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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 8001 FORBES PLACE, #102 |
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City | SPRINGFIELD |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22151 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 17192-12
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6. House ID# 311730000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: John Velleco, Director of Federal Affairs |
Date | 07/29/2009 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 17- To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family ,or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right.
H.R. 17- To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family ,or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right.
H.R. 1- Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30,2009.
H.R. 45- To provide for the implementation of a system, of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms.
H.R. 146- An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1074- To Amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.
H.R. 1620- To amend Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in that State.
H.R. 1923- To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition.
H.R. 2425 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposed.
H.R.2296 - To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals.
H.R.2324 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
H.R.2401 : To increase public safety and reduce the threat to domestic security by including persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
H.R.2547 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent.
H.R.3021 - To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.
H.R.3022 - To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
S.22- A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
S. 160- A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah and additional seat in the House of Representatives.
S. 371- A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have conceal carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another state that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
S. 556- a bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to modernize the process by which interstate firearms transactions are conducted by Federal firearms licenses.
S. 669- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposed.
S. 845- A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have conceal carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another state that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
S.AMDT.798 to S.CON.RES. 13 To ensure that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage.
S.AMDT. 1618 to H.R. 2647 - to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have conceal carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another state that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
Oppose Senate confirmation of Harold Koh as Department of State Legal Advisor.
Oppose Senate confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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