The 65 Pro-gun Dems

[ericire12]

From Bane's Blog:

http://www.downrange.tv/blog/?p=2230

From the AP this afternoon:

Sixty-five House Democrats said Wednesday that they would oppose any attempt by the Obama administration to revive a ban on military-style weapons that President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1994 and President George W. Bush let expire.

The pro-gun Democrats, led by Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., wrote Attorney General Eric Holder that they would "actively oppose any effort to reinstate the 1994 ban, or to pass any similar law."

They urged the administration to avoid a "long and divisive fight over a gun control issue" at a time when Washington needs to concentrate on the economic crisis.

The House letter came a day after Montana's two Democratic senators, Max Baucus and Jon Tester, wrote a similar letter to Holder saying the Justice Department should enforce existing laws before considering new gun ownership restrictions. "We will strongly oppose any legislation that will infringe upon the rights of individual gun owners," they said.

The letters came after Holder, during a news conference to announce the arrest of Mexican drug dealers, said the drug cartels were obtaining high-powered weapons like the AK-47 from U.S. gun stores and said the Obama administration supported reinstituting the ban on the sale of assault-style weapons.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has said she plans to introduce legislation to bring back the weapons ban. Feinstein was an author of the 1994 bill, which banned 19 types of semiautomatic, military-style guns. The law expired under the Bush administration in 2004. Another long-term goal is requiring that all gun shows conduct background checks before selling firearms.

The National Rifle Association has said it is mobilizing to stop any assault weapons ban, and the opposition of 65 House Democrats, many from rural or conservative districts with strong pro-gun sentiments, probably would doom any legislative drive to restrict gun ownership.

Here is the letter:
http://www.downrange.tv/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/awblettertoholder309.pdf

[tombogan03884]

 Should have made them PRINT their names after they signed.

[Hazcat]

Keep scrolling down the letter, Tom.  They are all listed.

[tombogan03884]

Oh good, #22 is from my district 

[Dharmaeye]

No signer from WA - bastards

[Sponsor]

[fightingquaker13]

Again, not to say I told you so, but... Lets do ourselves a favor and thank these guys. At least send a letter to Ross, Baucus and Tester. One Atta'boy is worth a whole lot of angry letters. If they are in your state, or better yet district, please send something by mail. An actual stamped envelope is worth 100 emails and 50 phone calls. The reason is that it demonstrates that you cared enough to buy the stamp and walk to the post office. The same amount of effort required to vote absentee. (The same is NOT true of pre-printed mass mailings, those get roundfiled). If we can make sure that Obama will get bloody in his own party over this, odds are good its dead. Yes the DiFis and Pelosis will push it, put they're just keeping their base happy. No one wants to bring this up unless they've got it in the bag. Go Blue Dogs!
fightingquaker13
PS sigs are at the bottom

[MikeBjerum]

Mr. Peterson from Minnesota signed, but Mr. Walz (a highly rated pro Second Amendment) did not.  I have sent Mr. Walz an e-mail and will post his reply when it comes.  He is very good at responding to mail, e-mail and phone calls.  Very slow, but reliable so far.

[ericire12]

Again, not to say I told you so, but... Lets do ourselves a favor and thank these guys. At least send a letter to Ross, Baucus and Tester. One Atta'boy is worth a whole lot of angry letters. If they are in your state, or better yet district, please send something by mail. An actual stamped envelope is worth 100 emails and 50 phone calls. The reason is that it demonstrates that you cared enough to buy the stamp and walk to the post office. The same amount of effort required to vote absentee. (The same is NOT true of pre-printed mass mailings, those get roundfiled). If we can make sure that Obama will get bloody in his own party over this, odds are good its dead. Yes the DiFis and Pelosis will push it, put they're just keeping their base happy. No one wants to bring this up unless they've got it in the bag. Go Blue Dogs!
fightingquaker13
PS sigs are at the bottom

10 ring!

[shooter32]

Again, not to say I told you so, but... Lets do ourselves a favor and thank these guys. At least send a letter to Ross, Baucus and Tester. One Atta'boy is worth a whole lot of angry letters. If they are in your state, or better yet district, please send something by mail. An actual stamped envelope is worth 100 emails and 50 phone calls. The reason is that it demonstrates that you cared enough to buy the stamp and walk to the post office. The same amount of effort required to vote absentee. (The same is NOT true of pre-printed mass mailings, those get roundfiled). If we can make sure that Obama will get bloody in his own party over this, odds are good its dead. Yes the DiFis and Pelosis will push it, put they're just keeping their base happy. No one wants to bring this up unless they've got it in the bag. Go Blue Dogs!
fightingquaker13
PS sigs are at the bottom

+10

[Harmony Hermit]

Damnit every time I try to download the letter it comes up as a corrupted file. My puter won't display it

Could someone check to see if my congresscritter, Chris Carney  (PA10) signed it?  please.

I want to either congratulate him or give him the business, but I gotta know,Please Please