But many NO votes were cast by compromising Republicans and supposedly pro-gun Democrats. Quite frankly, it was probably a good thing he missed it, since he voted against Hostettler last week, thus helping to kill his amendment. To ensure Rep. McCollum does not continue voting anti-gun, GOA encourages ALL Florida gun owners to contact him over the holidays. House Retreats on Forcing Lobby Groups to Hand Over Activists' Names On Wednesday morning, gun owners dodged a bullet when the House backed away from its plan to force lobby groups like GOA to disclose many, if not all, of its members' names. GOA alerted activists on Monday about the impending vote on H.R. 4717.
Grassroots activists get the credit for shooting down the original bill.
It had too many people with too many pieces that they hated. Even the substitute bill sacrifices constitutional freedoms on the altar of campaign finance reform. H.R. 4762 passed easily since it only covered those political organizations that are formed under Section 527 of the tax code. The 527s are political organizations that primarily affect elections by running issue ads and making political expenditures without advocating the defeat or election of a particular candidate. H.R. 4762 quickly moved to the Senate where it passed this morning on a 92-6 vote.