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Congress

 

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House of Representatives

 

District

Representative

Party

Hometown

01

Rob Wittman

R

Westmoreland

02

Thelma D. Drake

R

Norfolk

03

Robert C. Scott

D

Newport News

04

J. Randy Forbes

R

Chesapeake

05

Virgil H. Goode Jr.

R

Rocky Mount

06

Bob Goodlatte

R

Roanoke

07

Eric Cantor

R

Richmond

08

James P. Moran

D

Arlington

09

Rick Boucher

D

Abingdon

10

Frank R. Wolf

R

Vienna

11

Tom Davis

R

Falls Church

 

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Federal Firearm Legislation

 

110th Congress (2007-2008)

Senate Bills

·         Senate Bill 77 - Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007

·         Senate Bill 376 - Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2007

·         Senate Bill 388 - Nationwide CCW Reciprocity

·         Senate Bill 1001 - A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

·         Senate Bill 1237 - A bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.

 

House Bills

·         House Bill 73 - Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2007

·         House Bill 96 - Gun Show Loophole Closure

·         House Bill 203 - Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act

·         House Bill 226 - National standard for the carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents

·         House Bill 256 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007

·         House Bill 297 - NICS Improvement Act of 2007

·         House Bill 861 - National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2007

·         House Bill 1022*** - Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007

·         House Bill 1096 - To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.

·         House Bill 1141 - Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2007

·         House Bill 1167 - To increase public safety and reduce the threat to domestic security by including persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes.

·         House Bill 1168 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the firearm and ammunition prohibitions applicable to convicted felons to those convicted in a foreign court.

·         House Bill 1399 - To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

·         House Bill 1859 - Anti-Large Capacity  Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007

 

On Feb. 14, 2007, Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) introduced H.R. 1022, a bill with the stated purpose, “to reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.”

McCarthy’s verbiage warrants explanation. Presumably, what she means by “assault weapons ban” is the Clinton Gun Ban of 1994. Congress allowed the ban to expire in 2004 for multiple reasons, including the fact that federal, state and local law enforcement agency studies showed that guns affected by the ban had been used in only a small percentage of crime, before and after the ban was imposed.

 

With the nation’s murder rate 43% lower than in 1991, and the re-legalized guns still used in only a small percentage of crime, reauthorizing the Clinton Gun Ban would be objectionable enough. But McCarthy’s “other purposes” would make matters even worse. H.R. 1022 would ban every gun banned by the Clinton ban, plus millions more guns, including:

 

• Every gun made to comply with the Clinton ban. (The Clinton ban dictated the kinds of grips, stocks and attachments new guns could have. Manufacturers modified new guns to the Clinton requirements. H.R. 1022 would ban the modified guns too.)

• Guns exempted by the Clinton ban. (Ruger Mini-14s and -30s and Ranch Rifles; .30 cal. carbines; and fixed-magazine, semi-automatic, center-fire rifles that hold more than 10 rounds.)

• All semi-automatic shotguns. (E.g., Remington, Winchester, Beretta and Benelli, used for hunting, sport shooting, and self-defense. H.R. 1022 would ban them because they have “any characteristic that can function as a grip,” and would also ban their main component, called the “receiver.”)

• All detachable-magazine semi-automatic rifles-including, for example, the ubiquitous Ruger 10/22 .22 rimfire-because they have “any characteristic that can function as a grip.”

• Target shooting rifles. (E.g., the three centerfire rifles most popular for marksmanship competitions: the Colt AR-15, the Springfield M1A and the M1 “Garand.”)

• Any semi-automatic shotgun or rifle an Attorney General one day claims isn’t “sporting,” even though the constitutions of the U.S. and 44 states, and the laws of all 50 states, recognize the right to use guns for defense.

• 65 named guns (the Clinton law banned 19 by name); semi-auto fixed-magazine pistols of over 10 rounds capacity; and frames, receivers and parts used to repair or refurbish guns.

 

H.R. 1022 would also ban the importation of magazines exempted by the Clinton ban, ban the sale of a legally-owned “assault weapon” with a magazine of over 10 rounds capacity, and begin backdoor registration of guns, by requiring private sales of banned guns, frames, receivers and parts to be conducted through licensed dealers. Finally, whereas the Clinton Gun Ban was imposed for a 10-year trial period, H.R. 1022 would be a permanent ban.   Contact you representative or senator today and urge them to oppose HR1022.

 

Information on how to contact your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators are listed above.  You can also call the main numbers at the Capitol.  Because mail takes so long to reach legislators due to increased screening, you best form of communication is a phone call.  The main number for the House of Representatives is (202) 225-3121.  U.S. Senators can be reached at (202) 224-3121.

 

Virginia Legislative Update

 

The 2008 Session of the Virginia General Assembly will convene on January 9, 2008.

 

You will still be able to view the 2008 Legislative Tracking Form.  You can also check legislation by visiting the Legislative Information System Bills and Resolutions.  You can check by subject by accessing Bills by Subject.  Most firearms bills are listed under the heading “Weapons.”

 

 

 

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