The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina August 2002 Great Local Radio GrassRoots Gun Talk Show, Gathering Let’s TALK Guest Guns, Goes Speakers National Page 5 Page 6

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF GRASSROOTS of SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUME 6 NUMBER 2 AUGUST 2002 Gov. Hodges signs GrassRoots CWP and Gun Law Reforms Bill

By Ed Kelleher President, GrassRoots GunRights

House bill H.3010, GrassRoots CWP Reform, was signed into law and became effective May 28, 2002. There was no ceremony and we thought that was that. We weren’t disappointed. With all the last minute bullets we had dodged, we just breathed a sigh of relief that three years of hard work had a suc- cessful conclusion. We were looking for- ward to taking a little break. Well, we didn’t get to rest long. Monday, June 10, Sen. Jake Knotts called and said the governor was going to have a ceremo- nial signing that Wednesday, in 2 days. Jake wanted us to fill up the State House. We were thinking, “What for?” We’d won the battle! The GrassRoots CWP reforms are now law! But, then we realized the WAR against our gun rights wasn’t over yet. There were more, even tougher battles to fight in the future. We’d worked hard, but one more thing was needed right now to help us follow through and pave the way for future victories! Just as “follow through” is important after you’ve let off a shot, this “ceremonial” signing was important also. Every major TV station With the governor, from left to right, are GrassRoots President, Ed Kelleher, GrassRoots Communications Director, Larry Coble and in South Carolina was expected to have son, Senator Andre Bauer, Senator Jake Knotts, and GrassRoots V.P. and Legislative Director, Rob Butler. camera crews at the statehouse for the signing. We had more work to do. But, the media hadn’t seen the post ers, have to SHOW them which way everyone who possibly could to stop The politicians knew GrassRoots cards. The media didn’t have much of the wind is blowing. We have to show what they were doing and rush to the couldn’t be ignored. The politicians had an idea yet of what GrassRoots really the media that the tide has changed and State House Wednesday. this pounded into them by the thousands was. The media think we are a FRINGE is now rushing to honor liberty and the Well, Wednesday rolled around and and thousands of postcards and calls and group! The media are market driven. individual freedom to carry the neces- God bless ’em if we didn’t have over 70 faxes you sent them during our battle to Like politicians, they count the numbers. sary tools of self defense. people from all over the state crowd into get reasonable CWP reforms passed and But they’re not as smart as politicians. So, we sent out an email alert, to kill the TAX ON SELF DEFENSE! We, GrassRoots members and support- which was all we had time to do, asking See BILL Page 12

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firearms. For whatever reason, they Legal Defense Fund 6 By Larry Pratt Executive Director decided that the Mossberg 500 was a A Woman’s Choice 7 Gun Owners of America no-no, and they cancelled his policy. Prudential was of the opinion that Secretary’s Report 7 Gary Atkinson, a South Carolina Bruno’s shotgun was not a sporting Merchant Issues Report 8 businessman [and GrassRoots member weapon, the only kind they will insure. – Ed] and Del Bruno, a Connecticut cop, Gary Atkinson had been with State GrassRoots in Action 8 have had a common problem. When Farm for 34 years. He wanted to be sure Machine Guns & Other Things 9 their insurance companies found out that his homeowners policy was up to date, they were involved with guns, they had especially — as he told his agent’s as- Open Letter to SC CWP Holders 11 their insurance coverage canceled. sistant — since he has a pool and a GrassRoots Gun Shows 12 Del Bruno sought a homeowners shooting range on an adjacent property. P.O. Box 6383 policy for his new condo. Just after tak- “A shooting range?” (Forget the fact Arming Pilots 13 ing out his policy with Prudential, they that pools are more dangerous. The 2 Year Legislative Review 14 magic word is GUN.) Columbia, SC 29260-6383 wanted a list of his guns and their serial numbers upon learning that he owned See GUNS Page 12 Grass Roots South Carolina, Inc. C Y M K 2 August 2002 The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina

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members at times other than at quar- Updates list provides members with By Larry Coble terly newspaper mailings. Several times monthly GrassRoots updates delivered during this last legislative session lead- directly to their e-mail boxes. This list is GrassRoots has established sev- ership needed you to send postcards, call, also used to send Legislative Alerts out eral means of communication with its and fax your legislators to facilitate pas- periodically throughout the legislative members so as to allow members to sage of our CWP reforms. session and whenever immediate con- choose the amount of contact they wish While these mailings are always tact with our membership is necessary. to receive. Here are the main ways we sent to GrassRoots members to keep you We have approximately 4000 members try to stay in touch with our member- informed, sometimes we also use other and friends on this e-mail list. ship. mail lists to generate additional support We strongly encourage every Newspaper: The minimum level on issues. Unfortuately, due to the in- member to sign up for our e-mail list. of contact is provided to each member compatibility of various mailing lists, you Never miss another gunshow, class of- who chooses to simply receive his or her may receive more than one of a par- fering, or special event by staying cur- newspaper four times a year. ticular mailing. We acknowledge this is rent via the GrassRoots Updates and Gun is not included wasteful but it can not always be helped. Alerts E-Mail list. You can sign up for We are very aware of the fact that Do you visit gun shops often? We ask you to use any additional this list on our webpage or simply send the majority of our members do not have Would you like to help GrassRoots Internet access or fax machines so we mail pieces you may receive in instances me a note at: grow? If so, we’ve got something for always try to include all pertinent infor- like this by passing them on to a friend, [email protected]. you! GrassRoots has 3x5 membership mation in our quarterly newspapers to neighbor, family member, fellow CWP Online Discussion Groups: For application cards and plastic table top keep our membership up-to-date with holder, or anyone that may be interested those members that just can’t get enough holders to be put in gun shops. They’re GrassRoots GunRights. in furthering their gun rights. Take lem- of a good thing, we have the [scfirearms] attractive and don’t take up much Currently our newspaper is pub- ons and make lemonade while recruit- e-mail discussion group which members counter space. We’d like for some dedicated lished and distributed quarterly - Febru- ing a new member! and the public can join from our web GrassRoots volunteers (You!) to talk ary, May, August, November - to the Web Page: Additionally, we main- page. The [scfirearms] e-mail discus- tain a web page 24 hours a day, 7 days a sion group is an active daily discussion with gun shop owners and convince membership of GrassRoots. The dead- them to put one of our card holders on th week for those who choose to make of South Carolina firearm’s issues. Ex- line for submissions is the 15 of the pre- their counter. You’d then periodically ceding month. contact an option initiated from their end. pect to receive daily e-mail if you join visit the store to make sure the holders Submissions can be sent by mail The web site is constantly updated with this group (once a day delivery in a di- are still there and have cards in them. to Editor, c/o GrassRoots South Caro- monthly updates and notices, as they gest form is an option). Points to make to the gun shop lina, P.O. Box 6383, Columbia, SC 29260, become available. The GrassRoots web Another discussion group has been owner: via fax to 803-755-1201, or electronically page is located at: www.scfirearms.org formed exclusively for GrassRoots mem- · They’re small and don’t take much to [email protected]. E-Mail: For those with e-mail ac- bers named (grassroots_leadership). space. Special Mailings: From time to cess who wish monthly contact we have · The dealer won’t have to fiddle with time we have a need to contact our our E-mail Updates list. The E-mail See IN TOUCH Page 14 them because you (the volunteer) will visit periodically to make sure they have cards. · GrassRoots will print a listing in our newspaper of gun shops that have our card holders. · GrassRoots plans to double the num- ber of CWP holders in the state by 2006. The more CWP holders there are, the more potential customers for the dealer. · GrassRoots members are active, in- formed shooters, a good market for the dealer to advertise to. If you have the skills to talk with the gun shop owners in your area and the dedication to periodically visit to replenish the cards and promote GrassRoots, please contact GrassRoots President Ed Kelleher – 803-796-8858 (Columbia) or [email protected]

Grass Roots Board of Directors, Officers, and Staff of South Carolina, Inc. President Ed Kelleher 803-796-8858 [email protected] P.O. Box 6383 Legislative Director & V.P. Rob Butler, J.D. 803-957-3959 [email protected] Columbia, SC 29260 Secretary Tom Burkizer 803-782-9210 [email protected] Fax: 803-755-1201 Treasurer Robert Holliday , C.P.A. 803-957-5181 [email protected] www.scfirearms.org Merchant Issues Coordinator John Ponti 803 938 8014 [email protected] Communications Inst. Larry Coble 803-755-1242 [email protected] GrassRoots South Carolina, is Gun Shows Inst. Terry Hicks 803-414-7794 [email protected] a South Carolina 501(c)4 non-profit Director Inst. Patrick Nolan 803-254-9543 [email protected] corporation. Our mission is to edu- cate and promote acceptance of re- Director Inst.Paul Peters, M.P.A. 803-356-1728 [email protected] sponsible firearms ownership within Director & Cola. Gun Shows Inst. Mike Walguarnery 803-781-1360 [email protected] the State of South Carolina and to pro- Instructor Program Inst. Dennis Crocker 864-587-8722 [email protected] tect the rights of law-abiding gun own- Instructor Program Inst. Norm Price 803-356-6301 [email protected] ers. Our objectives are to improve all Office Debbie Price fax 803-755-1201 [email protected] aspects of lawful ownership and car- rying of firearms in South Carolina. GrassRoots South Carolina, Inc. Note: The GrassRoots South Carolina Newspaper, The Defender, is distributed quarterly - February, May, August, November is registered as a Lobbyist’s Principal - to the membership of GrassRoots. The deadline for submissions is the 15th of the preceding month. Submissions can be sent in South Carolina and lobbies to pro- by mail to Editor, c/o GrassRoots South Carolina, P.O. Box 6383, Columbia, SC 29260, via fax to 803-755-1201, or electronically mote or oppose legislation concern- to [email protected]. Original material on local issues will be given highest priority, and since permission must be ing all gun owners and issues sur- rounding the Right to Keep and Bear received to reprint previously published materials, items without an author and source will not be considered for publication. Arms South Carolina. The Defender is published by SuccessTALK Communications, Inc. Changes of address and questions regarding membership status should be sent to Debbie Price at the above P.O. Box, e-mail address or fax 803-755-1201. C Y M K The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina August 2002 3 President’s Message

