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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

No to HR 1022, "Assault Weapons Ban"

Target: Timothy Johnson, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Josh McNattin
  • Signatures: 45,944
  • Goal: 1,000,000
  • Deadline: 5-22-2008
The attempt to renew and augment the expired federal "assault weapons ban", HR 1022, will not be tolerated.


This is NOT the cosmetic bill from the Clinton era and does NOT include
a sunset expiration, this one DOES ban many more guns, not just
features, going so far as to ban WWII era rifles such as the M1 Garand
and semi-automatic shotguns.  Do your homework, learn about the details and contact your representative, act locally, raise awareness.

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Learn about this bill: TownHall.com HR 1022 Article , Washington Watch Article

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Number Date Prefix Name Age Gender State Zip/Postal Code Politely express your views on this issue.
46,061 6:46 pm PDT, Jul 3   Anonymous 33 Male Maryland 20755  
46,060 6:00 pm PDT, Jul 3 Mr. KIEV CHAN 37 Male Maryland 20878  
46,059 4:09 am PDT, Jul 3   matt mehlman 0 Male Maryland 21776  
46,058 4:06 am PDT, Jul 3 Mr. Brian Murphy 25 Male Maryland 21227 banning assault weapons will not solve the problem. the people that do damage with them don't buy them the legal way. they get them off the streets banning assault weapons will not get them off the streets.
46,057 2:45 am PDT, Jul 3   Robert Walz 0 Male Maryland 21122  
46,056 5:18 pm PDT, Jul 1   Mark Dowdy 30 Male Oregon 97481 politely.....hmm.......Ok please stick this bill right up your ass. Thank you.
46,055 11:59 am PDT, Jun 30   Fredrick Rourk 37 Male California 91709 I work in the security field and remember how the ban did nothing if not increased crime the last time.
46,054 11:51 pm PDT, Jun 29 Mr. Carl Warych 20 Male Montana 59828 Enforce the numerous laws we have already.
46,053 7:23 pm PDT, Jun 29   Jon D Russell 35 Male North Carolina 28756 refer to the 2nd amendment - that says it all
46,052 12:05 pm PDT, Jun 29 Mr. Anonymous 69 Male California 92869 The only thing any gun ban accomplishes is to deprive honest citizens of their second amendment rights, the Second Amendment to the Constitution states the right of THE people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be INFRINGED. emphasis added.
46,051 9:08 am PDT, Jun 28 Mr. Mark Chiger 53 Male Nevada 89032  
46,050 1:33 am PDT, Jun 25 Mr. Derek Schaffer 29 Male Nevada 89074 This bill will have no effect on crime just us honest gun owners who obey the already communistic gun laws we have to deal with. They should just ban crime if they think gun laws work. But we all know its not about crime.
46,049 6:25 pm PDT, Jun 18 Ms. Dody Bush 29 Female Arkansas 72584  
46,048 10:15 am PDT, Jun 17   James Smith Jr. 31 Male Pennsylvania 15474 I cannot understand the rationale behind this proposed ban. You will be taking away from the law abiding citizen once again !!! Do you not understand in the criminal world these weapons are not going to be bought or transferred legally from one person to another & no matter what type of ban is instituted the criminal will always have ready access to any weapons they please on the underground or "Black" Market & they can usually be had for pennies on the dollar when compared to the prices the "Law Abiding Citizen" has to pay due to all the taxes & fees (which the gov't makes a handsome haul from) that are associated with purchase & transfer of firearms. In my humble opinion & in the belief of hundreds of thousands of LEGAL gun owners the Gov't should focus their laws & resources on the criminals & leave the law abiding citizen alone
46,047 7:42 am PDT, Jun 16 Mr. Steve Miller 0 Male Washington 98168 Once again these criminals with bodyguards, oops I mean Congress but I repeat myself, telling us how we ought to defend ourselves. Time to throw the bastards out.
