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(or CASB, pronounced "Kaz-Bee) Who we are: Coalition Against the Semi-auto Ban is a project of the National Association for Gun Rights, a group of firearms rights organizations representing gun owners from every state in the union. We're growing fast, and we invite every gun rights group in the nation to join us. What is the Coalition Against the Semi-auto Ban? We are an affiliation of groups in agreement that the battle against reauthorization of the federal so-called "Assault Weapons" ban is likely the most important battle facing gun owners in this new millennium. The result of the fight to sunset the gun ban could set the tone for the next decade, if not century, and we intend to win it -- or make those responsible for renewal of the gun ban pay for it with their political futures. We are putting every politician on notice: Vote for reauthorization, and you lose gun owners' votes forever. This vote is, indeed, the line in the sand. Our Mission: To defeat the reauthorization of the unconstitutional "assault weapons ban" in Congress. No political career is more important than the rights for which our forefathers fought and died. We will win, and we will remember those who vote against us -- and repay them in kind. Why We Will Win Put simply, we refuse to cut deals, and we refuse to bargain for "the lesser of two evils." Any attempt to compromise on this issue will be dealt with quickly and publicly. There will be "gun groups" who will not join with us, and some who will actively work to cut a compromise on this issue. Any "gun rights group" who supports a federal gun ban is not our friend, and not your friend. We urge our members and sympathizers to use this issue as the litmus test by which gun rights organizations must be measured. Those who remain silent will have publicly aligned themselves with the politicians who are committed to attacking your rights. Silence in the face of a gun ban is akin to support for the gun ban -- and supporting a gun ban violates the Bill of Rights. If you are the leader of a gun rights group, we invite you to join us. If you are a member of an organization, look at our list of affiliated organizations to determine if your group is on board. If they're not, let them know that this issue is very important to you. What do we consider the best way to defeat this ban? Only one method will work: politicians must know that their votes are being monitored, and that they will be held accountable for the way they vote to restore your rights. What You Can Do First, sign our petition. Second, donate ONLY to the groups who are actively working for the defeat of this legislation. Third, stay in touch with us by sending us your e-mail address
and by contacting your state group if they are part of this coalition.
Go to each affiliated organization's website and get on our respective Then spread the word. We'll update you any time something happens on this issue and suggest a course of action. Background Within the next 18 months, members of Congress will be forced to stand either with the gun grabbers or with the side of freedom. This vote won't be easy, and it will be remembered, as it is reauthorizing a ban on hundreds of thousands of firearms. Firearms won our freedom at our country's inception -- they symbolize the very freedom we now claim to defend in foreign lands. That ban, termed the "Assault Weapons" ban by its authors Bill Clinton and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, was wedged within an all-encompassing 1994 Crime Bill, feeding the ludicrous notion that banning semi-automatic firearms would reduce crime. And after 10 years there is absolutely no evidence to support this notion. That ban is now up for its 10-year reauthorization. Should Congress fail to reauthorize, it will return dozens of types of firearms to the hands of millions of law-abiding Americans. We opposed the original "Assault Weapons" ban -- and we oppose its proposed expansion in both scope and definition -- for the following reasons:
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