As a voter and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I am encouraging you to oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 -- no matter what amendments are added to the bill. Some are suggesting that Republicans negotiate over these two gun control monstrosities and work at “cleaning up” the bills. Don’t do it! Every time Republicans have negotiated with Democrats in order to pass gun control, the Democrats have acted in bad faith. They are never satisfied. They always argue that today’s freedoms are tomorrow’s loopholes. Remember how the Brady Background Check was only supposed to apply to handguns? Well, that didn’t last for long. Anti-gun legislators were soon able to sweep long gun purchases into the NICS dragnet. Regarding H.R. 1446, there has been a lot said about the so-called “Charleston loophole.” But the real loophole is the fact that Americans are prohibited from carrying guns in certain places -- or places that are known as “gun-free zones.” The Charleston killer originally wanted to target a college, but he was dissuaded by the armed security that was there. So what did he do? He targeted a church, which was a gun-free zone. This is the real “Charleston loophole” that needs to be eliminated. Congress should eliminate every gun free zone it can -- especially given that over 90% of mass shooters target these disarmament zones. Here’s the bottom line: Do not support efforts to “clean up” H.R. 8 (which is gun owner registration) and H.R. 1446 (which will allow lengthy waiting period delays). There is no amount of tweaking that will make these bills acceptable to the American people. Gun Owners of America will let me know how you voted.

As a voter and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I am encouraging you to oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 -- no matter what amendments are added to the bill. Some are suggesting that Republicans negotiate over these two gun control monstrosities and work at “cleaning up” the bills. Don’t do it! Every time Republicans have negotiated with Democrats in order to pass gun control, the Democrats have acted in bad faith. They are never satisfied. They always argue that today’s freedoms are tomorrow’s loopholes. Remember how the Brady Background Check was only supposed to apply to handguns? Well, that didn’t last for long. Anti-gun legislators were soon able to sweep long gun purchases into the NICS dragnet. Regarding H.R. 1446, there has been a lot said about the so-called “Charleston loophole.” But the real loophole is the fact that Americans are prohibited from carrying guns in certain places -- or places that are known as “gun-free zones.” The Charleston killer originally wanted to target a college, but he was dissuaded by the armed security that was there. So what did he do? He targeted a church, which was a gun-free zone. This is the real “Charleston loophole” that needs to be eliminated. Congress should eliminate every gun free zone it can -- especially given that over 90% of mass shooters target these disarmament zones. Here’s the bottom line: Do not support efforts to “clean up” H.R. 8 (which is gun owner registration) and H.R. 1446 (which will allow lengthy waiting period delays). There is no amount of tweaking that will make these bills acceptable to the American people. Gun Owners of America will let me know how you voted.

As one who gets updates from Gun Owners of America, I want you to know that I oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. These bills are clearly gun control and attack my Second-Amendment protected rights. And under NO circumstances should you attempt to “fix” the bill with minor amendments. Today’s compromise is tomorrow’s loophole for the radical anti-gun Left. Remember how background checks were only supposed to be conducted when purchasing from a dealer? Private individuals have been able to buy and sell guns to each other since the founding of our nation. But now we are told that this is another loophole that supposedly needs to be closed with H.R. 8. They call it the gun show loophole, but really, this is constitutionally-protected freedom that Pelosi & Company want to eliminate. The same can be said of the so-called “Charleston Loophole” for which the anti-gunners are requesting H.R. 1446. It doesn’t exist! There is no proof that legislation like H.R. 1446 would have stopped the Charleston shooter, who I will intentionally refrain from naming. In fact, the shooter decided not to target a college due to armed security and instead targeted a gun-free zone, a church. Gun Free Zones kill law abiding citizens. THIS is the real “Charleston Loophole” that I want to hear you talk about and fix. Thank you.

As a voter and a supporter of Gun Owners of America, I am encouraging you to oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 -- no matter what amendments are added to the bill. Some are suggesting that Republicans negotiate over these two gun control monstrosities and work at “cleaning up” the bills. Don’t do it! Every time Republicans have negotiated with Democrats in order to pass gun control, the Democrats have acted in bad faith. They are never satisfied. They always argue that today’s freedoms are tomorrow’s loopholes. Remember how the Brady Background Check was only supposed to apply to handguns? Well, that didn’t last for long. Anti-gun legislators were soon able to sweep long gun purchases into the NICS dragnet. Regarding H.R. 1446, there has been a lot said about the so-called “Charleston loophole.” But the real loophole is the fact that Americans are prohibited from carrying guns in certain places -- or places that are known as “gun-free zones.” The Charleston killer originally wanted to target a college, but he was dissuaded by the armed security that was there. So what did he do? He targeted a church, which was a gun-free zone. This is the real “Charleston loophole” that needs to be eliminated. Congress should eliminate every gun free zone it can -- especially given that over 90% of mass shooters target these disarmament zones. Here’s the bottom line: Do not support efforts to “clean up” H.R. 8 (which is gun owner registration) and H.R. 1446 (which will allow lengthy waiting period delays). There is no amount of tweaking that will make these bills acceptable to the American people. Gun Owners of America will let me know how you voted.

