Brady Campaign
To Prevent Gun Violence I 1QbNOV -I P 2: 51
November 1,2006
Office of the General Counsel Federal Election Commission 999 E Street, N.W. Washlngton, DC 20463
Dear Sir or Madam:
The Brady Campagn to Prevent Gun Violence (Brady Campaign) hereby files ths complamt against the National mfle Association (NRA), a 501(c) (4) corporation located at 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax VA 22030 and the National fifle Association Political Victory Fund, a federally registered separate segregated fund (COO0535 53) connected to the NRA.
1' Complainant herein, the Brady Campaign, a non-profit 501 (c)(4) corporation, is asking the FEC to mvestigate whether the NRA is in violation of Federal Election Commission regulations and Federal Election Campaign Laws, whether the National €Me Association has engaged in electioneenng, and whether it has made illegal in-kind contnbutions to federal candidates by expressly advocating the election or defeat of federal candidates to the general public through it web activities
The www.N€WPVF.ORG website is not a password protected website and is accessible to the general public through the Internet. The undersigned has personally accessed ths site without the use of a password on a nearly daily basis since the first week of October
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L -The content of the www.NRAPVF.ORG website which is linked from NRA corporate websites and action alerts accessible to the general public, includes the following:
1 1) Information communicating the N€WPVF's 2006 federal endorsed candidaies to the general public, beyond its restncted class, through thls non-password protected website. The endorsements also serve as a portal with links to the websites of endorsed candidates. The NRAPVF is making endorsements in a large number of races for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. (Attachment #1 - Screen shot of www.NRAPVF org, website home page. Examples of the endorsement pages are included. Endorsements are available for all 50 states; we have included sample pages for MO, VA and PA. Copies of the remaining states are available in hard COPY and in electronic form) #
1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 898-0792 FAX (202) 371-961 5 www bradycampaign org. www millionmommarch org 2) Information encouraging the general public, beyond its restncted class, to vote for its 2006 endorsed federal candidates through a non-password protected website (www.NRAPVF.ORG). (Attachment #2 - Screen shot fiom www.NRAPVF.ORG website)
3) Information publicizing and encouraging the distnbution of its radio and television advertising targeting specific races including the races for U.S. Senate in Virginia, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvama, and Montana to the general public, beyond its restricted class. (Attachment #3 - Screen shot of multimedia section of www.NRAPVF.org)
4) Infomation linking its non-password protected website (www.NRAPVF.ORG) fiom its corporate websites (www.NRA.ORG and which are accessible to the general public and encouraging visitors to those corporate websites to visit its non-password protected website (dfor information on endorsements and its election related advertising and encouraging visitors to visit fifor information before they cast their vote. (Attachment #4 - Screen shot corporate websites showing links to
5) Information providmg links to its non-password protected website (www.NRAPVF.ORG) in its corporate action alerts which have a distnbution beyond its restricted class and are posted on its corporate websites (www.NRA.ORG and www.NRAILA.ORG), which are accessible to the general public and encouragmg readers of the action alerts to visit its non-password protected website (www NRAPVF.ORG) and distnbute them to others. (Attachment #5 - Screen shot of action alerts showing links to www.NRAPVF.org1
6) Information regarding voter regigtration and GOTV dnves directed at visitors to www.NRAPVF.org on the same page as information 'communicating endorsements and expressly advocating election of defeat of federal candidates. (Attachment #6 - Screen shot of multimedia section of www.NRAPVF.org)
7) Tools to allow the general public to email other members of the non-restncted class publicizing the website www.NRAPVF.org. (Attachment #6 - Screen shot from www.NRAPVF.org)
8) The NRA's action alerts have been posted on numerous non-connected websites which direct visitors to the www.NRAPVF.org website, allowing the general public to view the electioneering information without a password. (Attachment #7 - Screen shot from www fieehunters ora)
I In addition, the publicizing of endorsements, publicizing of political advertisements, and links to candidate websites on www NRAPVF org constitute in-kind contnbutions to those candidates, which have not been reported to the FEC.
We have additional evidence and documentation, in hard copy and electronic form, available.
For the reasons stated, Complainant Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence hereby submits this Complant agamst Respondents National Rzfle Association and National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund asking the FEC to determine if violations of federal Campaign Laws and Federal Election Commission regulations occurred in the manner described above and if so to take appropnate action.
Sincerely,
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence By: Christopher F. Carr VP-coo
District of Columbia :SS
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A+ An incumbent with not only an excellent voting vscard on critical IURA issues, but who has also made a vigornus firtto promote the Secund Amendment. A SoJidly pro-gun candidate. An "A" incumbent who has supported MRA poribons on key votes. May also describe a non-incumbent 'A* candidate (one not represented with an *I who has previously held other office and cast cons;istent pro-gun votes, or an *A* candidate who hasn'k held office but ha5 expressed strong support for NRA posith3ns on Second Amendment issuer, It should be noted that a 'non-incurnbenV candidate may hQ8been awarded the "A" rating due solely bo their responses on the WRA-PVf candidate survey.
8 4 generally pro-gun candidate, but a ,6* incumbent may have voted for some restrkfive legislabon in the past, A *eucandidate who h8snP held office may have made some statements or taken porkions egarnst the hlR& on some issues. C Not necessarily a passing grade, A 'C" candidate may have cast some pra-gun votes in the part but ha5 also recently cast key votes or made some statements contrary ta NRA positions on key issues. 0 An anti-gun candidate who hac frequently voted for re5tricthe gun mntrol leg~slal~arror made strong statements in oppositiotl to Second Amendment tights, and regardless of public statement4 can definitely not be counted on in key votes, F True enemy of gun owtea' rights, A vehement anti-gun candidate who always opposer gun ownem' rights andtor actively leads anti-gun legislative efforts, or sponsors anti-gun legislation, 7 Failed tu answer NRA-PVF candidate questionnaire, often 3n indication ctf indifference, if no1 oub-ight hostility, to gun ownem' and sporkmen'~rights, * Indicates an incumbent running for re-electton. GRADES - Here is what the Ratings mean
NAMES IN BOLD AND CHECKED ARE CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY THE NRA-PVF
A+ An incumbent with not only an excellent voting record on critical NRA issues, but who has also made a vigorous effort to promote the Second Amendment.
A Solidly pro-gun candidate. An “A incumbent who has supported NRA positions on key votes. May also describe a non-incumbent “A” candidate (one not represented with an *) who has previously held other office and cast consistent pro-gun votes, or an “A candidate who hasn’t held office but has expressed strong support for NRA positions on Second Amendment issues. It should be noted that a “non-incumbent” candidate may have been awarded the “A” rating due solely to their responses on the NW-PVF candidate survey.
B A generally pro-gun candidate, but a “B” incumbent may have voted for some restrictive legislation in the past. A “B” candidate who hasn’t held office may have made some statements or taken positions against the NRA on some issues.
C Not necessarily a passing grade. A “C”candidate may have cast some pro- gun votes in the past but has also recently cast key votes or made some statements contrary to NRA positions on key issues.
D An anti-gun candidate who has frequently voted for restrictive gun control legislation or made strong statements in opposition to Second Amendment rights, and regardless of public statements can definitely not be counted on in key votes. r
F True enemy of gun owners’ rights. A vehement anti-gun candidate who always oppose gun owners' right and/or actively I' ads anti-gun I gis lat ive efforts, or sponsors anti-gun legislation.
? Failed to answer NRA-PVF candidate questionnaire, often an indication of indifference, if not outright hostility, to gun owners' and sportsmen's rights.
* Indicates an incumbent running for re-election.
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NAMES IN BOLD AND CHECKED ARE CANDIDATES ENDORSED 8Y THE NM-PYF
A+ An incumbent with not only an excellent voting record on wit~ccrlIURA issues, but who has also made B vigorous effort to promate h0 Second Amendment, A Solidly pro-gun candidate. An 'LA" incumbent who has supporbd NRA positions on key votesl May also describe a non-inwmbsnt 'A" candidate (one not reprerented with an *) who has previously hsfd other u,ffics and cart consirtent pro-gun votes, or an YAucandidate who hasn't held office but her expressed strong support for NRA posrtions on Second Amendment issues, It should be noted'that a 'non-incumbenr" candidate may have been awarded the "A" rating due solely to their rerponres on the NRA-PUF candidate survey. 8 A generally pro-gun candidate, but a 'Ba ncurnbent may have voted for some t-esh'ctive legislation in the pait. A "B" candidate who hasn't held office may have made some statements or taken positions against the NRA on some issuesr
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Wisconsin - Tim Michels U.S. Senate - Wayne LaPierre Thursday, October 28,2004 N. Carolina - Richard Burr U.S. Senate - Chris Cox Thursday, October 28,2004 S. Carolina - Jim DeMint U.S. Senate (Chris Cox) Thursday, October 28,2004 Colorado - Pete Coors U.S. Senate (Ad 2) Thursday, October 28,2004 30 seconds John Kerrv - Cape Cod Fraud - Chris Cox Thursday, October 28,2004 30 seconds John Kerry - Cape Cod Fraud Wayne LaPierre1 Thursday, October 28,2004 30 seconds Dont' Be Fooled Thursday, October 28,2004 Gerald McRaney 30 sec TV Ad Kerry Supports Gun Ban - Vote Bush for President - Chris -Cox Tuesday, October 26,2004 Kerry Supports Gun Ban, You Lose Tuesday, October 26, 2004 - Chris cox Vote For President Bush - Chris Cox Tuesday, October 26, 2004 If Kerrv Wins, You Lose - Chris Cox Tuesday, October 26, 2004 North Carolina - Burr For U.S. Senate Tuesday, October 26, 2004 South Dakota - Thune For U.S. Senate Tuesday, October 26, 2004 Wisconsin - Michels For U.S. Senate Tuesday, October 26, 2004 Colorado - Pete Coors For U.S. Senate Monday, October 25, 2004 Florida - Martinez For U.S. Senate Saturday, October 23, 2004
Tom Daschle - Puppet Ad Friday, October 22,2004
John Kerrv - Hunting Photo Op Fnday, October 22,2004
Tom Daschle - Split Personality Ad Fnday, October 22,2004 Gerald McRaney TV Ad Frtday, October 22,2004 30 Seconds South Carolina - Demint For U.S. Senate Thursday, October 21,2004 Alaska - Murkowski For U.S. Senate Thursday, October 21, 2004 That Dog Don't Hunt - 30 sec TV ad Friday, October 01, 2004 That Dog Don't Hunt-John Kerry (nrint ad) Wednesday, @ September 29,2004 NRA Infomercial--John Kerry TRT 13: 16 Wednesday, September 29,2004
John Kerry's Not A Hunter Wednesday, September 22,2004
Who Will Suntdv Our Soldiers? Saturday, September 11, 2004
Kerry - Reckless Lawsuits Friday, September 10,2004
Kerry - sportsman? Friday, September 10,2004
Kerry Comparison Friday, September 10,2004
Kerry Radio Ad - Votine Record Thursday, September 09, 2004 60 second radio ad Kerry Radio Ad - Snortsman? Thursday, September 09,2004 30 second radio ad
Playing Politics Monday, July 26,2004
Kerry 1--LaPierre Thursday, July 22,2004 NRA Executwe Vice President Wayne LaPierre reveals Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry's anti-gun record. .-- Clinton Gun Ban Flash Movie Wednesday, July 2 1,2004 Watch this short movie to learn the truth behnd the Clmton gun ban. And on Election Day, please go to the polls and vote for candidates who support your Right to Keep and Bear Arms. NRA-ILA Grassroots Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA April 17, E -2004 Friday, Apnl30,2004 On April 17, at NRA's Annual Meetings in Pittsburgh, NRA- LA'SGrassroots Division hosted its annual Grassroots Workshop. View clips of the workshop.
