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NRA-ILA FAX ALERT=20
Vol. 7, No. 51 12/22/00=20
"THEY'VE PROBABLY HAD MORE TO DO
THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE FACT WE DIDN'T WIN THE HOUSE THIS TIME."
These were the words lame-duck President Bill Clinton used to describe =
NRA during an interview with Dan Rather that was aired on the CBS =
program "Sixty Minutes II" on December 19. Just as Clinton has credited =
NRA with the Republican takeover of the U.S. House and Senate in 1994, =
when Rather asked Clinton if he thought his "policy as well as personal =
failures" may have contributed to President-elect George W. Bush's =
defeat of Al Gore, part of Clinton's response included crediting NRA =
with an enormous amount of political clout. Clinton stated, "...I don't =
think there's any doubt that, in at least five states I can think of, =
the NRA had a decisive influence," because of the Association's =
opposition to a number of the Clinton-Gore Administration's anti-gun =
proposals, such as its attack on gun shows. But Clinton, whose ultimate =
legacy may be as the President most challenged when it comes to telling =
the truth, also continued to try to convince America that his =
Administration's gun-ban agenda was something else. However, Clinton =
himself signed the 1994 legislation that banned certain firearms based =
on their cosmetic appearance, and Gore, his Vice President, stated =
support for a ban on affordable handguns, and said semi-automatic =
handguns "really have no place in our society." Clinton did call NRA an =
"effective adversary," and closed his comments about our Association by =
stating, "And they hurt Al Gore"-one of the rare times we've ever agreed =
with Bill Clinton.=20

ZOGBY POLL SUPPORTS CLINTON'S COMMENTS ABOUT NRA'S EFFECTIVENESS=20

A new "American Values" poll by Zogby International indicated that 19% =
of the voters from this year's elections support NRA all of the time. =
This alone represents nearly 20 million voters who went to the polls on =
November 7. Of those who voted for President-elect Bush, 29% said they =
agreed with NRA all of the time, and an additional 57% said they have =
positive feelings about NRA. Even Gore supporters often agreed with NRA, =
with 9% saying that our Association always represents their views, and =
another 28% saying they support NRA's position some of the time. Gore's =
internal polling during his campaign likely revealed similar results, =
which is probably a good indication of why he severely muted his =
anti-gun views and shunned HCI and its ilk as the race for the White =
House heated up.=20


"BLUE DOGS" WANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY
TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM GUN CONTROL
Members of the House "Blue Dog" coalition-a group of conservative =
Democrats-have been discussing the issue of gun control ever since the =
November 7 elections, according to a recent article in the Congressional =
Quarterly Daily Monitor. The result of these discussions? They "don't =
want (gun control) to be part of the Democratic agenda," according to =
U.S. Representative Marion Berry (D-Ark.). Berry went on to say, "We =
just don't think it's a good issue for the party." The concern was =
prompted by Democratic losses in several races that were directly =
attributed to the party's attacks on the Second Amendment. The crushing =
defeat of Democrat Scotty Baesler by U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher (R-Ky.) =
seemed to highlight the concerns of the Blue Dogs. Baesler, who gave up =
the seat now held by Fletcher in 1998 to run for the U.S. Senate =
(Baesler lost that race to current U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, a pro-gun =
stalwart), ran an extremely anti-gun campaign, that was heavily =
supported by gun-ban extremists, such as those at HCI. His campaign =
included an expensive media campaign, the exploitation of crime victims =
to promote his agenda, and his wife even appeared on the "Rosie =
O'Donnell Show" to promote Baesler's anti-gun views. Fletcher wound up =
winning by an 18 point margin. Some House Democratic aides blamed the =
Clinton-Gore Administration's anti-gun agenda for their problems, and =
one said, "Democratic members had to defend Clinton's aggressivity [sic] =
on the issue." While NRA would certainly welcome the Democratic Party's =
leadership abandoning gun control as a party platform, we are not =
holding our breath, but certainly appreciate any support members of the =
Blue Dog coalition may offer.=20


YET ANOTHER RECKLESS LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE GUN INDUSTRY SUFFERS DEFEAT
U.S. District Judge Berle M. Schiller dismissed the City of =
Philadelphia's reckless lawsuit against gun manufacturers, stating that =
the city was trying to control members of the firearms industry through =
litigation, because it was unable to do so by imposing new ordinances. =
Schiller cited the 1995 Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act and a 1999 =
amendment to the Act-both supported by NRA-as well as judicial precedent =
in his decision. He stated, "Under Pennsylvania law and by unequivocal =
Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedent, the power to regulate firearms =
within the state now lies exclusively with the state legislature." =
Schiller also stated that the NRA-backed 1999 amendment was specifically =
intended "to prohibit this very case." City Solicitor Kenneth I. =
Trujillo stated that the city is "quite likely" to appeal, thus wasting =
more taxpayer funds on its worthless effort.=20


