, use, or transport firearms on national wildlife refuges'' of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(4) The regulations described in paragraphs (2) and (3) prevent individuals complying with Federal and State laws from exercising the second amendment rights of the individuals while at units of--
(A) the National Park System; and
(B) the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(5) The existence of different laws relating to the transportation and possession of firearms at different units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System entrapped law-abiding gun owners while at units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(6) Although the Bush administration issued new regulations relating to the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System that went into effect on January 9, 2009--
(A) on March 19, 2009, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction with respect to the implementation and enforcement of the new regulations; and
(B) the new regulations--
(i) are under review by the administration; and
(ii) may be altered.
(7) Congress needs to weigh in on the new regulations to ensure that unelected bureaucrats and judges cannot again override the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens on 83,600,000 acres of National Park System land and 90,790,000 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(8) The Federal laws should make it clear that the second amendment rights of an individual at a unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System should not be infringed.
(b) Protecting the Right of Individuals to Bear arms in Units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm including an assembled or functional firearm in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if--
(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the State in which the unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System is located.
This is how the Senators voted:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00188
So - why is this important?
Because 27 Democrats and an Independent Senators voted for inclusion of this amendment!
They need to be
thanked for this for two very specific reasons:
(1) Regardless of the outcome of the Lending Act bill itself when it goes to the House, we need to re-enforce (or "stroke" if you will) these Senators
for doing something right.
(2) If you'll notice the wording of the email I sent, it's gets across a very important message to those selfsame Senators - that we're
watching and aware of what they do and that we'll
remember what they've done.
"Rewarding" them when they do something good is only RIGHT.
This is the email I sent to BOTH of my States' Senators - I firmly suggest that you check that "Roll Call Vote List" and contact
yours, too:
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THANK YOU!
I see from the "Roll Call" vote on the "Allowing guns in national parks measure/Amendment" that you voted IN FAVOR of it.
Thank you so very much for that! It shows me that you're really thinking of your Second Amendment supporters.
Just wanted you to know that your constituents NOTICE and REMEMBER these kinds of votes. Pete
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Of course, your message may be different if your senator voted
against the Amendment - and you should convey your feelings about
that to them, too.
Use this link:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm to find
your senators' contact info. Pete
http://www.alarmandmuster.com/
