Posting #202 – HR4727 Keep Kid’s Safe Act 2010- Takes Away Your Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms!

By:  RSOL of Virginia
Date:  03/18/2010

Virginia Supporters,

There is a new bill proposed in Congress.

HR4727- Keep Kids Safe Act 2010 -   March 2, 2010
To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations on the possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children.     Http://WWW.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-4727

In the U.S. a misdemeanor conviction is NOT suppose to have any bearing on being a gun owner.

Except, if it's a misdemeanor domestic violence offense from firearms possession.  It makes for one of those odd technicalities in the law.  Federal law provides that someone with a felony conviction who has his/her civil rights and firearms possession rights restored by the state or jurisdiction of conviction (or one who has civil rights restored that does not expressly prohibit firearms possession) can legally possess a firearm under federal statute.  However, the person who has a misdemeanor domestic violence offense has no recourse under federal law, even if the state does not take away or restores civil or firearms rights for misdemeanors. 

The RSOL of Virginia is not pro-gun OR anti-gun but we strongly oppose this bill.

Owning a gun and having a sex offense charge against a child have no correlation. A sex offense charge against a child could include "sexting" in some states, an 18 or 19 year old boyfriend having consensual sex with his 15, 16 or 17 year old girlfriend or sexual assault which includes simply pinching someone on their rear-end.

What about those who commit sexual crimes against adults? Why wouldn't Congress take away their right to own a firearm?

Our Legislators just want to take EVERYTHING away from those who are stigmatized Sex Offender and they keep using the excuse "to protect the children" and we can not allow this pattern to continue.

Look at the title of the bill, who wouldn't vote for it?

They either need to try to take away guns from ALL citizens who have ANY type of misdemeanor conviction or just drop it!

Please contact your one Congress member from Virginia this week and ask them to oppose HR4727.

RSOL of Virginia

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The Sponsor of HR4727:   The Co-Sponsors of HR4727:
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)                     Alcee Hastings (D-FL)                                     Steve Israel (D-NY)
2334 Rayburn HOB                           2353 Rayburn HOB                                           2457 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515                    Washington D.C. 20515                                   Washington DC 20515
202-225-5635                                      (202) 225-1313                                                    (202) 225-3335

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)                         Nita Lowey (D-NY)                                          Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
102 Cannon HOB                               2329 Rayburn HOB                                           2346 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515                 Washington, D.C. 20515                                 Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-3072                                    202-225-6506                                                      (202) 225-5516

Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)              Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
2469 Rayburn HOB                           118 Cannon H.O.B                                             2104 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515                 Washington, DC 20515                                    Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3615                                    202-225-7931                                                      202.225.6616

All the Virginia Representatives:
Robert (Bobby) C. Scott                   Rick Boucher                                                       Robert J. Whittman
1201 Longworth HOB                       2187 Rayburn HOB                                           1123 Longworth HOB
Washington DC 20515                     Washington DC 20515                                     Washington DC 20515
(202) 225-8351                                    (202) 225-3861                                                    (202) 225-4261

Bob Goodlatte                                    Frank Wolf                                                          Glenn Nye III
2240 Rayburn HOB                           241 Cannon HOB                                               116 Cannon HOB
Washington DC 20515                     Washington DC 20515                                        Washington DC 20515    
(202) 225-5431                                    (202) 225-5136                                                    (202) 225-4215

Eric Cantor                                          Gerry Connolly                                                  J. Randy Forbes
329 Cannon HOB                               327 Cannon HOB                                               2438 Rayburn HOB
Washington DC 20515                     Washington, D.C. 20515                                     Washington DC 20515
(202) 225-2815                                    (202) 225-1492                                                   (202) 225-6365

James (Jim) Moran                            Tom Perriello
2239 Rayburn HOB                           1520 Longworth HOB
Washington D.C. 20515                   Washington D.C. 20515
(202) 225-4376                                    (202) 225-4711

Senator Mark Warner                      Senator Jim Webb            
SR-459A Russell SOB                       144 Russell SOB                
Washington, D.C. 20510                 Washington, DC 20510                   
(202) 224-2023                                    (202) 224-4024