A Vote for Pelosi Deemed A Vote Against Guns

Since 12-22-06

By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
December 21, 2006

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(CNSNews.com) - A vote to make Rep. Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the House is a vote against the Second Amendment, says a gun owners' lobby.

Gun Owners of America is asking its supporters to what they can to prevent a "committed supporter of gun confiscation" from ascending to the top leadership post.

"The real vote for killing gun control will occur on January 4, 2007," GOA said in a news release.

GOA said it is telling each and every House member -- including newly elected Democrats who supposedly support gun rights -- that it will count a vote for Pelosi as speaker as an "anti-gun" vote.

GOA describes Pelosi as an "avowed socialist" who has an "F-minus" rating on Second Amendment issues from Gun Owners of America.

As speaker of the House, Pelosi will determine which bills make it to the House floor for a vote. GOA warned that bills prohibiting gun confiscation "will never see the light of day" under Pelosi's leadership.

"This vote will be especially tough for some of the newly elected, so-called Blue Dog Democrats who campaigned as pro-gun before the recent election. But that's okay. Let's find out how pro-gun these new congressmen really are," GOA said.

The group is offering an online petition that reads in part: "As a supporter of the Second Amendment, I am asking you to vote for a gun rights supporter in early January, when you cast your ballot for the Speaker of the House. And just to be clear, Rep. Nancy Pelosi is not a supporter of the Second Amendment."