Sen. Coburn Stands Alone Protecting YOUR Rights In The Senat

[Pat McGarrity]

For those of you that replied regarding apparel vendors for TFA, thank you, and I'll give each one the time it deserves after the Bartlett Celebration.

Following is a message from GOA about Sen. Coburn of OK fighting to protect us from the bad bill we've been discussing.

If this passes, veterans and other innocent Americans will have their civil rights infringed on. You can bank on it. The NRA will rationalize that and say that's not what they intended to happen, or you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet, etc.

It is probable there will be a backlash similar to the 1994 elections where Democrats & RINOs obeyed Clinton and voted for the "assault weapons" ban, which we all knew was an incremental, camel nose under the tent step, towards outlawing gun ownership. Feinstein said so.

Any Senator on the right side of this is going to look very good. I guarantee you; if any bill was advancing our gun rights, Schumer & McCarthy would NOT support it. But, you already know that. Thanks for your time.

In Liberty,

Pat McGarrity
Director - Shelby County, TFA



Sen. Coburn Standing Alone In Holding Up The Veterans Disarmament Act
-- Coburn needs your help right away!

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Thursday, September 27, 2007


"When the NRA and Chuck Schumer agree, that tells you it's something
worth doing," Schumer said. -- The Associated Press, September 26,
2007


The quote above explains the problem we are facing. Both sides of
the gun control debate -- with the exception of Gun Owners of America
and many pro-gun groups at the state level -- are supporting the
Veterans Disarmament Act (HR 2640).

"Propelled by a rare alliance between the National Rifle Association
and majority Democrats," the AP explained, "the legislation was
passed in similar form by the House and would be the first major gun
control law in more than a decade." Both sides are screaming for
passage of this bill!

But you should realize that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has been working
with Gun Owners of America and, right now, is standing ALONE in the
U.S. Senate to hold up this dangerous piece of legislation -- which
is being pushed by the Queen of Gun Control in the House (Carolyn
McCarthy of New York) and the King of Gun Control in the Senate
(Chuck Schumer of New York).

Consider what the above news report had to say late last night:

"Majority Democrats in the Senate were poised as early as this past
Monday to bring the bill to a vote until Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.,
objected," the AP stated.

Sen. Coburn understands that the bill is anathema to gun rights and
will result in the disarmament of (potentially) millions of
additional, law-abiding Americans. "Veterans, or any other American,
should not lose their Second Amendment rights," he said, "if they
have been unfairly tagged as having mental health concerns."

Coburn gets it. He is absolutely correct in regard to his concerns
with the bill. But why aren't other pro-gun Senators standing with
him?

Your help is desperately needed right now. Even if you have taken
action against this bill in the past -- even the recent past -- we
still need you to do so again. There are two important action items:

ACTION ITEM #1:

Please contact Senator Tom Coburn via his webform at
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.c ... oburn.Home
to thank him for his defense of gun rights. He's willing to fight the fight,
but it will help him know that he has millions of gun owners standing
behind him. (A pre-written letter is provided below to guide your
comments to Sen. Coburn.)

ACTION ITEM #2:

Please use the second pre-written message to contact one of the other
Senators who need to join Sen. Coburn in actively working to defeat
the Veterans Disarmament Act -- just choose the one nearest to you.
The Senators who need to hear from you, and their contact info, are
as follows:

Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana
Webform:
http://vitter.senate.gov/?module=webformIQV1
Phone: 202-224-4623

Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky
Webform:
http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index. ... ontactForm
Phone: 202-224-4343

Sen. James Inhofe
Webform:
http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.c ... ontactForm
Phone: 202-224-4721

Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho
Webform:
http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Phone: 202-224-6142

Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina
Webform:
http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.c ... ntact.Home
Phone: 202-224-6121


----- Pre-written letter to Sen. Coburn -----

Dear Senator Coburn:

Thank you so much for standing up for the rights of gun owners! You
are a breath of fresh air in an institution where senators often put
the interests of their fellow legislators above the interests of the
American people.

Your defense of liberty is being noticed out here in the
"hustings."
And we are very grateful for what you've done in opposing the
Veterans Disarmament Act (HR 2640). Please continue to stand strong;
you have our support behind you!

Sincerely,


----- Pre-written letter to Senators Vitter (R-LA), Bunning (R-KY),
Inhofe (R-OK), Crapo (R-ID) or DeMint (R-SC) -----

Dear Senator:

I gather from press reports that Senator Tom Coburn is courageously
blocking passage of the Veterans Disarmament Act (HR 2640). I know
that you are a pro-gun senator, and it just seems to me that you
should be standing beside him in actively opposing this bill.

The Associated Press noted the "rare alliance between the National
Rifle Association and majority Democrats." It also quotes the
notoriously anti-gun Senator Schumer as saying, "When the NRA and
Chuck Schumer agree, that tells you it's something worth doing."
Well, I disagree.

While the NRA does some good work in the areas of shooting
competitions, firearms training, etc., THEY DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME when
they support the Veterans Disarmament Act, which is being sponsored
by Carolyn McCarthy in the House (HR 2640) and is being pushed by
Chuck Schumer in the Senate.

Please... please... please... stand with Senator Coburn in fighting
this legislation. The bill is anathema to gun rights and will result
in the disarmament of (potentially) millions of additional,
law-abiding Americans.

That is why the Military Order of the Purple Heart is opposed to it,
having stated on June 18 of this year, that "[f]or the first time the
legislation, if enacted, would statutorily impose a lifetime gun ban
on battle-scarred veterans."

Grassroots gun owners are opposed to it, too. So please do
EVERYTHING you can to kill this bill. I hope you will contact me and
let me know what you intend to do.

Sincerely,


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