From VCDL

VA-ALERT: ACTION ITEMS: Red Flag bill being heard in the Senate on March 26! This is a serious threat!

This Tuesday, March 26, the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee is going to be hearing a Red Flag gun-control/gun confiscation bill put in by Florida Republican Marco Rubio.  Yes, the Republican controlled Senate is going to hear a bill that a Republican put in.  President Trump said right after the Florida school massacre that he thought Red Flag laws were a good idea.

We need to let both of our Senators, Warner and Kaine, hear from us on this AND the President and Vice President, too.  I think the President can be swayed if he learns the truth about what Red Flag laws really do and don't do.  The Vice President might be able to help, as he as the President's ear.

I know, I know - we are not likely to sway either of our Senators.  But by reminding them in large numbers that we are here, we don't want any more gun control, and we are watching, that might at least slow down any pro-active gun control coming from them.  I'm thinking a VCDL protest at some of their district offices this year might also be in order.

Thanks to our sister organization, the Arizona Citizens Defense League, for setting up a special version of their Congressional contact system for us to use.  The Board is considering getting our own Congressional contact system.

ACTION ITEM 1:

Click here to send the pre-written message to Senators Kaine, Warner, President Trump, and Vice President Pence (NOTE:  uncheck "Email Opt-in" if you don't want to get future emails from the Arizona Citizens Defense League):

https://cqrcengage.com/azcdl/app/write-a-letter?4&engagementId=497934

Let's get a few thousand emails headed their way to get their attention and to educate them as well!  We dare not ignore Red Flag bills.

ACTION ITEM 2:

Let's contact the Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, so he knows that gun owners do NOT want Red Flag laws.  He can help keep the bill from getting a Floor vote if it clears the committee.

Here's a link to his contact form on the web:

https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=ContactForm

For the Topic, select "Congressional Rules and Procedures"

Suggested subject: "Please do not let any 'Red Flag' gun bills get a vote on the Senate Floor!

Suggested message:

Extreme Risk Protection Orders, also known as "Red Flag" laws, such as S. 7, are about gun confiscation, not public safety.

Red Flag laws leave the "dangerous" person free to kill himself or others, as the law merely takes away his guns (assuming the police even find all his guns).  If a person is too dangerous to have guns, how is anyone safer if he is still walking around with the rest of us?  Red Flag laws also violate due process, as the accused doesn't have his day in court for weeks after his property (guns) has already been taken and he then has the almost impossible task of proving he's not dangerous.  How do you prove a negative?

Protect America's gun owners and the Constitution - don't let S. 7, or any other Red Flag bills, get to the Floor!

Arbitrary, without adequate due process or adjudication, equals patently unconstitutional.... remember those sentiments when contacting your legislators. I’ve been contacting mine over this mainly because Cornyn seems to have a boner for this kind of overeach. I contacted little Marco’s office too even though he’s not my rep...

I'm not worried.  I'm sure the NRA will protect us.  Wait......

8 year assault something something

Surely that wasn't just lip service

Senate Judiciary Hearing currently going on. Sorry I only have a Facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/senjudiciary/

Better link with live video now: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/red-flag-laws-examining-guidelines-for-state-action

Thanks!

Guys don't worry, really, I mean that stalwart conservative Rmoney will save us.

I just found this and used the Arizona form to email Senators from my state. I works better than anything else I've seen. Thanks!

They are going to fuck us I believe

Lindsey Graham's hearing started a little over an hour ago.

Sen Leahy bringing up "Gun Show Loophole", Straw purchase, Mag limits "Giving the deer a chance during hunting season" then attempts to use the same logic to give children a chance.

Yup.

"Pro gun republicans"

Yep, courts without checks and balances, how do they work, well does FISA and president Trump remind you of what can happen with checks and balances.

Doesn't Cornyn have a primary challenger?

we need to take this red flag shit seriously, it won't be used just for guns.

Yep why stop there.

In before people say the NRA doesn't really want common sense gun laws/background checks...

And they weren't polled

Soapbox- fail
Ballot box- fail

A phone call shouldn’t be necessary. The Constitution is plain in regards to defense and due process.

A phone call to an elected official is only effective if they give a shit what you think.

Yep why stop there.

Edit; The lust for power runs deep in the swamp.

Every right has limits? What about the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? What about the right that exists to stave off governmental encroachment upon all of the others?

Fuck that limp dicked motherfucker

"Every right has limits?" That breaks the BOR down to somebodies interpretation and makes it meaningless.  

This is probably already a done deal.

Fuck 'lil Marco.

That's our boy!!!

washington dc cocksucka!!

Done and done

summary of hearing?  any action coming out of it?  anyone there to defend us and explain how red flag laws violate due process, will be abused???

this is part of our 87d chess thanks

I like to take the guns first, worry about due process later.

Yeah I’m sure Mr. “Take the guns now, worry about due process later” is on our side on this one. Ell oh ell.

Yes the 8 yr assault is over. Now we are on the annihilation portion.

All of this is being crammed through while the spotlight is on Trump's victory with the Mueller Report.  I haven't heard it mentioned

by any of the main conservative talk show hosts or in the mainstream media.  It just goes to show you how insignificant the "conservatives"

behind the microphone and on Capitol Hill think the Second Amendment really is.  Lip service is all we get.  Bastards.

Anybody know what the NRA's official written position is on red flag laws?

Done

This from a NRA BOD member Duane Liptak:

"Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham began the hearing by praising Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal for his efforts in trying to pass gun control measures. Connecticut, Blumenthal's home state, is one of the first states to enact a red flag law."

That guy has a very punchable face.

Mr. MAGPUL took part in Pay to Play Lake Arthur PD LEOSA Badge Scheme.

BOHICA

@robmkivseries70 can you please provide a link? Thanks!

GOP and NRA must be proud.

Emails sent, called my Senators etc.

We will see what is gonna happen, I think from my relies my NC senators will support us, but who knows.

So the NRA is compromising....

I defended the NRA at first, but Im done with them.

“The eight-year assault on your Second-amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end.”

- Donald J. Trump

It's like they're stupid or something.

NRA: "We support this" ha ha ha, the Dems will never support a bill that we support
Dems: "Even the NRA supports this, everyone must support this" ha ha ha, the NRA did what we want them to

Nobody NEEDS Ten Amendments in the Bill of Rights.

Six or seven is just fine.



WTF happened to this country?

The semi-automatic military-style assault Constitution of the United States currently has 27 amendments.

That's just excessive! We need to outlaw High Capacity Constitutions!!!