powderburner
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I just heard about this, and this is all I know. Someone has submitted Senate bill S. 941 to somehow revise/reform (improve?) the BATFE:
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from an NRA email:
Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced S. 941- the "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act" - on April 30. Senator Leahy is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to which S. 941 has been referred.
S. 941 represents the first time such BATFE Reform legislation has been introduced in the Senate. However, the House passed similar legislation (H.R. 5092) in the 109th Congress by a 277-131 vote (https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll476.xml). A majority of the House - 224 congressmen, (https://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR04900:@@@P) - cosponsored a similar bill (H.R. 4900), in the 110th Congress.
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So, do we as taxpayers/voters/concerned citizens get to make inputs to this process? Does anyone have more details about what is going on, or what is the intent of the new legislation?
We should get active with our elected representatives and make as much noise as possible--POLITELY-- if we want a chance to influence this process.
And while (if?) we talk about it here on TRF, let's make an effort to keep posts informative, constructive, on-subject, and not start smearing or insulting anyone in government.....no matter how much they might deserve it.
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from an NRA email:
Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced S. 941- the "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act" - on April 30. Senator Leahy is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to which S. 941 has been referred.
S. 941 represents the first time such BATFE Reform legislation has been introduced in the Senate. However, the House passed similar legislation (H.R. 5092) in the 109th Congress by a 277-131 vote (https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll476.xml). A majority of the House - 224 congressmen, (https://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR04900:@@@P) - cosponsored a similar bill (H.R. 4900), in the 110th Congress.
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So, do we as taxpayers/voters/concerned citizens get to make inputs to this process? Does anyone have more details about what is going on, or what is the intent of the new legislation?
We should get active with our elected representatives and make as much noise as possible--POLITELY-- if we want a chance to influence this process.
And while (if?) we talk about it here on TRF, let's make an effort to keep posts informative, constructive, on-subject, and not start smearing or insulting anyone in government.....no matter how much they might deserve it.
