Reps. Need to Sign the Hostettler Letters

Please Help Stop Clinton’s Back-door Gun Control!

Dear Representative:

On behalf of over 200,000 gun owners across the nation, I would urge you to lend your signature to the attached letters, circulated by Congressman John Hostettler.

These letters would urge both the Treasury-Postal and the VA-HUD Appropriations Subcommittees to include language which would prohibit federal funds from being used to implement the agreement between Smith & Wesson and the Clinton administration.

Although not widely reported, the Smith & Wesson agreement would regulate the sales of ALL FIREARMS SOLD by dealers carrying Smith & Wesson products.

Dealers wishing to sell Smith & Wesson guns would be REQUIRED to mandate government-approved safety courses for Glock purchasers.

Dealers wishing to sell Smith & Wesson guns would be REQUIRED to limit Beretta purchases to one gun at a time.

Dealers wishing to sell Smith & Wesson guns would be prohibited from selling ANY firearm after 72 hours — or 72 years — unless the FBI had given its approval in connection with a Brady Law Instant Check. The Clinton & Wesson agreement stipulates that participating gun retailers cannot sell ANY firearm until they receive definitive notice that the transferee is not a prohibited person under the Gun Control Act.

Currently, if FBI has not given a definitive “yes” or “no” reply, the dealer may proceed to consummate the sale at the end of 72 hours. Under the Clinton & Wesson agreement, the purchase can not go ahead unless the FBI changes its “delay” response to a definitive “yes” or “no.” Thus, the FBI could permanently eliminate all American gun sales by continuing to send “delay” responses with regard to all firearms purchase applications.

Is it any wonder that the pro-Second Amendment community feels threatened by this agreement? Please register your opposition to gun bans and gun rationing by signing the Hostettler letters. This can be done by calling Carl Little at 5-4636. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Larry Pratt
Executive Director

Hostettler Letters

March 31, 2000

The Honorable James Walsh
Chairman
Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
H143 Capitol Building
Washington DC

Dear Chairman Walsh:

As your subcommittee completes its hearings for the 2001 VA, HUD and Independent Agencies appropriations bill, we wanted to share with you some information that has come to our attention.

As you may know, Smith & Wesson recently entered into a settlement agreement with the Department of Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This settlement agreement sets terms for the continued operation of Smith & Wesson that affect many retail and wholesale distributors of Smith & Wesson’s products. Part of the agreement provides for the creation of an “Oversight Commission.” This Oversight Commission has the power to implement national gun control policies that this legislative body has not agreed to and in some cases rejected. The settlement agreement mandates that the BATF participate in the Oversight Commission and in other roles not previously authorized by the United States Congress.

Therefore, the undersigned Members of Congress respectfully request that you insert appropriate language into the FY 2001 VA, HUD and Independent Agencies appropriations bill that would prohibit any funds appropriated to be used for the BATF and HUD to implement the provisions of the Smith & Wesson settlement agreement.

We would appreciate your attention to this important matter. We would also be pleased to provide any additional information that would be helpful to you and your subcommittee. You may direct further questions to Carl Little at 225-4636.

Sincerely,


March 31, 2000

The Honorable Jim Kolbe
Chairman
Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
B307 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC

Dear Chairman Kolbe:

As your subcommittee completes its hearings for the 2001 Treasury, Postal Service and General Government appropriations bill, we wanted to share with you some information that has come to our attention.

As you may know, Smith & Wesson recently entered into a settlement agreement with the Department of Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This settlement agreement sets terms for the continued operation of Smith and Wesson that affect many retail and wholesale distributors of Smith & Wesson’s products. Part of the agreement provides for the creation of an “Oversight Commission.” This Oversight Commission has the power to implement national gun control policies that this legislative body has not agreed to and in some cases rejected. The settlement agreement mandates that the BATF participate in the Oversight Commission and in other roles not previously authorized by the United States Congress.

Therefore, the undersigned Members of Congress respectfully request that you insert appropriate language into the FY 2001 Treasury, Postal Service and General Government appropriations bill that would prohibit any funds appropriated to be used for the BATF to implement the provisions of the Smith & Wesson settlement agreement.

We would appreciate your attention to this important matter. We would also be pleased to provide any additional information that would be helpful to you and your subcommittee. You may direct further questions to Carl Little at 225-4636.

Sincerely,