Fellow GrassRoots Members, postcards. The greater the number they we’ve set a goal of doubling the number ing a difference by their actions. Re- “Where do we go from here?” receive, the greater our power to pass, of CWP holders in 5 years. By October gardless of why people join GrassRoots, That’s the question that naturally comes or kill, legislation. More members means 2006 we want to see 70,000 CWP hold- once they’re members we want them to us after emerging weary, but victori- more ability, savvy, ers in South Caro- to stay involved and take an active part ous, from three years of overcoming one skill, and collective lina. Why? Be- in grassroots activism. Many hands make obstacle after another. It was a tough wisdom in the cause we expect to light work! Sharing the load keeps oth- fight, but we finally got significant CWP GrassRoots orga- see a lot of those ers from being overloaded. (Concealed Weapon Permit) reforms nization. We’re new CWP holders Most GrassRoots members have signed into law. Along the way we also constantly looking become members CWPs. That means you’ll get these managed to get good Shooting Range for better ways to of GrassRoots. membership mailings too. We know that, protection signed into law. There was do things and Another ex- and there are good reasons for it. When the fight, brief but intense, to kill the TAX sharp people to ample is the Great you, a current, paid-up, active, ON SELF DEFENSE that would have expand the organi- GrassRoots Gath- GrassRoots member in good standing get doubled CWP fees. We killed lots of zation of ering this October something from GrassRoots asking you other bad, liberty stealing legislation too. GrassRoots. More 19th. (PLEASE to join, please don’t be annoyed. Instead, See Rob Butler’s article on page 14 for members means PLAN ON COM- just pass it on to someone you know who a list of what we’ve done. GrassRoots more people that ING TO THIS!) has an interest in protecting our God members can be proud of what they have will make the calls, It’ll be fun. But it given Right to Keep and Bear Arms accomplished. We’ve won a major battle write the letters will also show (RKBA) but for some reason doesn’t in the war to regain our rights. Now it’s and send the faxes members ways to have a Concealed Weapon Permit. If time to look around, regroup, refocus on that get things Ed Kelleher, President of GrassRoots reach out to the it’s been awhile and you can spare a few our goal and start marching towards it done. communities they dollars, send us a little financial help too. again. Yes, and more members means live in and get the message across that By doing these things, you’ll be helping GrassRoots’ goal hasn’t changed. more money too, a vital ingredient in or- “We’re the Good Guys!” To achieve our GrassRoots achieve our goal, “good citi- We want good people in South Carolina ganizing grassroots action! We use goals, people are going to have to know zens carrying firearms wherever and to be able to carry firearms wherever money primarily for communications — that CWP holders are “People like us”. whenever they choose!” and whenever they choose. Some say to get people’s attention and focus their And then there’s direct mail. The I extend my sincere thanks to all that’s an impossible goal. Maybe, but efforts to overcome specific obstacles summer is a relatively quiet time for you hard working, faithful GrassRoots we’re going to see how close we can in our way. Direct mail is necessary, GrassRoots. The legislature is not in ses- members who made our victories to date come to it. In any case though, it’s going powerful, and effective, but it’s expen- sion. This is the time GrassRoots works possible. to take time and a lot more work from sive. Strong financial support from our on boosting our membership rolls in the all of us. The real question before us is, members was a critical element of our most effective way we’ve found — by “What do we do next to help us achieve victories. The more members we have direct mailings to gunowners. that goal?” sharing the load, the better off we’ll all What we tell people is that The thing that will most help be. GrassRoots benefits its members by GrassRoots achieve our goal is more A lot then of what GrassRoots does making their Concealed Weapon Per- members! More members means more is geared towards increasing our mem- mits more useful. That GrassRoots gets political power. Politicians play a num- bership. This is essential if we are to results. In our newspaper we like to show Ed Kelleher, President bers game. They count the calls and achieve our ultimate goal. For example, examples of GrassRoots members mak- GrassRoots GunRights South Carolina

C Y M K 4 August 2002 The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina E-Mail Discussion Groups 24 Hour Service general list, open to anyone to join, even By Ed Kelleher those who think our RKBA is a privi- All Calls Answered Within 15 Minutes lege granted by the state and not a right. A GrassRoots member wrote the The latter list is for GrassRoots mem- NOT A RECORDING following concerning duplicate email he bers only. For special and/or sensitive OR ANSWERING SERVICE was receiving on our email discussion messages we ONLY want to go to We use a DataMax Mobile Unit to return groups. This was when the SC Senate GrassRoots members, we use the latter your call within 15 minutes! had voted to double the CWP fee and list. we were sending out many, many alerts But to reach everyone who has in our efforts to kill this tax on self de- some interest in SC gun related events, fense: we mail the scfirearms list. We know >Help....I’m getting two of each that many of the people on the message Grassroots_leadership list are also on the And our reply: Sorry, we know scfirearms list, but there is no easy way that and lots of people are getting 4 mes- for us to cull duplicates. So, we don’t SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION sages. We hate for that to happen but try to. When we want to reach ALL John M. LaFoy it’s not easy to avoid. possible active gun people we’ll send the 303 Rosewood Circle (864) 255-6497 We have 2 main lists on alert to both scfirearms and Mauldin, SC 29662 yahoogroups, scfirearms and grassroots_leadership lists. 1-800-302-6497 grassroots_leadership. Scfirearms is a See E-MAIL Page 15 Great GrassRoots Gathering October 19, 2002

Plan Now! on attending The Great GrassRoots Gathering this fall. Come see what GrassRoots is all about. Meet GrassRoots volunteers from around the state. Learn what our goals are and how you can help reach them.

♦ When: Saturday October 19, 2002. The meeting will run from about 10AM to 5PM, giving people from around the state time to attend. Lunch will be served about 1PM.

♦ Where: The Sheraton Convention Center, Columbia, SC (I-20 at Bush River Road, next exit west of the I-26/I-20 intersection).

♦ What: There will be special guest speakers, exhibitors, seminars and door prizes. The Gathering is to be primarily an educational and motivational seminar, not a big fund raising party, though we would like to break even on our expenses and we’ll try and have a little fun too. The goal of the Gathering is to get those that attend even more fired-up, active, encouraged, focused, prepared and organized than they already are.

♦ Speakers: Kenn Blanchard, author of “Black Man With a Gun”, Dr. Suzanna Hupp, the Texas legislator responsible for their CWP law, whose parents were murdered at Luby’s Cafeteria, and Dr. David Mustard whose research, with John Lott, formed the basis of “More Guns, Less Crime”.

♦ Who: For GrassRoots members, friends and guests. We’re planning on 750 people to attend.

♦ Cost: Cost: $15 per person for GrassRoots members and spouses for lunch and afternoon seminars.

♦ Leadership Dinner: Special dinner at 6PM to meet the guest speakers and GrassRoots leadership. Limited to 100 people, cost will be $40. We’ll have rooms at special rates available at the Sheraton if you want to stay over.

♦ Special Fun Shoot IDPA Style Match: That Sunday, 10/20/02 at the nearby Mid Carolina Rifle club. Five fun stages (including “The Car”) for GrassRoots members and guests only.

Sponsors, Exhibitors and Media: Please contact Ed Kelleher to make arrangements. More details: We’ll have some introductory comments from our speakers to set the tone of the meeting and build some enthusiasm and then have a buffet lun- cheon. Afterwards, we’ll have our speakers address the group at large. There will be no Q&A at this point. Later, we’ll break into smaller groups of 100 people or so on various topics. These seminars, in adjoining conference rooms will allow Q&A and will likely cover:

1) The benefits of concealed weapons for women and minorities 2) Organizing Gun Shows and how to promote GrassRoots Send a check now to reserve your seats at the 3) GrassRoots history and founding 4) GrassRoots GunRights Gorillas, our Legislative Action group Gathering and Dinner. 5) Confrontational Politics - Playing to Win! (To GrassRoots, 6) “We’re the Good Guys”, the benefits of CWP for society at large PO Box 6383, Columbia, SC 29260) 7) Setting up local meetings and getting people to work in your area 8) Christians and Firearms, may we use deadly force For exhibit tables, advertising, door prize 9) How to become a CWP instructor and changes in the laws. donations, and sponsoring, please contact Ed Kelleher, [email protected], P.S. - Don’t forget to sign up for the Great GrassRoots Gathering on October 19, 2002. Rep. Suzanna Hupp (TX), remembered most because she watched her parents get 803-796-8858 (voice/fax), murdered in Luby’s Cafeteria, will be our keynote speaker. We will have various 1730 Augusta Road, seminars on how to make contacting your legislators and getting legislation passed West Columbia, SC 29169 easier to do. Even more importantly, you will have the chance to meet other GrassRoots GunRights members from around the state. It will be a lot of fun.

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older brother Allan and younger sister, She has been quoted in US News and MASSACRE IN KILLEEN Erika. Suzanna attended the University World Report, the Wall Street Journal, of Texas at El Paso and Texas Chiro- Time magazine, Texas Monthly, People, On October 16, 1991, Suzanna practic College, graduating with a Doc- and many others. Suzanna’s tireless ef- Hupp was having lunch with her par- tor of Chiropractic degree in 1985. Dr. forts in this arena were recently recog- ents at Luby’s restaurant in Killeen, Hupp moved to Central Texas in 1987, nized when she was awarded the Sybil Texas. A deranged man drove a truck where she began practicing and still Ludington Women’s Freedom Award by through the front window, running over owns the Cove Physical Rehab clinic. the National Rifle Association. diners at their tables. He pulled out a Suzanna and her husband Greg also own gun and began shooting. “I was mad as a small Arabian horse breeding ranch at GRASSROOTS POWER hell at my legislators,” says Hupp, “be- their home in Lampasas county. cause they had legislated me out of the Suzanna is recognized worldwide In 1993, then Governor of Texas right to protect myself and my family.” as one of the leading advocates for an Anne Richards was asked to sign into Suzanna Hupp’s parents were killed, Representative Suzanna Gratia Hupp, individual’s right to carry a concealed law a bill allowing “QUALIFIED” Texas along with 21 others, before the man Texas District 54. http:// weapon. citizens to carry handguns for self killed himself. www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist54/ In 1991, after leaving her gun in defense, she refused. On that day in Killeen, Hupp de- dist54.htm her car in order to comply with the law, In the 1994 Elections, Republican cided that Texas’ gun laws needed Suzanna watched helplessly as both her George W. Bush was asked if he would changing, and she would work to change Best known as having witnessed parents, along with 21 others were support the Concealed Handgun Li- them. In Texas, if you take a 15-hour the murder of her parents at Luby’s gunned down in a mass shooting at a cense, should he become governor. He course about the law and about conflict Cafeteria in Texas, she became a Texas local restaurant. As a survivor of this said he would. The word got out. Anne resolution, and if you have a permit, you Representative and pushed through the tragedy, her impassioned calls for the Richards was defeated. George W. can carry a concealed firearm. There Texas CWP law. She is a practicing right of citizens to self-defense have Bush became Governor of Texas. are similar laws in 28 other states. chiropractor and lives about 60 miles thrust her into the national debate on the In 1995, the Texas Concealed Suzanna Hupp is a state legislator now. west of Waco, Texas. right to keep and bear arms. Since the Carry bill was signed into law. There “Over the years that I have told this BIOGRAPHY Killeen massacre, she has testified nu- are approximately 220,000 licensed citi- story, people here are shocked that Texas Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp was merous times across the country for the zens in Texas today. But it all began had one of the most restrictive gun laws raised in Friendswood, Texas with her restoration of the Second Amendment. with Suzanna Hupp. See SPEAKERS Page 10

ruary 1992) and a B. A. in Economics He testified before the South Caro- carry laws and waiting periods affect and History from the University of Roch- lina Lottery Impact Commission in Au- the numbers of police deaths. Many ester (May 1990). gust 2000, discussing Georgia’s lottery- people oppose concealed weapons carry His research focuses on funded merit-based aid programs as laws because they believe these laws microeconomic policy-related questions, South Carolina considered adopting simi- jeopardize law enforcement officials, especially law and economics, crime, lar legislation. who risk their lives to protect the citi- casino gaming, lotteries, gun control, sen- His research has been featured in zenry. tencing, labor economics, education and National Public Radio’s Talk of the Na- This paper strongly rejects this merit-based aid. tion, the Wall St. Journal, the New York contention. States that allow law-abid- He wrote “The Impact of Gun Times, USA Today, Washington Post, ing citizens to carry concealed weapons Control Laws on Police Deaths,” (see The Economist, and many other national, have a slightly higher likelihood of hav- abstract below) and, with John R. Lott, regional and local media outlets. ing a felonious police death and slightly Jr., “Crime, Deterrence and the Right- He currently resides in Athens with higher police death rates prior to the law. to-Carry Concealed Handguns.” his wife, Elizabeth, and son, David An- After enactment of the right-to- He has testified about his research drew. carry laws, states exhibit a reduced like- before state legislatures and as an ex- Here is a recent example of his lihood of having a felonious police death David B. Mustard, Ph.D. pert witness in the courtroom. In Octo- research. It was published September rate and slightly lower rates of police ber 2000, he testified as an expert wit- 9, 2001, 2 days before 9/11: deaths. Since 1997 David B. Mustard has ness in a case that challenged the Ohio States that implement waiting pe- been an assistant professor of Econom- concealed carry laws as an infringement ABSTRACT: THE IMPACT OF riods have slightly lower felonious po- ics in the Terry College of Business at of the Ohio Constitution. GUN LAWS ON POLICE DEATHS lice death rates both before and after the University of Georgia. He earned a In October 1999, before the Mary- DAVID B. MUSTARD, the law. Ph.D. in Economics from the Univer- land House of Delegates Judiciary Com- University of Georgia Allowing law-abiding citizens to sity of Chicago (August 1997), a M. Sc. mittee he testified about Maryland carry concealed weapons does not en- in International and European Politics House Bill 736 that would allow citizens This paper uses state-level data danger the lives of officers and may from the University of Edinburgh (Feb- to carry concealed weapons. from 1984–96 to examine how right-to- help reduce their risk of being killed.