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President Bush Slgns NRMacked "Disaster Recovery Personal Protection" Measure Into Law President George W. Bush signed into law the prohibition of confiscation of legal firearms from law-abiding citizens during states of emergency This action became necessary follannng practices by local Pfiicials in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina This new law was part of the Department of Homeland Securtty Appropriations bill 'I want to thank President George W Bush for signing this vdal measure into law," declared Chns W. Cox.
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THE PASSING OF A PATRIOT
The pro-Second Amendment communily lost a true friend last week, mth the passing of Herman Richard Daniel of Irmo, S C 'Rick' died due to complications fmm aoltal head issues He was d5 An NRA We Member, Rick's pro-gun resume was long and dislinguished and included
10 years as President, and currently Legislative Direcior, of Gun hersof South Carolina, NWs stale affiliate
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Only non-legislator in South Carolina lo be named 'Defender of Freedom' by NW
Honored by South Catolina Senate and House in arW1 wth Resolutions recognizing Rick's 'dlotts to ensue lhal future generations of South Carolinianswll eryoy the Right lo Keep and BearArms lhmugh his supporl of responsible gun crwnership and gun sdety legislation and to congratulate him for being chosen' as the first reupienl ofthe Amenco's 1st Freedom magazine e 'NW Member of The Year.' L I- Second Amendment Foundation's ZDX .James Madison Award' wnner for excellence in wing,
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Founding Member, Mid-Carolina Fnends of NRA Committee, In addlion lo prectleing what NRA preaches on volunteensm, Rck also dedlcaled his professional llle to public semce. as he sewed four statemde elected officials. including semng m the former S C Altomey General's Office as an investigator Addrttonally. at the time of Rs passing, Rick semd as a Slate Constable Officer in S C State Guard (Special bison Unit) and was a longtime aide to South Carolina Comptroller General, Richard Eckstmm (R) He was eulogized by, among others, Lt Gmmor Andre Bauer (R), end the seme was attended by other elected ojlicials
Not only was Rick among Ihe lop pmgun adfasts in the country, bul he was a fnend to many of us in the NRA family His aclwsm. WII,friendship, guidance. and professionalism WIN be sonrly missed. and our thoughls and prayers remain mth his family and fnends ..
I: XI is_ The son of Evelyn Spires and Ihe late Herman Daniel, Rich is sumdby his loving wrfe Esiher and two daughters. Heather Rhea and braNina. he brotherJtm and mfe Toneite, mth niece Jamie, and sister Linda and her husband Charley Bdler
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FOR WDlDAlEGRADES &ENDORSEMENTS! :? ,a: :I Election Day, November 7 is now less than three weeks amyl For uptethe minute campaign infomation, and io see what more you can do lo help elect pr~bS8COndAmendment candidates to office, NRA members ate strongly encouraged to visrt the NRAPolkical Vctory Fund (IURA-PVF) webslte. w NRAPW orq This dicial NRA campaign slte wll sew as your oneslop campaign relerenca guide lhs election season The sde IS loaded wnh all oflhe cmical Informatton you'll need to make informed decisions on Election Day, November 7 Included on the sde are news stones, articles fiom NRA's magazines, NRA-PVF press releases, and a complete bdvlg of NR&M candidate grades end endorsements1
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"GIVE THEY BACK" As you've read in pmous Grassroots Alerls, in the wake of Humane Ketrina. law-abiding clnens-had their lawfully owned firems conliscated by local aoicialsl When cituens nseded pfotectionthe most, they were I" stnpped oflheir ngM selFdefense As youve also read, President Bush recently signed NRAbacked .I to 3; legislation to ensure such travesties ere never repealed NRA has launched a newweb srtthtln IEwmrr amthemback coml-mth shoching ndeo coverage dNew Odeens gun confiscations lhal ywll never see on ABC. CBS. or NBC This site gnes gun owners e stark and f. : ;' I *' brulal reminder ofwhy we mud defend our Emam freedoms mih passion end vigilance, in Congress, in slate legislalures. in the courls AND ON ELECTION DAY
This sde makes It dearwhy gun mencan never, wer 81 on the sidelines dunng an electan. and sem6 as a slapin theface wake up can for every gun Owner who thnhs anlhgun poldicians don? have ihe new or Lemll io conlircale our guns And why they must be defeated before they ever get their hands on powed
Please be sum to wstt httD lfrnnmw onethemback cow today and fomord lhe link lo your fnends hrmly. and *. fellow gun owners Remember what happened in New Orleans, and lel your voce be heard on Election xi Day-Vole Freedom FiW on November 71 Wfih your help, we're going io make the first lime in New Orleans the VI
LAST time in Amenca .. " I HALBROOK DEMOLISHESANTMiUN PROPAGANDA When It comes to the debate over the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, few, if any, have conlnbuted more than condihnional scholar and attorney. Stephen Halbrook His books and law mew articles are "must reading' for all (including other scholars) who are interested in the ongin ofthe nght to arms and the Second Amendment
Now, Halbrook has come to the defense ofthe ngM to arms once again This tune. he responds 10 arguments I currantly being pushed by Ohm State University (OS9 history professor, Saul Comell Most ofthe academics rrho once behered !hat the Second Amendinenl pfolects something other than an indnndual nght have changed their minds or gone silent due to Ihe overwhelming mdence presented by Halbmok. Joyce Lee Malcolm. David Hardy. Don Kms, Sanford Lewnson Robert Conml William van Alstyne. Akhil Reed Amar Nelson Lund. and many olhers over the last =odd yeais
Not Cornell He is trying lo creale e niche for himself as a conspicuous dissenter, heading up the Second Amendment Research Center (SARC) at OSU While the SARC purports to be a'nonparlisan center promoling scholarship on issues concerning the Secund Amendment to the Uniled States Constitution and fiiearms regulaUon,' It recems funding fmm the radically antrgun Joyce Foundation
Comell is pushing the idea that the Second Amendment requires gun contml and imposes a CMC duty to passess arms while semng in a militia And he says that those who believe that the amendment protects an indmdual ngM misinterpret the wntings ofJudge SI George Tucker, author of the first and loremost treatise on our Constitulion and Bill of Rights
To the contrary. Halbmok points out Tucker considered the Second Amendment the "palladium of liberly' and SeCdefense "the first law of nature Tucker lamented that under the infamous Bntish Game Law. only well-tctdo Englishmen were permltted to hunt but 'no others can keep a gun for their defense. so that the whole nation are completely disarmed. and Id al the mercy oflhe government, under the pretext ofpresemng the breed of hares and partridges, for tha exclusne use ofthe independent country gentlemen
By comparison, Tucker said, under the Second Amendment our Congress has .no power lo regulate. 01 inlekre Whthe domestic concerns. or police of any 6tate:'nor vnll the conStRUlion permit any pmhibaion of arms to the people.
DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CUYAHOGAVALLEY NATIONAL PARK, OHIO
The Cuyahoga Valley Nimonal Park announced that It mll be prepanng e management plan to address overpopulation ofwhuctailed deer An anmmmnental impad staiemenl &IS) mll be prepared and the preliminary management options am landscape management, fencing. repmductne control, Chrecl reduction, or a combination of these options The use of hunters is not medioned because hunting is not permitled in the Park However, the Park should 'conlract' people mth hunting skills to a8sist them in any reduction plan The Perk is accepting comments on the prelimmary options until November 6 The Park wll be holding publle meetings and when a dran HS is prepared. it mll be made milable for public comment Hunter participation in mldllfe management has proven to be the most cos1 etiectlve tool available Let the Park hear your thoughts by sending comments to Resource Management, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15610 Vaughn Rood, Brecksnlle, Ohio 44141 or on line at htlo Ihwu parkplannino nos adcwa Click on the link titled Cuyahoga Valley National Park Deer Menagement Plan/EIS You con also go to pHo lilnmr, nDs amRlcuq to see when public meetings mll be held
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3: 5% ('"For all of the action ltems below you can find cornect infomalion for your legislators by viouing : .I rmm NRAllA oq. clicklng the Take Action' icon, and then cticklng the Wme Your ReDresantatnes' icon For information on NRAPW candidate endorsements. NRA members are encouraged to call the NRAlLA Gassroots Dmrion at (soo, 392-VOlE (eSa31, orwsIt w\lm NWW 03 4s always, thank you tor your support") Please notr EerJLemlahtea Wnq krrlhs Tuasday,Nauember7 Oemrra#Ektion bdmu4) uMmwayin Nlanystateseuasothe tonmy. Formom Idomwon on ea&yIabseMee voikrg,p?ea.w con?attyourstate'sBoatt¶ofEIetbonsoflCca8efunrloW~F~Fmwm~~,Nwe#be?7! t3lwawA On Tuesday, October 10, the Cly of Sanla Clan withdrew ds pmposal to ban gun shows on cty properly The Cly Council claimed It recemd a 'huge volume' of emails fmm NRA Members across the Slate of California A special thank you to all NWmembers for your calls and emails against this lhreal to your Right to Keep and Bear hsl
Also, on Saturday, October 21, at 9 00 a m ,the U S Forest SMCB(USFS), mth assistance from PUNK, a coopetatml program of the NRA Members Council, El Dorado Rod & Gun Club, and the USFS. mll be cleaning up shot shells and targets from Tiger Creek Quarry Volunteers BIB needed lo presene lhs valuable shooting aporis resource Volunteers mil gather at the Firehouse Cafe in Diamond Spnngs at 7 30 a m ,for a complimentary breaklast prior to caravenning to the sRe If you are unable lo anend for breakfast, bul can help wlth the cleanup, take Highway 88 about 18 miles east oidackson to Buckom, lhen tan south (nghl) on Tiger Creek Road At Ihe Resetvoir, keep dnnng east above the PGEhouses on the one lane paved Salt Spiings Road for a bil mr one mile. lhen turn rigtlt 5M yards dorm mlo the quany To RSVP please contact Sieve Morgan al[530) 6B39.46 or by email al NRAPU~COMCASTNET LLRI<#S When Cook County voters go to the polls this Eleclion Day, November 7, they mll be faced mth !he opponunily tovole on Countymde Actu~soryReferendum 1% noabinding referendum that seeks to urge the State of Illinois lo ban countless semtautomatic nlles. shotguns, and handguns, a6 wall as all 50 caliber des The Cook County Board could just as easrly hwe gmn the meis of Cook County an oppodunily to voice lheir suppoR for
County Board could just as easily have gwnthe vuters of Cook County en oppodunity to voice their support for any number of pmncnmefighling measures, bul cerlain antcgun extremists on the Board haw chosen to promole a stnemde wlgm dthe federal gun ban that was such a complete failute in combating wlenl crlme thal Congress allowed lto expire two years ago Targeting law abiding gun ownem instead, the referendum uses buzzwords and phrases rFor the health and safety of children 3 lhal could have been lmed directly from I the websles of gubban enremisls such as the Brady Campaign. which has endorsed lhe proposal Joining the Brady Bunch in suppon ofthe referendum al a September ovenl wee several antcgun polilicians, includmg Cook County Commissioners Larry Suffredin @.laand John Oaley (Dit), State Senator Antonio Munoz @-I]. hate RepresentatresEdward Acevedo (D2)and Esther Golar 0,and Alderman Todd Stroger (08) NRA opposes passage of Countymde Adnsoy Referendum 1, urges its members in Cook County to wte against it, and to spread the word 10 oppose this eRon to pmhiblt the lawabiding cnizens of Illinois from possessing firearms commonly used for personal protection, hunting, and sporting purposes
'I EWHAABSHIIRE New Yo& Cny Mayor Michael Bloombeg (R), and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (0). are personally contacting my mayor in New Hempshire asking them to sign onto Mayor Bloomberg's NW York-style gun control agenda Please call your Mayor and find out if helshe hss recered such a call, then, discourage your mayor from signing onto this outrageous attack on our Right to Keep and Bearhs Then, please call the Gun hersof New Hampshre at (so31225 1664, and let them knowwhether or not your Mayor menred that call The following online links mll help you find the contact informationbr your Mayor w newhamoshira comlnhtownslmchester asm. . :I www directonnh comlNHCitias-Town~HCilies&Tormshtml, and www nh aovlmunicipaVindex Mml Citizens throughoul New Hampshire ere counting on you to contact your Mayor foaAYl
I The-* Loudnun County Fnends of NRACommrnee imrtes you to mend Its annual banquet and auction Thls event includes a live auction, silent auction, games, des,and pnae dmwtngs Proceeds benefit The NRA Foundationand pmde funding for shootingaporls-related gmls Come out and pin your fellow NRA suppoders for an evening ofhrn while raising money for Friands of NRA The evenl is scheduled br Thursday, November 9, at the Leesburg Holiday Inn-Cartadoc Hall, 1500 East Market Street, in Leesburg Tickets am - ., " -*.'lb .*'"&"- - ..I- .1 I .* l_.- ii* I --.~~~,~~"I1.111- ""7"."* -%."-XI .,\"... ,_.-;"."" ' ;h*QbJ&& ~~A~:~&L-**&dv$$g:;, .J"L a<&g&A;-yLk2 II "7 .% *? ' .2. Dcnc I. ' 'k * . .< . -i. I.. r . *;:q , '. : 3 " % ;*.. : " :CY%: b, :,< I_, ...*, WE~Wbo~I~~,, _- .. .. - .. - It. ;" ;-: .': - Q ir4.s. II >. -1------I---.---.----1 .--".-.
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VlllRCilllpd The Loudoun County Friends of NRA Committee irmles you to altend Its annual banquet and auction This mnl includes a lwe auctton, silenl auction, games, ratites. and prize drmngs Pioceeds benefit The NRA Foundation and pmde funding for shooting-spans-relatedgrants Come out and join your fellow NRA supporters for an evening of fun while raising money lor Fnsnds of NRA The evenl is scheduled for Thursday. November 9. ot the Leesburg Holiday ImCmdoc Hall 1500 East Market Weet, in Leesburg fickets am limited and are on sale now. la0 per person and $70 per couple Sponsorships are also available For . .. additional information or lo purchase tickets, please contact Brooke Berthelsen by phone ai 703X7-1354 or by 7, e-mad at bberthelaenfBInraha 04 In dddition, lhe Virginia Shooting Spolls Association presents 'Methods of Concealed Cany rmth Tom Mart . PleaseJoin us on October 28,from 8 30 a m ,to 4 30 p m ,at lhe lzaak Walton League ofhenca, 14708 Mount OhRoad, Centcenlle, VA, lor the fuCday vetwon of the program Tam has done lot several yeais at the NRAAnnual Meeting Space is limted and advanced iegistralion is recommended The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members For more information and IO register please call (703)599 9399 or vlmt www mwsa ora/melhodsofconcealedcanv Pdf L, !
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NRA-LA Grassroots Alert Vol. 13, No. 42 10/20/06
States with updates this issue: California, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Virginia.
THE PASSING OF A PATRIOT
The pro-Second Amendment community lost a true friend last week, with the passing of Herman Richard Daniel of Irmo, S.C. "Rick died due to complications from aortal heart issues. He was 45.
An NRA Life Member, Rick's pro-gun resume was long and distinguished and included:
. IOyears as President, and currently Legislative Director, of Gun Owners of South Carolina, NRA's state affiliate;
NRA-ILA Election Volunteer Coordinator for South Carolina's First, Second, and Fourth congressional districts;
- Being appointed by NRA President Sandy Froman to serve on the NRA Board of Directors' Grassroots Development Committee;
First ever America's 1st Freedom magazine's "NRA Member of The Year;"
Only non-legislator in South Carolina to be named "Defender of Freedom" by NRA;
Honored by South Carolina Senate and House in 2001 with Resolutions
recognizing Rick's "efforts to ensure that future generations of South Carolinians I will enjoy the Right to Keep and Bear Arms through his support of responsible gun ownership and gun safety legislation and to congratulate him for being chosen" as the first recipient of the America's 1st Freedom magazine's "NRA Member of The Year;"
. Second Amendment Foundation's 2006 "James Madison Award" winner for excellence in writing ;
Panelist, 2006 Gun Rights Policy Conference;
Member, S.C. Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Board of Advisors;
- Founding Member, Mid-Carolina Friends of NRA Committee;
- NRA Certified Firearms Instructor and State Certified Concealed Weapons Permit Instructor;
- NRA "Refuse to be a Victim@' instructor;
- Taught Eddie Eagle GunSafeB Program at schools and churches.
In addition to practicing what NRA preaches on volunteerism, Rick also dedicated his professional life to public service, as he served four statewide elected officials, including serving in the former S.C. Attorney General's Office as an investigator. Additionally, at the time of his passing, Rick served as a State Constable Officer in S.C. State Guard (Special Liaison Unit) and was a longtime aide to South Carolina Comptroller General, Richard Eckstrom (R). He was eulogized by, among others, Lt. Governor Andre Bauer (R), and the service was attended by other elected officials.
Not only was Rick among the top pro-gun activists in the country, but he was a friend to many of us in the NRA family. His activism, wit, friendship, guidance, and professionalism will be sorely missed, and our thoughts and prayers remain with his family and friends.
The son of Evelyn Spires and the late Herman Daniel, Rick is survived by his loving wife Esther and two daughters, Heather Rhea and Kara Nina; his brother Jim and wife Tonette, with niece Jamie; and sister Linda and her husband Charley Butler.
VISIT NRA-PVF SITE BEFORE ELECTION DAY FOR CANDIDATE GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS!
Election Day, November 7, is now less than three weeks away! For up-to-the- minute campaign information, and to see what more you can do to help elect pro- Second Amendment candidates to office, NRA members are strongly encouraged to visit the NRA-Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) website,
www.NRAPVF.org. This official NRA campaign site will serve as your one-stop I campaign reference guide this election season. The site is loaded with all of the critical information you'll need to make informed decisions on Election Day, November 7. Included on the site are news stories, articles from NRAs magazines, NRA-PVF press releases, and a complete listing of NRA-PVF candidate grades and endorsements!
In addition to all of the late-breaking campaign news, candidate grades and endorsements, EVC contact information, and firearm issue background information, you will also find our multimedia section- www.nrapvf.org/MuItimedia/Default.aspx -- that houses easy-to-access ads that are perfectly suited for distribution among your fellow NRA Members!
Early and absentee voting is currently underway in several states. If you are voting early or by absentee ballot, please be sure to visit www NRAPVF.org before casting your ballot.
With so few days between now and Election Day, November 7, please be sure that you leave no stone unturned and, on November 7, join us on “Freedom’s Frontline” and “Vote Freedom First”!
“GIVE THEM BACK
As you’ve read in previous Grassroots Alerts, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, law-abiding citizens had their lawfully owned firearms confiscated by local officials! When citizens needed protection the most, they were stripped of their right to self-defense. As you’ve also read, President Bush recently signed NRA- backed legislation to ensure such travesties are never repeated.
NRA has launched a new web site--http://www.givethemback.com/--with shocking video coverage of New Orleans gun confiscations that you’ll never see on ABC, CBS, or NBC. This site gives gun owners a stark and brutal reminder of why we must defend our firearm freedoms with passion and vigilance, in Congress, in state legislatures, in the courts ...AND ON ELECTION DAY.
This site makes it clear why gun owners can never, ever sit on the sidelines during an election, and serves as a slap-in-the-face wake up call for every gun owner who thinks anti-gun politicians don’t have the nerve or the will to confiscate our guns. And why they must be defeated before they ever get their hands on power!
Please be sure to visit http*//www.givethemback.com/today, and forward the link to your friends, family, and fellow gun owners. Remember what happene,d in
I New Orleans, and let your voice be heard on Election Day--Vote Freedom First on November 7! With your help, we’re going to make the first time in New Orleans the LAST time in America
HALBROOK DEMOLISHES ANTI-GUN PROPAGANDA
When it comes to the debate over the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, few, if any, have contributed more than constitutional scholar and attorney, Stephen Halbrook. His books and law review articles are “must reading” for all (including other scholars) who are interested in the origin of the right to arms and the Second Amendment.
