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From Magpul's Facebook page:

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MAGPUL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT TO INVALIDATE COLORADO GUN CONTROL MEASURES

Denver, Colorado – May 17th, 2013 - Magpul Industries, an Erie, Colorado, based manufacturer of firearms accessories, announced today that it has joined 53 Colorado County Sheriffs and other plaintiffs in filing a lawsuit this morning to invalidate gun control measures recently passed by the Colorado legislature and enacted by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court and establishes that Colorado House Bill 1224 (magazine restrictions) and House Bill 1229 (universal background checks) violate the constitutional rights of lawful gun owners located in Colorado.

Duane Liptak, Director of Product Management and Marketing for Magpul Industries, said that these gun control laws do nothing other than restrict the ability of law abiding citizens to defend themselves and Magpul is committed to invalidating these infringements:

“Colorado’s recently passed gun control laws are a direct assault on the constitutional rights of the responsible people who live in and visit this great state. These laws will do nothing to enhance public safety and only place unreasonable limitations on the ability of law abiding citizens to defend themselves. While Magpul is currently in the process of moving its operations out of Colorado, we will not turn our back on our native state. Extreme gun control interests have forced the passage of these unconstitutional laws in Colorado, and as a company, we are resolved to restore those rights to the people.”

Magpul’s outside legal counsel, Jon Anderson, of Holland & Hart LLP, said that the Colorado gun control bills are unconstitutional and so poorly drafted that the new laws would be enforced in an inconsistent manner:

“Colorado’s gun control laws are in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution. In addition, these bills were so poorly drafted that no one agrees on the scope of the government regulation. If teams of lawyers cannot agree on what these bills prohibit, how can we expect citizens to abide by these laws and how can we rely on law enforcement to implement these laws in a consistent manner?”

Magpul will continue to support productive efforts to FREE COLORADO from government regulations that imperil the rights of law abiding firearm owners.

Monday News

• We Use This Word Too Much These Days And Toss It About To Describe Mundane Acts
• Quote of the Day
• Boston bombers: FBI hunting 12-strong terrorist “sleeper cell” linked to brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
• Related: The Blair-Glass ‘Sleeper Cell’ — British Tabloid Fabricates a Phony Scoop
• The ‘Co-exist’ Bombers.
• The real lesson of the Gosnell trial
• MSNBC host explains our fixation with the bombers’ roots
• Blue states to sue EPA for not crushing coal industry fast enough
• Reminds Me of “Dog Day Afternoon” ~ Robbing a Bank With a Guy Who, Given Their Choice of International Refuges, Thinks “Wyoming”
• No Warrant, No Entry
• The Media Didn’t Learn a Thing after Boston   
• FBI, Boston PD raided Watertown homes without warrants in terrorist hunt
• ‘Take good care of the children’
• And now, a public service announcement on immigration from Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
• House committee wants administration's intelligence on Tamerlan Tsarnaev
• Feinstein 'regrets' talk of declaring Boston bombing suspect a military combatant
• The POPVOX Blog: The Week Ahead: April 22 - 26

Sunday news!

•  Obama Losing Control of Middle East Policy
• Old And Busted: It's Not Amnesty Because illegals Will Have To Pay Back Taxes. New Hotness: Shut Up.
• John King Not Benched for Calling Suspect "Dark-Skinned," CNN Says
• Islamist Ultimatum to Syrian Christians: Convert, Leave, or Die.
• Obama Bans Islam, Jihad From National Security Strategy Document
• Biden: GOP Trying To Get Guns In More Hands
• Constitution of the United States
• Dana Milbank breaks out the rustiest epithet in the whole arsenal of liberal insults
• Video – Tim Scott. “There is no corner on Earth, no hiding place”
• Tale of two terrorists
•  Gosnell worker testifies to seeing baby make swimming motion in toilet
• Boston lockdown: The new normal?
• Terror Attacks Force US Officials To Balance Safety, Privacy Concerns
• After Four Days of Speculatively Blaming the Right and Anticipating What Political Solutions We Might Need To Address Their Growing Menace, Left Declares That the Time for Speculation and Political Wargaming Has Passed
• Getting to the bottom of this Miranda question for the bomber

Not surprising, but just so there's no doubt.....