fully testified before the legislative bod- ments of personal and private security gun issue is larger than ammunition ies of Texas, Maryland, Virginia, Michi- training and consulting. types, magazine capacities, and gun gan and South Carolina. He has won From Kenn Blanchard’s Website: shows. The origins of gun control are awards for his community service and racist. No matter where it is enforced it problem solving. Welcome to the site of the USA’s is used to control some group of people. He is the executive director of the most audacious gun rights advocate! It doesn’t have to be you. Tenth Cavalry Gun Club; a club dedi- My name is Kenneth V. F. Thanks for visiting. If you had any cated to promoting the safe advocacy Blanchard, self proclaimed chief evan- apprehension about this site (because of of firearms ownership in untraditional gelist for the right to keep and bear arms. the name or the opening photo) it is just America. He is a board member of the I am a security consultant, speaker and proof of the conditioning we have all Law Enforcement Alliance of America, part time super hero. been subject to about guns. A black man an organization representing a combina- Read the articles and submit yours with a gun is no different than any other tion of 50,000 law enforcement officers that relate, subscribe to my free monthly ethnicity with one. Consider getting my and citizens concerned in improving the newsletter and get an autographed copy free monthly magazine online. Buy a safety and quality of life within the United my new book before you go! copy of Black Man With A Gun. Email Kenneth V. F. Blanchard www.blackmanwithagun.net States of America. The many sports of shooting are this “brother” a note if you have any In 1993 he created African Ameri- fun and require mental discipline that is questions or if I can help you. Look for Kenneth V. F. Blanchard is a can Arms & Instruction, Inc. (A3i), a not reliant upon your gender or genet- a good instructor and have some fun! former federal police officer lieutenant, training and consulting firm dealing with ics. Politicians and the rich have used Learn the truth about the gun issue and and security specialist with the US gov- cultural issues and firearm training. He the gun issue to stay in power for de- protect yourself. ernment. He has lobbied for the right to has recently formed Blanchard Impre- cades. Unless you learn these truths for “Every large tree in the forest was keep and bear arms and has success- sario Group, Inc. to encompass all ele- yourself, you’ll always be a victim. The once just a nut that held its ground.” C Y M K 6 August 2002 The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina Legal Defense Fund Formed to Protect Jack Local Radio Talk Show goes Stone’s Shooting Range - Your Help is Needed National

Jack Stone has had a shooting guage and the House concurred with the cedent to help protect all shooting ranges Let’s TALK Guns, the local talk range on his property since the late change. in South Carolina. Jack had wanted to show that could, is going national via the 1960’s. Jack has allowed friends and GrassRoots Legislative Direc- be able to pay his own expenses, but the Internet in August. “It’s the first step in neighbors to use his shooting range for tor, Rob Butler, submitted an affidavit to costs of fighting this lawsuit have about getting the show syndicated,” said free. Jack has used his shooting range the court documenting the successful busted poor Jack. Charles Campbell, talk show host. “We to conduct CWP classes and gun safety lobbying efforts of GrassRoots in get- Jack tried to get the NRA to help have been approached by a national classes. ting the “expansion of activity” language protect his shooting range, but to no news company with over 700 radio sta- When the Shooting Range Pro- deleted from the bill. This should have avail. This was especially disappointing tions to carry our show on their satellite. tection Act required shooting ranges to been all that was needed to decide the to Jack because Jack is on the Board of They will promote Let’s TALK Guns to post signs, Jack erected the “Shooting issue. But, the judge wanted to hear it Directors of GOSC, the state NRA as- their affiliates and expect us to be picked Range - Noise Area” signs as required from the General Assembly. sociation. Jack has sent a lot of money up by about 50 radio stations initally.” by law. Unfortunately, Jack’s neighbors GrassRoots asked Rep. Jim to the NRA in years gone by, but now The talk show is currently broad- felt their property values were negatively Klauber, the primary sponsor of the they will not even return his phone calls. cast on 50,000 watt Radio Station effected by being inside the posted shoot- “Shooting Range Protection Act of GrassRoots suggested starting WCEO 840 AM every Saturday from 3 ing range noise area. They wanted the 2000", to submit an affidavit to the court a legal defense fund. Then, gun clubs, to 4 pm. signs taken down to protect their prop- regarding the legislative intent as to shooting ranges, and gun owners from “We are not overjoyed by the sig- erty values. The only way to get the whether an “expansion of activity” was all over South Carolina could step up and nal but it is the most powerful AM sta- signs down was to close the shooting a substantial change in use of a shooting help Jack out. Remember, all shooting tion in the area,” said John Burgess, co- range. So, Jack’s neighbors filed a nui- range. Rep. Jim Klauber provided a no- ranges could be helped if Jack wins. host. “AM radio is affected by every- sance noise lawsuit to close Jack’s tarized affidavit to the court supporting The Mid Carolina Rifle Club thing from sun spots to steel buildings. shooting range. Jack Stone and shooting ranges. voted to give $1,000 to the Shooting We want to reach as many people as Jack’s case is important be- The judge should have thrown Range Legal Defense Fund. The Mid we can because we have an important cause the judge is directly questioning the case out of court at the very begin- Carolina Rifle Club challenges every message to get out. We talk about guns the meaning and intent of the “Shooting ning. The judge should have ruled there shooting range and gun club in SC to and all that it implies. We want to show Range Protection Act of 2000.” The was no merit to the plaintiff’s claims after send as generous a donation as possible the general public that gun owners are plaintiffs argue, and the judge seemingly reading the affidavits submitted by Rep. to help Jack Stone protect his shooting responsible citizens and not wild eyed wants to agree, that an increase of shoot- Jim Klauber, Rob Butler, and witnesses range. radical like we are portrayed in the lib- ing activity at Jack’s range constitutes a for both the plaintiffs and defendant. eral media.” substantial change in the use of a shoot- Unfortunately, the judge failed to throw Please send contributions to: Guests on the radio talk show in- ing range. If that interpretation is upheld, out the case. The judge is allowing the Shooting Range clude politicians, gun collectors, gun deal- then the shooting sports and Jack’s range plaintiffs to use the court system as a Legal Defense Fund ers, CWP instructors, hunters, shooters, will go the way of the dodo bird - ex- bludgeon to beat poor Jack into submis- c/o GrassRoots and people who have interesting stories tinction. sion. P.O. Box 6383 to share. Topics include, women and GrassRoots predicted that if any The judge is allowing the plain- Columbia, SC 29260 guns, 2nd Amendment news, gun of the “expansion of activity” language was tiffs to bleed Jack Stone to death with Ask your gun club and shooting week, news from GrassRoots and other allowed to remain in the law, then the expensive attorney fees. Every deposi- range to make a contribution, too. South gun related organizations, gunsmithing, shooting sports and shooting ranges tion, every hearing, every motion made Carolina gun owners can not afford to how to shoot, how to choose the right would be in jeopardy. GrassRoots testi- costs Jack money. Jack could lose his lose this case. weapon, where to shoot, how to get a fied at the Senate hearings as to why shooting range because Jack is almost CWP, just about any gun related subject the “expansion of activity” language out of money. For more information, please you can name. Listeners get the chance needed to be deleted from the definition Jack needs financial help so that contact Rob Butler at to call in and talk to experts, politicians, of “substantial change in use” in the bill. he can continue to fight to protect not [email protected] or and just plain gun people. The Senate removed the offending lan- only his shooting range, but to set a pre- 803.957.3959. “Our show is dedicated to bring- ing the news, stories, and people our audience wants to hear,” said Thomas POLICE fear a terrifying new weapon is on the Safe Storage Gun Laws: Lanham, co-host. “We listen to our lis- Accidental Deaths, teners and modify the show bring them streets of Britain — a combined knife AND gun. Suicides, and Crime what they want.” To hear Let’s TALK Guns on the Only the Two of the knife-guns have already John R. Lott, Jr. Internet go to: British would con- been found on passengers at American Enterprise Institute (AEI) http://www.letstalkguns.com. sider this a terrify- Gatwick and General John E. Whitley Check on the Website to find out if you University of Adelaide ing weapon. It Stansted can hear it on your local radio station. won’t be long be- airports. “If you would like to hear us in your Abstract: fore the British po- The area,” said Campbell, “just tell your ra- It is frequently assumed that safe lice are going to be American-made dio station and then send us an e-mail storage gun laws reduce accidental gun like the airport security weapon is on (or call) with the name and telephone deaths and total suicides, while the pos- number of your favorite station and we’ll screeners here in sale in Eu- sible impact on crime rates are ignored. contact them direct. If there is anything the U.S... “Hand rope and However, given existing work on the ad- or anyone you would like to hear, let us over that nail file, could easily verse impact of other safety laws, such mate. Can’t have you be smuggled into Britain as safety caps for storing medicine, even know. If you’ve got something to share walking around with something as b y ferry passengers too. the very plausible assumption of reduced with the public, let us know and you could dangerous as that.” They’ve taken guns A police source said: “We are ex- accidental gun deaths cannot be taken be our next guest...live, on the air.” away from their citizens and now with tremely worried. We have not found any for granted. this little piece of steel they are going to of these weapons on the mainland but Our paper analyzes both state and probably over react and soon you won’t the fact two have been seized at air- county data spanning nearly twenty During the first five full years af- be able to have a sharp knife to cut that ports indicates they are here already.” years, and we find no support that safe ter the passage of the safe storage laws, the group of fifteen states that adopted piece of steak (that may or may not con- Terry Gander, editor of Janes In- storage laws reduce either juvenile ac- cidental gun deaths or suicides. Instead, these laws faced an annual average in- tain Mad Cow disease!). fantry Weapons magazine, said: “The these storage requirements appear to crease of over 300 more murders, 3,860 thought of a gangster being in posses- FYI: The GRAD .22 has a tough- impair peoples ability to use guns defen- more rapes, 24,650 more robberies, and ened 6in blade — and the firing mecha- sion of one of these things is very dis- sively. over 25,000 more aggravated assaults. nism of a pistol hidden in its folding turbing.” Because accidental shooters also On average, the annual costs borne handle. The new menace is revealed as tend to be the ones most likely to violate by victims averaged over $2.6 billion as FIVE bullets can be fired in quick gun crime reaches an all-time high on the new law, safe storage laws increase a result of lost productivity, out-of-pocket succession from the concealed barrel. the streets of Britain. What did they ex- violent and property crimes against low expenses, medical bills, and property It is similar to weapons used by pect when they disarmed the honest risk citizens with no observable offset- losses Russian and Chinese special forces for people and not the crooks? Take note ting benefit in terms of reduced acci- http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/ close-quarters fighting. America. It’s happening here! dents or suicides. papers.cfm?abstract_id=228534 C Y M K The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina August 2002 7

