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Monday, October 25, 2021

BREAKING: Biden intends to sign UN “Small Arms Treaty”

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Dear Fellow Patriot,

The United Nations' "Small Arms Treaty" has been the Gun Control Lobby's crown jewel for decades.

They've been waiting for an anti-gun President, like Joe Biden, to take the White House so they can launch an all-out effort to ratify it in the U.S. Senate.

Now, they think they finally see their opportunity to ram it through!

But you and I have a chance to stop them cold -- as long as we take IMMEDIATE action to help dismantle this dangerous Treaty.

As Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights, explains in the email below, it's absolutely critical we act now!

Sincerely,

The Hon. Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (R-KY)

Dear Fellow Patriot,

The UN "Small Arms Treaty" is back with a vengeance.

In early September, the Seventh Conference of State Parties (CSP7) was held in Geneva.

At the top of their action-item list?

The Global Gun Control Project, also known as the UN "Small Arms Treaty."

Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, originally signed us up for the "Small Arms Treaty" in 2013 and used your taxpayer dollars to fund it.

Two years ago, gun owners all across the nation put pressure on the White House to take the United States off the UN's Treaty – and the pressure worked.

But our victory was short-lived.

As soon as the CSP7 ended, Joe Biden took to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly to renew the U.S.'s support for "arms control measures." .

Now YOUR tax dollars are once again flowing into the radical "Small Arms Treaty," and State Department Bureaucrats are busy trying to bind the U.S. to its terms and conditions.

Remember, the goal of the UN's "Small Arms Treaty" is to impose radical gun control like:

*** Mandated national "screening" for those seeking to own guns, giving bureaucrats the final say on whether or not you're "competent" enough to own a firearm;

*** Restrictive licensing for gun and ammo sales, and even bans on certain types of firearms. This could include anything from semi-auto rifles to shotguns and handguns;

*** Restrictions on the number of guns and amount of ammo any "properly-licensed" individual may legally own;

*** Bans on magazines holding more than ten rounds; and

*** Bans on owning a firearm for self-defense -- unless you jump through the endless bureaucrat hurdles.

*** Developing new "International Small Arms Control Standards" (ISACS).

That's why I'm counting on you to sign your official Firearms Sovereignty Survey and tell your Senators, "NO UN GUN BAN!"

From the beginning, the "Small Arms Treaty" was designed to be an International Gun Registry, including detailed information on American gun owners just like you.

But if you thought the idea of giving President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris a list of gun owners was scary, just imagine that same list in the hands of foreign dictators and despots.

The United States has the most gun owners in the world, and the international elites would love to force us to conform to their socialist beliefs.

But what's truly horrific, {{first_name:Fellow Patriot}}, is that Joe Biden is all for it...

...and his cronies in the State Department are flat-out saying that Americans will comply with this nonsense.

That's why I'm writing this email to you, {{first_name:Fellow Patriot}}.

With your help, we can build enough pressure on the U.S. Senate to kill this radical scheme.

It's vital we don't fall victim to these global tyrants, like so many other countries have.

Your National Association for Gun Rights has been working tirelessly to fight against this Treaty over the years -- in fact, we stopped Hillary Clinton and former President Obama's efforts to ratify the Treaty.

This fight is no different.

Your support is needed now more than ever.

So please sign your official Firearms Sovereignty Survey and tell your Senators, "NO UN GUN BAN!"

Once you've done that, please consider chipping-in at least $5 or even $10 to help fight back against these radical international gun grabs.

For Freedom,

Dudley Brown
President
National Association for Gun Rights

P.S. U.S. State Department bureaucrat William Malzahn told the UN that Joe Biden is intending to bind the U.S. with the globalist "Small Arms Treaty."

This means President Biden is willing to give foreign dictators control over your Second Amendment rights.

However, as your National Association for Gun Rights has done for years, we will continue fighting against this globalist agenda, but we need your help.

