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         DEAR GUN OWNER

Because Barack Obama's campaign promise
not to take away our guns is a lie.

           He's not even in office, yet he's fired the opening salvos in a war
against the future of the Second Amendment, our hunting and shooting traditions, and YOU.

           Obama's FIRST attack on YOU : Appointing Illinois Congressman
Rahm Emanuel to be White House Chief of Staff. In Congress, Emanuel
earned an "F" rating from NRA, and while working in the Clinton Administration,
he was known as the "point man on gun control." He is an avowed enemy of the
Second Amendment and will wield enormous power in the battle for the future of our firearm freedoms.

           Obama's SECOND attack on YOU : If Hillary Clinton is confirmed as Secretary of State,
she'll rip the Second Amendment right out of the Bill of Rights. She'll be our nation's top
diplomat with the power to determine whether the United Nations will pass,
and Obama will sign, a global gun ban treaty that will surrender our Second
Amendment rights and our national sovereignty.

           Obama's THIRD attack on YOU : Nominating ex-Senator and former Majority
Leader Tom Daschle-an avowed enemy of NRA-to be Secretary of Health and
Human Services. NRA was responsible for defeating Daschle when he ran in
South Dakota for re-election to the Senate. If Daschle is confirmed, he could
hold the ultimate power to declare guns a "public health menace" and regulate
away our essential liberties.

           Obama's FOURTH attack on YOU : Nominating Eric Holder to be Attorney
General. As former Assistant Attorney General, Holder was a key architect and
vocal advocate for the Clinton era's sweeping gun ban agenda. He supported
national handgun licensing, mandatory trigger locks, and ending gun shows as we know them.

           Just recently, Holder opposed the District of Columbia's Heller decision
that declared the Second Amendment an individual right. Holder also called for
reviving the Clinton gun bans and, as Attorney General, would fight in court to
prevent the landmark Heller decision from being made applicable to state and local governments.

           Worst of all, if Holder is confirmed as the nation's top law-enforcement
officer, he would control BATFE and wield enormous power to harass gun
owners and sue America's arms makers out of existence.

           Obama's FIFTH attack on YOU : In the job application for the Obama
Administration, he made it clear that gun owners are second-class citizens
and told 80 million gun owners not to even bother applying for a job. In the
"White House Personnel Data Questionnaire" he asked:

           "Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide
           complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever
           lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has
           been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage."

           This chilling notice to gun owners-that they are not welcome to serve in
his Administration-shows the deep hostility for Americans' Second Amendment
Freedoms that Obama and his Administration have in their hearts.

           On its face, that question endorses gun registration-a mandate in only five
states in our nation-and buys into the anti-gun premise that firearms are inherently
dangerous and gun owners are prone to misusing them.

           That's an outrageous mindset, especially for the President-elect whose
sworn duty will be to uphold the U.S. Constitution, including our right to keep and bear arms.

           Obama CLEARLY wants to make gun registration the law of the land.

           First for employees under his control...AND THEN FOR YOU.

           Working with a Congress dominated by gun haters like Nancy Pelosi,
Dianne Feinstein, John Conyers, Henry Waxman, and Charles Schumer!!!

           Rubbing salt in gun owner wounds is the Brady Campaign, which
just issued a completely bogus poll claiming that two-thirds of the Americans-i
ncluding 60% of all gun owners-favor gun registration, licensing of firearm
owners, and other sweeping restrictions on our firearm freedoms!

Add it all up and you have the potential
for a Second Amendment disaster that's unlike
any other NRA members have ever battled.

           That's why we need the strongest possible commitment from EVERY
NRA member, starting today. That's why I'm hoping you'll validate your new
NRA membership card the moment you receive it.

           Because our greatest strength is you.

           Only by working with you can NRA hold the line against these threats
from every quarter. We are the one force that has the strength to keep
Americans free and our rights intact for future generations. With you at our
side, we will fight and we will prevail against all odds.

           Thank you for your loyalty to NRA and the cause of Freedom.

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