Secretary’s Report renewal checks. You may have already A Woman’s Choice sent your renewal check in, and then you get another request to renew your mem- Letting her defend herself. Tom Burkizer bership because it has expired. Please GrassRoots Secretary be patient and we will make sure we get it right. rarely given any news coverage. There have been some great im- I have been getting a fair number By John R. Lott Jr. Take a few cases just during the of inquiries from members about getting last week of July: provements in our South Carolina Con- non-resident CWPs from other states. A year ago it would have been - - Nashville, Tennessee. A man cealed Carry law since our last news- shocking news: a governor publicly tell- broke into a woman’s home at 3:15 A.M. letter, and I was lucky enough to be able I have sent out quite a number of appli- ing women to get a concealed handgun on a Sunday morning. In what police to attend the Governor’s signing of cations for New Hampshire non-resident permit so that they can defend them- described as “a violent home invasion” H3010. I enjoyed seeing all the CWPs. If you want one, just send me a selves against a serial killer. Hardly po- the woman stopped the attacker by GrassRoots members and their families self addressed stamped envelope. If you litically correct advice. Yet, in this post- shooting him in the leg. filling his office to overflowing. are on the internet you can download an 9/11 world, no overwhelming calls are - - Reno, Nevada. A maintenance The politicians certainly notice our application directly from their web site. being made for a retraction of the man began punching and slapping a fe- GrassRoots organization when we can http://www.state.nh.us/nhsp/ governor’s male nightclub mobilize so many members to assemble pluprnon.pdf statements. owner after at the State House on short notice. They You can also call them at 603-271- Contrast she com- also notice our attendance at the legis- 3575 and ask for an application for a this with plained about lative committee meetings (by our Non-Resident Pistol/Revolver Permit. the typical the quality of GrassRoots GunRights Gorillas – Ed) If you would like an application for recommen- his repairs. that led up to the signing of the legisla- a Florida permit, you can make an online dation that She first tried request for an application (it’s a thick

PHOTO BY PAUL PETERS tion. women be- unsuccessfully Telephone calls, letters, faxes and packet so it can’t be sent out in an have pas- to defend her- postcards from our members made the SASE) directly from their web site. sively or self with a difference in the passing of this http://licgweb.dos.state.fl.us/li- simply knife. When legislation. You made the difference. cense/forms.html make sure the man con- There has been a steady flow of If you are not on the internet, you that their tinued his at- membership renewals coming to our can give them a call at 850-487-0482 tack, the doors are mailbox. We know that sometimes our and ask for an application for a “Con- locked. woman, a con- letters get crossed in the mail with your cealed Weapon or Firearms License.” Louisi- cealed-hand- ana’s gov- gun permit ernor, Mike holder, pulled Foster, last a handgun week from her purse pointed to and fired a the undeni- warning shot. able: Po- The man fled lice, while the scene. extremely - - Albu- important in querque, New Mexico. fighting Cherry Gentry is a GrassRoots instructor member crime, sim- from the Upstate. See her announcement on page 13. A woman in ply can’t be her 30s was there all the time. People should “assist” awakened at 1:30 A.M. on a Saturday the police in searching for the killer, but “by a flashlight pointed toward her face “you have a right to get a [concealed] and with a man straddling her . . . he gun permit. . . . if you know how [to use threatened to kill her.” She struggled and a gun] and you have a situation with was able to get a hold of a gun, fatally some fruitcake running around, like shooting the attacker three times in the they’ve got right now, it sure can save chest. you a lot of grief.” - - Macon, Georgia. A 67-year- The governor’s advice is excellent, old woman stopped two men from rob- yet seldom heard. Despite all the free bing her by pulling a shotgun on them. suggestions offered in the media, the When they saw the gun the robbers ran U.S. Department of Justice’s National out of the store. Crime Victimization Survey has shown Many women live in fear of crime, for decades that resistance with a gun but as these stories indicate locking your- is by far the safest course of action self in your home doesn’t guarantee when one is confronted by a criminal. safety. In all these cases, there was sim- The probability of serious injury ply not sufficient time to call the police from a criminal confrontation is 2.5 times and wait for them to arrive. How else greater for women offering no resis- could these women have handled men tance than resisting with a gun. who were much stronger then they are? Men also benefit, but the benefit is Some people find it hard to believe smaller because there is, on average, a that, as research shows, there are two smaller difference in strength between million defensive-gun uses each year. violent criminals, who are almost always After all, if these events were really men, and male victims than for female happening, wouldn’t we hear about them victims. For men, passive behavior is 1.4 on the news? Gun crimes inundate the times more likely to result in serious in- news, but when was the last time you jury than resisting with a gun. saw a story on the national evening news In my own research, I examine (or even the local news) about a citizen county crime rates for the entire U.S. using her gun to stop a crime? from 1977 to 1998. Murder rates decline Unfortunately, the advice offered when either sex carries a concealed by Governor Foster is rarely heard. Yet, handgun, but the effect is particularly in the wake of September 11, the usual pronounced for women. An additional “if you simply give attackers what they woman carrying a concealed handgun want everything will be O.K.” attitude reduces the murder rate for women by is being seriously questioned. three to four times more than an addi- For some, that rethinking couldn’t tional armed man reduces the murder come soon enough. rate for men. John R. Lott Jr. is a resident Cases where women use guns to scholar at the American Enterprise In- save their lives and the lives of their fami- stitute and the author of More Guns, lies occur all the time, though they are Less Crime C Y M K 8 August 2002 The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina Merchant Issues Report for August, 2002

The passage of H3010 into law means some important changes in re- spect to how the Posted Merchants and Welcome Back! Lists are maintained: Not For Sale! Posted Merchant List Have you seen people wearing our Per changes in the new law, any GrassRoots lapel pin? Would you like merchant or business that displays pro- one for yourself? It’s easy to get one Class firing while instructor watches. hibitive signs not in compliance with state — just get more involved with standards is not legally posted against GrassRoots. We don’t sell those pins, CWP. Therefore, the Posted Merchant they have to be earned. When you work List has been wiped clean. Any mer- GrassRoots in Action - at a gun show for us, or are a GrassRoots chant using the “old” signs need not be GunRights Gorilla at the State House, reported. We will still require complete or pass out GrassRoots Membership information on a legally-posted merchant NRA Instructors Class cards to gun shops, or sign up a bunch or business meaning physical address, of new members at your gun club, you’ll name of owner/president/CEO, mailing held July 27 - 28 get one of these pins in recognition of address if applicable, phone number if your effort. available etc. Please do not send a re- We want people to get more in- port that does not contain complete in- A goal of GrassRoots is to double understand their responsibility and op- volved and when people make a special formation. Store postings are subject to the number of South Carolina’s Con- portunity to promote gun rights, as out- effort to promote the cause of verification by volunteers. cealed Weapon Permit (CWP) holders lined by GrassRoots Pres. Ed Kelleher GrassRoots GunRights, we want every- You are urged to review your re- within the next five years. One neces- who addressed the class Saturday morn- one to recognize that you’re a working, cent mailing that describes in detail the sary item in achieving this goal is to in- ing. The students came together from involved member of South Carolina’s #1 standardized requirements for posting crease the numbers of SLED Certified all around our state and will become in- Gun Rights group - GrassRoots. against CWP. The new Posted Mer- Instructors, who can teach CWP classes dividual assets in their communities as For example, we gave out the chant List will list those requirements in around our state. Most people need to they begin teaching firearms safety and round GrassRoots Snake lapel pins to an easy-to-read format. obtain credentials as a “NRA Certified skills to others. those who made the effort to attend the It is not Grassroots’ responsibility Firearms Instructor” first, as it’s a SLED This group of 14 new Instructors GrassRoots CWP Reform Law signing to educate merchants that they need to prerequisite. brings our total to 47 who have taken in Gov. Hodges office. use standardized signs to legally post GrassRoots just sponsored our sec- our GrassRoots sponsored classes in the When you see those round yellow against CWP. In regard to a merchant ond NRA Instructor’s Training class. last 8 months. pins with the GrassRoots GunRights “No or business using non-compliant i.e. This past weekend, 14 of our members If you would like to attend the next Compromise, No Surrender” Snake on “old” signs you should remind yourself paid to take the needed 16 hour training class or need to get information, please them, you’ll know the person wearing it that while such businesses may not be course. contact Norm or Mike. If you’re al- has made a special effort to support legally posted, you need to make a con- Norman Price and Mike ready an instructor but want to team up GrassRoots. We won’t be selling those science decision as to whether or not Walguarnery were the host Instructors with others we can help there too. pins. They have to be earned. that merchant deserves your business. and assisted NRA Training Counselor Future Instructor Classes and Get yours today! Let us know Since 1996, many of these merchants Bill Powell with the class. Training Counselor (the people that train what you’re doing to help further the and businesses considered CWP hold- This was an extremely capable and Instructors) classes will be announced goals of GrassRoots and if you’re wor- ers to be a threat and a liability and ig- experienced group of individuals. They by GrassRoots, so stay tuned. thy, we’ll send you a pin. nored requests to remove their signs so now we segue to the… Welcome Back! List Welcome Back! It’s all about attitude, baby! In order for a merchant to be listed (August 2002) as a “Welcome Back!” place of busi- ness they must remove any and all pro- hibitive signs regardless of whether the The following merchants have signs are “old” or “state standardized”. removed their signs prohibiting Why? Grassroots holds merchants to a CWP: higher standard of conduct. Those old signs still say “Disarmed Victim Zone” Klig’s Kites, Myrtle Beach (22 July to criminals. Those old signs speak vol- 2002) umes about a merchant’s attitude about Christmas Travel & Tours, Myrtle the right to self-defense. Beach (27 June 2002) Merchants that qualify to be placed on the “Welcome Back!” list shall be listed in two consecutive newsletters and There have been some changes for six months on the Grassroots web made to the Welcome Back! List. site. As always, businesses and mer- Merchants removing all prohibiting chants claiming to be no longer posted signs (old “pre-H3010” or new are subject to verification by volunteers. standardized per state law) shall be I’d like to take this opportunity to listed in the newsletter for two thank all of you who made the visits, consecutive issues. Grassroots wrote the letters, sent the postcards, South Carolina reserves the right faxes, and e-mails to our elected repre- to verify any merchant or business sentatives in order to make H3010 a re- claiming to have removed signs ality. Carry responsibly and enjoy your prohibiting CWP. Send reports expanded ability to protect yourselves and loved ones. concerning merchants that have John Ponti removed signs to: Merchant Issues Chairman [email protected] C Y M K The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina August 2002 9

