Connecticut Preparedness

[hayes1966]

Big Brother's new target:
Tracking of all firearms
'Nothing less than a declaration
of war on American gun owners'


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Posted: January 13 By Drew Zahn


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WorldNetDaily


Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is hoping to pass a firearm-licensing bill that will significantly rewrite gun-ownership laws in America.

Among the more controversial provisions of the bill are requirements that all handgun owners submit to the federal government a photo, thumb print and mental heath records. Further, the bill would order the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, transfer and owner's address in America.

The bill claims its purpose is "to protect the pubic against the unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with the unrecorded sale or transfer of firearms to criminals and youth."

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Columnist David Codrea of Guns Magazine, however, calls it a "ridiculous affront to liberty."

"This is nothing less than a declaration of war on American gun owners," Codrea writes on Gun Rights Examiner.

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Rush's proposed bill, H.R. 45, is alternatively known as "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009," named after an Illinois teenager killed by a gunshot.

According the bill's text, "On the afternoon of May 10, 2007, Blair Holt, a junior at Julian High School in Chicago, was killed on a public bus riding home from school when he used his body to shield a girl who was in the line of fire after a young man boarded the bus and started shooting."

The bill then argues that interstate firearm trafficking and children dying from gun violence create legitimate cause for the federal government to monitor gun ownership and transfers in new ways.

If passed, the bill would make it illegal to own or possess a "qualifying firearm" – defined as any handgun or any semiautomatic firearm that takes an ammunition clip – without a "Blair Holt" license.

To obtain a "Blair Holt" license, an application must be made that includes a photo, address, all previous aliases, thumb print, completion of a written firearm safety test, release of mental health records to the attorney general and a fee not to exceed $25.

Further, the bill makes it illegal to transfer ownership of a qualifying firearm to anyone who is not a licensed gun dealer or collector. Exceptions to this rule include transfer to family members by gift or bequest and loans, not to exceed 30 days, of a firearm for lawful purposes "between persons who are personally known to each other."

The bill also requires qualifying firearm owners to report all transfers to the attorney general's database. It would also be illegal for a licensed gun owner to fail to record a gun loss or theft within 72 hours or fail to report a change of address within 60 days.

And if a minor obtains a weapon and injures someone with it, the owner of the gun – if deemed to have failed to meet certain safety requirements – faces a multiple-year jail sentence.

H.R. 45 is a resurfacing of 2007's H.R. 2666, which contained much of the same language and was co-sponsored by 15 other representatives and Barack Obama's current chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel. H.R. 2666 was assigned to the House Judiciary committee, where no action was taken.

H.R. 45 currently has no co-sponsors and is likewise assigned to the House Judiciary committee.

Link to bill: http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/sh ... HR_45.html

[CTSixshot]

Amazing! I go to my congress person's website and search H.R. 45...invalid bill number it says!
The previous legislation, H.R.2666 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2007 (Introduced in House) does come up with a topic search, however.

Emailed her again, but I must confess, I feel like this is another exercise in futility. I'll see what happens, I guess!

[cm12385]

HR 45 – Federal Licensing

I just read the licensing requirements of this bill - it is sickening. And although he words are vague - the way I interpret it is that, this will not only apply to new purchases - those of us who already possess firearms will need to obtain this license within 2 years. And the process for obtaining the license appears to be extremely difficult, including submission to the feds of a persons mental health records, and any other information the Attorney General deems applicable. Violation of could result in 2-5 years imprisonment, depending on what section of the bill is violated!

This is extreme. Many of us have owned firearms for years without the need for licensing. This bill will result in the following:

- Having to go through an arduous process, this very well could be unsuccessful effort to obtain this license.
- Not applying and facing 2-5 imprisonment
- As can be learned from our English and Australian counterparts, this is a big step to registration - which leads to confiscation.

We need to take this seriously.

This bill echoes many historical laws but all were part of totalitarian nations. Precedents include the Nazi Weapons Act of 1938 , the USSR in 1929, Turkey in 1911, Communist China in 1948, Uganda 1970, Cambodia 1975, and other oppressive dictatorships.

[cm12385]

What needs to be understood about this bill is that it was introduced by Bobby Rush, an ultra left wing, former black panther.

This bill is extreme and its nature and these types of bills have been brought up in the past but never gained traction becuase it was so extreme.

However, the game has changed. The new President is as left-wing as Bobby Rush and the Congress, both sides are dominated by left wing Democrats.

Elections have consequences.