....on who does and does not support the Constitution.  Especially among the Congressional delegation from the State of Washington.

Question: On the Amendment (Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 ) 

Statement of Purpose: To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.

Vote Counts:

• YEAs: 53
• NAYs: 46
• Not Voting: 1

YEAs ---53
Alexander (R-TN) Ayotte (R-NH) Barrasso (R-WY) Begich (D-AK) Blunt (R-MO) Boozman (R-AR) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Coats (R-IN) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) Cruz (R-TX) Donnelly (D-IN) Enzi (R-WY)	Fischer (R-NE) Flake (R-AZ) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Hagan (D-NC) Hatch (R-UT) Heinrich (D-NM) Heitkamp (D-ND) Heller (R-NV) Hoeven (R-ND) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Johnson (R-WI) Kirk (R-IL) Lee (R-UT) Manchin (D-WV) McCain (R-AZ)	McConnell (R-KY) Moran (R-KS) Murkowski (R-AK) Paul (R-KY) Portman (R-OH) Pryor (D-AR) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Rubio (R-FL) Scott (R-SC) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Tester (D-MT) Thune (R-SD) Toomey (R-PA) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS)

NAYs ---46
Baldwin (D-WI) Baucus (D-MT) Bennet (D-CO) Blumenthal (D-CT) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Coons (D-DE) Cowan (D-MA) Durbin (D-IL) Feinstein (D-CA) Franken (D-MN) Gillibrand (D-NY)	Harkin (D-IA) Hirono (D-HI) Johnson (D-SD) Kaine (D-VA) King (I-ME) Klobuchar (D-MN) Landrieu (D-LA) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murphy (D-CT) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL)	Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Schatz (D-HI) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Stabenow (D-MI) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Warner (D-VA) Warren (D-MA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 1

Lautenberg (D-NJ)

Their names are also links to their "Contact Me" sites, in case you want to drop them a line about their vote on this.

Opinions and news for Thursday

The Constitution, Bill of Rights

• “…if that’s what you believe, then all of this talk of revolution suddenly doesn’t seem so crazy, it seems almost mandatory.” 
• Enjoy This Montage of People Refusing to Cooperate with DHS Checkpoints

Liberal Mindset

• Rep. Ellison Calls Hannity 'Worst Excuse For a Journalist I've Ever Seen'; Hannity Calls Him 'Waste of Time'

Budget Battle

• The Sequester Revelation
• Senate GOP ponders ceding power to President Obama
• Under the bus: Homeland Security official resigns over release of illegals from detention centers; Update: Retiring, not “resigning”
• Obama Suddenly Cares About the Military When It Serves His Interest

Foreign Policy

• Benghazi talking points e-mails a bust?
• CBS’ Sharyl Attkisson May Get A Personal Threat from the Obama White House After This

Second Amendment

• Testimony Today Before the Senate
• The Sad Spectacle
• Free Concealed Carry eBook from Beretta
• Huge win for Bloomberg as Chicago district nominates, er, anti-gun Democrat

It's The Economy

• Obama Mega-Bundler and Donor Announces Layoffs, Possibly Linked To China Outsourcing
• Durable-goods orders drop 5.2% in January

Looking Ahead

• Let’s kill Hitler

Local Government, Taxes

• "While 53 percent of voters said yes (failing to reach the mandated 60 percent supermajority threshold for passage), about half the registered voters didn’t bother to mail in their ballots. The $48 million bond proposal had support, but it had detractors — and a number of those who were strongly against the bond were not shy about sharing their views publicly in the newspaper or on the Internet."
• Sheriff John A. Turner: Comments on Oath of Office and Reverence for the Law

State Government, Taxes

• State admits costly mistakes on 520 bridge
• House committee mulls funding scheme for health exchange
• Bills would raise vehicle costs in King, Snohomish counties

Tyranny

• President Obama Is Our Extortionist in Chief
• White House to Woodward: You'll 'Regret' Challenging Us

ObamaCareTax

• Why Did Democratic Party Operative and Pundit Donna Brazile's Insurance Premiums Increase?