Now, Halbrook has come to the defense of the right to arms once again. This time, he responds to arguments currently being pushed by Ohio State University (OSU) history professor, Saul Cornell.
Most of the academics who once believed that the Second Amendment protects something other than an individual right have changed their minds or gone silent, due to the overwhelming evidence presented by Halbrook, Joyce Lee Malcolm, David Hardy, Don Kates, Sanford Levinson, Robert Cottrol, William van Alstyne, Akhil Reed Amar, Nelson Lund, and many others over the last 20-odd years.
Not Cornell. He IStrying to create a niche for himself as a conspicuous dissenter, heading up the Second Amendment Research Center (SARC) at OSU. While the SARC purports to be a “nonpartisan center promoting scholarship on issues concerning the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and firearms regulation,” it receives funding from the radically anti-gun Joyce Foundation.
Cornell is pushing the idea that the Second Amendment requires gun control and imposes a civic duty to possess arms while serving in a militia. And he says that those who believe that the amendment protects an individual right misinterpret the writings of Judge St. George Tucker, author of the first and foremost treatise on our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
To the contrary, Halbrook points out, Tucker considered the Second Amendment the “palladium of liberty” and self-defense “the first law of nature.’’ Tucker I lamented that under the infamous British Game Laws, only well-to-do Englishmen were permitted to hunt, but “no others can keep a gun for their defense; so that the whole nation are completely disarmed, and left at the mercy of the government, under the pretext of preserving the breed of hares and partridges, for the exclusive use of the independent country gentlemen.”
By comparison, Tucker said, under the Second Amendment our Congress has “no power to regulate, or interfere with the domestic concerns, or police of any state,’’ “nor will the constitution permit any prohibition of arms to the people.”
DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, OHIO
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park announced that it will be preparing a management plan to address overpopulation of white-tailed deer. An environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared and the preliminary management options are: landscape management, fencing, reproductive control, direct reduction, or a combination of these options. The use of hunters is not mentioned because hunting is not permitted in the Park. However, the Park should “contract” people with hunting skills to assist them in any reduction plan. The Park is accepting comments on the preliminary options until November 6. The Park will be holding public meetings and when a draft EIS is prepared, it will be made available for public comment. Hunter participation in wildlife management has proven to be the most cost effective tool available. Let the
Park hear your thoughts by sending comments to: Resource Management, I .
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141 or on line at http://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/cuva. Click on the link titled Cuyahoga Valley National Park Deer Management Plan/EIS. You can also go to http://www.nps.gov/cuva to see when public meetings will be held.
I A LOOK AT THE STATES
(***For all of the action items below, you can find contact information for your legislators by visiting www.NRAILA.org, clicking the “Take Action” icon, and then clicking the “Write Your Representatives” icon. For information on NRA-PVF candidate endorsements, NRA members are encouraged to call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683), or visit www.NRAPVF.org. As always, thank you for your support.***)
States with updates this issue: California, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Virginia.
Please note: Ear& and absentee voting for the Tuesday, November 7 General Election is already underway in many states across the countw. For more information on early/absentee voting, please contact your state’s Board of Elections oMce. Be sure to Vote Freedom Fimt”on Tuesday, November ??
CALIFORNIA On Tuesday, October IO, the City of Santa Clara withdrew its proposal to ban gun shows on city property. The City Council claimed it received a “huge volume” of e-mails from NRA Members across the State of California. A special thank you to all *NRA members for your calls and e-mails against this threat to your Right to Keep and Bear Arms!
Also, on Saturday, October 21, at 9.00 a.m., the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), with assistance from PLINK, a cooperative program of the NRA Members Council, El Dorado Rod & Gun Club, and the USFS, will be cleaning up shot shells and targets from Tiger Creek Quarry. Volunteers are needed to preserve this valuable shooting sports resource. Volunteers will gather at the Firehouse Cafe in Diamond Springs at 7:30 a.m., for a complimentary breakfast prior to caravanning to the site. If you are unable to attend for breakfast, but can help with the clean-up, take Highway 88 about 18 miles east of Jackson to Buckorn, then turn south (right) on Tiger Creek Road. At the Reservoir, keep driving east above the PG&E houses on the one lane paved Salt Springs Road for a bit over one mile, then turn right 500 yards down into the quarry. To RSVP, please contact Steve Morgan at (530) 620-3946 or by e-mail at NRAPLl [email protected].
ILLINOIS When Cook County voters go to the polls this Election Day, November 7, they will be faced with the opportunity to vote on Countywide Advisory Referendum Manon-binding referendum that seeks to urge the State of Illinois to ban countless semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, and handguns, as well as all 50 caliber rifles. The Cook County Board could just as easily have given the voters of Cook County an opportunity to voice their support for any number of proven crime-fighting measures, but certain anti-gun extremists on the Board have chosen to promote a statewide version of the federal gun ban that was such a complete failure in combating violent crime that Congress allowed it to expire two years ago. Targeting law-abiding gun owners instead, the referendum uses buzzwords and phrases (“For the health and safety of children...”) that could have been lifted directly from the websites of gun-ban extremists such as the Brady Campaign, which has endorsed the proposal. Joining the Brady Bunch in support of the referendum at a September event were several anti-gun politicians, including Cook County Commissioners Larry Suffredin (D-I 3) and John Daley (D-I 1); State Senator Antonio Munoz (D-I); State Representatives Edward Acevedo (D-2) and Esther Golar (D-6); and Alderman Todd Stroger (D- 8). NRA opposes passage of Countywide Advisory Referendum 1, urges its members in Cook County to vote against it, and to spread the word to oppose this effort to prohibit the law-abiding citizens of Illinois from possessing firearms commonly used for personal protection, hunting, and sporting purposes.
N€W HAMPSHIRE New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R), and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (D), are personally contacting every mayor in New Hampshire asking them to sign onto Mayor Bloomberg’s New York-style gun control agenda. Please call your Mayor and find out if he/she has received such a call, then, discourage your mayor from signing onto this outrageous attack on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms Then, please call the Gun Owners of New Hampshire at (603) 225-4664, and let them know whether or not your Mayor received that call. The following online links will help you find the contact information for your Mayor: www newhampshire com/n h-towns/rochester.aspx, www. d irecto ry nh . com/N HCities-Tow nslNH Cities&Towns. h tm I, and www.nh.gov/municipal/index. html. Citizens throughout New Hampshire are I counting on you to contact your Mayor TODAY!
VIRGINIA The Loudoun County Friends of NRA Committee invites you to attend its annual banquet and auction. This event includes a live auction, silent auction, games, raffles, and prize drawings. Proceeds benefit The NRA Foundation and provide funding for shooting-sports-related grants. Come out and join your fellow NRA supporters for an evening of fun while raising money for Friends of NW. The event is scheduled for Thursday, November 9, at the Leesburg Holiday Inn- Carradoc Hall, 1500 East Market Street, in Leesburg. Tickets are limited and are on sale now, $40 per person and $70 per couple. Sponsorships are also available. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please contact Brooke Berthelsen by phone at 703-267-1354 or by e-mail at [email protected]. 0
In addition, the Virginia Shooting Sports Association presents: “Methods of Concealed Carry with Tom Marx.” Please join us on October 28, from 8:30 a.m., to 4:30 p.m., at the lzaak Walton League of America, 14708 Mount Olive Road, Centreville, VA, for the full-day version of the program Tom has done for several years at the NRA Annual Meeting. Space is limited, and advanced registration is recommended. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. For more information and to register, please call (703) 599-9399 or visit ww.myvssa.org/methodsofconcealedcarry. pdf.
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:, ' 1. States mth updates this issue Amone. Calrfomia. New Hampshire. New Jersey, New York Pennsyivania, and Virginia \
ONE WONTH TO GO- WHAT (MOM CAN YOU DO? Whthe NPvembar7 electionspi amund the comer, here am some actwiies in which pmSecond Amendment actmsts muat be imhdto assure wdory for pro-gun candidales on Election Day While vm can1 expect every gun Owner to do everything, we must work to ensure every gun merdoes something'
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Please submit ai least one letter to the edltor of your local newspaper in supporl of a pro-gun candidate between now and Election Day Consult your paper's deadlines. as soma papers stop accepting political letters to the editor on e certain dale pnorto the electton You can find medla conlacl tnformation by wsitfng our homepage- w NRAllAorq- and accessing the 'Take Action' section and then clicking the Wnte The Media' link Your goal in mrting should be to ensure that pro-gun candidates are fecamng posltne media in these final days leading up to November 7 I I
season, candidates are Cocusing their ehrts on Get old The Vote pmjeds, and laymg the Cnal groundwork for a barrage d Election Day admlies These actmties require assistance contacting voters by phone, walking precincts, wlunteanng 10 dnve pm gun wlers to the polls, and pulling up sipand handing out lrterature a1 polling locations on Election Day I ATTEND A FREE NRAJLA *MIX N' MINGLE". 'Mix N Mingles' pmde NR4 memben unth training on what .. they can do locally to propel pguncandidates lo wctor)l on Election Day To see fla 'Mix N' Mingle' IS .I/ scheduled new you, or to regieter to attend, please call IL4 Grassmots at (ew) 392-VOE m,or wsrt XI ,' wwnmla oralwarkshopsl :I : .: . Thank you br all you have done to date to protecl our freedom and for all you mll continue to do unlrl the polls .. close on Tuesday, November 71
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NRAJLA *MIX N' MINGLES" Much is at slake in this year's elections Voters mll decide dwe continue to mow ahead on the path d progun reform. or if we wll mdto the dark Clinto&ore years In order lo ensure continued succees for the Second hendrnenl. we mus! elect pro-gun lawmakers this yeer
To ensure vlctory for our pm-gun candidates, NRAllA mll be hosting FREE NRAILA"Mur N Mingles' across lhe country These mntswill pmde NRA members rnth training on whal you can do IOCallY to propel candidatesto nctory The meetings also prmde anendees the opporlumty lo meet and socialize mth lawmahers, candidates, and theu staffs. NRPPllA Headquattersslacl, fellow NWmembers-and Io earn FREE NFtAftatemil llems such as hats pocketknws. Mons. atc 'Mix N Mingle8:including rnatenels, food beverages. end NRA tterns are FREE1
7 -Albuquerque. NM lWlo1116 .Tucson, AZ 1MU16 .Cineinnan, OH lOn2A16 Columbus, OH 1OndAl6 - Eegan, YN 1MIAlbi - Swtbdale, h2 lOIld106 - St Cloud, YN lOn6m6 .Nlrw HaltCord, NY 10H9/06 (new date, please see details in sedan belmu) NRA members who have access to the Internet can go lownrah OrQhrkshoDd lo resewe their seats on-line NRA members are encouraged to check this website address frequently to see d'Mu N Minglee'are scheduled in their area NRA members may also contact the NWILA Grassroots Dmsion at m)393WE (eSe3) for deiails and lo resew their seats .. .*. . .. I' si. ATTEND FINAL "LISTENING SESSION i,: ON COOPERATIVE CONSEWAl'lON"
The Departments ofthe Intenor, Agntulture, Commerce and Defense, the ErmronmentelProtadion Agency, and the Whlte House Counul on Emrnnmental Ouallty are holding their finel 'Lstening stmion' to exchange ideas on incentnres. voluntary programs, and regulwions lhal can impme results. and promote cooperatwe consemriion
. .I. L , .. . I., 1 Li This final session mll provide a nial opportunlty br NW members and the hunting communlty to ensure that :I ": . . .. : ,, i. their voices are heard I, :. * I: , .. I : : i. * : I. The discussion toprs mil include how the Federal gavemment can .I . : '1 : *I Better respect the interests of people mth ownership in land, water, and other natural resources, ,; !:: .I :I, Enhance mldllfe hablat species protection. and other consemrion oulcomes through regulatory and Yotunlory
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Enhance cooperation among federal agencies and mth slates, Iribes, and locel communities in lhe application of enwmnmental pmleclion and consewation laws.
