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GOV:National Rifle Association Resolution June 9, 1990

   TEXT OF APPROVED RESOLUTION Resolution For A Tougher NRA

   WHEREAS, in 1988 Presidential Candidate George Bush sought and
received the generous and wide-ranging support of the National Rifle
Association of America and its members because of his promise to uphold
the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, and

   WHEREAS, in 1989 President George Bush, in violation of that pledge,
proposed legislation banning 15-round magazines and permanently
prohibited the importation of military style rifles, few or none of
which had been used in crime, and some of which are regularly used in
matches sanctioned by National Rifle Association of America and the
U.S. Army Director of Civilian Marksmanship, and

   WHEREAS, in 1982 California Gubernatorial Candidate George
Deukmejian sought and received the generous support of this Association
and it members because of his promises to uphold the Second Amendment
and his opposition to the Proposition 15 handgun ban, and

   WHEREAS, in 1989 Governor Deukmejian, in violation of those pledges,
signed the Roberti-Roos Law banning and requiring the registration of
some five dozen firearms, including certain Constitutionally protected
rifles used in matches sanctioned by National Rifle Association of
America and the U.S. Army Director of Civilian Marksmanship, and

   WHEREAS, in April 1990 the California legislature, including members
elected with the support of this Association and its members, did pass
and the aforementioned Governor George Deukmejian did sign the Connelly
Law requiring a 15-day waiting period and a criminal investigation of
any citizen desiring to purchase any type firearm, or receive one as a
gift or by inheritance, and

   WHEREAS, in May 1990 New Jersey Governor James Florio, elected to
both Congress and to the Statehouse with the support of this
Association and its members, did sponsor and the New Jersey legislature
did pass the Graves Law banning and requiring the registration of some
six dozen Constitutionally protected firearms, including certain rifles
used in matches sanctioned by National Rifle Association of America and
the U.S. Army Director of Civilian Marksmanship, and

   WHEREAS, on May 23, 1990 the United States Senate approved, with the
support of Senators elected with the support of this Association and
its members, a section of a proposed law banning and requiring a form
of registration of about a dozen Constitutionally protected firearms,
including certain rifles used in matches sanctioned by National Rifle
Association of America and the U.S. Army Director of Civilian
Marksmanship, and

   WHEREAS, this unprecedented string of legislative defeats and
outrageous political backstabbing cannot and will not be tolerated by
the membership of this Association,

   THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the membership of the National Rifle
Association of America, assembled at Anaheim, California this Ninth Day
of June, 1990, pledges that we shall not soon forgive, and shall never
forget, the betrayals of those politicians who once sought our support
and will need it again, and

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the assembled membership hereby
memorializes the Board of Directors to: (1) Publicly declare that to
allow the continued exercise and enjoyment of all the shooting,
hunting, collecting, educational and other programs of this
Association, the number one priority of the National Rifle Association
of America shall be the defense and furtherance of the American
Citizens' Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms, and
that the Directors intend to make such changes in personnel, funding
and operations as may be necessary to properly reflect that priority.

   (2) Guarantee that the Institute for Legislative Action shall have
the necessary resources to prevent further erosion of American
citizens' firearms rights and to reverse the defeats of the past by
allocating not less than $5 per each member of record per year as
direct financial support for ILA, while establishing priority for ILA's
fund-raising efforts among the membership.

   (3) Direct the Executive Vice President and Treasurer to cease any
effort to assure similar salaries for similar-sounding titles between
ILA and General Operations, thereby allowing the Executive Director of
the NRA Institute for Legislative Action to fairly compete for the
highly paid Washington, D.C. professionals of his choice.

   (4) Direct the Executive Vice President to restructure the table of
organization and operations of the Association to comply with Article
V, Section 2(g) of the Bylaws, which requires that such crucial
legislative-related activities as Public Affairs, the Office of Women's
Issues and Information, and the Law Enforcement Relations Division be
under the operational control of the ILA Executive Director, and that
all other personnel such as the Field Representatives shall function
under his direction whenever involved in activities related to
legislation.

   (5) Direct the Executive Director of NRA-ILA to expand grass roots
organizational efforts such as ■Operation Golden Bear■ in California
with the goal of organizing and coordinating the political and
legislative efforts of NRA members, other gun owners and their
organizations in every state, county and precinct in the nation.

   (6) Inform the Executive Director of NRA-ILA that once he has been
given the tools, personnel, financial support and independence in
accordance with the Bylaws necessary to defend the Second Amendment,
that nothing short of a successful defense is acceptable to the Board
of Directors or the membership of this Association.

   BE IT ADDITIONALLY RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be
prominently published in its entirety with the report of this annual
meeting in the Official Journal of the Association, and that the Board
of Directors is hereby requested to publish in the Official Journal,
not less than semi-annually, any actions in furtherance of this
resolution, along with all record votes of the Board in relation to
these issues.