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Metaksa Steps Down Tanya K. Metaksa announced on Wednesday that she is stepping down as NRA-ILA Executive Director to assume new responsibilities as Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President of the NRA. On Thursday, Wayne LaPierre, NRA's Executive Vice President and CEO, announced the appointment of James Jay Baker to the position of Executive Director of NRA-ILA, effective immediately. "Jim Baker is a staunch defender of Second Amendment freedoms with a strong NRA background," LaPierre said. "Our members have full confidence that the fight for their rights is in capable hands." |
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Action Needed To Save Smith "Anti-Brady" Amendment In late July, Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) forced a vote on an amendment to keep the FBI from registering and taxing gun owners. The amendment passed OVERWHELMINGLY with 69 votes (out of a total of 100). So why is it that Congress couldn't just leave a good thing alone? High ranking sources on Capitol Hill have told GOA that legislators on the appropriations conference committee are whittling down the Smith amendment-- leaving important language on the editing room floor. The Smith language originally required the "immediate destruction of all information [relating to background checks]." This language passed the Senate by a veto-proof majority. But that important language is now gone! Rather than requiring the immediate destruction of gun owners' names, the new language will allow the records to exist for 24hours. Allowing names to be kept for 24 hours means (you guessed it) that the FBI can "register" names for 24 hours. Make no mistake, a lot can happen to those names in those 24 hours. If this new language is enacted, it would represent the first time in federal history that government officials would have explicit permission to retain gun owners' names for a period of time-- albeit a brief period. Go to the GOA website to find out how to stop this attack on our rights! |
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No Taggants! Taggants are the tiny markers some lawmakers wish to have placed into explosives and propellants, including black and smokeless powders, in an effort to combat terrorism. A National Research Council panel released the findings of their study on tagging powders used by firearms enthusiasts today, stating that "[t]he committee examined information about the current state of many taggant technologies and about the present level of bombing threat and found that the use of taggants was not warranted at the present time....No tagging system has been tested to demonstrate its technical feasibility for use in all types of black and smokeless powders." Furthermore, the 14-member committee stated that current methods for detecting bombs that might be made of black or smokeless powders are effective. Well, DUH! |
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Where are the catalogs? Our catalogs are coming late this year for various reasons. For those of you who have been contacting us for them, make your request about the end of November and we should be able to get one to you then. Thanks for your patience! |
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CA says THANKS! Thanks again to those who contacted Governor Wilson in recent weeks to urge his veto of AB 2560, SB 1500 and SB 1550, as well as his signature on AB 2022 and AB 48. Please keep up the calls to the Governor at (916) 445-1455 to voice your appreciation for his careful consideration of these important issues and his genuine concern for the gun owning community. |
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Pre-Bans!!??!! Olympic Arms has discovered a very limited number of preban receivers, and we are building them into complete pre-ban firearms. We have sold these out at this time, but they can be had from some of our distributors. Contact: Global Arms - (209) 387-4323 Mikie G's - (734) 856-7262 B&B; Sales - (818) 985-2329 |
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Mass. Gunowners, Unite! An organized protest of the new firearms law recently signed by Governor Cellucci will be held at the Bunker Hill Monument on Sunday, October 11, at 11:00 am. This event, coordinated by Scott Davidson, is an effort to demonstrate that firearms owners are decent, law-abiding citizens who have been unfairly singled out by some in the legislature and the popular press. For more information, please contact Scott at (413) 734-2857. |
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