What rifle should I get? Machine Guns and other “Class An AR-15 or M1A? III” type things A GrassRoots member posed the following question on our email discus- sion group. He got several replies. His lice, State police chief) sign the “form manufactured and registered with the final conclusion is at the end. By Tim Lancaster 4”. The part that the CLEO must sign, ATF prior to May, 1986. reads as follows: “I certify that I am the This means that there is a limited Original Query: I am looking in There seems to be a lot of misin- chief law enforcement officer of the supply with a steady demand. It also about 2-3 months to buy a rifle for my formation and confusion regarding class organization named below having juris- means that prices of machine guns are son (big kid) and I to use in some friendly three possession in South Carolina. Last diction in the area of residence of very high. Some guns can still be had at competition shooting. I have used an M- September, our legislature amended the ______. reasonable prices, such as MAC 10s. 16A2 and an M-14 in the military but I possession laws to allow persons ap- I have no information indicating They come in 9mm, 45acp, and 380acp can’t seem to come to a conclusion of proved by the ATF to possess all class that the transferee will use the firearm and can usually be had for around $1,500, which to buy: A Springfield M-1A (M- three items. or device described on this application depending on condition and manufac- 14 clone) or an AR-15 Bushmaster Machine guns, suppressors (silenc- for other than lawful purposes. I have turer. DCM. They cost about the same (maybe ers), short barreled rifles, short barreled no information that the receipt or pos- Other guns that people are usually $100-$150 difference). I would like to shotguns and AOWs (Any Other Weap- session of the firearm or device de- interested in include Thompson Sub- hear from someone that has used both ons) are regulated by the National Fire- scribed in item 4 would place the trans- Machine guns, M-16s, and HK MP5s. and could tell me which one felt better arms Act of 1934(NFA). (AOWs are a feree in violation of State or local law.” If you are willing to pay, some of these and had a better group. I can handle the “catch all” class Then the CLEO items can still be bought, new in the box. recoil of a .308 Winchester with no prob- but include some has to sign and Some recent prices of such items, are lem and so can my son. short shotguns, date it. Thompsons: anywhere from $6,500 to Reply #1: Trick question! It de- smooth bore pis- One question $25,000, M-16s: $5,500 to $11,000, and pends on your projected use. AR (early tols, pen guns, cane that was asked of MP5s: $7,500 to $12,000. types mil M-16 and later AR-15) are fun guns, and hand- me at a recent gun Prices usually depend on a lot of to shoot and OK out to 200-300M. guns designed to show was; “If I factors, such as historical value, and of Ammo is light and relatively inexpensive. be fired with two have a silencer, course, demand. Belt fed guns and many Groups “like a battle rifle”. Some are hand grips.) must it always others are available as well. The other picky when it comes to ammunition. Most people stay with one par- NFA items can still be manufactured and Magazines are cheap. assume that they ticular gun?” The sold new today. M14 (mil M14 and import M1A1) are illegal to pos- answer is no. A si- People are usually interested in Si- “reach out and touch someone” at sess. This is not lencer such as a lencers and Short barreled shotguns. 600M. Ammo is more expensive and lots true, if you can le- threaded .22LR Prices for these items are more reason- heavier. Still has good stopping at longer gally buy a hand- can be used on any able. Silencers are in the price range of range and CAN hit if the shooter can. gun then you can .22LR without vio- $400 to $1,200, and Short barreled shot- Magazines are expensive good ones run buy a class III item. lating any laws. guns are usually in the same price range. $40 to $50. They do have to be You, of course, Don’t forget the transfer tax. Now everyone can yell at me! I registered with the would need to use The “Shotgun News”, “Gun Lists” do not doubt that I have offended all in some way. Sorry! My input is based on NFA branch of the 30 cal. WW I Watercooled Browning the silencer on a and the monthly magazine, “Small Arms ATF though. Machine Gun gun that was of the Review” are good sources to find class experience in RVN and after with the These weap- same caliber III items for sale. There are also many rifles as described. — Jim ons are known usually by the “catch all” though. places on the internet that list available Reply #2: A lot depends on what name of “class III” weapons. There are Some high power rifle silencers (a items. If you find something out of state, you are going to use the rifle for. If it’s other names that you will hear them re- better term would be suppressor, be- it will first have to be transferred to an DCM match shooting at short ranges ferred to as well: NFA and Title II are cause high powered rifles can not be in-state Class III dealer and then to you. (300 meters or less), the Bushmaster is two of them. totally silenced, due to the sonic crack I am in the upstate of South Carolina in an excellent choice: Low recoil, accu- Buying a machine gun or other or the super-sonic projectile) can be used Laurens. Please feel free to contact me rate, flat shooting, good ergonomics, but class III weapon is a little more compli- on different caliber guns. An example if you have any questions regarding class mostly quick recovery for rapid strings cated than buying other guns (Title I would be a .30 caliber silencer could be III or any other weapons. of fire (rapid fire). If you are going to weapons). You have to fill out an ATF used on a .308 WIN, 30-06, or 300 WIN shoot longer ranges or hunt with the form known as a “form 4” in duplicate, Magnum. As long as the diameter of the Tim Lancaster is a lifetime rifle, I’d go with the .308. If you are have two pictures attached, have two bullet was the same, it could be used. member of the NRA and also a going to want to do “action shooting” sets of fingerprints taken, and pay a one Machine guns are usually the class member of Grass Roots South with a rifle— IPSC or IDPA type ac- time transfer tax of $200.00. For AOWs III items that people are most interested Carolina. He is the owner of tion shooting, urban tactical, etc., once there is only a $5.00 transfer tax. in buying. They have an additional re- Lancaster Gun Works in Laurens, again, the Bushmaster will be an overall You also have to have the Chief striction placed on them that the other SC and is an FFL holder as well as better choice. The size and recoil of the Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) for class III weapons do not have. For a a class III dealer. He can be M1-A are a handicap. Handling the .308 your location (ie: sheriff, chief of po- civilian to possess them, they had to be reached at [email protected] recoil is not the issue as much as the advantage of quicker recoil recovery of the .223. But, if you need the rifle for Wal-Mart Adopts Tougher long yardage competition, the .308 has a definite advantage. Either can be re- Gun Sale Policy loaded— but the .223 is much more eco- Wal-Mart has ordered its stores to nomical to shoot. As this is the current adopt a tougher policy on gun sales that military caliber, there is plenty of cheap goes beyond the requirements of the fed- .223 around. My theory, all other things eral government. Under federal law, if au- being equal, is to buy what I can afford thorities cannot complete a criminal back- ground check on a gun buyer within three to shoot the most. This magnifies both business days, retailers are allowed by Fed- the fun and the proficiency/practice eral law to hand over the firearm. Wal- curves. Either way, you can’t go wrong, Mart has decided not to do that. If they but I’d go with the .223. - Clay don’t get a specific “Proceed”, they Reply #3: Excellent summation. won’t. The Wal-Mart memo lays out the I’d concur with Clay, with info originally policy: If a store receives a “delayed” re- given (youth, general purpose), go with sponse from federal or state authorities .223. On a more general note my 2 cents who conduct the background checks on worth follows. potential buyers, “do NOT transfer the If you want to shoot rapidly, get firearms until you receive a proceed. To the AR. This would imply shorter range restate, you MUST have a ‘proceed’ (no matter how long it takes) before any fire- targets and lots of cheap ammo avail- arm is transferred to a Customer.” able. http://www.federalobserver.com/ archive.php?aid=3075 See AR-15 Page 13 C Y M K 10 August 2002 The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina

KMoore from proxy.aol.com SPEAKERS from Page 5 Miss Universe Packs Would you agree, then, that if the in the entire country. They always teachers at these schools had been li- Some Real Heat! pictured us as you imagine: We are all censed to carry guns that these tragedies gun totin’ kind of people.” may have been prevented? Suzanna Hupp CHATTING WITH Absolutely. A perfect example of Newly crowned Miss Uni- SUZANNA HUPP that is how the carnage in Pearl, Missis- verse Oxana Fedorova, aims a sippi was halted by a vice-principal who pistol during a training in St. Pe- Suzanna Hupp contends that there had a firearm in his truck, illegally, on tersburg, Russia in this April 18, are always going to be guns in America. school premises, and held the gunman, 2001 file photo. The real issue is how you use guns, who after numerous murders, at gunpoint until Fedorova is a police lieu- should use guns and for what reasons. the police arrived. tenant and is studying law at the Here are excerpts from when Rep. There are two factors. Number St. Petersburg Police Academy. Suzanna Hupp appeared on World one, it acts as a deterrent effect, and Fedorova’s victory - the first News Tonight as part of the broadcast’s number two, why are we treating our Miss Universe from Russia - led new “21st Century Lives” series, and teachers like second-class citizens, when nationwide newscasts Thursday, then joined us online in a chat. we allow other people to protect them- May 30, 2002. Rhonda from Texas selves in their work places? (AP Photo/Igor Akimov, Izvestia) As a mother and concealed- Israel had numerous terrorist at- weapon carrier, what can we do to show tacks perpetrated upon their schools. the uneducated anti-gunners that it is the When they required their teachers to be criminals and NOT the guns that are the armed, the terrorist attacks and the num- problem? ber of children that died dropped to zero. Suzanna Hupp Suzanna Hupp continues I would recommend finding stories If you’re on the fence on this is- such as mine on the Internet, and when sue, just imagine yourself in a restau- you’re talking to people, try to put them rant, on a bright, sunny day, as a mad- Why don’t more people in in the position I was in, with their little man begins to slaughter innocent people children behind them. Even if they like fish in a barrel. And as he levels the South Carolina have a CWP? choose not to have a gun, as the bad gun at your child, don’t you hope that guy levels a weapon on their children, either you or the guy next to you has a Many states have higher percentages of CWP holders than South don’t they hope the guy next to them gun and knows how to use it? Carolina. For example, an article* in the Roanoke Times (Virginia) stated: has a gun and knows how to use it? The only thing the gun laws have “In Virginia, 3.3 percent of more than 5 million people at least 21 I believe people make their deci- done is prevent law-abiding people from years old have received the permits to carry hidden guns anywhere in the sions at the gut level, and most people protecting themselves and their families. state since lawmakers loosened restrictions on the permits in 1995. In ignore statistical information. If you can I would much rather be in jail with a Craig County, more than 12 percent of the adult residents of the relatively personalize a story, you may make a dif- felony offense on my head, and have crime-free locality have the licenses.” ference. my parents alive to know their grand- South Carolina with 3.5 million people, has about 35,000 CWP hold- World News Tonight Moderator children. And I think that says it. ers, or only 1%. What kind of gun legislation do you Why is that? think would be more effective in this During the Middle Ages, • Are people saying, “I don’t need no stinking permit” and country? probably one of the biggest mis- just carry without one? Suzanna Hupp takes was not putting on your • Do people think a gun in the glove box of their truck is good Let’s keep it simple. When bad armor because you were “just enough? guys use guns illegally, they should be going down to the corner.” • Are they victims of propaganda and indoctrination from our crucified for it. Beyond that, I’m not in- - Jack Handey public schools and the “news” media and think that “guns terested. are bad” and we should just call 911 to take care of us? • Can people not afford guns because of our racist “Saturday Night Special” law that prohibits less expensive handguns? • Do people in South Carolina just not give a flip? • Is South Carolina such a paradise that no concealed weap- ons are needed? • Are people in South Carolina not smart enough to figure a CWP might do them some good? • Do people not know how to get a CWP (no advertising)? • Is it too expensive to get a CWP? • Are there no instructors or classes available in their area? • Do people think a CWP is worthless because it’s too re- stricted? • Are they afraid of making a mistake and going to jail? • Do people not want to be on some “government list”? • Is it too much hassle to get a CWP? • Do people think the testing (written and shooting) is too hard and they can’t pass it? Can anyone add any more reasons to this list? I’m not looking for humor either. What do you think the top 3 reasons are? Write or email me what you think and we’ll publish the results. These are serious questions. To reach our goal of doubling the num- ber of CWP holders by 2006 we need to answer them. The answers will likely point out some areas for GrassRoots to work at in the future.

