As for the BATF, in light of the Waco and Ruby Ridge travesties, hearings would help shed some light on the abuses of power the BATF has been engaged in, and hopefully give us a chance to pull in the reins on this rogue agency. Changes on the Hill and in the Clinton Administration apparently will continue long after the November 8th revolution. Secretary Lloyd Bentsen announced his retirement. The leading candidate to fill this vacancy is Robert Rubin, who currently heads Clinton's National Economic Council. With a new wave of pro-gun legislators taking office from California to Maine, NRA will be actively working to pass laws to strengthen our freedoms.
Preemption laws guarantee statewide uniformity in gun laws and eliminate a web of local regulations.
Passing range protection laws to ensure that shooting ranges will remain open and will be protected from frivolous court actions and local ordinances aimed at shutting them down. Pass instant check systems which will exempt prospective handgun purchasers from the Brady Act's five-day waiting period. 1995 could be a banner year for gun owners if we work together to pass laws strengthening our Second Amendment freedoms. A federal court in Louisiana has struck down as unconstitutional the Brady Act's requirement that local law- enforcement officials conduct background checks on prospective handgun buyers. Similar decisions have been handed down in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana and Vermont.