Media

• Getting It Right

“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

The title quote is from  George Santayana, and it remains the truth.  We are going through changes in America, changes which some people claim to be for the better.  Amongst these changes are the way our government no longer works.  We are often subjected to demagoguery, falsehoods, and even outright propaganda from our own government, not to mention the media.  Of these, the most intense and emotional debate has been over the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms under Second Amendment.

While the Second Amendment is not the highest priority problem we face, it certainly ranks near the top.  And, if nothing else, the debate raging over the Second Amendment is bringing the best and the worst in elected officials and the self-appointed elite.  Here are a few examples of the bad:

• Vice President Biden on how to use a shotgun for self-defense, because an AR15 is "too hard to aim" (never mind that many gun control bills also propose banning shotguns)
• Washington State Senator Adam Kline (D-37) lies about making a mistake on SB 5737, and it's violation of the 4th Amendment
• Political double-talk really means "domestic disarmament"
• The de facto ban on private weapons sales in the state of Washington, under the label of "Universal Background Checks"  
• A stern lecture to women on how to avoid rape
• We hate your guns, but we love the taxes that you pay
• Politicians ignoring the conclusions of their own experts
• Chicago officials ignore their own problems in order to smear law abiding citizens.  Oh, and threaten to shoot "licensed civilians with guns".
• White House "counting on" media to support gun control legislation
• Former presidential campaign organization pushing Obama's gun control agenda

Of course there's good things happening in this debate as well.  Senator Ted Cruz was spot on during the Senate gun control hearing.  Then we had the House of Representatives dig into the corruption of "Fast & Furious", which allowed innocent Mexicans and American law enforcement agents to be murdered as a pretext for gun control.  And many gun companies are taking a moral stand against tyranny.

But we need to realize that many elected and appointed officials do not support our Constitutional rights.  Take our own state legislature as an example.  We are told that members of that elective body made a "mistake" or "did not understand" what they were agreeing to sponsor, notably HB1588 and SB5737.  These defenses have been proven wrong, and demonstrated to be disastrous for the same law abiding citizens that those elected officials claim to be protecting. 

On the high side, this is incompetence on their part.   On the low side, it's an outright attempt to deceive the voters to push agendas not of our liking.

There's no evidence that we were deliberately lied to. But hearing "Oops!" from elected officials on something this serious certainly doesn't instill a sense of confidence in voters.  "I'm too stupid to notice what I'm proposing" is disingenuous behavior.  At best. 

We need politicians who are honest about what they want.  Even if we don't like it.  Because then the dishonesty would be out in the open, and we could debate it honestly.

Which brings us to the point of this post.  If the sponsors of HB1588 and SB5737 actually want to impose draconian gun control laws on us, there are plenty of historical precedents on the matter.  Below the fold is a classic example of gun control, one that many people seem to have forgotten....and the results of that gun control effort.

A scoundrel by any other name is still a scoundrel

The changing face of gun control. “I support the Second Amendment,” is the new refuge of scoundrels.

UPDATE:  And speaking of scoundrels.......

• Private Gun Sale Bans Remain Centerpiece of Federal Anti-Gun Agenda
• Washington: Your Immediate Action is Needed to Defeat Numerous Anti-Gun Bills

Opinions and news for Thursday

Budget Battle, Politics, Taxes

• Stopgap Fix - Or Intro to Tax Hike?
• CBO: Interest on debt snowballing
• Krauthammer to GOP: Let the sequester roll
• Breaking: Obama proposes delay in sequester
• Post Office to end Saturday deliveries

Tea Party

• Karl Rove: My new group isn’t out to get the tea party, I swear

ObamaCareTax

• The Coming Obamacare Recession
• Sweet: ObamaCare is going to cost us 127 million+ hours a year
• Smokers may not be able to afford Obamacare
• ObamaCare: Unexpectedly!

