From Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty <[email protected]>
Subject Congress scrambles furiously
Date June 2, 2022 7:33 PM
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Patriot,

As we warned in Tuesday's email, Congress is scrambling to pass
new anti-gun rights laws, and as we predicted, a national "Red
Flag" law is the central piece of the bill in the U.S. Senate.

In the House, the Judiciary Committee had a hearing on a
different bill this morning, which would substantially deprive
young adults of the right to self-defense with a firearm, ban all
magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, fully ban so-called
"bump stocks," force a federal "safe storage" provision, ban the
private transfer or sale of firearms, and more .

The committee is chaired by anti-gun zealot Rep. Jerrold Nadler
(D-NY), and at the hearing, Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
threatened that if Republicans in the Senate filibuster any of
their gun control bills, Democrats will end the filibuster, and
if the Supreme Court overturns the law, Democrats will pack the
court.

Empty threats from a demented lunatic? Possibly. . .

But remember: the Senate was only two votes away from gutting the
filibuster earlier this year, and one of those votes was Joe
Manchin (D-WV), who was a core member of the failed
"Schumer-Toomey-Manchin" anti-gun rights bill in 2013.

Nothing is truly off the table while Democrats are in power, and
it only takes nine weak Republicans to overcome any filibuster
attempt.

Several Republicans have already come out in support of more gun
control so it could take only a few more give Joe Biden a victory
on guns.

At this moment, Red Flag legislation is the biggest threat (but
that could change quickly).

In 2018, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attempted to negotiate a
national "Red Flag" law.

It was only because of the pressure of the grassroots that
President Donald Trump himself backed away from "Red Flag"
legislation. In 2019, Trump said "take the guns first, go through
due process second."

Make no mistake: a national "Red Flag Law" is gun confiscation
without due process of law.

These laws specifically target law-abiding citizens who have not
committed a crime; in other words, it's an unconstitutional
"pre-crime" program similar to what you'd expect to see in
Communist China (making the term "Red Flag" appropriate for what
these laws achieve).

Guilty until proven innocent

The targets of these laws are law-abiding gun owners, who are
typically the victims of false accusations by upset partners or
other personal enemies. Most state "Red Flag" laws do not provide
penalties for false accusations, and the ones that do are
basically a slap on the wrist.

Based on a mere accusation, a law-abiding gun owner is subjected
to an "ex parte" hearing (a secret court proceeding in which the
gun owner is not allowed to offer any exonerating evidence and
isn't even informed of the hearing). Victims are almost always
deemed guilty.

And if you think state "Red Flag" laws are dangerous, imagine
federal agents confiscating your guns without due process, and
you having to face federal prosecutors to get your rights back.

Our best chance to stop it is in the U.S. Senate - with your
petitions.

TELL YOUR SENATORS NOW: OPPOSE THE ATTACKS ON YOUR RIGHT TO BEAR
ARMS
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The statists in Washington, D.C. do not want YOU - a peaceful,
law-abiding citizen - to own guns so you can defend yourself and
your family from the violent thugs egged on and nurtured by THEIR
policies and rhetoric. . .

THEY KNOW gun control laws only affect peaceful, law-abiding
citizens like you. . .

THEY KNOW criminals don't obey laws, and THEY KNOW if they
confiscate your guns, more victims will be created. . .

. . . by leaving you defenseless when the thugs they spawned come
for you.

Yet, as typically occurs after a horrific and senseless mass
shooting, the anti-gun lobby has kicked into high gear, eager to
capitalize on the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas to advance their
anti-Second Amendment agenda - despite zero connection between
the policies they are proposing and the circumstances of the
tragedy.

With a projected "Red Wave" coming this November, Democrats are
eager for something - anything - to change the subject from
Biden's endless blunders, failures, and disasters at home and
abroad.

They want you to forget that they were behind the efforts to
defund the police and open the border to allow uncontrolled
immigration. They instigated the early release of thousands of
violent convicts and celebrated the lawlessness during the 2020
riots - all of these things are the main drivers of gun violence
in America these past several years.

Also a huge contributor: a crumbling economy and psychologically
traumatic mass lockdowns that helped precipitate its crumbling
and gave rise to mental issues.

Gun violence is the product of statism, not freedom.

TELL YOUR SENATORS NOW: OPPOSE THE ATTACKS ON YOUR RIGHT TO BEAR
ARMS
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The statists in Congress are in total opposition to protecting
your gun rights, and to varying degrees, support eliminating them
completely.

They want YOU defenseless while THEY are highly protected by
hired guns paid for with YOUR taxpayer dollars!