So please sign your official Firearms Sovereignty Survey and tell your Senators, "NO UN GUN BAN!"

Once you've done that, please consider chipping-in at least $5 or even $10 to help fight back against these radical international gun grabs.

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Sunday, October 24, 2021

Your October 24thSunday Summary ...

Dear Friend of TJI,

Current foreign policy advisors should consider Colin Powell’s “Pottery Barn Rule”: “You break it, you own it.” That they didn’t and don’t is tragic. Left and Right will disagree over the policies Powell fostered but there should be no dispute about his character or his directness (“Our strategy to go after this army is very, very simple. First we’re going to cut it off, and then we’re going to kill it.”). This son of Jamaican immigrants, who rose to become the first Black general to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff, never lost his love of country or the opportunities it afforded him, and never articulated it better than he did at a citizenship ceremony at Monticello in 1997. RIP.

Meanwhile, lots to cover and lots of clicks ...

1.) Should Republicans do well a week from Tuesday, it will be in no small measure due to foundations laid by former Delegate Frank Hargrove, who passed away October 16. Elected in 1981, seven years later he professionalized the Joint Republican Caucus by hiring young fellows named Steve Haner and Jim Beamer as staff, leveraging personal business relationships to build a financial base for the organization. Among the last of the World War II veterans in the General Assembly, he passed at his home in Cool Water, the 18^th century farm frequently visited by Patrick Henry. Among his passions: the Virginia War Memorial, to which his family requests memorial contributions. RIP.

2.) One of the first assignments of the aforementioned Mr. Haner was a fight to conform Virginia’s tax system with the reforms of the Reagan Administration at the federal level. Now Senior Fellow with the Thomas Jefferson Institute, he continues the battle to slow the state tax gravy train (here). Except now, he’s aided by social media advertising (here).

3.) In 2013, we argued that gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli “stood with parents,” and that Terry McAuliffe did not (here). He has affirmed our eight-year-old assertion. Since committing unintentional honesty in this year’s second debate (here), McAuliffe first doubled down (here), then purchased ad time to say he was misinterpreted (here), citing as an accomplishment the scaling back of state Standards of Learning tests. This, Politifact says, has led to a lowering of academic standards and a weakening of accreditation (here), which will have repercussions for this generation of students.

4.) This is, of course, what happens when parents aren’t in charge: In Loudoun, a student was allegedly sexually assaulted in one school, the perpetrator shifted to another school where he allegedly committed the act again and was finally arrested, the father of the victim arrested for speaking out at a School Board meeting and prosecuted by the Soros-backed Commonwealth Attorney for what amounts to a misdemeanor, the School Superintendent denies knowledge of the assaults, and a School Board member resigns (all pretty much summarized in multiple links here). A school system’s job is to teach, but the first priority is to keep the children safe. Loudoun’s lurch to the Left has done neither.

5.) Into the fray marched Attorney General Merrick Garland directing the Justice Department to probe and potentially prosecute parents for making violent threats against School Board members. Violent threats should certainly be prosecuted, but unlike the feds, we have confidence that local law enforcement agencies have the ability to do so. That confidence is not shared by the National School Boards Association (NSBA), which wrote comparing such threats to domestic terrorism under the Patriot Act. The NSBA did not consult nearly 20 of its state organizations (including Virginia School Boards Association, which quickly repudiated the letter), but it did take the time to coordinate details with the White House before sending it (here). Remember the good old days, when the Left considered “collusion” to be a serious threat to Democracy?

6.) This all started when parents objected to certain books in school libraries and available to children as young as twelve. Independent Women’s Voice created a video showing some of the scenes from those books and sought to buy time on late night (after 11:00 pm) television, so parents could judge for themselves. They were denied because federal law prohibits such images on television. We think parents should judge for themselves. You can view both the censored and uncensored versions of the book images here. Parental caution advised (except in school).