Gun Owners of America has informed me that the House of Representatives will soon be voting on gun control legislation I oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, and I hope that you will too. These gun control bills represent a radical attack on my constitutional rights. I do not wish to see amendments to the bills either. There is NOTHING that can be done to reconcile this legislation with the Second Amendment. H.R. 8 would require virtually everyone “transferring” a firearm, either temporarily or permanently to complete a NICS check. There are limited exceptions, but they are trap doors, set up to fool law-abiding gun owners trying to do the right thing. So if a person gives a gun to their son in exchange for work around the house and yard -- but he doesn’t get the government’s permission -- under H.R. 8, that person would be a criminal.  So would the son. If a person hands a gun to their neighbor to look at -- and then goes into the other room -- he or she is a felon.  So is the neighbor. If an elderly gun owner hears a noise downstairs in the middle of the night, and hands a gun to a son-in-law, both would be criminals if the noise turns out to be a stray dog. It’s been clear for a long time that Pelosi and her fellow Leftists want to abolish the private ownership of firearms.  If they can make the law so fraught with technicalities, they can make gun ownership technically illegal. H.R. 1446 is a nightmare of a bill designed to prevent me from purchasing a firearm. The bill creates a confusing and elongated procedure for appealing a NICS delay with the FBI. It is not my duty to help the FBI do its job and complete a background check. This bill supposedly closes the so-called “Charleston Loophole.” However, there is NO EVIDENCE that the added indefinite delay added to the NICS background check process would have prevented the Charleston Shooter, who should not be named, from obtaining a firearm. Gun Owners of America will be scoring these bills as anti-gun -- no matter what amendments are added to them.

As one who gets updates from Gun Owners of America, I want you to know that I oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. These bills are clearly gun control and attack my Second-Amendment protected rights. And under NO circumstances should you attempt to “fix” the bill with minor amendments. Today’s compromise is tomorrow’s loophole for the radical anti-gun Left. Remember how background checks were only supposed to be conducted when purchasing from a dealer? Private individuals have been able to buy and sell guns to each other since the founding of our nation. But now we are told that this is another loophole that supposedly needs to be closed with H.R. 8. They call it the gun show loophole, but really, this is constitutionally-protected freedom that Pelosi & Company want to eliminate. The same can be said of the so-called “Charleston Loophole” for which the anti-gunners are requesting H.R. 1446. It doesn’t exist! There is no proof that legislation like H.R. 1446 would have stopped the Charleston shooter, who I will intentionally refrain from naming. In fact, the shooter decided not to target a college due to armed security and instead targeted a gun-free zone, a church. Gun Free Zones kill law abiding citizens. THIS is the real “Charleston Loophole” that I want to hear you talk about and fix. Thank you.

As one who gets updates from Gun Owners of America, I want you to know that I oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. These bills are clearly gun control and attack my Second-Amendment protected rights. And under NO circumstances should you attempt to “fix” the bill with minor amendments. Today’s compromise is tomorrow’s loophole for the radical anti-gun Left. Remember how background checks were only supposed to be conducted when purchasing from a dealer? Private individuals have been able to buy and sell guns to each other since the founding of our nation. But now we are told that this is another loophole that supposedly needs to be closed with H.R. 8. They call it the gun show loophole, but really, this is constitutionally-protected freedom that Pelosi & Company want to eliminate. The same can be said of the so-called “Charleston Loophole” for which the anti-gunners are requesting H.R. 1446. It doesn’t exist! There is no proof that legislation like H.R. 1446 would have stopped the Charleston shooter, who I will intentionally refrain from naming. In fact, the shooter decided not to target a college due to armed security and instead targeted a gun-free zone, a church. Gun Free Zones kill law abiding citizens. THIS is the real “Charleston Loophole” that I want to hear you talk about and fix. Thank you.

Gun Owners of America has informed me that the House of Representatives will soon be voting on gun control legislation I oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, and I hope that you will too. These gun control bills represent a radical attack on my constitutional rights. I do not wish to see amendments to the bills either. There is NOTHING that can be done to reconcile this legislation with the Second Amendment. H.R. 8 would require virtually everyone “transferring” a firearm, either temporarily or permanently to complete a NICS check. There are limited exceptions, but they are trap doors, set up to fool law-abiding gun owners trying to do the right thing. So if a person gives a gun to their son in exchange for work around the house and yard -- but he doesn’t get the government’s permission -- under H.R. 8, that person would be a criminal.  So would the son. If a person hands a gun to their neighbor to look at -- and then goes into the other room -- he or she is a felon.  So is the neighbor. If an elderly gun owner hears a noise downstairs in the middle of the night, and hands a gun to a son-in-law, both would be criminals if the noise turns out to be a stray dog. It’s been clear for a long time that Pelosi and her fellow Leftists want to abolish the private ownership of firearms.  If they can make the law so fraught with technicalities, they can make gun ownership technically illegal. H.R. 1446 is a nightmare of a bill designed to prevent me from purchasing a firearm. The bill creates a confusing and elongated procedure for appealing a NICS delay with the FBI. It is not my duty to help the FBI do its job and complete a background check. This bill supposedly closes the so-called “Charleston Loophole.” However, there is NO EVIDENCE that the added indefinite delay added to the NICS background check process would have prevented the Charleston Shooter, who should not be named, from obtaining a firearm. Gun Owners of America will be scoring these bills as anti-gun -- no matter what amendments are added to them.

