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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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City | Windsor |
State | CO |
Zip Code | 80550 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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: Christopher N Kuper - Director of Federal Legislation |
Date | 04/22/2013 |
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
S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013
Oppose: Bill contained language that would criminalize certain firearm transfers as well as expanding prohibited persons.
S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013
Oppose: Requires background checks for all sales, includes provisions of S. 54 that NAGR had previously opposed, including language that would criminalize certain firearm transfers as well as expanding prohibited persons.
S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013
Oppose: Bill contained language that would criminalize certain firearm transfers as well as expanding prohibited persons. Does not effectively prevent or stop trafficking.
S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act
Neutral:
S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
Oppose: Implements universal background checks.
S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
Oppose: Bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds.
S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would ban the transfer, sale or importation of any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. A person found in violation could be subject to 10 years prison time. This bill exempts federal agencies.
S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013
Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government.
S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill seeks to set national standards on States for CCP.
S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013
Neutral:
S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Support:
Support: Amendment sought to prevent constitutional violations.
S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees.
S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013
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S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill seeks to ban all sales of ammunition that is not purchased in person from an FFL. It also requires FFLs report any customer who buys more than 1,000 rounds in 5 days to local, state and federal authorities.
S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would severely regulate and restrict purchasers ability to purchase ammunition by banning certain types of ammunition and requiring a background check for all other ammunition transfers.
S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013
Oppose: Intent is loosely defined allowing this bill to go far beyond the so-called "straw-purchase" prohibition.
S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would allow foreign court rulings against citizens determine weather those citizens are entitled to their Second Amendment rights.
S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
Neutral:
S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013
Oppose: Adds names to NICS, creating a larger database.
S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.
H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013
Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check.
H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house.
H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013
Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act.
H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution.
H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government.
H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority.
H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.
H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013
Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act.
H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill requires that states be penalized financially if they do not "voluntarily" offer up their background check records to the Attorney General. This bill also bans private sales between friends, family and neighbors unless they submit the transaction to an FFL and pay a transfer fine.
H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act
Oppose: This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against personal taxes for surrendering certain "assault weapons" to authorities.
H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
Oppose: This bill would ban the transfer, sale or importation of any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. A person found in violation could be subject to 10 years prison time.
H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees.
H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill seeks to ban all sales of ammunition that is not purchased in person from an FFL in person. It also requires FFLs report any customer who buys more than 1,000 rounds in 5 days to local, state and federal authorities.
H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act
Oppose: This bill would appropriate 15 million dollars to institute a grant system to law enforcement agencies that conduct firearm buy back programs. The firearms bought must then be destroyed by the agency conducting the program.
H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would increase penalties for clerical oversights and errors in record keeping by raising the fine to $10,000 and up to 5 years in prison. It also allocates the ATF an additional 50 agents to harass FFLs across the country.
H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would lock you up for up to 20 years if you purchase a firearm and later transfer it to a friend neighbor or relative if that person is prohibited from possession under any federal, state or obscure local ordinance. Intent is loosely defined allowing this bill to go far beyond the so-called "straw-purchase" prohibition.
H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013
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H.R.538: PLEA Act
Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition.
H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Oppose: This bill would make it unlawful for a gun dealer to transfer his inventory to himself or an employee in the event that his FFL has been revoked or renewal denied which could potentially put the dealer into extreme debt or bankruptcy. It also includes prison time for violators.
H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would appropriate Federal funds to research firearms safety and gun violence in the United States.
H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013
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H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Oppose: This bill would open the doors for the victims of criminals who used a firearm in the commission of a crime to take up suit against the manufacturer, dealer or trade association that had a hand in the assembly, sale or promotion of the firearm used by said criminal.
H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act
Support: This bill would protect gun owners by requiring the BATFE to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition.
H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act
Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General.
H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013
Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government.
H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act
Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency.
H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits.
H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds.
H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act
Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed.
H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.
Neutral: This legislation aims to provide relief to veterans who are in possession of service weapons used in combat prior to 1968 who may be considered in violation of existing law.
H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013
Support: Reiterates the Second Amendment and the Supremacy of the Constitution over international treaties. Withholds funding to the UN annually unless the president certifies that the UN has not taken any action that abridges the constitutional rights of citizens.
H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights.
H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013
Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits.
H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013
Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals.
H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013
Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation.
H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation.
Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder
H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC.
H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling.
Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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