Foreign Policy

• Barbarians at the Digital Gate 

The Constitution, Bill of Rights

• Preview of What's Coming Our Way: Nathan Haddad
• Something to Keep and Eye On
• House Republicans signal openness to some gun-control measures
• The Senate Fight Shaping Up
• Don't Assume You're Safe

Socialism, Communism

• The Three Types of People You'll Meet in Liberal Hell
• FRC Shooter Picked Up His List of Political Targets to be Assassinated from the Southern Poverty Law  Center Websites' List of "Hate Groups"
• Hate Kills: Left's Demonization of Conservative Group Inspired Shooter
• Angela Merkel's Words of Wisdom and Warning
• MASSACHUSETTS EMULATES CHICAGO: 1998 Gun-Ban Law Made It Safe For Criminals, Spiking Murders and Violent Crime
• Democrats selling voter data to retailers?
• Blue on Blue in CA – Eco-glitterati versus the unemployed

Big Government, Corruption

• Supermarkets cry foul as FDA proposes new food labeling rule under ObamaCare
• Payback for a Downgrade?
• San Francisco's Plastic Bag Ban Kills About 5 People A Year
• Thousands of Sandy Victims Still in Expensive Hotel Rooms, Obama Unavailable for Comment

Looking Ahead

• Morning Bell: Taking America from Welfare State to Opportunity Society

Media

• ABC, CBS, NBC Slant 8 to 1 for Obama's Gun Control Crusade
• BuzzFeed Plays Nice with Rubio, Attacks Once Back Turns

The Washington State Legislature website

The Washington State legislature has an excellent web site, well organized, and plenty of search features.  Bookmarking this page for your use is strongly recommended.  Here are some useful functions on the main page that you might use (they are tabs across the top):

• Committee meetings:  Schedules and agendas of the various committees in the Legislature, selectable by date.
• Legislator Information: Rosters, e-mail services, legislator home pages, and caucus home pages.
• Find Your District: A quick reference to find your Legislative District by street address.
• Bill Search: Find bill information by bill number (a 4 digit number).
• Find Laws & Rules: A means to research the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Washington Administrative Code (WAC), and Register.

There are other features as well.  For example, each bill has sponsors, and must pass through committees.  The web site allows you to find out how to identify the sponsors, the membership of the assigned committee, and even to see which bills each member of the State legislature are sponsoring.

Below the fold are two examples for the 16th Legislative District, using two bills recently introduced to the 2013 legislature.

New Gun Control Legislation Introduced on Capital Hill

From POPVOX,  Firearms and Gun Control Legislation, UPDATED 2/2/13:

The following new bills have been introduced in the House and Senate, in addition to those introduced last week:

• HR 449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
• S 179: The Gun Trafficking Prevention Act: A bill to prevent gun trafficking.
• S 174: The Ammunition Background Check Act: A bill to appropriately restrict sales of ammunition.
• HR 431: To restore certain authorities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to administer the firearms laws.
• HR 427: The Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act: To prevent the illegal sale of firearms.

 You can click on the bill numbers at POPVOX to get particulars (where available, some are new enough that the Government Printing Office hasn't had time to make the bill text available).

From POPVOX:

We can expect debate in Congress on what, if any, legislative action is appropriate in response to the Newtown, CT, shooting - and Congress needs to hear from their constituents on this issue at this critical time. (POPVOX will deliver your letters to your Members of Congress -- guaranteed.)

News and opinions for Monday

Big Government

• Obama admin issues 160-page edict on healthy school snacks
• Pew Poll: Majority of Americans See Government as Threat to Freedom

Liberal Mindset, Socialism, Communism

• OFA and CPP?
• Chicago Murder Rate Higher Than Non-Gun Controlled Capone Era

The Constitution, First Amendment

• Obama's Solution To The HHS Mandate Is To Conjure Contraception Out Of Thin Air
• Obama Administration: We Will Still Force Christians to Act Against Their Faith Obama Loses Two HHS Mandate Cases in One Week

The Constitution, Second Amendment

• 18 USC 922 - Prohibited Persons
• Biden: New gun controls likely won't end shootings
• NRA Adding More Than 10,000 New Members - Per Day!
• Capt. Kelly, NRA CEO LaPierre show little common ground in possible gun control compromise
• Coach Shoots Two Attackers, Saves Himself, Two Females

