Urge Your Congressman to Cosponsor H.R. 4900

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Urge Your Congressman to Cosponsor H.R. 4900 – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act<o:p></o:p>
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Two bills considered in the last session of Congress as H.R. 5005 and H.R. 5092 have been combined, improved, and re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R. 4900 - the “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act.”<o:p></o:p>
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H.R. 4900 represents NRA-ILA’s latest efforts to pass legislation that will make it easier for lawful gun owners and dealers to comply with federal law and regulations, while ensuring that those who break the law are punished accordingly. This bipartisan bill also serves as a vital step toward modernizing and improving BATFE’s overall operations. The bill would roll back unnecessary restrictions, correct errors, and codify longstanding congressional policies in the firearms arena, and is a vital step to modernize and improve BATFE operations.
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Of highest importance, H.R. 4900 totally rewrites the system of administrative penalties for licensed dealers, manufacturers and importers of firearms. Today, for most violations, BATFE can only give a federal firearms license (FFL) holder a warning or totally revoke his license.<o:p></o:p>
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H.R. 4900 would allow fines or license suspensions for less serious violations, while still allowing license revocation for the kind of serious violations that would block an investigation or put guns in the hands of criminals. This prevents the all-too-common situations where BATFE has punished licensees for insignificant technical violations—such as improper use of abbreviations, or filing records in the wrong order.
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Currently H.R. 4900 has 211 cosponsors, to see the current list click here (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR04900:@@@P). For more information about H.R. 4900, please visit: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3336.
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Since your congressman voted for H.R. 5092 in 2006, please e-mail [I]and call Representative Ryan today and urge him to cosponsor H.R. 4900, which is a key part of our battle to protect the Second Amendment in Congress.<o:p></o:p>
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Congressman Tim Ryan

Email:<o:p></o:p>
http://timryan.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=42
Phone: (202) 225-5261 (DC)<o:p></o:p>
Phone: (330) 373-0074 (Warren)<o:p></o:p>
Phone: (330) 740-0193 (Youngstown)<o:p></o:p>
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