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SUMMER 2008 What Are You Willing to Fight For? What Issues Are You Willing to • Remove Restrictions Against • Increase the Number of Years a Org Legislative Free Wrap-Up Memberships page 3 page 10 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF GRASSROOTS SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUME 11 NUMBER 2 SUMMER 2008 What Are You Willing To Fight For? What Issues Are You Willing To • Remove restrictions against • Increase the number of years a org. GrassRoots will compile a list of the Fight For? CWP carry in other currently CWP is valid? suggestions and publish the results in the GrassRoots GunRights needs prohibited locations, such as • Reduce or eliminate the number next issue of The Defender. your help! GrassRoots leaders must soon churches, schools, doctors’ of hours of “training” required to Submit as many suggestions decide on which issues GrassRoots should offices, daycare centers, police obtain a CWP? as you like, but rank them from highest place the highest priority during the next stations, and publicly owned • Reduce the age required to obtain to lowest priority. Please do not submit legislative session. buildings? a CWP to 18? suggestions unless you are willing to To accomplish this, it is critical • Make SC recognize a non- • Remove restrictions on where a FIGHT for them! that GrassRoots leaders receive feedback resident CWP (i.e., make SC handgun must be while in a car. The real power of GrassRoots from you. Not only is it important that honor a FL CWP issued to a IL • Enact a “Gun-Free Zone” comes from you, our members. the efforts of GrassRoots reflect the goals or WI resident who is not able to liability law to make those who GrassRoots leadership organizes the of our membership, but it is equally obtain a resident CWP from their post against CWP liable for membership into an effective political important that GrassRoots does not waste own state because their state does attracting the criminal element force by making sure that thousands effort on issues for which our membership not issue a CWP)? that harms innocent people? of GrassRoots members work together is not going to fight. • Change SC into a CWP • Repeal the requirement that to send the same message at the same What issues are you are willing “recognition” state instead of a shooting ranges post “Shooting time to politicians. It is the fact that gun to fight for? Are you willing to fight for CWP”reciprocity” state, which Range – Noise Area” signs? owners are an organized force that makes legislation to… would force SC to honor a CWP • Enact some other gun rights politicians listen. issued by another state just as SC initiative? (please be specific) GrassRoots cannot win these • Allow concealed weapon permit honors a driver’s license from battles without your support. If gun (CWP) holders to carry their another state without need of any What do you think? GrassRoots owners are not willing to fight for an self-defense sidearm in nice reciprocity agreements. leaders need to hear your opinion. What issue, it will not be successful. But in restaurants? • Allow “open carry?” (no do you think GrassRoots’ priorities should order to win, large numbers of gun owners • Allow CWP holders to drop prohibition on carrying openly be for the next legislative session? must be willing to step forward and fight off and pick up our children at without a permit) Suggestions can be mailed for it. If not you, then who will do it? school while armed? • Allow “Vermont carry?” (no to Executive Officer, P.O. Box 2446, • Allow CWP carry on SC college permit required to carry at all, Lexington, SC 29072, or they can be campuses? open or concealed) emailed to ExecOfficer@SCFirearms. GunRights PAC Fights To Protect Your Rights by Dr. Robert D. Butler - a good concealed weapon permit expenditures made on behalf of a fray and fought to protect your President, GunRights PAC (CWP) recognition bill - and turn it candidate since independent expen- rights. After the smoke cleared, into a poorly written CWP reci- ditures are not subject to the contri- GunRights PAC won one and lost It is high time politicians procity bill. The details of what bution limits imposed upon dona- one. But, the loss was not truly learn that what they do to us during they did have been exposed else- tions to a candidate. GunRights a loss because the stage has been the legislative season will come where in this issue and in the last PAC turned all those small dona- set to allow a pro gun candidate to back to haunt them during the issue of The Defender. tions into a larger pool of money successfully challenge Knotts in election season. It is high time What these politicians did and used it to make independent the next primary. politicians learn they can not work effected more than just the people expenditures to support real pro Thanks to your donations against us during the legislative who live in their gun