Backdoor Gun Control to be Voted on in the Senate
— Your Senators must hear from you immediately

Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408

http://www.gunowners.org

(Tuesday, February 1, 2000) — As early as tomorrow morning, the
Senate is expected to vote on an amendment to the bankruptcy bill,
offered by Michigan anti-gun Senator Carl Levin, which would take a
major step toward eliminating the manufacture and sales of firearms
in America.

Currently, 30 counties and municipalities have brought frivolous
suits against gun manufacturers and dealers. In some cases, these
manufacturers have had to fight to force their insurance companies
to defend them in this politically motivated litigation.

The Levin amendment would provide that, if a Leftist judge, such as
New York’s Jack Weinstein, entered an enormous judgment against a
firearms manufacturer or dealer, the manufacturer or dealer could
not avoid the judgment by declaring bankruptcy, even if the judgment
massively exceeded the total assets of the manufacturer or dealer.

The purpose of the Levin amendment is obvious: to insure, even if
the gun industry is successful in defeating 29 out of 30 politically
motivated suits, that a single substantial loss can destroy every
major American firearms manufacturer — and ruin the lives of the
owners and managers. No one should assume that firearms will
continue to be made or sold if this occurs.

No other American industry is singled out for punishment in this
way.

Obviously, a secondary goal of the Levin amendment is to pressure
dealers and manufacturers to bargain away your Second Amendment
rights in order to avoid the possibility of such a disastrous
non-dischargeable judgment.

ACTION: Call or e-mail your two Senators and ask them to vote to
table (kill) the Levin anti-gun amendment to the bankruptcy bill (S.
625). Let them know that the purpose of frivolous anti-gun lawsuits
is nothing less than the elimination of firearms manufacture and
sales in our country. Remember that the vote will probably occur on
Wednesday morning, February 2.

You can reach your Senators toll-free at 1-888-449-3511, or at
202-224-3121. E-mail addresses and fax numbers are available on the
GOA website.