Ed Kelleher, President GrassRoots GunRights South Carolina

* http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story130723.html

C Y M K The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina August 2002 11 An Open Letter to SC Concealed Weapons Permit Holders (CWP)

Dear Concealed Weapons Permit is Grassroots different? First Grassroots businesses that do not welcome licensed quent writer. There you can also find a Holder, GunRights is a South Carolina organiza- CWP holders if they are carrying a con- virtual wealth of other useful links and I am a fellow CWP holder who has tion concentrating all our efforts on pro- cealed weapon. I find this useful, be- information. been a Grassroots GunRights member tecting and restoring rights of law-abid- cause I generally do not shop where a Grassroots has in place an e-mail for several years. I ask now only for a ing South Carolinians. merchant requires me to be at the mercy alert network used to inform, coordinate few minutes of your time to read this Our officers are ordinary citizens of any criminal’s whim. and mobilize our members. We also use letter and listen to the reasons I feel you who have concealed weapons permits How many times have you gone conventional mailings to spread the word should join us. and carry on a daily basis like you and I shopping while carrying your weapon, and to provide pre-written postcards for Before joining Grassroots I ob- do, so they understand the problems we parked your car and walked up to a members to send their Senators and tained my CWP and soon discovered that must cope with daily. Rather than dic- business’s door only to find it posted Representatives. all the restrictions placed on where I tate to members, our officers actively against CWP? Grassroots also has a Why should you join Grassroots could be safe made my complying with solicit your opinions and advice, Merchant Contact Program, the now? We need your help. We are now the law very difficult at best. I was dis- because they realize purpose of which is to help engaged in a legislative battle over appointed and dissatisfied with the way Grassroots’ strength members convince busi- H.3010. This bill that Grassroots spon- the law is to say the least. comes from our great- nesses to remove those sored and for which we fought hard has I wanted to do something about it, est resource, our pesky “No CWP” passed the Senate. If the House passes so I wrote letters to newspapers com- members. Above all signs and to date we it and the Governor signs it into law, it plaining. Some newspapers printed my else, Grassroots un- have gotten dozens of will eliminate some of the ridiculous ar- letters. Others did not. I wrote to my derstands how to get businesses to unpost. bitrary restrictions that liberal lawmak- elected officials, but at most received in results in Columbia. Grassroots provides ers succeeded in placing in the 1996 return form letters saying they appreci- Grassroots many tools to inform South Carolina CWP law for the follow- ated hearing from me, but never got any leadership under- members of breaking ing activities: response showing they agreed with me stands the legislative news and to coordinate 1) Carrying a weapon concealed or even read my letter. process, uses this under- members into one loud co- or even to possess a weapon in your car The national gun-rights groups standing to plan effective herent unified voice that legisla- while you are in any of our crime ridden were too busy in Washington to get in- strategies and then by providing the in- tors not only hear, but also heed. interstate highway rest stops volved on the state level. I felt like one formation, timing, tools and coordination On the Web-site there are pre- 2) Entering a posted business tiny voice hopelessly trying to shout and they enable the collective voice of our written letters you can copy and mail while carrying a concealed weapon if be heard over the roar of a raging hurri- members to influence lawmakers. Our yourself or use the automatic e-mailer the store’s “No CWP” sign is hidden cane. Furthermore, I had no understand- officers have solid working relationships to e-mail your Senators and Represen- ing of how government worked, much with many state legislators and their tatives without even having to be an elo- See OPEN LETTER Page 15 less how to make it work for me. opinions are well respected by many in I was a closet activist, one who the Statehouse and SLED. wanted to make things right, but I felt With help from our friends in the powerless and insecure in my ability to Statehouse, our officers keep their fin- convince those in power to do what I ger on the pulse of the Senate and House felt they should. to try to keep the Statehouse from I, like many of you, also belonged sweeping their dirty little secrets under (and still do) to several other national the rug. gun-rights organizations. Sometimes Did you know, for instance, that when I read numerous mailings I get the last week in April the Senate Bud- from those other groups, I still feel their get Committee decided to DOUBLE the main interest is to solicit a donation. fee for renewing and applying for a I also am disappointed in some of CWP? these groups’ legislative strategy. They Grassroots refuses to engage in a seem to be committed to a totally de- strategy of legislative compromise, hence fensive strategy of delaying the anti-gun our motto, “No Surrender – No Com- liberal agenda of enacting more laws promise”. Grassroots officers under- that restrict further our God-given rights. stand the law and how seemingly unim- They call these stalling tactics of portant words, phrases, lines and even reducing the amount of rights we give entire bills might cause unforeseen prob- up at each legislative session “COM- lems for gun owners and CWP holders. PROMISE”. I always thought compro- GrassRoots improved the Range Pro- mise is each side giving up something tection Act by protecting all ranges and and each side getting something in re- making sure range membership limits did turn, but I cannot recall the last time the not become a requirement. anti-gun crowd ever gave up a thing, can We eliminated junk from bills like you? a recent “homeland security” bill that I always called giving up something would have made your military relics il- and getting nothing in return “SURREN- legal if they were “capable of causing DER”. It does not take a rocket scien- fear”. GrassRoots is even at the State- tist to figure out that, if the liberal scheme house when other pro-gun organizations of chipping away at our freedom con- fail to show, like at a legislative session tinues, they will eventually achieve their to support elimination of the one hand- goal of banning private ownership of fire- gun per thirty days rule. arms. Grassroots has recently gotten Do not get me wrong. I realize H.3010 passed through the Senate that the national pro-gun groups do serve a will help you significantly if it passes the useful purpose and do provide many House. (It passed - See front page.) worthwhile services nationally and that Grassroots also provides other it takes money to make these programs helpful services to members and the possible. I am still a member of these community at large. Grassroots main- groups and plan to keep supporting them tains a Web-site (www.scfirearms.org) and urge you to do the same. that contains listings of CWP instructors Then I joined Grassroots, a group throughout the state. Also on the Web- unlike any other to which I belong. How site we maintain and publish a list of C Y M K 12 August 2002 The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina

so. When he told her that he would tell GUNS From Page 1 GrassRoots GunShows others what State Farm had done to him, Atkinson got a call from his agent she retorted: “What are you going to be the next day telling him he had seven able to do by yourself?” days to find a new policy. Then State When Gary told me that, I decided Farm was going to cancel him. Atkinson that others should know about this anti- brought the agent to the adjacent prop- self-defense policy at State Farm (and, erty to see his range. It is actually rather of course, at Prudential). professional, since Atkinson has heavy Hopefully there is one more rea- equipment, which his company makes. son you may decide to cancel your State He used the equipment to make berms Farm Policy — they are anti-customer in front of hills that were already on the in general. property. An investigative reporter for Gary got a million dollar liability New Times found that State Farm has policy through the NRA to cover the a national policy of underpaying range and offered to sign a total waiver claims. The policy even extends to of responsibility for State Farm on any dragging out lawsuits that any dis- firearm related claims. All of this was to appointed claimants might file against no avail. them in order to increase the cost of After some research, Atkinson litigation to the point of forcing them learned that State Farm has canceled to settle for less than the policy is other people in other parts of the coun- worth. try. It seems they have — for the agents You can go to the web page of — a permissive policy. If the agent Grass Roots South Carolina wants to cancel a gun owner, they can (www.scfirearms.org) and see the do so at their own discretion. whole story with a very nice piece of Atkinson was told by his agent that artwork to represent Snake Farm Insur- no company would insure someone like ance Company. him. That is when Atkinson found out After you have canceled your about Lockton Risk Services in Kansas Snake Farm insurance policy, you might City, MO (phone: 913-676-9150). They want to let them know why. Mr. Edward referred him to three insurance compa- Rust is the president of State Farm Fire nies — Farm Bureau, Nationwide and and Casualty Company in Bloomington, American National Property and Casu- IL. The phone there is 309-766-2311. alty. And don’t forget to let Prudential Gary ended up switching all of his know why you have cancelled them if insurance to American National and sav- you have a policy with them. Their phone ing money from what he had been pay- number at their Newark, NJ headquar- Mike Walguarnery and Norman Price at the Land of the Sky guns & knife show ing State Farm. ters is: 1-800-562-8838. at the State Fair Grounds One of his last conversations with See the archives at http:// GrassRoots tries to have a table at looking forward to GrassRoots his State Farm agent involved his dis- www.gunowners.org/radio.htm to lis- all South Carolina gun shows. As a real GunRights SC participation in all future covery that she had the discretion to ten to my interview on Live Fire with grassroots organization, this is important shows in our state, and we are too. We cancel him, not the requirement to do Gary Atkinson. to us because gun shows are where the are grateful someone stepped up to fill a people are. At the gun show we tell void in SC that would have cut our able turnout. This is just another instance people about the work GrassRoots is gunshow calendar in Cola and around BILL from Page 1 where people being electronically con- doing and encourage them to join. Tables the state in half. Next time remember are manned by volunteers who work a to say “Thanks!” to the Gun Show or- Gov. Hodge’s office at the State House nected with email were of great value. morning or afternoon stint. ganizers around your area. Wednesday afternoon. There were ten We encourage you, if at all possible, to GrassRoots was at the Columbia So what makes a GunShow a suc- or so from the Upstate, ten or so from please get on-line. Here’s another rea- Fair Grounds gun show in June and at cess? Lots of things. It’s good gun the Low Country and ten to twenty from son: Pictures have been posted on the the Columbia Jamil Temple gun show in dealer’s with a diverse inventory, that points considerably east or west of Co- GrassRoots Internet website at: July. The Jamil Temple show is put on have something of interest to collector’s, lumbia in the Piedmont. All made the http://www.scfirearms.org/h3010long.htm by the SC Arms Collectors Association. hunter’s, target shooter’s and the self trip, putting out one more extra effort, at At the State House, we gave out GrassRoots experiences a great in- defense crowd. It’s all the folks that the call of GrassRoots. the round GrassRoots “No Compromise, crease in membership by having a dis- come to the show to share information, It was great! About a dozen kids No Surrender” Snake lapel pins to those play at gun shows. Gun owners get the ask questions, trade stories, find some were sitting on the floor in front of Gov. who were able to make the effort to at- chance to talk with members and learn hard to get item, and generally have a Hodge’s desk as he signed the law. It tend. about the benefits of joining. Members big time with others who share common was a mad house, with the South Caro- When you see those 1" round, yel- also have the opportunity to buy interests. At our GrassRoots table it’s lina State Troopers on protective detail low, “No Compromise, No Surrender” GrassRoots merchandise. all the above and more. More because nervously eyeing all the visitors milling lapel pins, you’ll know the person wear- Here’s a comment we received we can show people what can be done around in the Governor’s office waiting ing it has made a special effort to sup- from a GrassRoots member from when we focus our collective efforts to for him to arrive. port GrassRoots. We won’t be selling Charleston, who went to the Columbia, promote and reclaim our gunrights right It was short notice, the call was those pins. They have to be earned. Jamil Temple gun show: “Saw the table here in our home state. To greet and sent out only by email, and it was the Afterwards, we had a nice get to- and you had great exposure. Saw lots thank people for their help. middle of the afternoon of a hot, work- gether at the Clarion Hotel for a little of people stop by and chat. I do believe To make sure each person knows “Victory Celebration”. that with the people running the table that they are the true strength and power ing day, but we’re glad for the respect- the message was good and loud and of GrassRoots. Our leadership and all clear. First time I ever went to Colum- their “good ideas and goals” wouldn’t bia for a gun show and it was great. Got gain us a thing without the strong sup- apply. This was really good news for a Congratulations & Thank You! to leave Charleston more often. Heck port of the GrassRoots membership. new GrassRoots member we signed up Our thanks to the gun show pro- after being there, Charleston does not For two years we’ve been asking at the June GunShow. He and his wife moters who donate the table space, and even know what a gun show is. — for your help on our legislative bill to (both MD’s) just moved into the Colum- to the volunteers who are out there tell- ccfromsc” make our gunrights in SC better, even bia area. He is a Certified NRA Instruc- ing the world that “We’re GrassRoots The June 22 & 23 Gunshow at though “the experts” were telling us we tor and they both are anxious to get their and we’re sticking to our guns!” the Cola Fairgrounds was great! Land didn’t stand “a snowball’s” chance of SC CWP’s. He also wants to become a If you’d like to help at a gun show of the Sky Gun /Knife Shows and pro- getting it done. With your help, our bill SLED Certified CWP Instructor. (Not near you, please contact our gun show moter Mike Kent, is new to SC show passed and was signed into law May 28, your stereo-typical doctor’s are they?) directors, Terry Hicks (803-414-7794, circuit, but is well known in the surround- 2002 by the Gov. Hodges. It was your I was proud to welcome them and say [email protected]) or Mike ing states. I had heard many good things, cards, letters and communications to our “with the brand new law”, (then not 4 Walgunery (803-781-1360 from various people, about Mike’s group. legislators that made all the difference, weeks old), they don’t have to wait a [email protected]). I’m happy to report that those praises and silenced the “nay sayers”. year to exercise their right to self de- Oh, by the way, volunteers get in are well deserved. Among the new changes, is CWP fense. This is but one example of how the gun show for free! and get to wear Following this show, Mr. Kent sent applicants, no longer need to be SC resi- you have helped GrassRoots make a dif- the cool GrassRoots shooting shirt. us a very complimentary email, and is dents for 12 months before they can ference for real people in our state. - Mike Walguarnery C Y M K The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina August 2002 13 Upstate No rational arguments Fourth Monday Upstate GrassRoots members, come join us for Upstate Fourth Mon- against arming pilots day at Dennys in Spartanburg. We’ll discuss ways we can make By F. Paul Valone a difference here in the upstate. Ed President, Grass Roots North Carolina Kelleher, President of GrassRoots will Executive Director, be our guest speaker. RightsWatch International [email protected] The purpose of our meeting is to organize Upstate members so they may take a more active part in GrassRoots. Have you noticed how a debate We want to work on projects like orga- sheds all rationality once you introduce nizing CWP training classes, boosting the word “gun”? Consider, for example, GrassRoots membership, participating in the absurd arguments against arming Gun Shows, writing letters to the editor, airline pilots. collecting news for the GrassRoots Current proposals would deter ter- newspaper, and talking to the media and rorism by deputizing volunteer pilots who local clubs. We want your ideas and undergo stringent background checks participation to help us accomplish and training as “Federal flight deck of- GrassRoots goals. ficers.” Carrying approved firearms and If you would like to be more in- ammunition, their sole law enforcement volved, or you just want to meet local duty would be defending the cockpit from Grassroots members and learn more unauthorized intrusion. about what is going on we would love to The Aviation and Transportation have you. Come eat with us at 6PM. Security Act allows—but doesn’t re- The regular meeting will start at 7PM. quire—creating standards for pilots to Plenty of places to hide a pistol on the deck of this Boeing 777 Upstate GrassRoots meets the fourth carry firearms. Although 75 percent of Monday of every month. Our next two the public wants pilots armed, Transpor- bomb and a bowel movement.” tiple handgun bullet holes would not re- meetings will be August 26th, and Sep- tation Secretary Norman Mineta and Anticipating the obstructionism, sult in loss of the aircraft.” tember 23rd. The restaurant is at the former security undersecretary John Congressmen John Mica and Don Young While opponents favor issuing stun intersection of I-26, Exit 22, and Reidville Magaw disagreed. Refusing to autho- introduced HR 4635, the “Arming Pilots guns, former FAA security chief Billy Road in Spartanburg. Against Terrorism Act.” Says Mica, “I Vincent says we should stop “studying For more info please e-mail Cherry can’t believe they haven’t instanta- the issue to death” and arm pilots. Call- Gentry at: neously allowed pilots to defend them- ing stun guns “inadequate,” he says: “If [email protected] or John selves, given gaps in the current system.” you can reach them, they can reach Brown at [email protected]. Although the bill passed through the you…Stun guns are not adequate weap- Dennys Restaurant, (864) 587-6466 House, it faces a tough battle in the Sen- ons in dealing with someone who is Reidville Rd, Spartanburg ate. armed with a cutting edge or a hand- Opponents include bureaucrats gun.” whose fiefdoms are threatened, airline Stun guns, including Tasers, are THE IMPACT OF GUN LAWS ON liability lawyers and gun control advo- arms-length weapons designed to tem- POLICE DEATHS cates. Each brings to the debate an porarily incapacitate single, untrained, agenda quite unrelated to protecting you unarmed opponents. Firearms are By David B. Mustard June 13, 1985: Terrorists hijack from terrorism. Their objections would stand-off weapons, allowing one pilot to deny cockpit access to multiple at- TWA Flight 847 be laughable…were they not taken se- Many people oppose concealed weap- tackers while the other lands the airplane. riously by people who should know bet- ons carry laws because they believe rize firearms in the cockpit, the best tactic We presently have only a couple ter. these laws jeopardize law enforcement Magaw offered hijacked pilots was “ma- of thousand air marshals to protect Apparently inspired by the movie officials, who risk their lives to protect neuvering [the airplane] so it knocks 35,000 daily flights. One pundit de- “Goldfinger,” they claim gunshots in pres- the citizenry. This paper uses state-level people off balance.” scribes them as “trained sharpshooters surized cabins will cause passengers to data from 1984-1996 to examine how Judge Magaw’s and Mineta’s [using] special ammunition that can’t be sucked out of a dime-sized holes. In right-to-carry laws and waiting periods credibility for yourself: Magaw directed penetrate the aircraft’s hull.” truth, airliner fuselages already have lots affect the numbers of police deaths. It the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire- As a captain for a major airline of holes, and a gunshot would have little strongly rejects this contention. Check arms, an agency so inept and politicized who’s flown between the LaGuardia and effect on pressurization. out this report in the Internet. (Requires it was nearly folded into the FBI. Mineta Washington National airports since 9/11, Describing gunshot risks as “mi- Acrobat Reader) incurred wrath from Congress by wast- I’ve worked with marshals. Most come nuscule,” Boeing aircraft safety direc- http://www.terry.uga.edu/ ing money on inadequate numbers of from federal agencies such as U.S. Cus- tor Ron Hinderberger notes: “Commer- ~dmustard/police.pdf million-dollar, truck-sized bomb scanners toms and carry standard service ammu- cial airplane structure is designed with Dr. Mustand will be one of the which, remarked one FAA special agent, sufficient strength, redundancy and dam- guest speakers at the Great GrassRoots “…can’t tell the difference between a See ARMED PILOT Page 14 age tolerance that single or even mul- Gathering.

