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<blockquote data-quote="rc508pir" data-source="post: 3095736" data-attributes="member: 40091"><p>A few,</p><p>On June 6, 1995, Gun Owners of America helped in lobbying the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a> to vote against the Moran Amendment, by a vote of 278 to 149. The amendment would have banned .50 caliber weapons from being licensed for export.</p><p></p><p>On July 13, 2006, Senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Vitter" target="_blank">David Vitter</a> saw an 84–16 vote for his amendment prohibiting the use of federal money for federal agents to confiscate weapons during a declared state of emergency. This bill was passed less than a year after the devastation in Vitter's home state from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" target="_blank">Hurricane Katrina</a>.</p><p></p><p>On June 27, 2007, the Pence Amendment passed. The bill, named after then-Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pence" target="_blank">Mike Pence</a>, was passed by a vote of 309–115. According to Gun Owners of America, the amendment blocked the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" target="_blank">Federal Communications Commission</a>'s ability to use the Fairness Doctrine in order to limit the free speech allowed by organizations like Gun Owners of America over the airwaves.</p><p></p><p>On August 9, 2007, Gun Owners of America supported Vitter's work in pushing through a bill stating that no U.S. funds can be used by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> or any group affiliated with the United Nations to restrict or tax Second Amendment rights. If they attempt to do so, the U.S. can withdraw their funds from the organization. This bill, HR-2764, also known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed by an 81–10 vote.</p><p></p><p>On February 25, 2008, Senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_DeMint" target="_blank">Jim DeMint</a> amended bill S-1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The act stated that the funds were to be used for "violence prevention". Once the funds were attempted to be used for gun buybacks and other such anti-gun policies, DeMint pushed through an amendment to the act stating that the money cannot be used for any anti-gun programs. The bill passed by a margin of 78–11. (copied from Wiki, and I checked the references)</p><p></p><p>Amy not seem like much, but then like previously said, GOA has a much smaller budget than the NRA</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000018">Another thing the NRA has done is to take to court up and coming Pro Gun organizations and completely shut them up. One such group was ACU (Armed Citizens United) Before they could even get off the ground, the NRA had them tied up in a legal battle until they completely ran out of money. A completely ****ed up thing for "The" Pro Gun organization to do to another</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rc508pir, post: 3095736, member: 40091"] A few, On June 6, 1995, Gun Owners of America helped in lobbying the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']House of Representatives[/URL] to vote against the Moran Amendment, by a vote of 278 to 149. The amendment would have banned .50 caliber weapons from being licensed for export. On July 13, 2006, Senator [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Vitter']David Vitter[/URL] saw an 84–16 vote for his amendment prohibiting the use of federal money for federal agents to confiscate weapons during a declared state of emergency. This bill was passed less than a year after the devastation in Vitter's home state from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina']Hurricane Katrina[/URL]. On June 27, 2007, the Pence Amendment passed. The bill, named after then-Representative [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pence']Mike Pence[/URL], was passed by a vote of 309–115. According to Gun Owners of America, the amendment blocked the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission']Federal Communications Commission[/URL]'s ability to use the Fairness Doctrine in order to limit the free speech allowed by organizations like Gun Owners of America over the airwaves. On August 9, 2007, Gun Owners of America supported Vitter's work in pushing through a bill stating that no U.S. funds can be used by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] or any group affiliated with the United Nations to restrict or tax Second Amendment rights. If they attempt to do so, the U.S. can withdraw their funds from the organization. This bill, HR-2764, also known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed by an 81–10 vote. On February 25, 2008, Senator [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_DeMint']Jim DeMint[/URL] amended bill S-1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The act stated that the funds were to be used for "violence prevention". Once the funds were attempted to be used for gun buybacks and other such anti-gun policies, DeMint pushed through an amendment to the act stating that the money cannot be used for any anti-gun programs. The bill passed by a margin of 78–11. (copied from Wiki, and I checked the references) Amy not seem like much, but then like previously said, GOA has a much smaller budget than the NRA [COLOR=#000012][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000018]Another thing the NRA has done is to take to court up and coming Pro Gun organizations and completely shut them up. One such group was ACU (Armed Citizens United) Before they could even get off the ground, the NRA had them tied up in a legal battle until they completely ran out of money. A completely ****ed up thing for "The" Pro Gun organization to do to another[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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