rights candi- to GunRights PAC, we will finally season and still get a free pass dur- districts. What “It is high time poli- dates. have a senator who is proudly and ing the election season. these politicians GunRights unapologetically pro gun. We will This legislative season did hurt everyone ticians learn that PAC decided it finally have a senator who is not exposed two politicians who richly in SC. So, how what they do to us was time to pun- afraid to sponsor pro gun legisla- deserved our attention during the do people in other ish those politi- tion. In fact, he has promised to Republican primary election sea- districts let these during the legisla- cians who want actually introduce pro gun legisla- son. Senators Jake Knotts and Jim politicians know tive season will come the gun owner tion, and not wait for someone else Ritchie joined with anti gun Sena- how angry they vote during elec- See PAC on page tor Ralph Anderson to gut H. 3212 are? The answer back to haunt them tion season, but is Gun- during the election work and vote Inside this Issue... Rights against your gun PAC. season.” rights during leg- GunRights PAC Fights To islative season. Protect Your Rights ������������������������1 GunRights PAC was creat- It would be a waste of resources What Are You Willing ed as a way for gun own- to try to get gun owners to oppose To Fight For? ���������������������������������1 President’s Message �����������������������2 P-A-I-D ers all over South Carolina anti gun Sen. Ralph Anderson since to turn many small dona- gun owners already oppose Sen. 2008 Legislative Wrap-Up �������������3 PERMIT #487PERMIT US POSTAGE COLUMBIA, SC Down Range �����������������������������������4 tions into a large and ef- Anderson - and he gets re-elected NON-PROFIT ORG Heller Decision - Deeper Analysis 4 fective tool to use against without gun owner support. GrassRoots Member Wins politicians who betray us. But, the story is much dif- Primary Election! ���������������������������7 The $5, $10, $20, and $40 ferent when it comes to Senators A Summary of What individual donations made Knotts and Ritchie. These sena- Happened With H� 3212 �����������������8 to politicians are soon for- tors claim to support gun owners So Where Are Those New States? ��9 gotten by the politicians. and your gun rights during election No Sales Tax on Guns? ������������������9 But, once all those small season when they want and need GrassRoots Instructors To donations are turned into your votes. But, their voting re- Give Out Free Memberships ��������10 a $35,000 war chest, good cords during the legislative season Virginia Honors SC CWPs Again! 11 things can and do happen. tell a different story. So, when real Concealed Carry for South Carolin- ians Travelling in Other States ����13 Large contributions pro gun rights candidates decided GrassRoots Welcomes New are remembered. But, to run against Senators Knotts and Gun Show Coordinator ����������������13 even more memorable, Ritchie in the Republican primary, The Georgia Boogey Men ������������14 Lexington, SC 29071 SC Lexington, PO Box 2446 Box PO GrassRoots South Carolina, Inc. Carolina, South GrassRoots are large independent GunRights PAC stepped into the The Defender OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF GRASSROOTS SOUTH CAROLINA SUMMER 2008 Page 2 President’s Message People like Jason Dickey need to join the GrassRoots Pro-Gun 1. Join the SCFirearms your help desperately. We hope it Merchants program. There is no discussion group [at http://groups. never happens, but one day you too fee to join. Merchants must offer yahoo.com/groups/scfirearms/] might be in need of help. discounts to GrassRoots members, and participate in the many 5. Make a donation to the and must not post against lawful lively discussions regarding GunRights PAC - a Political Action carry. They will receive a free gun rights topics of concern to Committee that can donate funds listing on the GrassRoots website. South Carolinians. Its FREE and to political candidates, campaigns, 12. Does your favorite store membership in GrassRoots is not etc. (Remember, GunRights PAC (or your own business) accept required to join. is a separate organization with a credit cards? Ask them to switch 17. Are you a GrassRoots separate mailing address) to NDF Merchant Services. NDF member? Join the GrassRoots . Sign up for GrassRoots will donate a portion of the fees Leadership discussion group [at Action Alert emails, and take paid for card services back to http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ action when you receive one! In GrassRoots! Businesses will grassroots_leadership/] and by Ed Kelleher this digital age, things move much probably save a ton on fees by help guide the direction of the Have you ever heard someone faster than ever before. With post- switching too! organization. say “I’d love to help, but what can 9/11 mail screening, post cards no 13.
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