More work needed to investigate the gun confiscations in New
Orleans -- Bush finally gets it right with his recent Supreme
Court nomination!
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
NEW SUPREME COURT PICK A REAL WINNER
GOA wants to thank all of you who contacted the President
recently and suggested that he appoint a strong
constitutionalist like Samuel Alito, Jr., to the Supreme Court.
As you know, Judge Alito (from the Third Circuit) has a strong
record in support of the Constitution. Gun Owners Foundation was
involved in the Rybar machine gun case which we ultimately lost
in the courts. But Judge Alito offered a strong dissenting
opinion to the majority report and argued that Congress has no
right to regulate the private possession of machine guns.
The nomination of Alito is going to drive the other side crazy.
Good. Judge Alito is a tremendous choice, and GOA will be asking
you in the future to lobby your two U.S. Senators in favor of
this pick.
In the meantime, thank the President for making such a good
choice. And thank him for bypassing, once again, Attorney
General Alberto Gonzales as a pick for the Supreme Court.
GOA has asked you several times to contact the President and
oppose a Gonzales nomination, because as one of the President's
good friends, Gonzales has long been reputed to be on Bush's
"short list."
But that seems to have changed. The Associated Press recently
reported that Gonzales is no longer on that "short list"
because Bush
is "trying to dampen [opposition] on the Republican right, which
doesn't think Gonzales is a reliable conservative vote."
Thank goodness. Bush didn't use to think that way. But you can
pat yourself on the back for helping impress this new way of
thinking into Bush's head.
FOLLOW UP TO NEW ORLEANS
You, no doubt, remember the shocking video -- law-abiding
citizens having their guns stolen... not by looters or hoodlums,
but by officials acting under color of law.
Many of you saw it here first. GOA posted several videos at
http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm to document the gun
confiscation that was taking place in New Orleans in September.
It was hard to believe that this was happening in our own
country. American troops were going house-to-house, smashing
through doors and taking firearms. One would have thought it was
video tape from Cuba or Cambodia, not from the state of
Louisiana.
But what has happened since then?
Well, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District in
Louisiana issued a restraining order to stop authorities from
confiscating firearms on September 23.
So what happens now to those corrupt officials who were stealing
firearms? Will they be held accountable? Or, will every guilty
official simply receive the equivalent of a hand slap, like a
child caught sneaking a cookie?
To this end, GOA sent a letter to U.S. Inspector General Glenn
Fine last month to request action. The letter cites newspaper
articles and TV news broadcasts to demonstrate that National
Guard troops, police and U.S. marshals were confiscating
firearms in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The letter also reminds General Fine that the U.S. District
Court in Louisiana put a stop to this illegal taking on
September 23.
In light of this overwhelming evidence, GOA urged General Fine
to "investigate who are the guilty parties who need to be held
accountable for perpetrating these harmful acts against innocent
Americans."
General Fine has the authority to investigate the criminal acts
of federal officials and to refer them for prosecution.
(GOA sent a similar letter to the Attorney General of Louisiana,
requesting that he bring charges against state-level officials
who were stealing the firearms of citizens in the Big Easy.
These letters can be viewed at http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm
on the GOA website.)
So far, it appears that General Fine has been dragging his feet
on this request -- which is why he may need to hear from folks
all around the country.
ACTION: Please contact U.S. Inspector General Glenn Fine and
urge him to conduct his own investigation into the gun
confiscation scandal and to refer guilty parties over for
prosecution.
You can use the pre-written letter below to direct your comments
to General Fine. Or, you can visit the Gun Owners Legislative
Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send
General Fine the pre-written letter as an e-mail message.
--- Pre-written letter ---
Glenn Fine
U. S. Department of Justice
Office of the Inspector General
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 4706
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Dear General Fine:
I'm sure you are aware of the fact that government officials
were confiscating the firearms of law-abiding citizens in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in violation of state and
federal law.
On September 23, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District
in Louisiana issued a restraining order to stop these
authorities from confiscating firearms in New Orleans.
However, I am dismayed there have been no reports that Attorney
General Alberto Gonzalez is pursuing legal action against
officials who stole firearms from the citizens of Louisiana.
What these officials did was criminal, and the federal
government needs to send a clear and convincing message to all
who work under its auspices. They need to learn that the civil
rights of Americans cannot be violated without there being a
price to pay.
The Rule of Law demands that the guilty parties be forced to
account for their actions. And for this reason, I hope you will
seriously investigate this matter.
Please let me know what you intend to do. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Lenin coined the term "useful idiots" for the morons who could
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