Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JDglpt8hpyg

Here is where you can contact your legislators. http://www.congress.org/congressorg/...046526&type=ML
You can use the below message to send to your Senators/Representatives. Take action now!

Here is a link to the details of Feinstein's ban: http://www.nraila.org/legislation/fe...-ban-bill.aspx


Greetings,

Due to the recent events at Sandy Hook elementary school we now face renewed threats to our Constitutional rights. While I understand how painful the loss must be for those touched by this tragedy, blaming firearms or their owners and punishing them is not the answer to the challenges we face as a nation.

We already have laws that were violated by a man who was likely psychotic and heavily medicated. This man was stopped by the mandatory background check from purchasing firearms. He then decided to murder his mother and take her legally owned firearms to commit this tragedy.

If your true goal is to protect our children, then enact legislation that will do that. Banning firearms that are rarely used in crime (less than 1% of the time) is not going to stop such tragedies, that was proven in 1999 when the Columbine shooting took place under the 1994 ban. Do something meaningful, please. Make committing the insane easier. Put armed security guards in our schools. But do not strip us of our rights and property by passing additional anti-gun laws that have historically had no positive effect on crime in our nation or others.

Thank you.

Got a letter from Senator Coats today regarding gun control.....


Dear Bryan:

Thank you for contacting me about the current debate on gun control laws. I appreciate hearing from you.

I will not support any legislation or broader effort that would serve to undermine the Second Amendment. I am a proud supporter of gun rights and will oppose any gun control initiative that infringes upon ownership rights for responsible, law-abiding citizens. I am strongly opposed to proposals such as Senator Diane Feinsteins's bill to impose an assault weapons ban and efforts by the Executive Branch to implement controls solely by executive action.

Thank you again for contacting me, and do not hesitate to keep in touch on matters of concern to you.

Sincerely,

Dan Coats
U.S. Senator

I guess what I don't get though is, when he was our Senator back in the 90's he supported the ban and voted for it.....

Bryan, it's not so much what they believe about the issue, but what they believe will get them elected the next time.

Yeah and that is sad....

Here's the video from the Senate hearing Wednesday for background info. Note statement by Prof. David Kopel about ineffectiveness of last assault weapon ban.

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing