“[ObamaCare] should be a serious concern to gun owners.” -- GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt, IdahoReporter.com, March 21, 2013
“We view the Obama Administration’s recent decision to delay ObamaCare's employer mandate and eligibility verification for the individual exchanges as further proof the law is a failure that will inevitably hurt businesses, American families, and the economy,” Lee’s letter states.
To be sure, there are many reasons to dislike ObamaCare. And if you’re reading this alert, you are probably part of the majority in this country that wants to see this law overturned.
But gun owners should be especially concerned.
You may remember that because of the health care law that was enacted in 2010, the ATF will eventually be able to troll ObamaCare’s federal health database for people who could be stripped of their guns because of PTSD and other similar medical maladies.
In fact, more than 150,000 military veterans -- perhaps as many as 165,000 -- have already lost their gun rights because of the “see a VA shrink, lose your gun rights” precedent from the Clinton-Bush era.
But what started with veterans is now spreading to the private sector, such as in places like New York.
According to gun rights reporter, Dan Roberts, firearms are now being confiscated from gun owners in the Empire State because of their mental health information. For example:
[John Doe] received a letter from the
Pistol Permit Department informing him that his license was immediately
revoked upon information that he was seeing a therapist for anxiety and
had been prescribed an anxiety drug. He was never suicidal, never
violent, and has no criminal history.
We don’t need to see this occurring at the national level!
ACTION: Click here to contact your Senators and urge them to cosign Senator Lee’s letter, expressing opposition to funding the anti-gun ObamaCare law.
SENATORS COSIGNING THE LEE LETTER:
Rubio (R-FL), Grassley (R-IA), Risch (R-ID), Paul (R-KY), Vitter (R-LA), Fischer (R-NE), Chiesa (R-NJ), Inhofe (R-OK), Thune (R-SD), Cruz (R-TX) and Enzi (R-WY).
SENATORS WHO HAVE PULLED THEIR NAMES OFF THE LETTER.
Three Senators had originally told Lee they would cosign the letter, but then subsequently were pressured -- perhaps by leadership -- to withdraw their names. These three Senators need special attention.
They are: Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Cornyn (R-TX).
A fourth Senator, Richard Burr (R-NC), told the Hill newspaper that the strategy to block a government funding bill over Obamacare is “the dumbest idea I've ever heard.” Burr should definitely hear from those constituents who don’t think this is a “dumb” idea.
I've already e-mailed Richard Burr a piece of my mind on this issue. Beck brought it up this morning and asked people to call the capital and gave out the capital phone number. I tried to call. The phones were going direct to a recording that said all phone lines were busy and would be answered in order. That means I wasn't the only one that called!
ReplyDeleteThanks and I can't believe he made such an asinine statement.
DeleteReally ? ,....... voting for N.C.s answer to Lindsey Grahamnesty in 2010 was the dumbest thing I've ever done ! .
ReplyDeleteTo quote the king of NC political commercials "you got that right!"
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