Work ahstates, tnbes, and other public and pmte sector patinem to imprmre science used in emronmemal protection and consatvation. and,
Work cooperotnely mth businesses and landownersto pmlect the ennmnmeni and pmmole consewaim
This final meehng wll guide the bderat government in the development of rulure policy proposalsIhal build upon the success of coopentwe consemion
The 6ession listed below is the final went this year
BobIdaho. 10 00 a m , Monday, Ocfober 9. m the Hatch Ballmom pl Boise Sale University's Student Unlon building Secretary Kempthome mil be joined on the panel by Senator Lany Craig, Senator Mike Cnpo, and Congressman Butch OHer
Please be sure to atlend and participate in this cnlically irnpodant session thet mll guide the redera1government in the development of future policy proposals Let your mice be heardl
For more infarmation please refer lo the 'bstening Session' page on the Cooperatne Consewetion Websle at http Ikooperatmconsemtion aov
A LOOK AT ME STATES A LOOK AT THE STA'IES
('Tor all ofthe adion Rems below, you can find contad informationfor your legislotora by visdrng www NRARAorq, ticking the "Take Action' icon. and then clicking the Wnte Your Reoresentalms' icon For information on NRAWF candidate endorsements, NW members are encouraged io call the NRAILA Grassmots DMsion at [coo) 392 VOTE 0.or visit wnryw NRAPM OQ As always, thank you for your euppofl-7 Slateonnth updates this issue hzona, Cdifomia, blew Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsyknra, and Vir~inia
A#Za The Anzona Game & Fish Depanmem (AGFD) invltes you to a meeting 10 prmde input on the Ben Awery Shooting Facilny master plan! The meeting wll be on Saturday. Odober 7. hm6 M AM to Noon at the Embassy Suiles 2577 W Greenway Road, Phoenix The AGFD wants to ensure thal the Ben Awry shooting complex continues to be a premier faciltty semng lhe needs of our shooling communlly To that end, the depatlment is engaging in a 'master planning' process for the facility. Representatnss from the AGFD end Logan Smpson Design consultants mll be in attendance to recewe your input mlo the fealures. amenlies, and other suggestions you would llke to see incorporatedm a master plan for the range Please bnng your ideas and suggestions For mom information. contact hthony Chaw, Btatmde shooling ranges coordinator, at @Q2) 789 3395 or achawfiazafd aw
Apache Junction Update Due 10 the high volume of calls from concerned gun ome18, the City Council has aureed to hold a pubbc heanng to address the lack of procedure under whlch the Apache Junclion Poll_ceChief operated, *en his mddaaroyad over 1200 Creams According to the Clly Attorney and Vie Mayor Eck, th~s absence of pracedure IS what mll be discussed at the November 7 heanng and public comment is welcome 10 help in the cmRing ofpolicy Please mark your calendars to mend this mpodanl public heanng to be held Tuesday, November 7, at 7 00 p rn ,ai the A J Municipal Courl, East Superstdion Blnl ,Apache Junction, AZ 85219 Also, on Tuesday, October 10, al 8.M p m ,(Anzona time), Vice Mayor R E Eck mll be on NW
Apeche Junction Updale Due to the high volume of calls from concerned gun owners, lhe Clty Council has agreed to hold a public heanng to address the lack of pmcedure under which the Apache Junction Police Chief operated, when his staf destmyed over 1200 firearms According to the Qly Altomey and Vice Mayor Eck. this absence or procedure IS what mll be discussed et the Nmmber 7 heanng and public comment 18welcome to help in the craRing of policy Please mark your calendars to attend this unpodant public hearing to be held Tuesday, November 7 at 7 00 p m ,at the A J Municipal t%un, 300 East Superstlion BM ,Apache Junction. AZ 85219 Also on Tuesday. October 10. et 8 40 p m (Anzone tme) Wce Mayor R E Eck mll be on NRA news WwNRANPNS com) to further discuss this rmporlant issue Don't forget to tune in1 Please keep checking your emad and www MwlAorqfor updates1
cmFoRAa .. On Fndey, September 29. Governor holdSchrzenegger (R) pmtected the Second Amendment by reluming :I , SBS to the State Senate and A82714 to the State Assembly wdhout his signature " :. :" :, S659. sponsored by Senator Alan Lowenthal (Ir27) wwld have expanded the definnlon ofthe tem'firaarm~to *i: : . . ,: include the frame or recenrer of the gun for purposes of the dense d failure to reporl a stolen or losi firearm :I Thm bill would also have made It a cnme for any pereon whose handgun is stolen or irretrievably lost to not I: ! -3 report the theft or loss to a local law enforcement agency mthm fne working days after discovering ihe loss or !heft, or vnthin fiworking day? after the date he or she should have reasonably known ofthe thd or loss Addilionally. S859 would have allowed local governments to impose even etncler reporting requiremenls
A62?14, sponsored by Assembly Member Abetto Tomco (Ira).would hsve required that no emmunllion (or reloaded ammunflion) be sold in a reloll transection unless the purchaser personally presents endence of his or her identny and age, as specled, Io tha seller of the ammunrlion I also would haw sevenly undermined California's state pmempbon Im
A special thank you to ell NRA members for your calls. emmls, end faxes in opposaion of SE8 and A82714 during the lagislam sessionl Please thank Governor Schwaaenegger today by vlstturg wwv novmail cr ad MEwMAkesHzE cx"-7*y ",."-: ---.. ""- " ., - "%' -." , -...... TT
wMrYc#w Please note that, due 10 a scheduling comlict. the New Hallford-M'Muc N Mingle,'which was mgmally scheduled br October 5. has been rescheduledfor Thursday October 19. x1061 The location remains the same - the Holiday Inn Utica. located at 1777 Burrstone Road New Haftford. NY 13413 We apologize lor any inconvenience this may have caused you and hope you mll111be eble to attend Iyou are no longer able to attend. please contact us ASAP at (soo) 3928663 If you still plan to attend, you do not need to do anything, and we'll see you on October 19
In addition, the Shooters' CommMee on Political Education (SCOPE) will be holding its 41sl Annual 'SCOPE Awards Banque1,'on Saturday, October 14,2#16 Featured speakers will include NW SecondVice President Ron Schmelts. and several local speahers The Banquet wl be held at the Diplomat Banquet Center. 1- Lyen Awsnue (same as 1 Dipfomat Way), Rochester, NY 14606. from 5 3311 00 p m FOItickets. feselYations, and mom iformation, please nsit -, or contact Ken Mathison by phone at 0 6638741. or by mail at PO Box 12711, Rochester. NY 14612 Seating 18 limlted, so gel yout tickets Davl
PEMHSYLVANIA The House, meeting to consider crime-fighting proposals this past Tuesday, rejected 8very guncontrol measure on lhe agenda, tncluding bills to limn gun purchases to one a month and to impose a statmde ban on so called
assauh weepons They mere deleated on lhe House floor Represematlve Dan Franks1 tD-Alleghenfl proposed i., I a otatwnde ban on 'esseult weapons' but the legislaton foiled by a we 0163124. as did a plan offered by 1 Representative John Myers @-Philadelphia) to ban such firearms m Phdadelpha only. which lawmakers rejected VI a sir-I20 wte The House also rejected several gun-mntrnl measures last week. including legislation that would haw imposed ~eportingrequirements on gun sellers. supposedly to prmnt 'sldbuying. as well e6 bills to mandate child I safely locks on firearms and allow Philadelphia to regulate the sale of guns and emmuntlion : , I The gur-control debate came dunng the course of a mtely used legislatfve pmcedure known as the Committee of lhe Whole Each lsvvmaker was gwen an opportunily to offercrimefighting measures in the commatee, and inlofmal voles were taken to determinewhich proposals would be considered in regular session Over the three days of debate, the House plowed lhrough nearly a 100 proposals dlhe cnme-focused Committee ofthe Whole Lawmakers endorsed many bills tougherwng cnmnal penalties or bmtressing law enforcement including a plan to add up to lorn new police olfcers to local forres by 2010, wnh a mu of state and local funding wl?cana The Loudoun County Friends dNRA Commmee inwtes you to attend Is annual benquet and aucbon This event includes a Ira auction. silent auclion. games, rames, and prize dmngs Proceeds benetltlhe NRA Foundation and provide lunding for shootingspofls-related grants Come out and join your fellow NRA supporters for an evening of fun while raising money for Fnends of NRA The mnlis scheduled for Thursday. Nmmber9, at the Leesburg Holiday InwCarradoc Hall, 1500 East Market Street, in Leesburg Tickets are limrted and ere on sale now, $40 per parson and $70 per couple Sponsorshrpo are also wailable for addltional information orto purchase tickets. please contact Brooke Berthelsen by phone a1703267 1% or by
emal al bberthelsenBnraha org :. I .. , Also, please join Ihe Virginia Shooting Sports Association. and guest speaker, Cam Edwards hosi of
NRANews com, for Its hnual Meeting and Banqual at 6 00 p m I on October 14 This yeai's Banquat is belng held ai Hunter Motel and Restaurant, 81#3 Loisdale Road, Nmngton, VA Foi more information, please n61I wm mmsa ordannualmeetin~lOlJ6htm
Finally, Ihe Virginia Shooting Sporte Association presente 'Methods of Concealed Ceny mth Tom Manrn Please join us on October 28,hom 8 30 a m , Io 4 30 p m ,a1 the Itrak Wellon League of Amenca. 14108 Mount Olwe Road, Cenlrewlle, VA. for the lulCday veston of lhe prugrem Tom has done for seven1 years al the NRAAnnualMeeling Space is limned. and advanced regstretion is recommended The cas1 is $15 fdr members and MOlor non-members For more informalion and to register, please call 5939399 Orwat. w mmsa orlJmethodsokoncealedcarw ~df
Whole Lamakers endoised many bills toughening cnminal penakles or buttressing law enforcement, including a plan Io add up to 10,000 new police oRicero to local forces by 2010 mth a mu of state and IOCPl iunding
VIRGml The Loudoun Counly Friends of NRA Commltlee nmtes you to attend rts annual banquet and auction This even¶ includes a he auction. silent oudion. games, rafAes, and pnre dmngs Proceeds benefil The NRA Foundstion and pmde funding for shoolingsports-related gmnls Come out and join your fellow NRA suppoflers for an evening of fun while ratsurg money for Fnends of NRA *The evem IS scheduled for Thursday.
