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The NRA did it again. This time by endorsing a gun grabbing Senator
"RED" Ted Stevens!
This was done over the objections of the NRA local leadership, The
Alaska Outdoor Council. The AOC endorsed Dave Cuddy. 

Attached is the history of some of RED TED'S gun grab history:

Ted Stevens's Record on GUN CONTROL

To:               Mark Chryson-AK <mark@matnet.com>
Subject:          Stevens' complete record

                        Sen. Ted Stevens:
       Anti-gun votes and capitulation to the anti-gunners

                    by Gun Owners of America
      8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA  22151
      (703)321-8585, fx: 321-8408, http://www.gunowners.org


     Where does Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) stand on your gun
rights?  Stevens has refused to return his GOA Candidate Survey. 
Since now is the time that he is seeking your support, it is
imperative that gun owners know where Sen. Stevens stands.

     With President Clinton and the gun-grab lobby attempting to
destroy our right to keep and bear arms, it's vital that Sen.
Stevens takes a clear position in favor of our rights.  And quite
frankly, there is much in his record that should concern gun
owners.  That's why gun owners of Alaska must ask Sen. Stevens to
return his GOA survey 100%.  Consider his previous record:

     * March 6, 1986 -- In his Congressional rating, Neal Knox,
first Vice-President of the NRA, tags Sen. Stevens for failing to
vote on the Symms amendment to remove rifle ammo from the
armor-piercing bullet ban.  On that same day, Sen. Stevens also
did not vote on final passage of H.R. 3132, a bill to regulate
the manufacture, importation, and sale of so-called
armor-piercing ammunition.  This bill, according to Knox, was
"opposed by all firearms groups except the NRA."  (Source: The
Firearms Coalition, Congressional Box Score, 1985-88; and
LEGI-SLATE Report for the 99th Congress.)

     * May 25, 1988 -- Sen. Stevens cosponsored the so-called
"plastic" firearms ban with the infamously anti-gun Sen. Howard
Metzenbaum (D-OH).  The essence of this bill (S. 2180) was later
signed into law, and helped establish the precedent where
Congress would ban certain firearms, despite the clear language
of the Second Amendment and despite a lack of authority in the
Constitution to ban such firearms.  (Source:  LEGI-SLATE Report
for the 100th Congress.)

     * March 13, 1991 -- Sen. Stevens cosponsored S. 635, a bill
which banned the possession of magazines holding over 15 rounds. 
To own an otherwise banned magazine, gun owners would have to
first be registered through the Department of Treasury (that is,
the BATF).  (Source:  LEGI-SLATE report for the 102nd Congress.)

     * March 3, 1992 -- Sen. Stevens cosponsored S. 2305, a bill
which would have punished any Alaskan for selling a self-defense
rifle or shotgun to a non-resident, or punished any Alaskan for
buying such a firearm while out-of-state.  This bill would also
have threatened gun owners by making it easier for agencies like
the BATF to conduct searches and seizures for firearms without a
warrant.  Finally, the bill would have restricted the
constitutional right of habeas corpus in such a way that it would
have severely damaged the ability of the courts to rescue honest
gun owners who are unjustly incarcerated.  (Source: LEGI-SLATE
report for the 102nd Congress.)

     * November 10, 1993 -- Sen. Stevens refused to object to a
Unanimous Consent agreement which prevented a filibuster on the
semi-auto ban.  Here's what the Congressional Record had to say
for this day:  

          Mr. Mitchell.  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent
     . . . [that] the Senate resume consideration of S. 1607,
     and vote without any intervening action or debate [that is,
     no filibuster] on Senator Feinstein's amendment, number 
     1152. . . . The PRESIDING OFFICER.  Is there any objection?
     Without objection, it is so ordered.  (Source: 
     Congressional Record, 11/10/93, p. S 15584-15585.)
     
     All it would have taken was ONE person to object.  ONE
person's objection would have nullified the Unanimous Consent
agreement and allowed a filibuster (or unlimited debate) on the
gun ban amendment.  ONE person could have paved the way for
killing the semi-auto ban.  But Sen. Stevens did not object.

     Remember, it only takes 41 votes to successfully kill an
anti-gun piece of legislation through a filibuster.  There were
49 Senators who voted against the semi-auto ban in November of
1993, as opposed to the 51 votes that were cast in favor.  If
pro-gun Senators had been able to filibuster the Feinstein
provision, the gun ban could have been easily defeated.
 
     * November 19, 1993 -- Sen. Stevens voted for the crime bill
(H.R. 3355), a bill which contained the Feinstein gun ban on more
than 180 types of firearms and a ban on large-capacity magazines
(Source:  Congressional Record, 11/19/93, S 16301).

