SIGN A LETTER AGAINST-H.R. 45:Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale

[Randy]

The following is a group letter, not a petition. It was written collaboratively by 454 individuals over the course of six weeks. This is the result of a first-of-its-kind experiment in modernizing constituent communication with Congress run by the nonpartisan website GovTrack.

Ex cert from Letter.
Dear Representatives,

WE THE PEOPLE DO NOT SUPPORT H.R.45, the Firearm Licensing bill (2009).

WE are tired of our rights being denigrated and destroyed.

Our vote for any such bill is NO! Further, any politician who votes for this bill or any bill of this type will be noted, and voted against when they come up for re-election.


www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45

Summaru Of HR-45 1/6/2009--Introduced.
Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.
Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.
Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions; (2) a licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act; (3) failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours; (4) failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days; or (5) keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury.
Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse; (2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and (3) collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer.
Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems.

[A-FIXER]

How doe's the NFOA stand on this Randy, and are we as a organized group also going to submit one also ?

[Randy]

How doe's the NFOA stand on this Randy, and are we as a organized group also going to submit one also ?

We actually have not discussed this Bill but we sure can start.
The letter as written is an individual signature and no areas that I have found for Organizations.
Check out the link read the article do what you feel is right.

I do not like the bill what soever it is forced registration.

[A-FIXER]

thanks will do some reading

[Rich B]

I can't speak for the NFOA or the board, but personally speaking, HR 45 reminds me of the quote from Orwell's 1984:
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever."

HR 45 is bad stuff.

[DanClrk51]

Yes, we need to oppose this bill. H.R.45 smells of totalitarianism!

[FarmerRick]

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.00045:

It has NO co-sponsors at this time, it would be political suicide for any Rep. to sign on to the bill.
We definitely need to keep an eye on it, nonetheless.