7.) In Richmond, meanwhile, the School Board has voted to initiate public employee collective bargaining, leading to monopoly union contracts (here). Jefferson Institute Visiting Fellow F. Vincent Vernuccio argues this will give parents even less control (here). The Board’s action was followed two days later by School Superintendent Jason Kamras’ announcement that school would be closed the first week in November in order to give staff additional mental health days (here). He apologized to parents, who are now scrambling to find child-care arrangements. He did not apologize to students, who are already suffering learning loss from almost a year without in-person classes.

8.) Richmond is not alone. Back in Fairfax County, the Board of Supervisors voted to join Alexandria and Arlington in allowing collective bargaining (here), with only Supervisor Patrick Herrity in dissent. Board Chair Jeff McKay indicated “collective bargaining will only provide a reason for people to work with us.” To learn how “work with us” is defined by union negotiators, check out the Institute’s webinar with Vernuccio and former New Haven Fire Fighters union negotiator Frank Ricci here. The real reason many local government officials endorse collective bargaining may actually be here, here and here.

9.) Fairfax Again: Virginia law requires that, as a security measure, a voter voting Absentee must include the last four digits of their social security number. Two weeks before the election, the Fairfax General Registrar has decided to unilaterally change the rules. Our sister organization, the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, is taking them to court (here). We predict victory.

10.) Polls indicate that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates have reduced support among black voters (here) and Latino support is getting softer (here). Virginia is proving a test of what that means at the polls for both political parties (here, here and here). And winning those votes means not taking them for granted (here).

11.) It may well be that old coalitions are breaking down. Conservatives looking to learn more will want to read John McWhorter’s new book, Woke Racism (here), and to attend the Jefferson Institute’s Federal Policy Dinner on November 10, with Robert Woodson, editor of Red, White and Black: Rescuing American History from Revisionists and Race Hustlers. Click here to register.

12.) Certainly one coalition is weakened. The McAuliffe campaign sent out a "Get Out the Vote" video from Vice President Kamala Harris to 300 Black churches, expecting it to be played before Election Day (here). Problem is, churches are non-partisan and cannot expressly advocate. Virginia's first Black Governor is not pleased (here).

13.) Big Business is stereotyped as conservative. But the stereotype is wrong, and Big Business is very happy to support the Left and even suppress voters if that’s what it takes. No business is bigger than Dominion Resources, which spent $200,000 in a secret scheme to suppress turn-out among rural Virginians. They got caught. Excuses were made. See here, here, and here. Once caught, they asked for their money back. But won't say if they got it (here).

Finally ... with Election Day coming quickly, those involved in campaigns are finding too much to do and not enough time to do it. But it is not just in politics that deadlines loom with not enough time.

Happy Sunday, Everyone.

Don't let us down.

Cordially,

Chris Braunlich

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

VA redistricting stalemate

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Hey team -- I wanted to send a quick update. The Virginia Redistricting Commission is currently at an impasse because Republicans refuse to compromise on a congressional map. The commission even canceled the hearing slated for this Friday.

We're asking our supporters to send a written comment to the commission calling for a congressional map that fairly reflects Virginia. Take action by submitting a comment!

SUBMIT A COMMENT

A fair map in Virginia doesn't mean creating districts that would send an equal number of Republicans and Democrats to Congress. Virginians have increasingly voted Democratic over the past decade -- and a fair map should reflect that!

Despite egregious Republican gerrymandering after the 2010 Census, Democrats now hold 7 out of 11 congressional seats. To be clear, Democrats now represent districts that were drawn to prevent them from winning. But Republicans on the commission are ignoring the will of the voters and pushing for a map that gives Republicans more influence than voting trends would guide. That is not what fairness looks like.

We need the commission to send a fair congressional map to the General Assembly!

The commission has until November 8 to draw a new map to submit to the General Assembly for consideration. They need to hear from people like you about why that map must fairly reflect voters -- and also what they should know about your community. Specific feedback from voters via public comments will help the commission draw a better map!

Thanks for taking the time to get involved,
The AOTL Virginia Team

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