Gun Owners of America has informed me that the House of Representatives will soon be voting on gun control legislation I oppose H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, and I hope that you will too. These gun control bills represent a radical attack on my constitutional rights. I do not wish to see amendments to the bills either. There is NOTHING that can be done to reconcile this legislation with the Second Amendment. H.R. 8 would require virtually everyone “transferring” a firearm, either temporarily or permanently to complete a NICS check. There are limited exceptions, but they are trap doors, set up to fool law-abiding gun owners trying to do the right thing. So if a person gives a gun to their son in exchange for work around the house and yard -- but he doesn’t get the government’s permission -- under H.R. 8, that person would be a criminal.  So would the son. If a person hands a gun to their neighbor to look at -- and then goes into the other room -- he or she is a felon.  So is the neighbor. If an elderly gun owner hears a noise downstairs in the middle of the night, and hands a gun to a son-in-law, both would be criminals if the noise turns out to be a stray dog. It’s been clear for a long time that Pelosi and her fellow Leftists want to abolish the private ownership of firearms.  If they can make the law so fraught with technicalities, they can make gun ownership technically illegal. H.R. 1446 is a nightmare of a bill designed to prevent me from purchasing a firearm. The bill creates a confusing and elongated procedure for appealing a NICS delay with the FBI. It is not my duty to help the FBI do its job and complete a background check. This bill supposedly closes the so-called “Charleston Loophole.” However, there is NO EVIDENCE that the added indefinite delay added to the NICS background check process would have prevented the Charleston Shooter, who should not be named, from obtaining a firearm. Gun Owners of America will be scoring these bills as anti-gun -- no matter what amendments are added to them.

I agree with Gun Owners of America that H.R. 8 will register gun owners and H.R. 1446 will permit lengthy delays for gun purchases. For starters, H.R. 8 would require Brady Checks through dealers -- and 4473’s -- on virtually every private firearms transaction in the country. In other words, Universal Background Checks (UBC’s). For years, the ATF has flaunted federal law by using its annual inspection of dealers to illegitimately photograph and take information on gun owners -- and the guns they own -- from the Form 4473’s held by the dealers. Of course, this is blatantly illegal. And Gun Owners of America has evidence of this on their website, where they have posted eyewitness reports from gun dealers who can attest to this illegal registration scheme. And yet, even though ATF has all this information on many gun owners -- presumably in a format it can readily retrieve -- there is still a significant obstacle toward consolidating this into a national gun registry. That obstacle is:  Private transactions not conducted through dealers don’t have 4473’s.  The ATF has no way of snooping into these transactions -- YET. All that would change with H.R. 8, by allowing the federal government to register every gun purchaser. Don’t forget that even the Obama-Biden Administration recognized this in 2013, when a leaked memo from the Justice Department revealed its assessment of Universal Background Checks: “Effectiveness depends on the ability to reduce straw purchasing, requiring GUN REGISTRATION.” (emphasis added). So please oppose this bill -- and H.R. 1446, which would greatly increase the amount of time it could take for someone to actually take home a purchased firearm.

I agree with Gun Owners of America that H.R. 8 will register gun owners, and H.R. 1446 will permit lengthy delays for gun purchases. I urge you to OPPOSE these bills and reject a strategy of trying to clean them up to supposedly make them more palatable. For starters, H.R. 8 would require Brady Checks through dealers -- and 4473’s -- on virtually every private firearms transaction in the country. In other words, Universal Background Checks (UBC’s). For years, the ATF has flaunted federal law by using its annual inspection of dealers to illegitimately photograph and take information on gun owners -- and the guns they own -- from the Form 4473’s held by the dealers. Of course, this is blatantly illegal. And Gun Owners of America has evidence of this on their website, where they have posted eyewitness reports from gun dealers who can attest to this illegal registration scheme. And yet, even though ATF has all this information on many gun owners -- presumably in a format it can readily retrieve -- there is still a significant obstacle toward consolidating this into a national gun registry. That obstacle is:  Private transactions not conducted through dealers don’t have 4473’s.  The ATF has no way of snooping into these transactions -- YET. All that would change with H.R. 8, by allowing the federal government to register every gun purchaser. Don’t forget that even the Obama-Biden Administration recognized this in 2013, when a leaked memo from the Justice Department revealed its assessment of Universal Background Checks: “Effectiveness depends on the ability to reduce straw purchasing, requiring GUN REGISTRATION.” (emphasis added). So please oppose this bill -- and H.R. 1446, which would greatly increase the amount of time it could take for someone to actually take home a purchased firearm.