Senate Bill SB-2099

[blacksharkL82]

BACK DOOR GUN REGISTRATION Senate Bill SB-2099 will require us to put on our 2009 1040 federal tax form all guns that you have or own. It may require fingerprints and a tax of $50 per gun.



The bill was introduced on Feb. 24, 2000 and will become public knowledge 30 days after it is voted into law.. This is an amendment to the Internal Revenue Act of 1986. This means that the Finance Committee can pass this without the Senate voting on it at all..



The full text of the proposed amendment is on the U.S. Senate homepage You can find it by doing a search by the bill number, SB-2099.



http://ron.dotson.net/guns/sb2099.htm

copy and paste this in your search engine!!!!!!

You know who to call; I strongly suggest you do. Please send a copy of this e-mail to every gun owner you know to help STOP this bill !!!

[AnnieOWannabe]

Scary -- but not accurate. See Snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/taxreturns.asp

[AussieRogue]

Just sent an Email to Tom Udall about this

[AnnieOWannabe]

And what the NRA says . . .

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=4925

[AussieRogue]

Just Received a reply from Tom Udall and here is the reply I received nad there is some good and some interesting comments in it :confused: :confused:


Dear xx xxxxxx:



Thank you for contacting me regarding the Second Amendment. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.



I believe in the Second Amendment and the right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. Moreover, I believe this right can be protected while we continue to enforce reasonable and limited safety measures that do not infringe on Americans' constitutional rights. I believe that the Constitution gives us the right to own firearms for the protection of self, family, and property, and for sporting purposes such as hunting and skeet shooting. For generations, many New Mexicans have exercised this right in a responsible way, and they should be able to continue to do so.



Debates on gun legislation and crime often evoke strong responses, because we are attempting to reconcile an individual's constitutional rights with society's interest in maintaining public safety and combating crime. While I support the Second Amendment, I believe that our communities have an obligation to protect citizens from senseless gun violence. As a former federal prosecutor and Attorney General of New Mexico, my first hand experiences with the numerous crimes committed with firearms lead me to believe that these crimes are among the most heinous, and should be prosecuted as quickly and forcefully as possible.



Throughout my service in congress I have worked to protect the second amendment rights of all Americans. Earlier this year I supported an amendment to S. 160, the DC House Voting Rights Act, which would ensure that the local government of Washington, DC follows the Supreme Court ruling in Disctrict of Columbia v. Heller case which affirmed the constitutional right to bear arms. Senate Amendment 576, offered by Senator John Ensign (NV), passed the Senate by a vote of 62-36.



While I believe it is important to protect the rights of law abiding citizens to own guns, equally important is taking concrete steps to reduce gun violence in our nation. To that end I have cosponsored S. 205 the Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009. This important legislation directs the Attorney General to expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border; and provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.



In addition to reducing gun violence in our country, S. 205 is also an important effort to reduce the number of guns being smuggled across the Mexico-U.S. border by the Mexican drug cartels. As you are no doubt aware, drug related violence in northern Mexico has dramatically increased since the Mexican government launched an offensive against the drug cartels. Countless reports have indicated that many of the guns and ammunition used by the cartels have come from the United States.



S. 205 was introduced by Senator Jeff Bingaman (NM) on January 12, 2009. Upon introduction the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. At this time no further action has occurred.

Please be assured that I will keep your thoughts in should the Senate consider gun related legislation in the future.



Thank you again for sharing your thoughts with me. Please feel free to contact me with concerns about any federal issue. You may visit my website at www.tomudall.senate.gov for more information.