H.R.17 - Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009

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. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: 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. as introduced.

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01/15/09
For those of you who think I'm paranoid about gun rights...

Obama hasn't even been sworn in, and we've already got a push for more gun control. In this case, national licensing and sale recordation. Would gays accept a national registry and licensing regime for their marriages? I don't think so. ...

Source: chuckles48
01/15/09
Frank Wren on MLB Home Plate - Chop-n-Change

53.2 IP, 5-3 in 11 G, 8 GS, 38 H, 18 R, 14 ER, 2 HR, 17 BB, 69 K. That's a 2.35 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 6.4 H/9, 0.3 HR/9, 2.9 BB/9, 11.6 K/9, and a 4.1 K/BB. Here is the excerpt from Sickels's book: ...

01/15/09
Legislative info

Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 (Introduced in House) HR 17 IH 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. ...

01/14/09
Say goodbye to your second and fourth amendment rights! - G35Driver

It's also vital that we "cheer on" and urge support for bills such as H.R. 17 ( Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 (Introduced in House) HR 17 IH ) : 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 17. To protect the right to obtain firearms for ...

Source: G35Driver
01/14/09
Gun Legislation & Politics in New York » New federal bills

Phil Says: January 14th, 2009 at 12:54 pm using Mozilla 1.9.0.5 on Windows XP from IP address 66.67.44.156. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.17:. Citizen’s Self Defense Act of 2009. That is AWESOME. ...

01/14/09
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.45 Blair Holt's Firearm ...

W. Akin [R, MO-2] [2]. S.1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of... [11]; H.J.Res.5 H.J.Res.5 [11]; H.R.384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 200... [6]; H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 [4]; H.R.257 H.R.257 [4] ...

01/14/09
Pending Gun Control / 2nd Amendment specific Legislation: The Good ...

HR 17 "Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009". Sponsor: Roscoe G. Bartlett. 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. ...

Source: Yhetti
01/13/09
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.495 Southwest Border Violence ...

H.R. 17 – Citizens’ Self-Defense Act of 2009. 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. ...

01/13/09
2nd Amendment legislation

I did a keyword search on the Library of Congress website for 'firearm' relating to legislation for the 111th Congress. It returned a list of bills of course. One of them concerns me more than the rest. It's HR 45 entitled 'Blair Holt's

01/12/09
A Common Sense Bill from The House?

It will never pass. There is no way that there are enough politicians who believe that citizens have the right to defend themselves. This will never get a majority vote. What do you think? (copied from: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:

01/12/09
a look inside » Blog Archive » .. and it begins.

there’s also hr 17 which seeks to do the opposite. don’t start predicting gloom until it happens. Anthony Martinez Says: January 13th, 2009 at 09:14. In no way does HR17 seek to do the opposite of HR45. ...

01/12/09
Pulling For Ira Brody : Post Politics: Political News and Views in ...

Posted 6 hours ago. KnoxViews - » YES WE DID! Inaugural Celebration at the Square Room Jan 20 7-11pm. Posted 6 hours ago. SayUncle » Teacher Carry. Posted 6 hours ago. SayUncle » H.R. 17. Posted 6 hours ago. SayUncle » More on Burris ...

01/12/09
Nelson Mullins | Newsletters

HR 17 – Rep. Keen (R-St. Simons) authored the Resolution proposing the schedule for adjournment on Friday, January 16, 2009 and reconvening on Monday, January 26, 2009. Senate Committee Assignments ...

01/12/09
SayUncle » H.R. 17

2 Responses to “H.R. 17”. Lyle Says: January 12th, 2009 at 8:14 pm. We have that. Once upon a time it was called, “the Second Amendment to the Constitution of The United States”. How about calling the bill, “The Second Amendment ..

Source: SayUncle
01/12/09
GOP Will Strip Legislators Who Vote Against Caucus Of Their Party ...

Posted 51 minutes ago. KnoxViews - » YES WE DID! Inaugural Celebration at the Square Room Jan 20 7-11pm. Posted 56 minutes ago. SayUncle » Teacher Carry. Posted 57 minutes ago. SayUncle » H.R. 17. Posted 58 minutes ago ...

01/11/09
Citizens Self Defense Act of 2009 | NorthWest Citizens Defense League

111th CONGRESS 1st Session 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ...

01/11/09
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.442 Veterans' Heritage Firearms ...

H.R. 17 – Citizens’ Self-Defense Act of 2009. 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. ...

01/10/09
Climateer Investing: The New Congress Roars Out of the Gate-350 ...

(And of course that rate won’t actually continue.) We’ll be adding the new bills to the database throughout the day, but what an impressive array of issue Congress is claiming to address. H.R. 17 would protect gun rights. ...

01/09/09
Rants: Israeli tanks, soldiers invade Gaza Strip

By Nidal al-Mughrabi Nidal Al-mughrabi 1 hr 17 mins ago. GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli tanks and infantry battled Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a ground offensive launched after eight days of deadly air strikes failed to halt ...

Source: Rants
01/09/09
Paul Helmke: A New Day For Gun Violence Prevention

H.R. 17 sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD] is a national castle doctrine law being introduced right now that allows all law abiding citizens the security to protect their family and homes with the use of a firearm, a similar law ...

01/09/09
H.R. 17 - Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 - Oklahoma Shooters

HR 17 - Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 2nd Amendment Legal & Political.

01/09/09
The Liberty Sphere: Second Amendment News Roundup for 1/9/08

Codrea's War on Guns posts info on H.R. 17 in the House--a bill that would insure no obstruction to the citizens' right to obtain firearms for protection. Western Rifle Shooters Association says to arm yourself with the latest info on ...

01/09/09
The War on Guns: H. R. 17

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. [More]. My initial read says this would be a considerable ...

01/09/09
Minor League Baseball | Beating the Bushes

.256, 0 HR, 17 RBI. Those were the numbers Davis put up with the Brooklyn Cyclones in 215 at-bats last year - not exactly stellar. He clearly is going to be a project for the Mets, and has a long way to go before he comes anywhere near ...

01/07/09
The New Congress Roars Out of the Gate - The WashingtonWatch.com Blog

(And of course that rate won’t actually continue.) We’ll be adding the new bills to the database throughout the day, but what an impressive array of issue Congress is claiming to address. H.R. 17 would protect gun rights. ...

01/07/09
LJN BG4241, Hoge Raad, 07/11105 P :: Jure

HR 17 juni 2008, LJN BD2578, NJ 2008, 358, rov. 3.21). In zoverre faalt het middel. 2.3. Voor zover het middel klaagt over overschrijding van de redelijke termijn in de cassatiefase is het terecht voorgesteld. Tot cassatie behoeft dit ...

Source: Jure.nl
01/07/09
I Haven’t Had A Green Vegetable In Weeks : Post Politics ...

Posted 3 hours ago. KnoxViews - » YES WE DID! Inaugural Celebration at the Square Room Jan 20 7-11pm. Posted 3 hours ago. SayUncle » Teacher Carry. Posted 3 hours ago. SayUncle » H.R. 17. Posted 3 hours ago. SayUncle » More on Burris ...

01/07/09
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 17, To protect the right to obtain ...

US Congress: HR 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.

01/07/09
Pepper cocaine point man turns up at CANU - Stabroek News

She left her home in the Corentyne (RHT) and was in GT 1 hr 17 mins. later because they drove over the Berbice River Bridge. In the days of the PNC, the only way anyone could’ve made it to GT from Corentyne so fast was from Albion ...

01/05/09
HR 17: Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 - Survivalist Forum

HR 17: Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 Firearms General Discussion.

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