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	59 GUN-RELATED BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS from Melissa Seaman Newslinks Director, KeepAndBearArms.com Below are links to 59 gun-related bills before the U.S. Congress. There are 50 anti-gun bills and 9 pro-gun bills. Various types of contact information is contained in this message in hopes you'll reach out and do your part to voice your thoughts on these matters. Thanks for doing your part to stave off our legislators gone awry. TO CONTACT: FEDERAL REPS, SENATORS, AND COMMITTEES... http://capwiz.com/kba/dbq/officials (committees can be found under "Congressional Record") U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT... http://www.usdoj.gov/ag CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD TOLL-FREE HOTLINES... 800-648-3516, 877-778-9001, 877-762-8762 Make sure you contact the specific committee where each bill is now (listed under "Bill Status") to either support or reject each bill, and your reps or senators to either co-sponsor the bill or not, depending on if it is anti- or pro- gun. Make sure you read the significant parts of the bills (listed under "Text of Legislation") so you know exactly what is going on. Let me know if you have any questions, additions, or further information. ------------------ ANTI-GUN (50 Bills) ------------------ H.CON.RES.129 : establishment of Million Mom March Day http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.con.res.00129: H.R.1 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding schools http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00001: H.R.70 : Gun Access Prevention Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00070: H.R.114 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00114: H.R.138 : to require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or handgun ammunition (Handgun Licensing Act) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00138: H.R.139 : To provide incentive funds to States that have in effect a certain law (Handgun Registration Act) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00139: H.R.218 : to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00218: H.R.225 : Anti-"Gunrunning" Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00225: H.R.233 : mandatory "safety"-locks http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00233: H.R.255 : To provide grant funds to local governments that comply with certain requirements and to amend certain Federal firearms laws. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00255: H.R.278 : To assist State and local governments in conducting community gun "buy back" programs. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00278: H.R.340 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding schools (PART E--RELATED PROVISIONS; GUN-FREE SCHOOLS) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00340: H.R.408 : gun ballistics fingerprint registration http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00408: H.R.422 : gun ballistics fingerprint registration of imported firearms http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00422: H.R.534 : To establish a grant program that provides incentives for States who enact Project Exile http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00534: H.R.671 : To expand the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition, and to expand the jurisdiction of the Secretary to include firearm products and non-powder firearms http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00671: H.R.693 : To ban the manufacture of handguns that cannot be "personalized" http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00693: H.R.726 : to ban using the Internet to obtain or dispose of a firearm http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00726: H.R.731 : To prohibit the discharge of a firearm within 1000 feet of any Federal land or facility http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00731: H.R.891 : To prohibit the possession of a firearm by an individual who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a violent felony if committed by an adult http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00891: H.R.958 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding schools http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00958: H.R.998 : prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00998: H.R.1014 : anti-gun bill under the guise of "preventing child injury" http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01014: H.R.1112 : To make Federal law apply to antique firearms in the same way it applies to other firearms http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01112: H.R.1247 : Handgun Licensing and Record of Sale Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01247: H.R.1248 : To prohibit the possession of a firearm in a "hospital zone" (w/in 1000ft of a hospital) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01248: H.R.1396 : To "encourage" States to report students they "suspect to be or has been" in possession of a firearm while in or on the premises of a school building http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01396: H.R.1397 : includes banning the manufacture of handguns without locks http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01397: H.R.1922 : To ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on transferring such devices to those that were manufactured before the ban became law. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01922: H.R.1990 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding schools http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01990: H.R.1922 : To ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on transferring such devices to those that were manufactured before the ban became law. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01922: H.R.2221 : To ban the import of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, to promote the safe storage and use of handguns by consumers, and to extend Brady background checks to gun shows http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.02221: H.R.2377 : To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms, and to provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.02377: S.1 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding schools http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00001: S.16 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding civilians and police http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00016: S.25 : Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00025: S.79 : to "encourage" drug-free and "safe" schools. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00079: S.134 : Large Capacity Ammunition Magazine Import Ban http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00134: S.330 : To expand the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition, and to expand the jurisdiction of the Secretary to include firearm products and non-powder firearms http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00330: S.406 : prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00406: S.436 : mandatory "safety" locks http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00436: S.437 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding schools http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00437: S.442 : A bill to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00442: S.505 : to regulate certain .50 caliber sniper weapons in the same manner as machine guns http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00505: S.609 : to regulate manufacture, assembly, shipment, & transportation of firearms & firearm parts http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00609: S.619 : incentives for States that use Project Exile http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00619: S.649 : to modify provisions relating to the Gun-Free Schools Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00649: S.767 : anti-gun gun show bill (Reed) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00767: S.890 : anti-gun gun show bill (McCain) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00890: S.940 : includes anti-gun initiatives regarding schools http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00940: ---------------- PRO-GUN (9 Bills) ---------------- H.CON.RES.119 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.con.res.00119: H.R.31 : To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00031: H.R.123 : To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00123: H.R.950 : To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in that State. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00950: H.R.1455 : To repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01455: H.R.1460 : To amend section 922 of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01460: H.R.1762 : To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.01762: S.514 : A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in that State. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00514: S.906 : A bill to provide for protection of gun owner privacy and ownership rights, and for other purposes. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00906: ------------------------------------------------- Source: http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d107query.html ------------------------------------------------- in Life, Liberty, and pursuit of happiness... 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