"The VETERANS DISARMAMENT ACT"



January 9, 2008 - Contact: Jack Blood - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HAS SENATOR JOHN McCAIN BETRAYED OUR VETERANS?
On Monday January 7th 2008, President George W. Bush signed HR 2640 into law. The bill is now referenced as the "NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007." Pro 2nd amendment grass roots gun organizations have unanimously agreed that HR 2640 should be re titled "The VETERANS DISARMAMENT ACT" as it requires the release of private medical records of veterans and citizens nationwide. If found "mentally incompetent", our veterans will lose their right to keep and bear arms, with little or no legal recourse to reinstate this inalienable constitutional right.

Once on a "NICS no gun list" a veteran will need to hire an attorney and cover all expenses out of pocket to be removed from the list. No attorney is provided by the government which is most certainly a right provided by the Supreme Court in any criminal case. Once again we are guilty before being proven innocent. If any Veteran has sought treatment for PTSD, and or, are on medication for same… They may automatically be denied this most basic right. Is this what they risked their lives for?

Should we make our men and women returning home from the Middle East choose between mental help and their 2nd amendment right? I think not. This is not only unconscionable and dangerous, this is UN-AMERICAN!

*Did Senator John McCain do anything to stop this assault on the 2nd amendment rights of veterans? No. He did nothing to bring this to the attention of the public, and did not publicly stand against HR 2640 as it was being considered, and sent to the White House by secret voice vote via the senate judiciary committee.

*Did he vote for or against HR 2640 with bill sponsor and rabid gun grabber Carolyn McCarthy, and in league with Ted Kennedy, Diane Feinstein, Chuck Schumer et al? That is what we want to know.

If he did indeed vote against the Bill, why isn't he using his extensive profile as a presidential front-runner to alert veterans and the American people at large?

Our calls to the McCain campaign as of the time of this press release have gone unanswered.

We ask you, the media, veteran's groups, and you the American public… To get an answer from Senator McCain on why he did not stand up for veterans and against HR 2640. In fact, we suggest that EVERY candidate should pass this LITMUS TEST: Do you support HR 2640, or do you support liberty?

The NRA has also sold out gun owners, Civil Libertarians, and veterans by working in concert with congress to ram through this draconian gun bill in the dead of night.

Please use whatever ability you have available to get Sen. McCain on the record about where he stands on the "Veteran's Disarmament Act" If he truly does support the second amendment and veteran's rights, he will work with us to REPEAL HR 2640 NOW!

For further information, or comments - Please contact Jack Blood via email: jackblood@hotmail.com


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