46,046 7:06 pm PDT, Jun 15   Michael Cheney 52 Male Washington 98108 "This Right Shall Not Be Infringed" It is in the Bill Of Rights. What is so hard to understand about that. To go against this is to go against our country. I took an oath to protect and defend this country against all enemies foreign and DOMESTIC. Attack our Bill of Rights and you are nothing but an enemy of this country. That is what this bill does.
46,045 6:43 pm PDT, Jun 15 Mr. paul bowlin 37 Male Maryland 20736  
46,044 11:41 pm PDT, Jun 14 Mr. Anonymous 40 Male Texas 79924 This bill does nothing to deter crime,only punishes the law abiding.Enforce the laws already on the books and stop trying to appease far left special interest groups with stupid laws imposed on those of us doing no wrong.Enough is enough with the stupidity, Washington DC.!!
46,043 6:20 am PDT, Jun 8   Anonymous 26 Male Maryland 21224 Enforce current gun laws, don't enact stupid new ones! Punish criminals, not law abiding citizens!
46,042 7:51 pm PDT, Jun 6   Anonymous 0 Male North Carolina 28791 All assault weapons should be tracked state to state with registration
46,041 12:43 pm PDT, Jun 5   Anonymous 43 Male Wisconsin 53110 The A.W.B. is joke. As its defined ANY gun,even if used in Self Defence is an Assualt Weapon. We do not need this type of "Feel Good" law. What we NEED is to ENFORCE the laws that we already have.
46,040 12:08 pm PDT, Jun 5   Anonymous 56 Male New York 12508  
46,039 10:14 pm PDT, Jun 4   Jim Wint 56 Male Maryland 21012 I vote in every election. I will always vote against "anti-gun" candidates and incumbents.
46,038 9:23 pm PDT, Jun 4   Richard Olsen 43 Male Maryland 21108 Enforce the current laws we don't need more
46,037 5:36 pm PDT, Jun 3 Mr. Anonymous 20 Male Maryland 20906  
46,036 2:46 pm PDT, Jun 3   ROBERT C. SWEENEY 56 Male Kentucky 42280 I AM TIRED OF OTHERS EMOTIONS DICTATING MY RIGHTS! PUNISH THE CRIMINALS NOT THE VICTIMS. CRIMINALS DON'T OBEY THE LAWS WE HAVE - WHAT IS ONE MORE TO THEM?
46,035 12:01 pm PDT, Jun 3   Anonymous 0 Male North Carolina 27518  
46,034 11:03 am PDT, Jun 1   Jon Durand 36 Male Wisconsin 54005 NObama
46,033 10:49 am PDT, Jun 1 Mrs. Jennifer Durand 0 Female Wisconsin 54005  
46,032 6:35 pm PDT, May 30   Anonymous 0 Male Louisiana 70526 This imposed gun ban is complete and utter BS. . .how is the american citizen suppossed to defend themselves against an armed suspect????. . .this "gun ban" sure as hell isnt going to stop any so called terrorist, thats just my opinion
46,031 5:25 pm PDT, May 30   j barringer 41 Male Florida 33770 no to this ban,if it were not for people having guns like this ,we would be a weakened country a long time ago.
46,030 4:34 am PDT, May 30   Anonymous 51 Male Maryland 21060  
46,029 4:05 am PDT, May 30   Anonymous 0 Male Maryland 21157 Watch 1984 and you'll understand.....
46,028 8:03 pm PDT, May 28 Mr. James Surrey 21 Male Oregon 97739  
46,027 7:09 pm PDT, May 28 Mr. tom cox 38 Male Washington 99337  
46,026 6:53 pm PDT, May 28   george parsons 37 Male Oklahoma 74354 criminals kill people using guns.....guns dont kill people,so why should we as free americans have to give up anything just because. military men and woman are dying to protect our freedoms as the president is taking them away......SO WHAT ARE THEY DYING FOR?
46,025 10:50 am PDT, May 28   Anonymous 20 Male Maryland 20706  
46,024 8:30 am PDT, May 28   Anonymous 0 Male Florida 32703 Abide by the Constitution and vote against this so called "assault weapon" ban. Vote anyone out of office that votes for the ban!
46,023 6:55 am PDT, May 28   Barbara Lawson 64 Female Maryland 21703 There shouldn't be a ban on this type of gun
46,022 5:26 am PDT, May 28 Mr. Daniel Nieberlein 28 Male Maryland 21234  
46,021 5:09 am PDT, May 28 Mr. David Bradley 47 Male Maryland 21207 This would be nothing more than another "feel good law" that unfortuantly only will be followed by law abiding citizens and will do nothing to stop crimials who will still be able to get full auto assault weapons illegally which is what they use and not semi-auto sporting rifles that they really don't want anyway.
