Call your Senators

[ladder13]

Tell them to vote NO on Chipman for head of ATF. He would love to ban “assault weapons” even though he is unable to define them.
This guy is clearly trouble for gun owners and probably manufacturers, if given the wherewithal.


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[fordson]

Done. Be aware that some Congressmen/women and Senators are not recognizing those automated responses from NRA, GOA, SAF, etc. At least the ones from FL aren’t. I’ve sent a number of emails from our national firearms organizations to my Congressional Reps and have received email responses to the effect that they can’t vet the emails and therefore to contact them directly via their website. I now copy and paste (with edits as necessary) the message from the firearm org to the politicians website, giving credit to the organization. Just a heads up.

 

[ladder13]

I never use those canned responses, I write my own correspondence.

 

[ancient-one]

I had previously written my Senators voicing my objection to Chipman, outlining the reasons he should not be confirmed. I called both of them today reinforcing the need to not confirm.

 

[mocha001]

won't do any good in California ,as Feinstein
is up there with chipman on the assault weapons ban ,atleast I filled up her email in box lol

 

[Rustyt1953]

I just emailed my Senators. I sent them both the same polite, respectful 16 word request.

 

[FPrice]

I can just imagine trying to tell Lizzie Warren and Ed Markey to vote against this guy.

 

[Krogen]

It's largely wasted bandwidth to contact the senators in this state, but I do it anyway. I always close my email with "your vote determines my vote."

 

[Jessie]

I can just imagine trying to tell Lizzie Warren and Ed Markey to vote against this guy.

Somebody’s got to. If nothing else, just to irritate them. They make more mistakes then.

 

[Rustyt1953]

With the severity of this, I have contacted my extended family and some friends asking them to join me. They all said they would and that they will ask their like-minded friends to contact their Senators.

Doing nothing is no longer an option.

 

[jkallner]

Already done!

 

[Bucher33]

Just now e-mailed both my senators, Lankford and Inhofe. Pretty certain they are both voting against Chipman as they have been solid on 2nd amendment issues so far. Figured it couldn't hurt anyway.

 

[PALADIN85020]

Just my luck that former astronaut Mark Kelly is one of my senators, and his wife, who was wounded in an attack at the University of Arizona, is now a leading gun control advocate. Although I have written him, I suspect it's not doing much good.

John

 

[Nedroe]

Just called......

both Sen. Braun & Sen. Young.
Braun lives in my home town, I know what side he is on.
Young I'm not so sure about.
I'm afraid it will go 50/50 with Harris casting the deciding vote.

God help us if Chipman makes it in.

Ned

 

[bushmaster1313]

I am only going to waste my breath on one of my New Jersey Senators.

Should I waste it on Sen. Booker or Sen. Menendez?

 

[LDM]

Both senators from MI are mindless Democrat party shills. Just shows what happens when a large metropolitan area totally skews elections in a state. Every time I've gotten a response it's been a condescending form letter that implies they know what's best for me and I don't. It's a waste of time.

 

[stansdds]

I have contacted, through their online contact portals, my two senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. I found it interesting that Mark Warner's selection of topics included "Nominees", but Tim Kaine's did not, so I had to select "Second Amendment Rights". So far, neither has displayed anything but support for anti-gun rights, even though both like to claim they support the second amendment. For both, I placed in my message that I was eager to hear what they will do and checked the box for wanting to receiver a response. Tim Kaine's closing page indicated that they were receiving high volumes of messages, so it may take several days for them to get to my message.


Yep, this is the reply I expect from both of them.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re72di5phM0[/ame]

 

[woodsltc]

He would love to ban “assault weapons” even though he is unable to define them.
This guy is clearly trouble for gun owners and probably manufacturers, if given the wherewithal.

I agree completely......the real problem with this guy is he thinks everything is an assault weapon!!! He would be in favor of banning EVERYTHING if given the opportunity.