ObamaCareTax

• Obama Operatives Training Media How to Sell Obamacare

Tea Party

• Karl Rove and rich GOP donors wage war on Tea Party

Politics, Corruption

• Senate Plan Would Let Napolitano Trigger Citizenship for Illegals
• Containment Breach
• Obama Bundler Who Oversaw Bank Collapse May Get Cabinet Nod
• Obama Eliminates Breakfast for US Troops in Afghanistan, Stuffs Own Face
• Chicagoans Beg Obama to Help with Gun Violence in City
• Low aim

Foreign Policy

• Congress pushing to stop F-16 transfer to Egypt

Media

• Bloomberg Group to Use Children in Gun Control Super Bowl Ad
• Media calls Obama's shotgun a 'rifle'

State Government, Bill of Rights

• Washington State Prepares Gun Control Nullification Bill (Please Contact Reps!)

Sunday news and opinions

Civil Discourse

• Here’s why Newtown victim’s father was NOT heckled

The Constitution, Bill of Rights

• Does the new HHS mandate resolve religious-liberty concerns?
• College president fined over free speech violation
• The Democrats’ Unconstitutional Gun Grab
• Senate Holds First Hearings of 2013 on Gun Rights

Big Government

• Guess which giant special interest is really polluting Alaska?
• Postal Service says it’s immune from local traffic laws, report says
• DHS Raids Gun Collector – Confiscates Nearly 1,500 Guns – No Charges Filed
• Sheriffs Bushwhacked (old but relevant)

Media

• A Scandal Too Far: Steve Capus Terminated as NBC News President
• Help Wanted: Clairvoyant Police
• Fact Check—CNN's Blitzer: Sheriffs Can't Defy Executive Orders 
• Media wonders: Why is Menendez intervening on behalf of a big campaign donor, anyway? 

Looking Ahead

• How The Ruins Of Detroit Are A Warning For America

Politics

• Congress Fails to Act Against Gore’s Terror TV Deal
• Senate Democrats, please listen carefully to the New York Times
• HARRY REID TO DIANNE FEINSTEIN: Sorry, Grandma, But the Dog Ate Your Assault Weapons Ban

State Government, Legislation

• House Democrats turn down two-thirds majority rule for tax increases
• Legislative Activity 2013

Liberal Mindset, Socialism

• High-school freshman suspended for having a picture of a gun
• Sixty mayors to gang up on gun companies unless they stop defending their rights
• More Super Bowl ad faux outrage: Coca Cola

Saturday News and Opinions

Education

• Rotten to the Core: Reader feedback from the frontlines

Media

• OH, MY: NBC blacks out Hagel's disastrous confirmation hearing

It's The Economy

• January jobs report: Unemployment rises to 7.9%, 157K jobs added
• About the economy...

Politics

• Chuck Hagel’s Very Bad Day
• Armed Officer at Atlanta Middle School Disarmed Suspect, Gun Grabbers Hardest Hit

ObamaCareTax

• IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Plan Will Be $20,000 Per Family
• Obama administration retreating on HHS contraception mandate?

State Government, Legislation

• Dems reject attempt to make supermajority a House rule2013 Member Legislative Day
• How new House rules would help Washington households (opens PDF)
• WA Lege Day 5: Kretz would share the wolves

Unions, Corruption

• Trumka Lies

Communism, Socialism

• Nordic thaw: Shrinking the state in...Sweden?

