[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8213-8214]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NRA POSITION

  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed 
in the Record a letter dated May 26, 2011, from the NRA.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                        National Rifle Association


                                                   of America,

                                     Washington, DC, May 26, 2011.
       Dear Senator Chambliss: Thank you for asking about the 
     National Rifle Association's position on a motion to table 
     amendment # 363 to the PATRIOT Act.
       The NRA takes a back seat to no one when it comes to 
     protecting gun owners' rights against government abuse. Over 
     the past three decades, we've fought successfully to block 
     unnecessary and intrusive compilation of firearms-related 
     records by several federal agencies, and will continue to 
     protect the privacy of our members and all American gun 
     owners.
       While well-intentioned, the language of this amendment as 
     currently drafted raises potential problems for gun owners, 
     in that it encourages the government to use provisions in 
     current law that allow access to firearms records without 
     reasonable cause, warrant, or judicial oversight of any kind.
       Based on these concerns and the fact that the NRA does not 
     ordinarily take positions on procedural votes, we have no 
     position on a motion to table amendment # 363.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Chris W. Cox.

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