GOA Alert

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NRA's Past President Strikes Again!

-- Urges Senators "not to confirm Judge Sotomayor"

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Last week we told you how NRA's Past President Sandy Froman was

calling on all NRA members to vigorously oppose the nomination of

Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. She did this in response to

the "wait and see" approach that the NRA's upper management

has taken

in regard to the Sotomayor nomination -- an approach that may well

allow her to wiggle through and be confirmed.

Yesterday, Sandy Froman struck again. But this time she was joined

with another past president of the NRA and several current Board

members, as well.

"Judge Sotomayor's record on the Second Amendment causes us grave

concern over her treatment of this enumerated right [to keep and

bear arms]," the coalition stated.

"As Second Amendment leaders deeply concerned about preserving all

fundamental rights for current and future generations of Americans,

we strongly oppose this nominee, and urge the Senate not to confirm

Judge Sotomayor."

In related news, the NRA sent a letter yesterday to the Senate

Judiciary committee expressing "very serious concerns" over the

Sotomayor nomination, but said that the leadership "has not

announced an official position" out of respect for the confirmation

process. The letter indicated the NRA's management would be

watching the upcoming hearings very carefully.

One of the concerns about the hearing process, however, is that

Sotomayor will act exactly the same way Obama has. You will remember

that Obama tried to play himself off as a supporter of gun rights

during the presidential campaign, but then once he took office, began

showing his true colors.

Obama has nominated far-left gun banners to key positions of power --

including Attorney General Eric Holder, State Department counsel

Harold Koh and Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

It's not uncommon to see politicians tout the Bill of Rights when

trying to get elected or confirmed, but then act like a modern day

Benedict Arnold once they are safely entrenched.

If Judge Sotomayor is anything like the man who nominated her, she

will tell Senators what they want to hear during the Senate

proceedings, but then stab us in the back once she has secured a

lifetime appointment to the bench.

Folks, this is a huge battle. And that's why it's important to

have every single gun organization firing all of its political

ammunition. This is a battle that we can win. So even though we

already asked you to contact the NRA's management last week, it is

imperative that they hear from you again.

ACTION: Please urge the NRA's upper management to tell Senators

that a vote to confirm Judge Sotomayor is an anti-gun vote. You

can use the text message below -- addressed to NRA Executive Vice

President Wayne LaPierre and NRA Executive Director Chris Cox --

to help direct your comments to the NRA.

CONTACT INFO for the NRA:

Phone) (800) 392-8683

Webform) https://secure.nraila.org/Contact.aspx

----- Pre-written comments -----

Dear Mr. LaPierre and Mr. Cox:

I was so excited to see that past NRA President Sandy Froman -- in

coalition with several other past and present NRA leaders -- came

out in opposition the nomination of Judge Sotomayor.

In a letter dated July 7, the coalition stated that "we strongly

oppose this nominee, and urge the Senate not to confirm Judge

Sotomayor."

This is Froman's second communication in this regard, as she stepped

up to the plate on June 24 with a call to arms for all NRA members

to vigorously oppose the Sotomayor nomination.

"Gun owners, and especially the members of the National Rifle

Association," Froman said, "must aggressively oppose Judge

Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court."

I couldn't agree more with Mrs. Froman.

I hope that the NRA will officially tell Senators now -- and not wait

until after the hearings -- that a vote to confirm Judge Sotomayor

is an anti-gun vote. Please let me know what you intend to do.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

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