The Constitution

• Preserve Second Amendment Gun Rights From Attack
• Arkansas town’s martial law plan 
• Newtown Calls for Armed School Officers

EPA, Big Government

• The Unicorns Are in Charge

Friday opinions, thoughts, and news (Updated)

• Biden: Have I mentioned yet that these new gun-control measures won’t fundamentally alter the chances of a mass shooting?
• Reid: The GOP really needs to stop bad-mouthing this recovery we’re in
• AP: Obama shutting down jobs council
• Certain Big Labor groups suddenly not so partial to ObamaCare
• Complaint: Sebelius' illegal campaign trip for Obama worse than we thought
• Suddenly, it's still the economy
• Washington State: "Universal Background Check" Legislation Must be Defeated* 
• Washington State Action Alert: HB1581, Anti-NDAA Bill needs more sponsors in State House (Facebook link)*
• The Left’s Year One
• “A deliberate attempt to bypass the Constitutional process” NY Sheriff’s PBA blasts Cuomo, Legislature over NY SAFE

 *:  To write your state legislators, use one of these links (also available in the right sidebar)

• Legislative Action Center -- write your elected officials!
• Washington State "Find Your Legislator"

Update:  Or, if you go to www.leg.wa.gov, click on House of Representatives, then District 16, you can select your representative.  You will be prompted for your name and address, and then you can write your legislators.

News, thoughts, and opinions for a Monday

Socialism, Communism, Liberal Mindset

• 15 Lies of Liberalism (print dialog box may pop up)
• William Ayers' forgotten communist manifesto: Prairie Fire
• Obama: Why Don't Republicans Believe in Compromise Like I Don't?
• President worried that media just isn’t liberal enough
• Melissa Harris-Perry Admits: U.S. Military 'Despised By Many Progressives'
• Neo-Confederate Judges? Who Knew?

Looking Ahead

• If you want to live long, prosper, and have lots more sex
• Selling a New Generation on GunsNext generation of Catholic clergy more conservative?
• Obama's Second-Term Crisis
• Cruz: Conservatism is ‘on the verge of a rebirth’

Big Government, EPA, Corruption

• Transparency update: Administration legally required to release quarterly stimulus report hasn’t done so since June of 2011As Promised, Obama Energy Policy Bankrupts New Coal Plant
• Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your Cellphone

Politics

• Obama suggests Republicans unwilling to compromise in gun control debate
• Surprise: Obama Goes Shooting 'All the Time,' He Claims
• My heart bleeds: Senators whine "No Budget, No Pay" is unfair to their family budgets

The Constitution

• MILLER: The assault weapon myth
• Most Gun Owners Would Defy Confiscationx

Education

• Schools’ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Weapons Policies Used To Bully Innocent Children

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Aid: There Are Many Ways Conservatives Can—and Should—Help the Poor
• "I'm gonna miss ya, take a memo"

Second Amendment Legislation Roll Up

There are many problems facing our nation, and not just infringements or violations of the Constitution.  But this is an excellent example of just how Congress works, and and a possible method to help to focus your attention on a specific topic, while discussing (yet another) direct assault on the Constitution.

This listing was extracted from the POPVOX blog, and is a summary of legislation related to the Second Amendment, as of January 25th, 2013. There are 30 bills in this list; 25 are sponsored by Democrats, and 5 by Republicans.  Some Democrats have sponsored more than 1 bill; for example, Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) has sponsored 4: S. 22, 33, 34, and 35 (Perhaps coincidentally, Senator Lautenberg has at least one Democrat seriously challenging him for the 2014 primary election). All of them further impinge upon the Second Amendment to some degree; a few are deceptive in how they do so.

In an example of both, Congressman James Moran (D, VA-8) is sponsoring HR 21, The NRA Members' Gun Safety Act: To provide for greater safety in the use of firearms.  But, according to the Firearms Policy Coalition:

H.R. 21 would extend the Brady Law background check procedures to all sales and transfers of firearms. The bill would also require the reporting of thefts within 48 hours; require that all states that allow residents to carry concealed firearms institute a permitting process requiring that the applicant demonstrate good cause for requesting a LTC and that the applicant is “worthy of the public trust” to carry a concealed firearm in public; and allow the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or deny a firearm (or explosives) permit to persons known or suspected of terrorist acts.

The text of the bill is consistent with the Coalition's statement, and with Congressman Moran's past legislative activities.  The bill is anything but Second Amendment friendly.  So it's worth noting that you need to read the bill before it's passed in order to know what's in it.