AR15 from Page 9 rifles like FAL and M1A, I’m reminded of a similar compromise: The Chevy El If you want to hit deliberately, at Camino — half sedan, half pickup truck. longer range targets, get a bolt gun. If I guess some people will swear by it, you want to put a lot of rounds down but it just didn’t seem a good compro- range, get a military bolt gun like a mise to me. — Ed scoped Mauser in .308 or .30-06. A good CONCLUSION: .30 cal semi-auto alternative to the M1A Thanks for all the input. I think I would be the FAL. Accurate, good trig- will go with the AR-15. ger, easier to clean, good ergonomics and a plethora of cheap magazines (20rds NOTICE are $10 new) available. For all but the The Defender newspaper and finest match work the FAL iron sights Masthead was designed, typeset and (its biggest negative when compared produced by Publisher Dr. Charles with M1A) are fine. Campbell, President of SuccessTALK When I think of trying to combine Communications, Inc., (STC) for close in rapid fire, with longer range de- GrassRoots South Carolina, Inc. liberate fire in semi-auto .30 cal battle 2002 GrassRoots South Carolina, Inc. C Y M K 14 August 2002 The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina

Telephone: Your GrassRoots lead- IN TOUCH from Page 2 ership places their telephone numbers in each newspaper your receive. When This “members only” discussion group calling, please try to call the leader who is more focused on the issues which face most likely can answer your question. GrassRoots, leadership responses to is- These telephone numbers are usu- sues, and ongoing projects. You may join ally home numbers so please try to use us in either or both of these discussion discretion when calling. Calls late at night groups by signing up on our web page. or very early strain our leadership’s vol- Meeting With Your Leadership: unteer spirit as well as their family’s Face to face contact with GrassRoots understanding. leadership and staff is available monthly The Great GrassRoots Gather- at our informal monthly meetings. Cur- ing: This Fall GrassRoots will host the rently we meet on the third Monday of Great GrassRoots Gathering. (See page each month at Shoney’s on Bush River 4 & 5) Representative Suzanna Hupp Road in Columbia at 7:00PM. These (TX), remembered most because she meetings are working meetings for our watched her parents get murdered in officers and staff however membership Luby’s Cafeteria, will be our keynote input is appreciated. We typically arrive speaker. early to enjoy supper and fellowship prior We will have various seminars on to our meeting. how to make contacting your legislators Fax: We also ask our members and getting legislation passed easier to for fax numbers where they can receive do. Even more importantly, you will have Rob Butler, his two daughters, Susan and Michelle, and GrassRoots alerts. During the legislative session is- the chance to meet other GrassRoots supporters at the signing of the GrassRoots CWP and Gun Law Reform Bill. sues change day to day, leading to the GunRights members from around the need for immediate action. state. It will be a lot of fun. While we have found that e-mail Your Privacy: GrassRoots has de- is the fastest and cheapest means of veloped the policy to NOT distribute our The Two Year Legislative contacting our membership, sometimes members’ personal information. Your we need to contact as many members personal information is held in strict con- Session in Review as possible within a specific legislative fidence. district. If you would like assistance join- claims made by those jealous of For example, when our CWP re- ing any of the communication mediums By Rob Butler, J.D. GrassRoots’ effectiveness, this form bill came to the SC House Floor we employ we would be glad to assist Legislative Director & V.P. change was needed. The State for a vote, we had a need for our mem- you in staying in touch with us. newspaper reported a few bers in a particular House District to Larry Coble is the Communications weeks ago on a man who was contact their representative. One way Officer for GrassRoots. He can be con- GrassRoots GunRights led gun arrested and taken to jail for pos- we alerted our members was to fax all tacted at: [email protected] owners through a very successful 2001- sessing a firearm in the parking GrassRoots members in that district with or at our postal address: 2002 legislative session. GrassRoots lot of a restaurant that served a legislative alert and instructions on how GrassRoots South Carolina members can be proud of what we ac- alcoholic beverages for on pre- they could help. The GrassRoots fax P.O. Box 6383 complished this last legislative session. mises consumption. number is 803-755-1201 - send us yours! Columbia, SC 29260 GrassRoots activists were able to kill 3. CWP holders can now every anti gun rights bill introduced. But, carry into public parks, but only even more importantly, we pushed the if they do not enter any publicly GrassRoots GunRights CWP and gun owned buildings (e.g., rest ARMED PILOT from Page 13 eral Ralph Eberhart, commander of the law reforms into law! rooms). North American Aerospace Defense GrassRoots was the ONLY orga- nition. USA Today recently found that Command, calls the downing of a com- 4. CWP holders can now nization able to pass any gun rights laws twenty-five percent have not met marks- mercial airliner by our own military a carry onto the premises, and into this legislative session. No other gun manship standards. “possibility.” the facilities and buildings, of rights organization (either pro or anti) While some fear hijackers might Airline terminal evacuations, cock- state parks under the control of was able to pass any laws effecting our gain control of a pilot’s firearm, multiple pit break-ins and repeated failures in the Department of Parks, Rec- gun rights. GrassRoots is the winning attackers—even if unarmed—can even- security screening remind us no screen- reation, and Tourism. team. We could have won more except tually overcome marshals. If marshals ing process is airtight, and no door can for the lost opportunity costs we suf- 5. Businesses prohibiting lose control of a hijacked aircraft, would be hardened enough. As Congressman fered. We’ll explain a little later. CWP holders from entering the you rather have firearms accessible to John Hostettler remarked, “Doesn’t it In the heat of the battle, we some- premises must post a standard hijackers, or locked behind the cockpit seem reasonable to insert one more pre- times forget all that we have done. Be- sign at a standard location. door? ventative step before an F-16 launches low you will find a summary of the 6. A CWP holder is only re- Others argue that a pilot using a a missile against a passenger plane?” GrassRoots GunRights legislative ac- quired to inform a law enforce- firearm would be “distracted” from con- complishments this past legislative ses- ment officer that they are a trolling the airplane. But since firearms Help make ‘Safer Skies’ sion. Please take the time to read and CWP holder and produce their would be used only against hijackers appreciate all that GrassRoots has ac- CWP if the CWP holder is car- who’ve already broken into the cockpit, After firing Magaw as head of the complished. Then, pat yourself on the rying a concealable weapon. distraction becomes moot. Is it more Transportation Security Administration, back for a job well done. We couldn’t “distracting” to shoot an intruder or to the Bush administration appears to be 7. Only one photograph (any- have done it without you! have one’s throat cut? Moreover, un- grudgingly moving toward arming pilots. where from a 1"x1" to a 3"x5" der this logic we should remove fire ex- But Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC), in size) is now required to be tinguishers from cockpits because, af- chairman of the Senate Commerce Legislation Actively Pushed by submitted with CWP applica- ter all, we wouldn’t want pilots “dis- Committee, remains a powerful oppo- GrassRoots: tions and renewals. tracted” by having to fight an inflight fire. nent of armed pilot legislation. S. 261 led the way for H. 3010 - 8. The unconstitutional one But most foolish is the columnist Immediately contact Sen. Hollings the GrassRoots CWP and gun law re- year residency requirement has who, recalling an EgyptAir crash from and politely remind him that: forms. H. 3010 was signed into law by been deleted. apparent pilot suicide, frets: “And we (1) There are simply no rational Gov. Hodges on May 28, 2002. The fol- Changes other than proposed by want men like this to carry guns?” Ig- arguments against arming pilots; and lowing changes were made and are now GrassRoots were added to the noring the insult to professionals who (2) That fact has become abun- the law: GrassRoots proposed reforms. These dedicate themselves to the safety of dantly clear even to anti-gun legislators 1. CWP holders can now changes that are now law do the fol- millions, let me suggest the obvious: In such as Sen. Barbara Boxer. carry into rest areas and the lowing: the exceedingly unlikely event a pilot ever Let him know you expect his sup- buildings at rest areas. 1. Allows a person who has decides to sabotage his own airplane, he port on the issue. Contact Sen. Hollings 2. Anyone can now possess a medical problem that prevents doesn’t need a weapon. at: (202) 224-6121 or http:// a firearm in their vehicle at rest a full set of fingerprints from El Al and two major European air- hollings.senate.gov/email.html. For areas and parking lots of pub- being obtained to still qualify for lines reportedly arm pilots now. Polls more information, check the licly owned buildings and nice a CWP. reveal between 73 and 83 percent of RightsWatch “Safer Skies” project at restaurants. And contrary to the See Review Page 16 airline pilots want firearms. And Gen- www.rightswatch.org. C Y M K The Official Journal of Grass Roots of South Carolina August 2002 15