November 9. QI the Leesburg Holiday InwCamdoc Hall 15Qo Easi Madm Street, in Leesburg Tickets are >I limrted and am on sale now $40 per person and 570 per couple Sponaorshlps am also available For I adddbnel information or to purchase tickets, please contau Brooke Berthelsen by phone ai 703-267-1354 or by .. . e-mail at bberthelaen@Mraha oq Also, pleasejoin the Virginia Shooting Sports Assocrabon, and guest speaker, Cam Edwards. hosl d NRANews corn, for as Annual Meaing and Banquet at 6 00 p m ,on October 14 This year's Banquet IS beurg held at Hunter Motel and Restaurant. 8100 Lotsdale Road. Newmgton, VA For more rnfomatlon please MSI WAW mmsa om/annualmeelina1006 My
Finally. the Virginia Shooting Sporls Associlon presents 'Melhods of Concealed Carry with Tom Marr Pleasejom us on October 28, from 8 30 B m ,to 4 30 p m , at the lzurk WaHon League of Amenca. 14708 Mount Olne Road, Centrenlle, VA, for the full-day version of the program Tom has done for several years at the NRA Annual Meetiny Space is Iimrted. and advanced registtnlion is recommended The cost is 915 for members end $20 for non-members For more information and to teglei, please call (703) 599.9399 or wsil www mrvsse orafmethodsdconcealedm?vadf -11250 Waples Mi11 Road Farfax, Virgmia 22030 .800-392-8683
NRA-LA Grassroots Alert Vol. 13, No. 40 10/06/06
States with updates this issue: Arizona, California, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
ONE MONTH TO GO- WHAT (MORE)CAN YOU DO?
With the November 7 elections just around the corner, here are some activities in which pro-Second Amendment activists must be involved to assure victory for pro-gun candidates on Election Day While we can’t expect every gun owner to do everything, we must work to ensure every gun owner does something!
YARD SIGNS: The key to placing yard signs is location, location, location. Put signs where large numbers of people will see them, but out of right of ways. Ask fellow firearm owners who have property that would make a good sign location to post a sign, and make sure the “natural resources of the pro-gun community’’ (gun shows, gun shops, shooting ranges, and gun and hunting clubs) have signs prominently displayed. Don’t put signs on private property without permission, and don’t tamper with the opposition’s signs! And, of course, make sure you have a pro-gun candidate’s sign in your yard or on your property! ’
LITERATURE DROPS: Literature drops are an extremely effective way for Second Amendment supporters to get out their message regarding pro-freedom candidates. Again, take advantage of the “natural resources” of the pro-gun community. Gun shows are the best venue to conduct a literature drop. Check with the show promoter to set up a literature table or share one with a fellow NRA member or pro-gun supporter. Or, better yet, hand out pro-gun candidates’ literature to all attendees as they enter the show. If distributing literature in neighborhoods, never put materials in a mailbox! Remember, the goal of this activity isn’t to debate with anti-gun voters, but rather, to distribute as much material to as many potential voters as possible!
BUMPER STICKERS: Make sure every vehicle you own has a pro-gun candidate’s (and/or NRA) bumper sticker on it. Then, work to ensure the vehicles of your friends and fellow firearm owners are proudly displaying a sticker(s) as well!
G LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Please submit at least one letter to the editor of your local newspaper in support of a pro-gun candidate between now and Election Day. Consult your paper’s deadlines, as some papers stop accepting political letters to the editor on a certain date prior to the election. You can find media contact information by visiting our homepage- www.NRAILA.org-- and accessing the “Take Action” section and then clicking the “Write The Media” link. (.: Your goal in writing should be to ensure that pro-gun candidates are receiving positive media in these final days leading up to November 7.
GET OUT THE VOTE & ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES: Now that we are in the final month of the campaign season, candidates are focusing their efforts on Get Out The Vote projects, and laying the final groundwork for a barrage of Election Day activities. These activities require assistance contacting voters by phone, walking precincts, volunteering to drive pro-gun voters to the polls, and putting up signs and handing out literature at polling locations on Election Day.
ATTEND A FREE NRA-ILA “MIX N’ MINGLE”: “Mix N’ Mingles” provide NRA members with training on what they can do locally to propel pro-gun candidates I to victory on Election Day. To see if a “Mix N’ Mingle” is scheduled near you, or to register to attend, please call ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-VOTE (8683), or visit www .n ra i I a. o rg/w o rks ho ps/.
Thank you for all you have done.to date to protect our freedom and for all you will continue to do until the polls close on Tuesday, November 7!
GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS NOW - AVAILABLE ON NRA-PVF SITE!
The official NRA campaign site- www.NRAPVF.org willserve as your one- stop campaign reference guide this election season. The site is loaded with all of the critical information you’ll need to make informed decisions on Election Day, November 7. Included on the site are news stories, articles from NRA’s magazines, NRA-PVF press releases, and a complete listing of NRA-PVF candidate grades and endorsements!
In addition to all of the late-breaking campaign news, candidate grades and endorsements, and firearm issue background information, you will also find our multimedia section- www.nrapvf.org/Multimedia/Default.aspx - that houses easy-to-access ads that are perfectly suited for distribution among your fellow NRA Members!
Early and absentee voting is currently underway in several states. If you are voting early or by absentee ballot, please be sure to visit www.NRAPVF.org before casting your ballot.
With so few days between now and Election Day, November 7, please be sure that you leave no stone unturned and, on November 7, join us on “Freedom’s Frontline” and “Vote Freedom First”! NRA-ILA “MIX N’ MINGLES”
Much is at stake in this year’s elections. Voters will decide if we continue to move ahead on the path of pro-gun reform, or if we will revert to the dark Clinton- Gore years. In order to ensure continued success for the Second Amendment, we must elect pro-gun lawmakers this year.
To ensure victory for our pro-gun candidates, NRA-ILA will be hosting FREE NRA-ILA “Mix N’ Mingles” across the country. These events will provide NRA members with training on what you can do locally to propel candidates to victory. The meetings also provide attendees the opportunity to meet and socialize with lawmakers, candidates, and their staffs; NRA-I LA Headquarters staff, fellow NRA members-and to earn FREE NRA fraternal items such as hats, pocketknives, buttons, etc. “Mix N’ Mingles,” including materials, food, beverages, and NRA items, are FREE!
Mix N’ Mingle events are scheduled for:
- Albuquerque, NM I0/10/06 - Tucson, AZ 10/12/06 - Cincinnati, OH 10/12/06 - Columbus, OH 10/14/06 - Eagan, MN 10/14/06 - Scottsdale, AZ 10/14/06
= St. Cloud, MN 10/16/06 - New Hartford, NY 10/19/06 * (new date, please see details in section below)
NRA members who have access to the Internet can go to www.nraila.org/workshops/ to reserve their seats on-line. NRA members are encouraged to check this website address frequently to see if “Mix N’ Mingles” are scheduled in their area. NRA members may also contact the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) for details and to reserve their seats.
ATTEND FINAL “LISTENING SESSION ON COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION”
The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the White House Council on - Environmental Quality are holding their final “listening session” to exchange ideas on incentives, voluntary programs, and regulations that can improve results and promote cooperative conservation.
This final session will provide a vital opportunity for NRA members and the hunting community to ensure that their voices are heard.
The discussion topics will include how the Federal government can:
- Better respect the interests of people with ownership in land, water, and other natural resources;
Enhance wildlife habitat, species protection, and other conservation outcomes through regulatory and voluntary conservation programs;
- Enhance cooperation among federal agencies and with states, tribes, and local communities in the application of environmental protection and consewation laws;
Work with states, tribes, and other public- and private-sector partners to improve science used in environmental protection and conservation, and;
Work cooperatively with businesses and landowners to protect the environment and promote conservation. /
This final meeting will guide the federal government in the development of future policy proposals that build upon the success of cooperative conservation.
The session listed below is the final event this year:
Boise Idaho, 1O:OO a.m., Monday, October 9, in the Hatch Ballroom at Boise State University’s Student Union building. Secretary Kempthorne will be joined on the panel by Senator Larry Craig, Senator Mike Crapo, and Congressman Butch Otter.
Please be sure to attend and participate in this critically important session that will guide the federal government in the development of future policy proposals. Let your voice be heard!
For more information, please refer to the “Listening Session” page on the Cooperative Conservation Website at http.//cooperativeconservation.gov,
A LOOK AT THE STATES
(***For all of the action items below, you can find contact information for your legislators by visiting www.NRAILA.org, clicking the “Take Action” icon, and then clicking the “Write Your Representatives” icon. For information on NRA-PVF candidate endorsements, NRA members are encouraged to call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683), or visit www.NRAPVF.org. As always, thank you for your support.***)
States with updates this issue. Arizona, California, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
AR/ZONA The Arizona Game & Fish Department (AGFD) invites you to a meeting to ‘ provide input on the Ben Avery Shooting Facility master plan! The meeting will be on Saturday, October 7, from 8:OO A.M. to Noon at the Embassy Suites, 2577 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix. The AGFD wants to ensure that the Ben Avery shooting complex continues to be a premier facility serving the needs of our shooting community. To that end, the department is engaging in a “master planning” process for the facility. Representatives from the AGFD and Logan Simpson Design consultants will be in attendance to receive your input into the features, amenities, and other suggestions you would like to see incorporated in a master plan for the range. Please bring your ideas and suggestions. For more information, contact Anthony Chavez, statewide shooting ranges coordinator, at (602) 789-3395 or [email protected].
