Show w o i t v r. r 2 GUK f fr by Fred Wilbur Wllbur WilburA A few issues ago we ran an a letter front from froDa a California State s senator concerning the pending gun control legislation that is currently before fore Congress We received a strong r reaction to this and also some inquiries as to the bill itself and info on how to get involved So in an ef effort ort tc to fo follow up on our news for you interested parties we print this bill and also the up follow-up letter from Alan Gottlieb Chairman C ns n's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms HR IN THE HOUSE HOUS OF REPRESENTATIVES i f J i s 's r CONGRESS o k o fir si z 1st Session X MR BIN BINGHAM i introduced q the following bill sponsored co-sponsored by Mr Badillo New New- York Vork Mr Beilenson California Mr ED EDWARDS ARDS California Californi MR FAUNTROY Dist Dist of Columbia Columbia HARRINGTON RINGTON MR R- R INGTON x Massachusetts MS HOLTZMAN New York York MR 1 MITCHELL Maryland MR RANGEL New York MR HAL New York MR ROYBAL ROYBAL California MR ST STARK K California rata MR VAN DEERLIN G California o 1 MRS R California MR WON PAT Guam G JY which ii v Was a as refe referred ed to the Committee on the Judiciary t. t b V A ABILL BILL Tot p prohibit i the he importation manufacture sale purchase trans transfer er re receipt possession or transportation of handguns except for or by members of the Armed Forces law law enforcement officials enforcement officials and as authorized by the Secre Secretary of the Treasury licensed importers manufacturers dealers antique collectors and pistol cl clubs bs Be it enacted by bythe the Se Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in m Congress assembled That this Act may be cited as the Handgun Control Act Act of of 1911 1977 SECTION 1 The Congress hereby finds and declares res a Car that sales annual of handguns inthe the United United States dS States ha have e risen sharply in the last decade bringing the total number umber of handguns in private hands to approximately twenty-four twenty million by the end of 1968 and b that handguns play playa a and a role disproportionate disproportionate to their number in comparison with long guns rn the commission of homicide aggravated assault and armed aimed robbery robbery robbery rob rob- bery and aid that the percentage of violent crim crimes in which handguns hand band guns are used is increasing a and and c that most homicides are committed in altercations between between be be- twe tween n relatives neighbors or other acquaintances rather than in a confrontation between strangers and MENSES d That handguns in the home are of less value than is commonly thought in defending against intruders and are more increase the danger of a firearm fatality to the inhabitants than to e enhance nce their personal safety and ande e that with few exceptions handguns are n not J u used 2 ed for sporting or recreational purposes and that such Purposes donot donot do donot not require keeping handguns in in private homes and 1 1091 Unlawful acts E as provided in section 1 1094 of this chapter and andin andin andin in subsection c of this s section tion it shall be e unlawful f for any person to import manufacture sell buy transfer receive or transport any h handgun and handgun ammu ammunition tion b Except as provided in section 1094 of this mis chapter a and andin andin d u uin in subsection c of this section it shall be unlawful after one onehundred hundred and eighty days from the effective date of this chapter chapter chap chap- ter ter for fora any any y person to perso to own or possess any handgun or handgun ammu ammunition c The Secrete Secretary may consistent with public safety and necessity exempt from the operation of subsection a and ned subsection b of this section such importation manufacture sale pur purchase has transfer receipt possession ownership or transportation of handgunS and handgUn ammunition by importers importers im- im porters fc manufacturers or dealers licensed un under er chapter 44 of this title and by pistol clubs licensed under this chapter as ma may in his judgement be required for the operation operation of su such pistol pistol pis- pis tol clubs o or for purposes in section 1094 of this chapter d It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer man- man or dealer to sell or otherwise transfer any handgun or handgun un ammunition to person except another licensed importer manufacturer or dealer d ler without Presen- Presen presentation presentation tation by the purchaser or recipient of written verification that A Athe the receipt or purchase pur hase is being made by or on behalf of a person or government government agency eligible to obtain and Possess handguns under section 1094 of this chapter or a pistol club li- li licensed licensed censed under this chapter on page 6 un II t Or f r I w. w J a r m Guw CoKl N ho c ft pg g. g 3 Ue e Every manufacturer importer and dealer who sells or otherwise transfers handguns or handgun ammunition shall maintain records of sale or transfer of handguns and handgun I a ammunition in such form as the Secretary may by regular regulations regulations regula regula- r provide and shall permit the Secretary to enter enter the e premiSes premises prem prem- ices at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting such records 1095 Voluntary delivery to law enforcement agency a A person may at any time deliver to any Federal State or local law enforcement