46,020 4:57 pm PDT, May 27 Mr. Matthew Brenzo 20 Male Maryland 20636 Don't tread on me!
46,019 4:49 pm PDT, May 27   Michael Tauber 22 Male Maryland 21222  
46,018 3:59 pm PDT, May 27 Mr. Matt Evans 33 Male Maryland 21228  
46,017 3:38 pm PDT, May 27   shawn wilson 37 Male Maryland 21114 dont pass the ban !
46,016 3:06 pm PDT, May 27 Mr. Erik Lind 0 Male Maryland 20723  
46,015 2:52 pm PDT, May 27   Anonymous 0 Male Maryland 21713  
46,014 2:33 pm PDT, May 27   Daniel Ragan 51 Male Maryland 21001 I thought I lived in America? Home of the free
46,013 2:12 pm PDT, May 27 Mr. Anonymous 46 Male Maryland 21784 I strongly oppose any effort to ban so called "assault weapons". These guns are not the choice of criminals they are used extensively by collectors and sporting enthusiasts for recreational shooting. These are not fully automatic military weapons, which are already heavily restricted and regulated. There is no reason I as a law abiding citizen should be denied my right to own these semi-automatic firearms.
46,012 1:15 pm PDT, May 27 Mr. Anonymous 35 Male Maryland 21797 Time and time again, we see states with the most gun control have higher crime rates. Criminals do not obey gun laws. Common sense and the anti-gun groups don't mix. The anti-gun politicians enjoy having their lives defended by firearms. Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Eric Holder all benefit from armed security. Apparently these politicians do not feel American citizens deserve the same- typical liberal hypocrisy.
46,011 10:14 am PDT, May 27 Mr. Anonymous 0 Male Maryland 20653  
46,010 10:04 am PDT, May 27 Mr. Ned Crabb 44 Male Maryland 21654 When will the political establishment come to understand that gun control laws have NO effect on crime? Look at the facts, www.gunfacts.info. The issue here is control, not guns.
46,009 9:48 am PDT, May 27 Mr. Jose Sorzano 34 Male Maryland 21713 I own a 12 gauge shotgun and a .40 caliber handgun both purchased recently for fear that the government will stop at nothing abolish the 2nd Amendment. I am planning on purchasing an AR-15 soon for the same reason.
46,008 9:37 am PDT, May 27   michael pettit 55 Male Maryland 21903  
46,007 8:57 am PDT, May 27 Mr. Walter Aycock 56 Male Maryland 21014  
46,006 8:34 am PDT, May 27   Anonymous 62 Male Maryland 21703 Assult Weapon is a misnomer term used for a gun "looking like a military gun". It's like any other gun that shoots one bullet at a time by pulling the trigger. Pump and autoloading shotguns could fit the loose term.
46,005 11:54 pm PDT, May 26   will faison 0 Male Virginia 23113  
46,004 6:53 am PDT, May 26   cathy privitera 45 Female New York 14057  
46,003 9:39 pm PDT, May 22 Mr. Roy King 0 Male Washington 98022  
46,002 3:51 pm PDT, May 22 Dr. Daren Joseph Lester 43 Male Florida 32119 Please, dont try an take our guns, Please.
46,001 2:48 pm PDT, May 21   Stephen Thomas 45 Male Maryland 20723  

No to HR 1022, "Assault Weapons Ban"

We the undersigned wish to express in no uncertain terms our outrage and disgust with the introduction of HR 1022: To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.  Let it be known, that we the undersigned swear an undying devotion to end the political careers of any public servant holding office who should dare to offer any support to this offense to our birthright to take up arms to defend our lives, our families, our property, our community and our country against enemies both foreign and domestic.  We see it as absolutely essential that we retain our right, which is not granted to us by man nor able to be repealed, to maintain, keep, bear and train with firearms and ammunitions that are state of the art.  HR 1022, or any bill resembling, is an affront to this right and our dignity as citizens of this fair nation and will not be tolerated.  We are watching.

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