Apache Junction Update: Due to the high volume of calls from concerned gun owners, the City Council has agreed to hold a public hearing to address the lack of procedure under which the Apache Junction Police Chief operated, when his staff destroyed over 1200 firearms. According to the City Attorney and Vice Mayor Eck, this absence of procedure is what will be discussed at the November 7 hearing and public comment is welcome to help in the crafting of policy. Please mark your calendars to attend this important public hearing to be held Tuesday, November 7, at 7:OO p.m., at the A. J. Municipal Court, 300 East Superstition Blvd., Apache Junction, AZ 85219. Also, on Tuesday, October IO, at 8:40 p.m., (Arizona time), Vice-Mayor R. E. Eck will be on NWnews (www.NRANEWS.com) to further discuss this important issue. Don’t forget to tune in! Please keep checking your email and www NRAILA.org for updates!
CALIFORNIA On Friday, September 29, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)protected the Second Amendment by returning SB59 to the State Senate and AB2714 to the State Assembly without his signature. SB59, sponsored by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-27) would have expanded the definition of the term “firearm” to include the frame or receiver of the gun for purposes of the offense of failure to report a stolen or lost firearm. This bill would also have made it a crime for any person whose handgun is stolen or irretrievably lost to not report the theft or loss to a local law enforcement agency within five working days after discovering the loss or theft; or within five working days after the date he or she should have reasonably known of the theft or loss. Additionally, SB59 would have allowed local governments to impose even stricter reporting requirements.
AB2714, sponsored by Assembly Member Alberto Torrico (D-20), would have 1 required that no ammunition (or reloaded ammunition) be sold in a retail transaction unless the purchaser personally presents evidence of his or her identity and age, as specified, to the seller of the ammunition. It also would have severely unde rmi ned California’s state preemption law.
A special thank you to all NRA members for your calls, emails, and faxes in opposition of SB59 and AB2714 during the legislative session! Please thank Governor Schwarzenegger today by visiting www.govmail.ca.gov/.
N€W HAMPSHIRE New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, are personally contacting every mayor in New Hampshire asking them to sign onto Mayor Bloomberg’s New York-style gun control agenda. Please call your Mayor and find out if he/she has received such a call, then, discourage your mayor from signing onto this outrageous attack on your Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Then, please call the Gun Owners of New Hampshire at (603) 225-4664, and let them know whether or not your Mayor received that call. The following online links will help you find the contact information for your Mayor: www. newham Ds h ire.comh h-towns/roc heste r as Dx, ~~ ~ . www .d irecto rvn h .com/N HCities-Towns/N HCities&Towns. h trnl . and www.nh.gov/municlpal/index.html. Citizens throughout New Hampshire are counting on you to contact your Mayor TODAY!
N€WJ€RS€Y The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs’ annual meeting banquet will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006, at 6:OO p.m., at the Ramada Inn Somerset, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873. The event is being combined with a Friends of NRA dinner and auction, and will feature remarks from New Jersey’s leading Second Amendment activists. The auction portion of the event will feature unique collectible merchandise, and half the proceeds will be donated back to New Jersey shooters by the NRA Foundation. Tickets are $40 (please contact John Coakley at [email protected] or 908-81 2-1 664).
N€W YORK Please note that, due to a scheduling conflict, the New Hartford “Mix N’ Mingle,’’ which was originally scheduled for October 5, has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2006! The location remains the same -- the Holiday Inn Utica, located at 1777 Burrstone Road, New Hartford, NY 13413. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and hope you will still be able to attend. If you are no longer able to attend, please contact us ASAP at (800) 392- 8683. If you still plan to attend, you do not need to do anything, and we’ll see you on October 19.
In addition, the Shooters’ Committee on Political Education (SCOPE) will be holding its 41st Annual “SCOPE Awards Banquet,” on Saturday, October 14, 2006. Featured speakers will include NRA Second Vice President Ron Schmeits, and several local speakers. The Banquet will be held at the Diplomat Banquet Center, 1956 Lyell Avenue (same as 1 Diplomat Way), Rochester, NY 14606, from 530-1 I.OO p.m. For tickets, reservations, and more information, please visit http://www.scopeny.org/banquet.html, or contact Ken Mathison by phone at: (585) 663-8741, or by mail at: PO Box 1271 1, Rochester, NY 14612. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now!
PENNSYL VANIA , The House, meeting to consider crime-fighting proposals this past Tuesday, rejected every gun-control measure on the agenda, including bills to limit gun purchases to one a month and to impose a statewide ban on so-called assault weapons. They were defeated on the House floor. Representative Dan Frankel (D-Alleg heny) proposed a statewide ban on “assault weapons” but the legislation failed by a vote of 63-124, as did a plan offered by Representative John Myers (D-Philadelphia) to ban such firearms in Philadelphia only, which lawmakers rejected in a 57-128 vote.
The House also rejected several gun-control measures last week, including legislation that would have imposed reporting requirements on gun sellers, supposedly to prevent “straw” buying, as well as bills to mandate child safety locks on firearms and allow Philadelphia to regulate the sale of guns and ammunition.
The gun-control debate came during the course of a rarely used legislative procedure known as the Committee of the Whole. Each lawmaker was given an opportunity to offer crime-fighting measures in the committee, and informal votes were taken to determine which proposals would be considered in regular session. Over the three days of debate, the House plowed through nearly a I00 proposals of the crime-focused Committee of the Whole. Lawmakers endorsed many bills toughening criminal penalties or buttressing law enforcement, including a plan to add up to 10,000 new police officers to local forces by 2010, with a mix of state and local funding.
VIRGINIA The Loudoun County Friends of NRA Committee invites you to attend its annual banquet and auction. This event includes a live auction, silent auction, games, raffles, and prize drawings. Proceeds benefit The NRA Foundation and provide funding for shooting-sports-related grants. Come out and join your fellow NRA supporters for an evening of fun while raising money for Friends of NRA. The event is scheduled for Thursday, November 9, at the Leesburg Holiday Inn- Carradoc Hall, 1500 East Market Street, in Leesburg Tickets are limited and are on sale now, $40 per person and $70 per couple. Sponsorships are also available. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please contact Brooke Berthelsen by phone at 703-267-1354 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Also, please join the Virginia Shooting Sports Association, and guest speaker, Cam Edwards, host of NRANews.com, for its Annual Meeting and Banquet at 6:OO p.m., on October 14. This year’s Banquet is being held at Hunter Motel and Restaurant, 8100 Loisdale Road, Newington, VA. For more information, please visit www.myvssa orglannualmeeting1006. htm.
Finally, the Virginia Shooting Sports Association presents: “Methods of Concealed Carry with Tom Marx.” Please join us on October 28, from 8:30 a.m., to 4:30 p.m., at the Izzak Walton League of America, 14708 Mount Olive Road, Centreville, VA, for the full-day version of the program Tom has done for several years at the NRA Annual Meeting. Space is limited, and advanced registration is recommended. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. For more information and to register, please call (703) 599-9399 or visit w.rnyvssa.org/methodsofconcealedcarry. pdf.
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NhA-IEA SPECIAL ELECTlON ALERT 1Of11106
PRO-GUNVICTORIES IN ME 1WTH CONGRESS-- Gun Owno& Mctones Since the Zoad Eledoits
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Elections matter Precisely becaube of our wok and succ8ss in the 2002 and elections, we were able lo lay th;grouridrrorkfor the nctones that you wdl read about below Now the question before us is.Whel mil the future hold7' Two years fiom now. mll we be reponing on more wclones in our quest to prmen and prerem, the Second Amendmem? Or. mll our update conlain bad news for gun owners? Election Day -Tuesday.