     * November 24, 1993 -- Sen. Stevens refused to object to a
Unanimous Consent agreement that allowed the Brady bill to pass. 
Here's what the Congressional Record stated for this day:

          Mr. MITCHELL.  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent
     that . . . the Senate now proceed to consideration of the
     conference report to accompany H.R. 1025, the Brady bill;
     that the conference report be agreed to and the motion to
     reconsider be laid upon the table. . . .  The
     VICE-PRESIDENT.  Is there objection?  Hearing none, the
     request is granted and the conference report is agreed to.
     (Source: Congressional Record, 11/24/93, p. 17090-17091.) 
     
     At this point, the Brady bill passed without even a voice
vote!  The bill passed by "unanimous consent."

     All it would have taken to stop passage of the Brady bill
was ONE person to object.  The Brady bill had been successfully
filibustered up until this point by the pro-gun forces.  Only ONE
person was needed to raise his voice in opposition to the
"unanimous consent" agreement.  With ONE voice of opposition,
there would have been no "unanimous consent," and the Brady bill
would not have passed.  But Sen. Stevens was not there to object.

     * May 26, 1995 -- Sen. Stevens refused to object to a
Unanimous Consent agreement that specifically kept all gun ban
repeal amendments from being added to the terrorism bill (S.
735).  Here's what the Congressional Record stated for this day: 

          Mr. Dole. . . .  I further ask unanimous consent that
     no assault weapons amendments be in order to the terrorism
     bill. . . . The PRESIDING OFFICER.  Is there objection? 
     Without objection, it is so ordered.  (Source:
     Congressional Record, 5/26/95, p. S 7610.)

     As stated above, all it would have taken was ONE person to
object.  ONE person's objection would have nullified the
Unanimous Consent agreement and allowed a gun ban repeal
amendment to be offered to the terror bill.  ONE person could
have paved the way for getting a vote to repeal the semi-auto
ban.  But Sen. Stevens did not object.

     * June 6, 1995 -- Sen. Stevens voted for the ability of
government officials to place "roving wiretaps" without a
warrant.  This amendment would allow the government to wiretap
one's home if a person subject to a wiretap order visited that
home.  [Note:  with militia groups being targeted as so-called
terrorists, many gun owners are concerned that this additional
wiretap authority would be used to target gun clubs, gun stores,
or gun owners in general.]  (Source:  Congressional Record,
6/6/95, p. S 7773.)

     * June 6, 1995 -- Sen. Stevens refused to call for a
recorded vote on several anti-gun amendments.  The result was
that these provisions passed easily as amendments to the
government terror bill (S. 735) -- all without a recorded vote. 
The three amendments were the following:  a) an amendment to
expand the ability of officials to prosecute gun owners for Title
II firearms registration offenses -- even though the BATF has
already admitted that 50% of their records are inaccurate; b) an
amendment to authorize an additional $100 million for the BATF;
and c) an amendment to expand the ability of the military to
enforce civilian law.  (Source: Congressional Record, 6/6/95, p.
D 684.)

     * June 7, 1995 -- Sen. Stevens voted for the anti-gun terror
bill (S. 735), a bill containing the following provisions:  a) A
provision to increase the BATF budget by $100 million; b) A
provision expanding the ability of federal officials to prosecute
law-abiding gun owners for Title II firearms registration
offenses -- even though, as mentioned above, the BATF has already
admitted that 50% of their records are inaccurate; c) A provision
to expand the ability of the military to enforce civilian law;
and d) A provision to allow "roving wiretaps" without a court
order.  (Source:  Congressional Record, 6/7/95, p. S 7857.)

     * April 17, 1996 -- Sen. Stevens voted for final passage of
the anti-gun terror bill (S. 735), a bill that:  a) orders an
"anti-hunter" rifle and ammo study; authorizes a $40 million pay
increase for the BATF (through the Treasury Department);
threatens to punish gun dealers and individuals for selling
ammunition to someone they should have known would commit a
violent crime; federalizes many state crimes, thus tremendously
increasing the scope and jurisdiction of the BATF; restricts the
right of habeas corpus in such a way as to severely damage the
ability of the courts to rescue honest gun owners who are
unjustly incarcerated; and much, much more.  (Source: 
Congressional Record, 4/17/96, p. S 3477.)

     * August 1996 -- To date, Sen. Stevens has still failed to
introduce any pro-gun legislation, even though his House
counterpart -- Rep. Don Young (R-AK) -- has cosponsored such
pro-gun bills as the Brady registration act repeal (H.R. 2470)
and the Citizens' Self-Defense Act (H.R. 78).  (Source: 
LEGI-SLATE report for the 104th Congress.)

     HERE'S WHAT TO DO:  Call Senator Stevens and ask him to take
the pledge:  Ask him to fill out his GOA survey in complete
support for gun owners rights.  Ask him to pledge (in the survey)
to introduce a bill to repeal both the Brady Act and the
semi-auto gun ban.

     You can call Sen. Stevens at 202-224-3121.

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| 	Above commentary the opinion only of Mark Chryson	|