Posted: 6/9/2004 1:48:29 PM EDT
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A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO NRA MEMBERS IN Ohio In 1994 the Clinton crime bill was enacted, and banning gun ownership by law-abiding citizens was offered as the solution to violent crime. But anti-gun politicians were only able to pass the portion of the law banning military-style semi-automatic firearms after agreeing to “sunset” the ban in a decade. With less than three months to go before the expiration of the 1994 Clinton gun ban, anti-gun activists across the nation are now making a new push to re-enact this ineffective legislation. Unfortunately, your Senator—Mike DeWine—is cosponsoring legislation to preserve this failed and discredited policy. Despite not being able to offer even a shred of evidence over ten years that the ban has reduced crime, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is sponsoring S. 2498 to extend the Clinton gun ban for another decade. Only three Republican Senators are cosponsoring this bill to continue this misguided and useless policy. Even one extremist gun ban group, the Violence Policy Center, has admitted that continuing the ban will not “make one whit of difference one way or another . . . if it doesn't pass, it doesn't pass.” (National Public Radio, 3/11/2004) Accordingly we ask you to write, fax, e-mail, and call Senator Mike DeWine this week urging him to withdraw his name as a cosponsor of S. 2498 and instead to focus on legislation that will actually remove violent criminals from America’s streets. Please urge your family, friends and fellow hunters and shooters to do the same. Help dismantle part of the anti-gun Clinton legacy by acting today. The Honorable Mike DeWine (614) 469-5186 (Columbus) United States Senate (513) 763-8260 (Cincinnati) 140 Russell Office Building (216) 522-7272 (Cleveland) Washington, DC 20510-3503 (419) 259-7536 (Toledo) (740) 373-2317 (Marietta) (937) 376-3080 (Xenia) (202) 224-2315 (D.C.) (202) 224-6519 (D.C. fax) dewine.senate.gov/request_form.htm (E-mail) NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION |
