The Senate Democrats passed two bills to restrict gun rights through the chamber's Judiciary Committee, one that bans thousands and thousands of guns and the other for universal background checks—essentially outlawing the gun show.
This was done despite the tenancity of Sen. R. Edward "Ted" Cruz (R.-Texas). Cruz is part of the hard core around which the Senate GOP is forming. Like other members of this core, Cruz was opposed by the Republican establishment and generally the liberal media agrees with Sen. John S. McCain III (R-Ariz.), who called him one of the "wacko-birds."
What you might not know is that Cruz law clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Renhquist. Later, he drafted the amicus brief signed by 31 state attorneys general and submitted to the Supreme Court in support of Dick Heller, the namesake of the landmark Heller gun rights decision. In fact, before his election to the Senate, Cruz served as the Texas solicitor general.
This is a very serious and learned man—and I am so grateful he is on our side!
You will be told that the restriction of gun rights will not pass the Senate, and if it does, it will not pass the House. Don't be so sure. As long as this session of Congress is active, anything can happen.
This week, too, the United Nations reopens the Small Arms Trade Treaty, and all the other goodies hidden inside. Next week, I will have the run down of what happened in New York.
I mentioned this last week, but I need to mention it again to make sure the word gets out. The GunCount inventory software program we developed for federal firearms license holders is now merged with MyGunDB. It is a fully compatible transition and to make it as easy as possible we built this webpage: http://gandp.mygundb.com/. All commitments for support and upgrades are continued with MyGunDB. It is a good deal.
Another good deal is this week's Guns & Patriots roster.
Enjoy!
Neil W. McCabe
Editor, Guns & Patriots
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