From: [michael burke] at [SanDiego.ATTGIS.COM]
Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns
Subject: Democrats urge repeal of gun ban too!
Date: 25 Jan 1995 17:49:35 -0500

Bill K. Brewster
3rd District Oklahoma

Ways and Means Committee

                    Congress of the United States 
                    House of Representatives
                    Washington, D.C. 20515-3603

The Honorable Newt Gingrich
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
H-232, The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Speaker:

As you know, there is a large bloc of Democrats who were vehemently
opposed to including a ban on firearms in President Clinton's
Omnibus Crime Bill signed into law during the 103rd Congress.  The
purpose of this letter is to let you know that we remain opposed
the gun ban and are resolute in our commitment to repealing this
ill-conceived measure at the first opportunity.  Such an
opportunity appears to be at hand with the Republican " Contract
with America" crime bill scheduled for Judiciary Committee mark-up
January 25th.

We believe that a central theme established by the most recent
Congressional elections is that the American people strongly resent
government intrusions into their personal freedoms.  As a party
which has always striven to represent individual freedom, as a
group we are going to work to focus our leadership's attention on
the importance of this issue for the system of government for which
we share a common love.

With this purpose in mind, we hope that you and the rest of the
Republican leadership will join us in supporting the inclusion of
a repeal of this gun as original text in the bill when it is marked
up and reported by Judiciary Committee in the coming weeks.  If
such a provision is not included in the Sub-Committee or Committee
mark, it is our intention to offer an amendment to the Rules
Committee to accomplish this purpose.  With this correspondence we
wish to inform you and the rest of the Republican Leadership it is
our full intention to use every parliamentary opportunity and
procedure to repeal the ban.  It is our sincere hope that we will
be able to work in full cooperation with the Republican leadership
and party on this most important issue.

If we can be of assistance in bringing the facts of this issue to
the attention of the American people please call on us.  It is our
belief that our nation is served best by those who support the
rights inimical to preserving their personal freedom.  We urge you
to join with us in addressing this issue, and look forward to your
reply.

Sincerely,

Bill K. Brewster (D-OK)                 W. J. (Billy) Tauzin (D-LA)
Ralph Hall (D-TX)                       Charlie Stenholm (D-TX)
Collin Peterson (D-MN)                  Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Greg Laughlin (D-TX)                    Nathan Deal (D-GA)
Bill Orton (D-UT)                       Karen Thurman (D-FL)
James Hayes (D-LA)                      Pete Geren (D-TX)
John Tanner (D-TN)                      Mike Parker (D-MS)
Glenn Poshard (D-IL)                    Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Lee Hamilton (D-IN)                     John Murtha (D-PA)
Robert (Bud) Cramer, Jr. (D-AL)         Jim Chapman (D-TX)
Harold Volkmer (D-MO)                   Gene Green (D-TX)
L.F. Payne (D-TX)                       Frank Tejeda (D-TX)
Chales Wilson (D-TX)                    Soloman P. Ortiz (D-TX)
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