July 22, 2003

Congressman Rick Renzi (R-AZ) is about to introduce legislation which would force BATF to allow licensed firearms dealers to conduct face-to-face firearms sales nationwide.

In recent years, the BATF's overzealous enforcement has prohibited licensed firearms dealers from different states from consummating face-to-face handgun transfers.

This is despite the fact that, even from BATF's point of view, a face-to-face sale and transfer of a firearm by two dealers who have been licensed by the government would seem to be much safer than forcing the firearms to be shipped through dozens of unlicensed hands.

ACTION: Please contact your representative and ask him to become an original cosponsor of the Renzi legislation by contacting Congressman Renzi or by having a staff member call his office. You can visit the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send the pre-written message below.

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Dear Representative:

Congressman Rick Renzi has introduced common sense legislation that will allow dealers to conduct face-to-face firearms sales nationwide.

He is currently seeking original cosponsors to his bill. Please call him at 202-225-2315 and tell him you will sign this bill. Thank you.

Sincerely,

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In May, Gun Owners of America asked you to sign a petition requesting Rep. Tom DeLay to let Rep. Ron Paul offer legislation pulling the U.S. out of the anti-gun U.N.

The good news is the House Majority Leader Tom DeLay listened to the more than 35,000 petition signers and allowed Paul to offer his amendment -- which he did last week. The bad news is that the amendment lost 350-74.

You can see who voted to keep supporting the gun-grabbing UN by going to http://clerkweb.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.exe?year=2003&rollnumber=364 on the Internet.

Please thank Rep. Paul for offering his amendment and Rep. DeLay for allowing the vote.

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