And if they pass a national "Red Flag" law, don't expect them to
stop there.

They'll continue escalating with demands that gun owners submit
themselves to a national gun registry and surrender our rifles
and magazines.

Democrats in the House are proposing raising the age for
purchasing a semi-automatic weapon to 21, and Joe Biden is
claiming that 10 rounds is too many.

All week, Biden has made false statements about guns and our
right to own them. He repeated his false statements that "the
Second Amendment was never absolute" and that "you couldn't buy a
cannon when the Second Amendment was passed."

He also recently falsely claimed a 9mm bullet was "high caliber,"
suggesting that a ban on all medium and large caliber ammunition
is being floated, and that a 9mm bullet "blows the lung out of
the body," a statement too absurd even for the movies.

Senator Joe Manchin - leader of the "Schumer-Toomey-Manchin" gun
control scheme that ultimately failed amid massive public
opposition in 2013 - said talks this time around "feel very
different."

"I've never been in this frame of mind," Manchin said.

There's no doubt about it. In the wake of the recent shootings,
an all-out push for gun rights restrictions is coming fast. The
Senate is the chamber where we have the best chance to stop it -
but Republican leadership is already showing signs of weakness.

We've got to pull out all the stops.

Just on the Republican side, we have Mitch McConnell (KY), Pat
Toomey (PA), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Susan Collins (ME), Lindsey
Graham (SC), Roy Blunt (MO), John Cornyn (TX), Thom Tillis (NC),
Marco Rubio (FL), Rick Scott (FL), and Mitt Romney (UT), all of
whom are weak on gun rights.

They all need to be reminded their base demands they defend the
Bill of Rights.

TELL YOUR SENATORS NOW: OPPOSE THE ATTACKS ON YOUR RIGHT TO BEAR
ARMS
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As the anti-gun lobby bitterly admits, pro-2nd Amendment patriots
have managed to fend off attacks on our gun rights over the past
20 years, and in many places, even partially restored our natural
right to self-defense.

That only happened because patriots like you spoke up. Now is the
time to speak out again.
Democrats "never let a crisis go to waste," in the words of
former Obama presidential advisor and mayor of Chicago, Rahm
Emanuel.

But the statist politicians and their families won't pay the same
price as people like you and me.

Anyone needing proof of that need look no further than the gun
crimes of President Joe Biden's son, for which he has never been
charged.

Hunter Biden lied to the ATF about his serious drug addiction to
obtain a handgun in 2018.

He even admitted to it in text messages to a former celebrity
psychiatrist, which were found on the infamous "laptop from hell"
he abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop.

He even admitted to "losing" the illegal gun.

"She [Hallie Biden, widow of his brother Beau, who Hunter had
since taken as a lover] stole the gun out of my trunk lock box
and threw it in a garbage can full to the top at Jansens [sic].
Then told me it was my problem to deal with.

Then when the police the FBI the secret service [sic] came on the
scene she said she took it from me because she was scared I would
harm myself due to my drug and alcohol problem and our volatile
relationship and that she was afraid for the kids.

In just that string of texts, the son of the president admitted
he illegally bought a gun, had it stolen out of fear he would
shoot children, and that the police, FBI, and Secret Service all
knew about the entire incident.

And these monsters dare lecture us about responsible gun
ownership. It's obscene.

TELL YOUR SENATORS NOW: OPPOSE THE ATTACKS ON YOUR RIGHT TO BEAR
ARMS
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If you speak out now, we can defeat gun control in the Senate -
the latest, most desperate attempt by the Democrats to shift the
narrative.

Campaign for Liberty staff has been developing a plan and zeroing
in on key Senators who need the most attention right now.

But every U.S. Senator needs to hear from their constituents
right now so there is no doubt in their minds they will be held
accountable if they restrict YOUR rights because of the acts of a
deranged criminal.

Even if your U.S. Senators are Democrats, speaking out is
critical. They are desperate to keep their majority, and if
enough patriots speak out, they may back off. Every petition
contributes to their awareness of the political environment, and
this is how Second Amendment groups stopped the big gun rights
grab of 2013.

And after you sign your petition, please make a generous
contribution to Campaign for Liberty.
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We are fighting legislative battles in real time. This is one we
can - and MUST - win.

Thanks for everything you do for Liberty,

John McCardell
Executive Director
Campaign for Liberty

P.S. This is a critical moment and we need patriots to stand
strong for the Second Amendment. The Senate could move quickly.
Contact your U.S. Senators now, and demand they oppose any attack
on the Second Amendment.
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takes on political news: with every step, we're fighting for
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