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Washington is abuzz preparing for the anointing of Obama and a rerun of the Clinton era. Several nominees for key cabinet positions did their undergraduate work for Bill Clinton; they are now well-prepared to do the heavy lifting for Obama. Aside from the highly publicized cabinet appointments, Obama will name nearly 7,000 people to management positions in the various federal agencies. Resource and land management agencies will, once again, become extension offices of environmental organizations. Nearly 30 environmental organizations have already prepared Obama's "green" agenda. And, with expanded majorities in both houses of Congress, Obama expects his left-leaning vision of social organization to unfold uncontested in his version of 'a new deal for a new century'.

Maybe not.

Gun Owners of America has been tracking Obama's anti-gun voting record, and preparing its membership for quick and effective response when new anti-gun legislation is introduced. Organization such as GOA and Keep and Bear Arms concentrate on Second Amendment issues. When there is a threat to the Constitutional right to own guns, they inform their members, and the members of other Freedom21 organizations. Because of their work, hundreds of organizations are now aware of, and working to defeat the latest Second Amendment threat.

It's called the "Ammunition Accountability Act." It is model legislation designed to force ammunition manufacturers to identify every bullet with a serial number, that is then registered to a purchaser, and recorded in a federal database. Theoretically, if a shell-casing is found at a crime scene, law enforcement officers could trace the purchaser of the bullet.

In reality, it is another intimidation system, designed to identify, log and track gun/ammunition owners. The model legislation also calls for a five-cent-per-bullet tax to cover the cost of the system. The system would provide the government with the name and location of gun owners and an inventory of the ammunition held. The model legislation would outlaw any and all unregistered ammunition within a year after the legislation is adopted.

Ammunition Accountability legislation has been introduced in 12 states. Thanks to organizations such as GOA and KABA, this law will not be enacted without serious opposition, open debate, and public awareness.

With Obama soon to be in the White House, Senate Democrats are lining up land acquisition bills. More than 150 separate bills that seek to lock up land in one way or another were dumped into HR5151 "Omnibus Federal Lands Act" at the end of the 110th Congress. This bill is about to be resurrected and, amid all the pomp and circumstance of the inauguration, passed by Congress with little opposition.

Too late! The American Land Rights Association has alerted organizations across the country, and provides detailed information on their website about the bill and its impact.

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