members have accomplished. If AIRPORT SECURITY Well, now with Senator Fritz OPEN LETTER from Page 11 Grassroots were 10,000 or 20,000 or Almost 150 years ago, President Hollings full support, comes the “Fed- even 30,000 strong, can you imagine Lincoln found it necessary to hire a pri- eral Air Transportation Airport Security from plain sight or not visible from all what we can accomplish? We need vate investigator Alan Pinkerton - for Service.” entrances your help NOW for the House battle for protection. That was the beginning of I can see them now, these highly 3) carrying a concealed weapon H3010. After we win this battle, we the Secret Service. Since that time fed- trained men and women in their black while you are enjoying the natural beauty still have a long way to go to restore the eral police authority has grown to a large outfits with their initials in large white inside any South Carolina State Park rights, upon which the liberals in gov- number of multi-letter agencies - FBI, letters across their backs: “FATASS” 4) using the parking lot of a nice ernment have infringed. CIA, INS, IRS, DEA, BATF, etc. I feel safer already. restaurants or public building if your Grassroots GunRights has enabled weapon is stored in your vehicle me to come out of the closet and be- This bill will also eliminate the one- come a full fledge activist, one that has year residency requirement for new seen the fruits of my efforts. The fact CWP applicants as well as reduce the that you have gone through the trouble three 1”x1” photos required for renew- to get a CWP tells me you are not the als and applications down to one rea- kind of person that is satisfied with al- sonable size photo. lowing others to shape your destiny and We need you to join us, because control your fate. there is strength in numbers. A newly Accept my invitation to let us help sprouted single blade of grass is weak you become an activist. Join Grassroots and vulnerable. It takes little effort to and you will shortly find you can make a pluck it out of the ground or step on it difference, too. It is not that hard to and destroy it. do and the rewards are great. Keeping If that one solitary grass blade joins informed, writing letters, talking to pub- with another, soon their roots start inter- lic officials and other members, making twining and they become stronger. When phone calls, sending faxes, using auto- they join with even more blades and their matic e-mailers isn’t too much to do for roots mingle even more, a transforma- the possible benefits is it? tion eventually happens. This bunch of Does it bother you that our CWP solitary individual blades, by virtue of laws are such a tangle of blatant of in- each one’s associations with their neigh- fringements to our Constitutional right bors, turns into a hardy patch of sod that to bear arms that it is hard at best for a is so strong it cannot be uprooted nor good citizen to stay both safe and legal? can a trampling of feet harm it. It bothers me. Do you feel like I do, There is a name for this multiply- that laws ought to be easy to obey; that ing effect. It is called synergism, which the criminals ought to be the ones forced in other words means that when some to jump through hoops instead of good things get together they become much folks like yourself? Years from now I stronger than the sum of all their indi- want to look my grandchildren and great- vidual strength. grandchildren in the eyes and be able to One of the things that this phenom- truthfully say, “I took a stand for our enon applies to is people, especially in beliefs, our Constitution, our country and regards to making government listen and our state and I made a difference.” If act. There are almost 40,000 people in you do too, then join us today! South Carolina with Concealed Weap- ons Permits. Out of those 40,000 only Sincerely, 4400 are Grassroots members. Richard Stephens, Pamplico, SC I have told you what our 4400 (H.3010 passed - See front page)

I’m not going to help burn him out more E-MAIL from Page 4 quickly doing something we can live with. So, it’s my call, blame me if you That’s where the duplication care too. But I do ask you just grin and comes in. Sure, our webmaster could bear it as a small thing you can live with spend 4-6 hours merging the lists and for the cause. culling duplicates but I’ve told him NOT Thanks for understanding the ne- to. cessity of what we do and that it’s not He’s too valuable and works too done out of sheer laziness or insensitiv- hard on all the other things we need done, ity.

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ten position statements opposing the bill range noise area signs optional. passed. GrassRoots was not able to REVIEW from Page 14 to Senators. The bill was killed on the GrassRoots spoke in favor of the bill spend those resources on getting other Senate floor and returned to the Judi- where it passed favorably from the sub- pro gun rights legislation passed. This ciary Committee. committee, but it died on the Senate floor was a lost opportunity cost for 2. Provides that a CWP is S. 1041 - a CWP reform bill pro- for lack of support. This bill would have GrassRoots. void if a CWP holder moves posed to get only some of what H. 3010 saved the Jack Stone shooting range. GrassRoots would have gotten from South Carolina, and re- was trying to get. GrassRoots opposed S. 800 - a bill to create a 2nd even more accomplished if the NRA quires that the CWP be surren- this bill and it was killed in subcommit- Amendment license plate. It died in sub- leadership had not opposed the dered to SLED. tee. committee for lack of support. GrassRoots pro gun rights legislation. 3. Clarifies that churches H. 3113 - a lock up your safety H. 3295 - the Citizen’s Self-De- We would have gotten even more ac- may grant people the right to bill. GrassRoots provided a written po- fense Act. It died in subcommittee for complished if the NRA leadership had carry in the church. sition statement opposing the bill. The lack of support. not supported the anti gun rights Palmetto bill was killed in subcommittee. H. 3405 - a bill to repeal the one Exile legislation. We would have gotten Legislation Amended Due to H. 3165 - a bill to create a fire- handgun per month law. Rob Butler of even more accomplished if the NRA arms disability for misdemeanors and GrassRoots was the only person to speak leadership had supported other pro gun GrassRoots Input: allegations of domestic abuse. in favor of the bill at the House subcom- rights legislation like repeal of the one S. 87 - a bill to prohibit hunting GrassRoots provided a written position mittee hearing. It passed the House, but handgun per thirty days law. from roads. GrassRoots spoke at the statement opposing the bill and showed died in a Senate subcommittee for lack Think of all the extra time, money, subcommittee hearing and proposed up at the subcommittee hearing to speak of support. and effort NRA leadership wasted to amendments to protect innocent gun against the bill. It was killed in subcom- H. 3939 - a bill to allow counties to fight the pro gun rights GrassRoots CWP owners from being entrapped by the mittee. alter the shooting range noise area sign and gun law reforms. NRA leadership poorly written bill. The GrassRoots pro- H. 3167 - the House version of requirements. This bill died in a Senate was not able to spend those resources posed amendments were adopted and Palmetto Exile. When GrassRoots subcommittee for lack of support. on getting other pro gun rights legisla- the bill became law. showed up at the House subcommittee H. 4425 - a bill to create a 2nd tion passed. This was a lost opportunity S. 857 led the way for H. 4416 - hearing to oppose the bill, the bill was Amendment license plate. It died in sub- cost for all pro gun rights supporters who the Homeland Security bills. GrassRoots suddenly yanked from the agenda. The committee for lack of support. give money to the NRA, and to all pro spoke at the public hearing to protect bill was later snuck through the House gun rights supporters in general. innocent gun owners, and provided writ- without ever getting a public hearing. Lost Opportunity Cost: NRA leadership’s opposition to the ten position statements to both the Sen- GrassRoots CWP and gun law reforms GrassRoots then opposed the bill in the Lost opportunity cost is a concept ate and the House with proposed created lost opportunity costs for both Senate after it was suddenly pulled from understood in the business world. Gun amendments. Original versions of these GrassRoots and all pro gun rights sup- the Judiciary Committee without having owners need to understand this concept, bills would have allowed for registration porters. The pro gun rights movement a public hearing there either. The too. Lost opportunity cost is the differ- and confiscation of any firearms, and took a double hit on lost opportunity costs GrassRoots blitz of opposition killed the ence between what you got and what could have made felons out of law abid- because of the NRA leadership’s anti bill. you could have gotten if you had only ing citizens who taught others how to gun rights actions. The budget bill with a 100% tax done something different with your re- shoot. The GrassRoots proposed amend- Every one of the bills listed in the increase on CWP holders. GrassRoots sources. The concept is easy to under- ments to protect innocent gun owners “Legislation Favored by GrassRoots” sent out 36,000 postcards to GrassRoots stand, but harder to use. were adopted by both the House and section above could have benefitted if members to send to the Senate and Imagine you have a million dollars the Senate. H. 4416 is now law. they had gotten the lost opportunity costs House leaders asking them to oppose to invest. You take the money down to wasted by the NRA. Some of those bills the proposed 100% tax increase on your bank and put it into a savings ac- Legislation Actively Opposed by could have passed. This is shameful be- CWP holders. The GrassRoots postcard count paying 3% interest. You are cause only the anti gun rights movement GrassRoots: blitz was successful and the tax increase $30,000 richer at the end of the year. gains when we waste our resources on S. 78 - a trigger lock bill. was killed in a conference committee. Your neighbor also has a million lost opportunity costs. GrassRoots submitted a written position dollars to invest. He takes his money and The next time a so-called pro gun statement opposing the bill. The bill was Legislation Favored, but not buys quality bonds paying 7% interest. rights organization starts to waste re- killed in subcommittee even though the pushed, by GrassRoots: He is $70,000 richer at the end of the sources on lost opportunity costs, let subcommittee chair was the primary S. 488 - a bill to allow the people year. them know you will not support such sponsor of the bill. of SC to possess machine guns. The The concept of lost opportunity wasteful actions. Tell them your money S. 86 - a bill to allow retired law sponsors asked that everyone just re- cost would tell you that you made a big will only go to real pro gun organizations enforcement officers from anywhere to main quiet on this bill and let it sneak mistake. Your lost opportunity cost is that do not waste resources. carry anywhere in SC. GrassRoots into law. GrassRoots did as we were $40,000, the difference between what Now, take a moment to pat your- spoke against the bill in subcommittee, asked and it is now the law. you did get ($30,000) and what you could self on the back for a job well done! as did the S.C. Sheriff’s Association. S. 489 - a bill to prohibit shooting have gotten ($70,000) if you had only Then, get ready for the next legislative The bill was killed in subcommittee even into occupied vehicles. It is now the law. done something different. session starting in January 2003. Lets though the subcommittee chair was a S. 534 - a bill to repeal the one Think of all the extra time, money, hope we can avoid lost opportunity costs co-sponsor of the bill. handgun per month law. This bill died in and effort GrassRoots had to spend to and instead spend all of our resources S. 96 - the Senate version of Pal- subcommittee for lack of support. fight the NRA leadership to get the on getting pro gun rights laws passed. metto Exile. 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