H.R. 45: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)
Source:
The Library of Congress: THOMAS
PDF Version:
Downloadable PDF
Article of the 2007 version that didn't go anywhere:
2007 Article
Picture of his Black Panther Days:
Picture
To all of you...
I have been doing some research after receiving some emails regarding the legislation submitted by Representative Bobby Lee Rush (D-IL) (Born: November 23, 1946), and have found some interesting information. The point of this is to bring to your attention that even though the legislation he has proposed is severe for gun owners, he more than likely will not have any support by any of his fellow Representatives. So, in short, review what I have put together below and decide for yourself whether or not H.R. 45 will be a significant problem in the future. My analysis concludes that this piece of legislation will not pass, especially since he submitted a similar piece in 2007 when there was a Democratic majority Congress then as well. However, look below and browse through the links to decide for yourself. This information may aid you in your decision on whether you need to contact your Representative in your District or to focus on legislation that will be far more damaging than this one, which appears to be going down a dead end road.
The legislation proposed by Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) is
H.R. 45: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. You can find this legislation linked within this post so you can read it for yourself.
I would like to ask the "Honorable" Bobby L. Rush, Democrat from the glorious state of Illinois, how he intends to actually have the law enforcement community enforce this law. I'm sure he has figured that part out already and is willing to request that more law enforcement individuals be hired to carry out what he proposes. Well...depends on if they feel like paying for it...Anyway, enjoy...
Here are a few facts about the great Representative from Illinois...
-Volunteered for the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1968
-Joined the Non-Violent Coordinating Committee in 1966 while stationed in Chicago , Illinois
-Went AWOL from the U.S. Army in 1968
-Was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Army in 1968
(Happens to all of us that go AWOL. From what I'm told, it is like putting in your 2-week notice and quitting. Notice that the Illinois House government website does not mention he went AWOL...http://www.house.gov/rush/bio.shtml. It is OK, he is looking out for you Veterans too. Oh yeah, there was no mention of his position in the Black Panthers and that he was titled the Chicago Chapter of the Black Panthers Defense Minister...must have been an additional duty while trying to combat sickle cell enemia...)
-Co-founded the Illinois Black Panther Party
-Former cofounder and Deputy Defense Minister of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, which clashed repeatedly with Chicago police. Two Panther leaders were shot to death by police in a 1969 raid where it is said he was involved, however not directly in the shooting.
-Served (6) months in jail for a 1969 illegal weapons conviction.
(Well, it is obviously evident he is familiar with them and how they are used by criminals, uh? Who would know, but a former criminal? Of course, his experience of missing out on phone calls will be corrected for future generations with one of his recent submissions of legislation..."To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates." - http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1133.IH: --- "(11) Due to the lack of competition for telephone services within correctional institutions, families of people in prison, many of whom have low incomes, cannot choose the long distance carrier with the lowest calling rates and must pay the excessive rates charged by the carrier having the exclusive right to provide long distance service to the correctional institution from which the call originates."....I sense stereotyping with the whole "low income" thing.)
-Descibed by comrades as late as 1971 as the "Deputy Minister of Defense" for the Black Panther Party in Illinois
(From what I heard, it was a paperwork error, because he did not submit a formal letter of resignation from the position.)
I decided to stop there with my research, because he went from the Black Panthers to soon after becoming involved in the politics of Chicago and eventually a Representative for Illinois.
Interview with Larry Pratt (Executive Director of Gun Owners of America) by Glenn Beck (Fox News). Yeah, this does not help Bobby L. Rush that much.
Please keep in mind that the following list is what Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) has been working on. Note what other Representatives have cosponsored and what that have not. You will notice that after several months, nobody has cosponsored H.R. 45.
Source: Library of Congress
URL:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdque...LD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Rush++Bobby+L.))+01003))
1. [111st] H.R.20 : To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2. [111st] H.R.45 : To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
3. [111st] H.R.444 : To amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4. [111st] H.R.1133 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 2/23/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5. [111st] H.R.1303 : To require the Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, to establish a 5-year competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes in high-crime communities.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 3/4/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.