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<H2>NRA-ILA FAX ALERT </H2>
<H3></CENTER>Vol. 7, No. 51 12/22/00 </H3>
<CENTER><B><I>"THEY'VE PROBABLY HAD MORE TO DO<BR>THAN ANYONE ELSE IN =
THE FACT=20
WE DIDN'T WIN THE HOUSE THIS TIME."</I></B></CENTER>
<P>These were the words <B>lame-duck President Bill Clinton</B> used to =
describe=20
<B>NRA</B> during an interview with <B>Dan Rather</B> that was aired on =
the=20
<B>CBS</B> program "<B>Sixty Minutes II</B>" on December 19. Just as =
Clinton has=20
credited NRA with the <B>Republican</B> takeover of the <B>U.S. =
House</B> and=20
<B>Senate</B> in 1994, when Rather asked Clinton if he thought his =
"policy as=20
well as personal failures" may have contributed to <B>President-elect =
George W.=20
Bush's</B> defeat of <B>Al Gore</B>, part of Clinton's response included =

crediting NRA with an enormous amount of political clout. Clinton =
stated, "...I=20
don't think there's any doubt that, in at least five states I can think =
of, the=20
NRA had a decisive influence," because of the Association's opposition =
to a=20
number of the Clinton-Gore Administration's anti-gun proposals, such as =
its=20
attack on gun shows. But Clinton, whose ultimate legacy may be as the =
President=20
most challenged when it comes to telling the truth, also continued to =
try to=20
convince America that his Administration's gun-ban agenda was something =
else.=20
However, Clinton himself signed the 1994 legislation that banned certain =

firearms based on their cosmetic appearance, and Gore, his Vice =
President,=20
stated support for a ban on affordable handguns, and said semi-automatic =

handguns "really have no place in our society." Clinton did call NRA an=20
"effective adversary," and closed his comments about our Association by =
stating,=20
"And they hurt Al Gore"&#8212;one of the rare times we've ever agreed =
with Bill=20
Clinton.=20
<P><CETER><B>ZOGBY POLL SUPPORTS CLINTON'S COMMENTS ABOUT NRA'S =
EFFECTIVENESS=20
<CENTER></CENTER></B>
<P>A new "<B>American Values</B>" poll by <B>Zogby International</B> =
indicated=20
that 19% of the voters from this year's elections support NRA all of the =
time.=20
This alone represents nearly 20 million voters who went to the polls on =
November=20
7. Of those who voted for President-elect Bush, 29% said they agreed =
with NRA=20
all of the time, and an additional 57% said they have positive feelings =
about=20
NRA. Even Gore supporters often agreed with NRA, with 9% saying that our =

Association always represents their views, and another 28% saying they =
support=20
NRA's position some of the time. Gore's internal polling during his =
campaign=20
likely revealed similar results, which is probably a good indication of =
why he=20
severely muted his anti-gun views and shunned <B>HCI</B> and its ilk as =
the race=20
for the White House heated up.=20
<P>
<CENTER><B>"BLUE DOGS" WANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY<BR>TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM =
GUN=20
CONTROL</CENTER></B>
<P>Members of the House "<B>Blue Dog</B>" coalition&#8212;a group of =
conservative=20
Democrats&#8212;have been discussing the issue of gun control ever since =
the November=20
7 elections, according to a recent article in the <B><I>Congressional =
Quarterly=20
Daily Monitor</B></I>. The result of these discussions? They "don't want =
(gun=20
control) to be part of the Democratic agenda," according to <B>U.S.=20
Representative Marion Berry</B> (D-Ark.). Berry went on to say, "We just =
don't=20
think it's a good issue for the party." The concern was prompted by =
Democratic=20
losses in several races that were directly attributed to the party's =
attacks on=20
the Second Amendment. The crushing defeat of Democrat <B>Scotty =
Baesler</B> by=20
<B>U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher</B> (R-Ky.) seemed to highlight the concerns =
of the=20
Blue Dogs. Baesler, who gave up the seat now held by Fletcher in 1998 to =
run for=20
the U.S. Senate (Baesler lost that race to current U.S. Senator Jim =
Bunning, a=20
pro-gun stalwart), ran an extremely anti-gun campaign, that was heavily=20
supported by gun-ban extremists, such as those at HCI. His campaign =
included an=20
expensive media campaign, the exploitation of crime victims to promote =
his=20
agenda, and his wife even appeared on the "<B>Rosie O'Donnell Show</B>" =
to=20
promote Baesler's anti-gun views. Fletcher wound up winning by an 18 =
point=20
margin. Some House Democratic aides blamed the Clinton-Gore =
Administration's=20
anti-gun agenda for their problems, and one said, "Democratic members =
had to=20
defend Clinton's aggressivity [sic] on the issue." While NRA would =
certainly=20
welcome the Democratic Party's leadership abandoning gun control as a =
party=20
platform, we are not holding our breath, but certainly appreciate any =
support=20
members of the Blue Dog coalition may offer.=20
<P><B>
<CENTER>YET ANOTHER RECKLESS LAWSUIT<BR>AGAINST THE GUN INDUSTRY SUFFERS =

DEFEAT</B></CENTER>
<P><B>U.S. District Judge Berle M. Schiller</B> dismissed the <B>City of =

Philadelphia's</B> reckless lawsuit against gun manufacturers, stating =
that the=20
city was trying to control members of the firearms industry through =
litigation,=20
because it was unable to do so by imposing new ordinances. Schiller =
cited the=20
<B>1995 Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act</B> and a 1999 amendment to =
the=20
Act&#8212;both supported by NRA&#8212;as well as judicial precedent in =
his decision. He=20
stated, "Under Pennsylvania law and by unequivocal <B>Pennsylvania =
Supreme=20
Court</B> precedent, the power to regulate firearms within the state now =
lies=20
exclusively with the state legislature." Schiller also stated that the=20
NRA-backed 1999 amendment was specifically intended "to prohibit this =
very=20
case." <B>City Solicitor Kenneth I. Trujillo</B> stated that the city is =
"quite=20
likely" to appeal, thus wasting more taxpayer funds on its worthless =
effort.=20
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