agency designated by the Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- j a handgun owned or possessed by such person The Secretary Sec Sec- Secretary shall arrange with each ag agency ncy designated to receive I handguns for th the transfer des destruction or other disposition of all handguns delivered under this sec section 1 b Upon proof of lawful acquisition and ownership by bya a person delivering a handgun to a law enforcement agency under this section within one hundred and eighty days of ther the r effective date of this chapter the owner of the handgun shall be entitled to receive from the United States a pa payment ent equal l. l to the fair market value of the handgun or 25 whichever is more 1093 Penalties a Whoever violates any provision of Section 1091 of this thi 4 chapter shall be fined not more than or imp imprisoned o ed not Dot r both and shall become el eligible for Jor more than five years or parole as the Board of Parole shall determine f. f ji i. i J GENERAL h I Section 6 2 f 1 UNLAWFUL TO INTERFERE WITH APPARATUS OR ORT ORTO T TO SEND FALSE ALARMS It shall be unlawful for any person to break d destroy troy or in any manner interfere with or to obstruct cover or cause to be hidden any electrical fire alarm register or any wire pole or apparatus connected therewith or any fire hydrant hydrant hy hy- hy- hy drant or knowingly to send any false alarm from through or over any fire alarm apparatus or through or by telephone or any messenger service box t Section 6 2 v U. U y rt t J a Any person viola violating ting any provision of of this ordinance unless unless un un- un- un less otherwise specifically provided is guilty of a meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a afine afine afine fine of not more than or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed six months or by both such fine and imprisonment l t. t Dear Friend tJ t I IT rt x k Would you like to see the aforementioned bill become law This Ibis is a condensation of House of Representatives Bill H Hill HR R. R the Handgun Control Act of f 1977 This would make nake it a felon felony for to keep a handgun or even a single piece of ammunition tio in your own home CBS television took a poll of Ameri American gun owners and CBS claims that 69 percent of the gun owners they talked to were in favor of strict new gun laws like the one Ive I've enclosed fo for you Im I'm sure you find it just as hard bard to believe the results of that CBS poll pollas t as as I did Id I mean 69 percent would be just about 7 out of ot every 10 American American Ameri Ameri- can gun owners Why I dont don't even know seven gun owners in the whole country who favor gun strict gun anti laws let alone 7 our of 10 And as Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Ive I've met and talked to thousands of gun owners CBS with its tremendous influence has used this kind of propaganda to convince our lawmakers our and Senators that the majority of the American people are in favor of strict gun laws like HR i i The trouble is you and I know the CBS poll results are wrong but if we value our precious Right to Keep and Bear Arms we had better do something and quick We must tell our Congressmen and Senators that we gun owners dont don't want more gun laws and help them realize that they they're re going to lose votes if they support such laws I We must get our message to each and every very Member of Congress F G We must be be bea a loud enough voice with clear enough arguments to convince the undecided Members of Congress that guns nS are not crimi- crimi I and nals-and that guns do not make people criminals But it takes money to get our ur message to Congress t It takes money-about money a to month-to have a professional lobbying staff r f f H 4 W 0 r rIt It takes money to buy space in newspapers newspapers and magazines s. s It takes money to distribute copies of bills like HR the one Ive I've enclosed for you to Americans in all walks of life so that they can see for themselves how the gunners anti-gunners are trying to deny them their Constitutional rights And it takes money to keep the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms running and functioning as ari an important voice inthe inthe in inthe the nation in defense of our guns But we cant can't do it without your help Because youre you're a strong supporter of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and B Bear ar Arms Im I'm especially counting on your help inthis in inthis inthis this project I need you to do two things FIRST read FIRST read the copy of HR Ive I've e enclosed closed for you so you youcan youcan youcan can see for yourself what wha t tahe gunners anti-gunners are trying to do to you Then show it to your family friends workers co-workers relatives and everybody who needs to protect themselves from this kind of legislation legis legis- lation SECOND send me your maximum contribution today As I mentioned earlier Im I'm especially counting on your help In fact Im I'm depending on you to send me a contribution of at least 1500 a as soon as possible to enable me to hire an additional lobbyist in our Washington DC D.C. office Im I'm afraid that if you and some other key Citizens Committee supporters supporters supporters sup sup- porters Im I'm writing to dont don't help me in this vital effort now we could be in serious danger of losing our precious Right to Keep and nd Bear Arms Sincerely Alan M. M Gottlieb Chairman |