by I spent part of Saturday morning working the Grass Roots North Carolina booth at the Asheville Gun and Knife Show. Paul Valone, President of GRNC, was also helping out at the booth and we had a chance to chat. He told me we needed to put pressure on Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) over Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s moves to outlaw bump fire stocks. Paul said it was only a first step for Feinstein and having read her bill I agree. The bill itself contains what I consider a Trojan Horse as it would outlaw anything that accelerated a semi-automatic rifle.
The alert that Paul alluded to in our conversation was released late this afternoon. It asks gun rights supporters to call and email Senators Burr and Tillis as well as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regarding Feinstein’s ban bill.
The alert is below:
Do you want Washington deciding what should or shouldn’t be your next gun
accessory?
While
our nation continues
to mourn the senseless tragedy in Las Vegas, lawmakers in Washington are
rushing to fix (i.e. exploit) an issue they barely understand. Senator
Dianne Feinstein (D-California) is reportedly proposing legislation that
will eliminate all after-market devices which increase the firing rate
of
legal guns. Of course, this would ban the now infamous “bump stocks”.
But, it would also make illegal many other accessories, such as
systems that enthusiasts use to make semi-automatic versions of belt-fed
machine guns.Even more troubling, this proposal would NOT grandfather
any of these devices. This would potentially have the chilling effect
of making tens of thousands of otherwise law-abiding citizens, criminals
overnight — just for owning the “wrong” accessory.If
this dangerous proposal were to become law, nobody knows how far the
government
would go to make sure millions of gun owners have only the “politically
correct” accessories. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has even said that
she “certainly hopes” this is will be a slippery slope to more gun
control. This is so much more than a Second Amendment issue — this is
an
attack on our right to own private property, a freedom enshrined in the
Fifth Amendment.
IMMEDIATE ACTION
REQUIRED!
- Call AND email North Carolina
Senators Tillis and Burr, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office: Let them know that as a well-informed voting citizen you refuse to stand idly by while
Congress debates how to strip millions of law-abiding Americans of their private property rights.- Contact
the NRA: Call them (at
800-672-3888) and email them
and
tell them to grow a spine. Make it clear you will not hesitate to resign
your membership unless they ramp up the fight to protect our
fundamental
freedoms.- Donate to GRNC: As an all-volunteer grassroots
organization, we work hard to protect our American liberties. It takes a
lot of
resources to fight this rising tide of hysteria and disinformation, and
every little bit helps to keep the torch of liberty burning. Please click here or go to
https://www.grnc.org/join-grnc/contribute.CONTACT INFOSenator
Richard Burr: email link,
202-224-3154
Senator Thom Tillis: email link, 202-224-6342
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: 202-224-2541DELIVER THIS MESSAGE
Suggested Subject: “Oppose the Feinstein Gun Ban”Dear Senator:I understand that
California Senator Dianne Feinstein is currently proposing legislation
that
would ban all devices that increase the firing rate of legally owned
firearms. This would have the chilling effect of turning tens of
thousands of
otherwise law-abiding citizens into criminals. It would also strip them
of their private property rights, a right enshrined in the Fifth
Amendment.Have the courage to stand up to Senator Feinstein and anyone else in
Congress who believes it is their place to decide for millions of
Americans the
“correct” type of accessories they can own.Please
advise me of your position on this proposal. I will be monitoring your
actions via
Grass Roots North Carolina legislative alerts.Respectfully,
