From the Gun Owners of America:
Gun
Owners of America has been working with several congressmen on Capitol
Hill to introduce legislation to repeal the gun ban on military bases.
And we have good news! Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) plans to introduce a bill early next week.
And the
office of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) -- a former Marine himself -- has
told GOA that he will be introducing a bill to allow military recruiters
to carry firearms.
On the Senate side, GOA is working with Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) on similar legislation.
We will provide you updates as things develop.
It is
imperative that this legislation get introduced and tacked on to a
must-pass bill, because the sad truth is that more lives will perish if
Congress does not repeal the ban on service members carrying guns.
“Our
servicemen are sitting ducks at every military base in the country,”
said GOA Director of
Communications Erich Pratt. “How is it that a
concealed carry holder shopping at Wal-Mart has more rights than our
soldiers who are also trained with firearms?”
Obviously,
military bases are not the only gun-free zones that must be repealed.
So GOA is working to repeal the Gun Free School Zones Act and other gun
bans.
All of these
efforts are just part of the gun control “fabric” that needs to be torn
apart, one piece at a time, and tossed into the trashcan of history.
We recognize
that the Second Amendment protects our God-given right to own and carry
firearms for protection. But if we don’t repeal these infringements of
our Second Amendment rights, then good people will end up behind bars
for merely possessing guns for self-defense.
That cannot be allowed to continue. Stay tuned for future alerts on this matter.
ACTION: Click here and urge your Representative to become an original cosponsor of both the DesJarlais and Hunter bills.
Please note
that there are still no numbers assigned to these bills, as they are
expected to be introduced next week. However, by emailing your
Congressman now, you will be helping Reps. DesJarlais and Hunter to get
more original cosponsors.
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
12 comments:
“How is it that a concealed carry holder shopping at Wal-Mart has more rights than our soldiers who are also trained with firearms?”
We all know that as a military person, you forfeit some of your rights, but this should not be one of them.
Absolutely correct, Ed. It's inhumane to deny an American - of ANY kind, much less the military personnel - the right of self-defense.
It past time for this garbage to stop.
Agreed, Matt. Only a matter of time before those of us who still believe in the Constitution start to fight back in a more substantive manner.
Just signed and sent the letter. Is any Senator taking the same action?
We also just sent the letter. Remember that it was Bill Clinton that disarmed the military.
WSF - if so, I'm not aware of any.
Tewshooz - Clinton signed the order, but it was George H.W. Bush who drafted it.
Way past time. Why issue weapons and train them in use, to turn around and say sorry solider you can't defend yourself on American Soil.
Armed Services
Really?
Maroons! At the very least, they should be able to defend themselves!
gfa
Rob, it's the Progressive mentality ... or at least, what passes for a mentality. Politicians hiding behind layers of police and armed security, telling the military (and us) we shouldn't have firearms.
Guffaw, it would seem like common sense, if there is such a thing anymore.
Rev. Paul,
There is no commons sense used any more.
Our military protect this country, and our freedoms. They should be able to protect and defend no matter the location.
Sandy, I think everyone here would agree with that statement, as you're spot on.
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