While the Republicans have fewer bills in the pipeline, those are consistent in supporting the Second Amendment to some degree:

• House Resolution 40, House Resolution expressing that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
• HR 410, The Restore the Constitution Act: To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
• HR 35, Eliminating ‘gun free zones’ in schools. To restore safety to America's schools. 
• HR 133, The Citizens Protection Act: To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act. 
• S 82, The Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act: A bill to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.

All of the bills are listed below the fold.  Sponsors are noted for each bill in italics.  Links to each POPVOX page are not provided; please go to their blog for those.

Note that many bills never make it out of committee, so this is simply an indication of the general direction of each party thus far.  Finally, this list has not been checked against Thomas.gov:

News and Opinions For A Sunday

Elections

• Rigging the election for beginners

The Constitution

• How the Filibuster Deal Undermines Senators’ Constitutional Obligations
• more fine print
• "This Will Not Do"

Second Amendment

• The armed homeowner
• "Universal Background Checks" – Absolutely Not
• WHY DO THEY DESPISE THE BILL OF RIGHTS? Gun dealers report Intuit has stopped processing credit-card payments
• Feinstein to promote so-called “assault weapon” ban bill today; don’t be distracted from their real goals 
• Anti-Gun Bills Moving in the Senate
• Tom Coburn talking with Democrats about background check billW.H. gun push narrows to background checks
• “Rigging” the electoral system only is bad when it hurts Democrats
• Not quite what I expected from a Democrat Sheriff
• Gun Owners Refuse to Register Under New York Law
• Holder begins gun-control push

Looking Ahead

• Yes, Mr. President, We Are a Nation of Takers

Politics

• Of course: Feinstein’s assault weapons ban exempts government officials
• Marching For Life

Big Government, EPA, Corruption

• ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SLAPDOWN FOR WHITE HOUSE: EPA slammed for mandating use of nonexistent biofuels
• VIDEO: Brawl Erupts At Food Stamp Office

Socialism, Liberal Mindset, Communism

• Benito is Your Friend

State Government, Taxes

• Senator Mike Hewitt: His official website
• Distributors, small business owners divided over liquor bill
• Inslee ‘encouraged’ after meeting with AG about marijuana initiative
• Lawmaker proposes capital gains tax to help fund education 
• Muslim Lobby Day in Olympia is second-largest in the U.S.
• Wash. looks to build strict controls for marijuana 
• Regulators Handed State’s New Liquor Market to Big Distributors, Complain Restaurateurs, Retailers
• Could abortion bill split Senate coalition?
• Get Set for a $300-Millionish Problem – Estate Tax Ruling from Supreme Court Spells Trouble for Budget
• Workers Comp Reform Effort Back for Another Round After Bruising Battle in 2011

Media

• Where Did Piers Morgan Come From, Anyway?

Saturday news & opinions

Education

• Rotten to the Core (Part 2): Readin’, Writin’ and Deconstructionism

State Government, Agenda 21, Big Government

• Property owners air grievances with Growth Management Act
• It's Legislative Day for the Washington State Dental Association!
• Washington State prepares gun control nullification bill 

Big Government, EPA

• Web of environmental rules threatens Gulf Coast businesses with jail, steep fines
• One step forward, two steps back on EPA overreach
• Is There a Right to Social Security?
• Video: Oregon bill would make cigarettes a “controlled substance”
• Woman Arrested While Refusing Smart Meter Installation on Her Property Tells Us Her Story

The Constitution, Bill of Rights

• Electoral College fixes could backfire, state’s top GOP frets
•  a note on guns
• COUNTY SHERIFF: POWER TO PROTECT
• Taking Away the Supply of Guns
• Court: Obama appointments are unconstitutional
• Gun Laws and the Fools of Chelm

Socialism, Liberal Mindset

•  Rush was right
• Not all Democrats are pleased about this new “Organizing for Action” thing
• Appeals court unanimously rebukes Obama on recess appointments; Update: Most recess appointments no longer legit?
• Who's Afraid of Michele Bachmann?
• Discussing Islam: A Religious Taboo
• Rahm Emanuel Demands Banks Stop Doing Business With Gun Manufacturers… 

