HR 45 Blair Holt anti-gun law

The sad part is that Blair Holt would have lived if he had not already been disarmed. Indeed, if his entire community had not been disarmed, there would likely have been no shooting.

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_144398.asp


    This bill isn't being covered in print or on TV, but the argument over "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009" (HR 45) is building steam, and could become quite a distraction.

    It is named for Blair Holt. Holt, the 16-year-old son of a Chicago police officer, was killed in 2007 while shielding a female classmate during a gang-related shooting on a Chicago city bus.

    It was introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat. According to Wikipedia, Rep. Rush went A.W.O.L. from the Army in 1968, and founded Illinois' Black Panther Party. In 1969, he did six months in prison on a firearms conviction.

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    In my opinion, Rep. Rush is exploiting Holt's heroism and death. By naming the bill after Holt, he increases his popularity in his district, and he creates a situation where those representatives who respect the right of the people to keep and bear arms have to vote against a bill named for a hero/victim.

    The bill would require individuals to obtain a federal license before they could possess a firearm. It would require the registration of all firearms, and for the owners thereof to report the sale, transfer, loss or theft of a firearm to federal authorities within 72 hours. The license would be a photo ID, complete with thumbprint, would be accompanied by training requirements and fees, and could be revoked for any number of reasons. The bill also provides criminal penalties for those in violation.

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    Rep. Rush's piece of legislation should be rejected. Please encourage your representative to do just that.

    Kevin Hargis
    Chattanooga

I completely agree with Mr. Hargis. I say that we should make the defeat of this bill a major purpose of the Boston Tea Party this year. Please write your Congresscritters and write letters to the editor.

Evidently, this one is not getting the "tight rotation" of news stories on shows like "Rachel Maddow" so if it is going to be noticed in time to prevent it, it is up to us.

Submitted by planetaryjim on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 15:58
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Comments

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southernpatriot:

The National Committee passed a resolution opposing this Bill.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/btpnc/surveys?id=2827310

02/21/2009 - 11:02
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planetaryjim:

You know how we get spoofed, so I checked up on this bill.

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

Has the text. You can probably find it on some official house.gov site if you want to expose your IP to their shenanigans.

02/10/2009 - 16:12
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southernpatriot:

I wrote this http://blog.dwp2016.org/index.php?itemid=365 article for the Mountaineer Jeffersonian.
This is quite possibly the worst legislation since REAL ID; and will probably not pass without being shoved into a bill that has overwhelming support and is 1200 pages long (similar to the way REAL ID was passed). Then, the Congresscritters will say, "we didn't realize THAT was in there...oops!"

02/13/2009 - 22:02
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planetaryjim:

Thanks for your efforts in opposition to this bill. Keep up the good work.

02/14/2009 - 05:55