Don

 

[fiasconva]

What stansdds said about our two worthless senators. They are co-sponsors of a restrictive gun control bill so contacting either one would simply be a waste of time.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I got a rubber stamp email back from Sherrod Brown. In it he used every anti 2A talking point. I won't post it here (I have saved it) as it is infuriating.

I emailed back: "I strongly disagree with everything in your form letter".

I tried.

 

[Engineer1911]

Georgia is worse than 'blowing in the wind'.

 

[quikdraw67]

In PA one has no spine, and the other has no brain.

 

[stansdds]

As expected, I am still waiting for a response, so far, not even a canned "thank you for contacting me" reply.

 

[Boox]

Shumer and Gillebrand have no sense of what the real meaning is of the 2nd amendment.

 

[steelslaver]

Montana's lone Democrat just got another letter from me. He can't be to anti and keep his job in this state and he knows it. His wins have all been very narrow. He was originally a wheat farmer from about 120 miles from here.

 

[steelslaver]

Dear James,

Thank you for contacting me about the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). I am a gun owner and a proud defender of Montanans' Second Amendment rights.

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to provide its "advice and consent" on executive nominations, including the ATF Director. I take this responsibility very seriously, and I am always interested in hearing the views of Montanans regarding the qualifications of these nominees. That's why I met with Mr. Chipman and asked him tough questions about his views on protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners, current legislative proposals, and other issues important to Montanans. I will continue to review Mr. Chipman's record and his answers from his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

I believe Congress and the ATF must refrain from threatening law-abiding citizens' constitutional right to keep and bear arms. That is why I have consistently voted against any type of database or registry of gun owners, opposed legislation that would prevent an individual from purchasing or possessing firearms without meaningful due process, and broken with my party to oppose banning assault weapons.

As your Senator, I will hold the ATF accountable and defend the Second Amendment rights of responsible gun owners. Please don't hesitate to contact me again if I can be of further assistance.


Sincerely,

Jon Tester
United States Senator

 

[ken158]

In VA, Kaine and Warner will always vote affirmative for anyone that that threatens 2A or any type of gun control... Calling or writing them is a waste of time and effort.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

The Premier of Bosnia would pay more attention to me than ‘My’ Senators.

 

[stansdds]

One of my senators finally found the time to send me a response. Canned, but a response.

Dear Dr. Stansfield,

Thank you for contacting me regarding President Biden’s nominees to serve in the executive branch. I appreciate your thoughts on this matter.


Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution provides that the President, “…shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint…Officers of the United States…” As a former chief executive, I respect the constitutional authority of the President to select executive branch nominees who he believes will best serve the interests of the American people. I also take very seriously the Senate’s constitutional duty to render advice and consent on nominations.


You may be assured that I will keep your views in mind when the Senate is asked to confirm nominees.


Sincerely,
MARK R. WARNER
United States Senator

I feel certain that the translation is that he will vote to approve unless a nominee is so outrageous that the majority of Democrats cannot stomach them.

 

[ladder13]

Dear James,

Thank you for contacting me about the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). I am a gun owner and a proud defender of Montanans' Second Amendment rights.

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to provide its "advice and consent" on executive nominations, including the ATF Director. I take this responsibility very seriously, and I am always interested in hearing the views of Montanans regarding the qualifications of these nominees. That's why I met with Mr. Chipman and asked him tough questions about his views on protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners, current legislative proposals, and other issues important to Montanans. I will continue to review Mr. Chipman's record and his answers from his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

I believe Congress and the ATF must refrain from threatening law-abiding citizens' constitutional right to keep and bear arms. That is why I have consistently voted against any type of database or registry of gun owners, opposed legislation that would prevent an individual from purchasing or possessing firearms without meaningful due process, and broken with my party to oppose banning assault weapons.

As your Senator, I will hold the ATF accountable and defend the Second Amendment rights of responsible gun owners. Please don't hesitate to contact me again if I can be of further assistance.


Sincerely,

Jon Tester
United States Senator

Stroking you.