Foreign Policy, Terrorism

• NOW THEY TELL US: U.S. Faces "a Growing Jihadist Threat"--Hillary
• Photo of the Day: Tahrir Square Protester Calls Obama a Jerk and an Idiot

Media

• ‘Gun Girls’ Humiliate CNN Tool Piers Morgan

Friday news and opinions

Civil Discourse

• Discipline

Big Government, EPA

• Policy-Based Evidence-Making at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Barbara Boxer’s Best Friend: The EPA
• Dems to Obama: You should really exercise some executive action on climate change 
• Obama's covert plans for climate
• Video: FEMA won’t let us rebuild our home

Liberal Mindset, Socialism

• “How to Take Nicholas Burns to School in One, Short PBS Segment”
• Video: Are liberals less tolerant than conservatives on line?
• Revealed: Why Reid will allow Murray to produce a budget
• Allen West: “Now is not the time to play a social experiment with our ground combat forces”
• Ireland’s Roe moment approaches

Politics

• Manchin backpedals on gun control after constituents confront him
• Tell the GOP Leadership What you Think of them
• Morning Bell: The Urgent Danger in the Senate
• Filibuster Deal Restricts Senators’ Rights to Debate Judicial Nominees
• McConnell, Reid agree on rules reform package
• Jindal: The GOP “might need to change just about everything”
• Biden on assault weapons: You’re more likely to hit someone with a shotgun,you know

The Constitution, Bill of Rights

• Feinstein’s Gun Ban Gets Introduced Today
• Thousands Gather in Olympia for the Guns Across America Rally
• Should pro-life Catholics back the Feinstein bill? 

Budget Battle

• Why America’s Going Broke

State Government, Big Government

• HB 1093 would kick taxpayer-funded lobbying to the curb

ObamaCareTax, Big Government

• There’s No Such Thing as a Free Launch

Foreign Policy

• Rand Paul to John Kerry: If it was wrong to bomb Cambodia without Congress’s approval, why is bombing Libya without approval okay?

Thursday Thoughts & News

Patriotism

• A Scalia for All Seasons
• NRA chief not exactly wowed by Obama inaugural speech

Looking Ahead

• Targeting the Kids of Gun Owners

ObamaCareTax

• Health Insurance Brokers Prepare Clients For Obamacare Sticker Shock

Education

• Rotten to the Core: Obama’s War on Academic Standards (Part 1)

The Constitution, Bill of Rights

• Why Young Women Want AR-15s 
• Gutenberg’s nuke
• Groupon indefinitely suspends all gun-related deals

Politics

• Reid issues ultimatum on filibuster reform
• In New Term, First Year Is Crucial for Obama Agenda

Budget Battle

• House Debt Bill Puts Senate in a Pickle
• Morning Bell: It’s Time to Balance the Budget
• Murray: Hey, let's try something different and produce a budget
• Crisis, averted: Senate to take up House debt ceiling bill, says Reid

Big Government, Foreign Policy, Corruption

• Boom: CBS’ Sharyl Attkisson tears into Obama Admin over Benghazigate
• Facts and questions about what happened in Benghazi
• Rand Paul to Hillary: Let's face it, you should have been fired over Benghazi
• Obama Moves Fast And Furious On To Hide Gun Hypocrisy
• Hillary: What difference does it make if there were no protests in Benghazi?
• Democrats Grumbling About Obama Lobbying Shop

Socialism, Communism, Liberal Mindset

• Salon: Yeah, abortion takes a life. So what?
• Boehner: I can only conclude from that inaugural speech that Obama wants to annihilate the GOP
• Obama's Progressive Vision: A World Without Political Opposition
• 'More Flexibility': Obama to Govern by 'Executive Fiat' in Second Term
• Top Obama Aide: U.S. System Not Worthy of Obama
• Shock claim: Obama only wants military leaders who 'will fire on U.S. citizens'
• Boston ‘Anti-Crime Advocate’ Shoots Girlfriend in the Head With Illegal Gun 
• In graduate thesis, John Brennan argued for government censorship: ‘Too much freedom is possible’

United Nations, Bill of Rights

• Does UN arms trade treaty figure in Obama administration’s gun control plans?