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Following is a list ofthe major lederel ndones we hem seen during the 1091h Congress
Enadment of the "Dkasler Reawry Personal PIotedion Act." Within a year of Hurricane Ketnna hnting tho Gulf Coast, Congress passed the NRAbacked H R 5013. sponsored by Representatwe Bobby Jindal @La ), by an overwhelming 322.99 vote This bill amended federal emergency laws lo prohibit federal, state, end local authomies fmm conficatvrg lawfully owned firearms dunng emergencies or disasters Senator Dmd Wets @-La ) amendment to prohibd the use offunds appropnated under the Homeland Secunty appropnations bill (H R 5441) for the conliscetion of lawfully possessed firearms dunng an emergency or disasler passed the U S Senate by an historic 84-16 vote The Jindal bill was substluted for the Vater amendment in the conference commlee and President Bush signed II inlo law on October 4 Enadment ofthe "PnlecIIoii of Laulul Commerce in Arm Ad" President Bush, marking the culmination of six years of hard work by NRAllA and gun owen nalionmde, signed 'The Protection of MICommerce in Arms Aet'(S 397) into law on October 26,2M5,thus ending the campaign of politically motivated lawsuits designed to bankmpt law-abiding Amencan firearm menufacturere and &ailere The Senate parbed S 397 by a 65-31 vote on July 29,#305and then by the House by a 283-144 vole on October 20. ml5
Enadment oflhe CliahtlAmsndment* Ths amendment protects gun Owners' pnwcy by pmhiblting the releasa offirearm trace data lo any entlty except a Isw enforcement agency conducting a bone fide cnminal investigation imohng the firearm
Enamnenl of a tat exemption for custom gunsmiths Dunng lhe same week ¶he Senale passed S 397 NRA-lU4 helped mn an imponant but lesepublicized wctory for small custom gunsmiths A masswe highway construction bill (which President Bush pmmplly signed into law) contained an bona fidecnminal mstigation imlnng the fireain , il Enadmentof a tax emmpbon for custom gunsmiths, Dunng the same weh the Senate passed S 397, NRAILA helped mn an important but leas publicized nctory for small custom gunsmiths A masswe highway construction bill (which President WIsh promptly signed into I@ contamed an amendment that exempts manufaclurerdof ierver than 50 firearms from 'manufactunng' excise (axes
House Passage of H.R #192 The NRAbacked 'Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernizationand Reform Act.' by Representatwas Howard Coble (R-N C ) and Bobby Scott (D-Va 1, passed the U S House of Repressntatms by an mmhelming btpartisan 277-131 vote H R 5092 was drafted in lege part to addmss BATE abuses at Richmond, Virginur area gun shows last year, which were detailed in three oversight heenngs by the House Cnme Subcommittee this spnng The measure MU help curb RATFEs elTorts to revoke dealers' licenses lor minor papemtk emrs. establish new guidelines for BATE investigations, and improve the appeals process far dealers It vnll also pmde mow accountehugy and much-needed reform to this federal law enforcemant agency
Enactment of 4-1 hudng end consendon legidatmn. Sportsmen and mldlife scored a cntical ndory when House and Senate negotiators approved a pronslon in the 2007 Dafen6a Authonzalion ArA that wll ewe the herds of elk and mule deer on Snnta Rosa Island (the second largest of Calfomia's Channel Islands) from court-ordered emdication With encouragement from NWIIA, this Congress coiredly determined IIis in the public intereet to maintain this sanctuary for these Lwo remarkable species of animals
Clearly. the past two years represent one oflhe most successful congnssional sessions that gun ownets have ever had But make no mistake-all dour hard work and Mal viclonee must be pmtededl This yeah elections are cntically imponant. as lheir outcome mll determine whether our hard fought gains mll Hand or fall .. I : , Sii , :<,. The House Judiciary Commmee has just sent several imponanl pro-gun dorm bdls to the floor, but d control 01 : ,, the Congress changes hands, the new chairman of lhal commmee would be John Conyers of MichigaHhe only House member still semng who Wed forthe Gun Control Act d1968. wied egeMsl the Firearms Owners' Proleaion Act of 1986, &mm?dcnme fighiing proposals (such as Projea Exile) that to his way ofthinking
The House Judiciary Commdtee has JUS^ sent severel imporlam pmgun reform bills to the floor, but If control of the Congress changes hands, the new chairman ofthai commatee would be John Conyers of Michigebthe . . ..:! : only House member still semng who wled forthe Gun Control Aci of 1968, voted ~erndthe Firearms hers' I. : *', I,: Pmtection of 1986. cnmefighting proposals (such as Project Exile] that to hls wyofthinking I, Act derouncsd ,: :: 'unwisely place a grea emphasis on enforcement programs,' and has mpe8Mly cpM fixe mfbnel ben on ." i: I handgrrn wmershy, end posvshd
And while many bills Marl out in Judiciay. they must all pass through the House Rules Comrmttee belore lhey go lothe ilooi The Rules Committee is a nearly alCpowerful body that sets the ground rules for how a bill mll be debated on the House lloor-and on the amendments that can be ofired In line 10 fill that galekeeping role Rep Louise Slaughter (ON Y ) kpSlaughter is a persistent cosponsor of enti gun bills. including a bill to ban 50 caliber rifles, and another to weme the Bush administration's policy of destroying instant check records on law abiding gun buyers
Of course. the last check on this amgun attack would be the House leadership itsel But don7 look far much hope there, because would be Speaher Nancy Pelosi elso has a decades-longanlcgun track record Pelosi a .. . close ally of fellow San Franciscan Dianne Feinstein co-chaired the 1992 Democratic platform commmee thal 1 I i. endorsed gun bans, gun licensing, and gun registration. and joined Conyers in opposing expansion of Projed Exile enforcement programs against nolenl criminals Pelosi's sorry recold on Second Amendment wues was ... underscoredby one of her first acts on joining her party's leadership. when she was alecled House Minonty .. >: ? *: 1.: Whip. she hired a foimer Handgun Control, Inc spokesman as her communications director .. None of these pro-gcmvktones wouM hiwe been pasrlble w& Petom, ,Conye= end Sllaugklu N) control offhaU S Housr? d#?epmseatatiWs The message lor gun owners and sportsmen IS ohous Elections mater, and voles count We cannot take our past nctoneo for granted, we must continue the fighl PrPSecond Amendment candidates can only win if NW members lend their supporl to those who support our gun nghts and hunting hentage
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be debmed on the House loor-and on the amendmenls thal can be ollered In line to fill lhat gate-keeping *; !, :: mle Rep Louise Slaughler (DN Y 1 Rep SlaugMer is a persistent cosponsor ofanlrgun bds. including a bill . i.: ,L I ;I : lo ban 50 caliber nRes, and another to mrpethe Bush admmictralion's policy of destroying instant check records on Wabrding gun buyers .. .:'I 01 course. the last check on this antt-gun attack would be the House leadership half But don? look for much ...... hope them, because would-be Speaker Nancy Pelosi also has a decades-long anlkgun track record Pelosi. a close ally of fellow San Franciscan Dianne Feinstein. cechaired rhe 1992 Democralic platlorm commntee that endorsed gun bans, gun licensing. and gun registrataon, and jomed Conyers in opposing expansion of ProJecl Exile enfoicemenl programs against Molenl cnminals Pelosi 6 soy record on Second Amendment issues was underscored by one of her Gml acts onjovling her party's leadership. when she w88 elected House Minonty Whip, she hired a former Handgun Control. Inc spokesman (IS her CommuniCationS direclot
he vkdDliss lravs buv, pos&fe wfh FeM, CoUyeIsend SkugW &these plp~na WM k, contnd : >, .. dfba U.S House dRepmsen€abwes The message for gun owners and spoltsmen is obnous Elections .. .. . manet, and voles count We cannot take ow pasl vlclones for granted, wa must continue the fight PraSecond Amendment candidates can only wm lr NW members lend their suppon to those who suppod out Bun nghls and hunting hemege
Please refer lo the previous two Grassroots Aleds for rctmties you need to undertake io en6ure nclory on November 7-registenng to vote, contacting your EVC, volunteering on pro-gun campaigns. etc NRAPVF grades and endorsements are now available online at w NRAPM oiq
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NRA-LA SPECIAL ELECTION ALERT 10/11/06
PRO-GUN VICTORIES IN THE 109TH CONGRESS-- Gun Owners’ Victories Since the 2004 Elections
Elections matter. Precisely because of our work and success in the 2002 and I 2004 elections, we were able to lay the groundwork for the victories that you will read about below. Now the question before us is, ‘What will the future hold?” Two years from now, will we be reporting on more victories in our quest to protect and preserve the Second Amendment? Or, will our update contain bad news for gun owners? Election Day -- Tuesday, November 7 -- will be when the next chapter in the history of the Second Amendment will be written. Your work in the coming weeks will be what spells the difference between pro- and anti-gun ’ candidates on Election Day. Thus, you will write the future legislative history of the Second Amendment.
Following is a list of the major federal victories we have seen during the 109th Congress:
1 Enactment of the “Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act.’’ Within a year of Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Coast, Congress passed the NRA-backed H.R. 5013, sponsored by Representative Bobby Jindal (R- La.), by an overwhelming 322-99 vote. This bill amended federal emergency laws to prohibit federal, state, and local authorities from confiscating lawfully-owned firearms during emergencies or disasters Senator David Vitter’s (R-La.) amendment to prohibit the use of funds appropriated under the Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 5441) for the confiscation of lawfully possessed firearms during an emergency or disaster passed the U.S. Senate by an historic 84-16 vote. The Jindal bill was substituted for the Vitter amendment in the conference committee and President Bush signed it into law on October 4.
9 Enactment of the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.” President Bush, marking the culmination of six years of hard work by NRA-ILA and gun owners nationwide, signed “The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” (S. 397) into law on October 26, 2005, thus ending the campaign of politically motivated lawsuits designed to bankrupt law-abiding American firearm manufacturers and retailers. The Senate passed S. 397 by a 65-31 vote on July 29,2005 and then by the House by a 283-144 vote on October 20, 2005.
Enactment of the “Tiahrt Amendment.” This amendment protects gun owners’ privacy by prohibiting the release of firearm trace data to any 1 entity except a law enforcement agency conducting a bona fide criminal investigation involving the firearm.
Enactment of a tax exemption for custom gunsmiths. During the same week the Senate passed S. 397, NRA-ILA helped win an important but less-publicized victory for small custom gunsmiths. A massive highway construction bill (which President Bush promptly signed into law)
\ contained an amendment that exempts manufacturers of fewer than 50 firearms from “manufacturing” excise taxes
House Passage of H.R. 5092. The NRA-backed “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act,” by Representatives Howard Coble (R-N.C.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.), J
passed the U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming bi- partisan 277-131 vote. H.R. 5092 was drafted in large part to address BATFE abuses at Richmond, Virginia area gun shows last year, which were detailed in three oversight hearings by the House Crime Subcommittee this spring. The measure will help curb BATFE’s efforts to revoke dealers’ licenses for minor paperwork errors, establish new guidelines for BATFE investigations, and improve the appeals process for dealers. It will also provide more accountability and much-needed reform to this federal law enforcement agency.
Enactment of critical hunting and conservation legislation. Sportsmen and wildlife scored a critical victory when House and Senate negotiators approved a provision in the 2007 Defense Authorization Act that will save the herds of elk and mule deer on Santa Rosa Island (the second largest of California’s Channel Islands) from court-ordered eradication. With encouragement from NRA-ILA, this Congress correctly determined it is in the public interest to maintain this sanctuary for these two remarkable species of animals.
Clearly, the past two years represent one of the most successful congressional sessions that gun owners have ever had. But make no mistake--all of our hard work and vital victories must be protected! This year’s elections are critically important, as their outcome will determine whether our hard-fought gains will stand or fall. The House Judiciary Committee has just sent several important pro-gun reform bills to the floor, but if control of the Congress changes hands, the new chairman of that committee would be John Conyers of Michigan-the only House member still serving who voted furthe Gun Control Act of 1968, voted against the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986, denouncedcrime-fighting proposals (such as Project Exile) that to his way of thinking “unwisely place a great emphasis on enforcement programs,’’ and has repeatedly w//edfor a national ban on handgun ownersh@ andpossession! And while many bills start out in Judiciary, they must all pass through the House Rules Committee before they go to the floor. The Rules Committee is a nearly all-powerful body that sets the ground rules for how a bill will be debated on the
House floor-and on the amendments that can be offered. In line to fill that gate- \ keeping role: Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.). Rep. Slaughter is a persistent cosponsor of anti-gun bills, including a bill to ban 50 caliber rifles, and another to . reverse the Bush administration’s policy of destroying instant check records on law-abid i ng g un buyers. Of course, the last check on this anti-gun attack would be the House leadership itself. But don’t look for much hope there, because would-be Speaker Nancy Pelosi also has a decades-long anti-gun track recorb. Pelosi, a close ally of fellow San Franciscan Dianne Feinstein, co-chaired the 1992 Democratic platform committee that endorsed gun bans, gun licensing, and gun registration, and joined Conyers in opposing expansion of Project Exile enforcement programs against violent criminals. Pelosi’s sorry record on Second Amendment issues was underscored by one of her first acts on joining her party’s leadership; when she was elected House Minority Whip, she hired a former Handgun Control, Inc. spokesman as her communications director. None of these pro-gun victories would have been possible with Pelos/; Conyers and Slaughter in controlof the US. House of Representatives. The message for gun owners and sportsmen is obvious. Elections matter, and votes count. We cannot take our past victories for granted; we must continue the fight. Pro- Second Amendment candidates can only win if NRA members lend their support to those who support our gun rights and hunting heritage. Please refer to the previous two Grassroots Alerts for activities you need to undertake to ensure victory on Movember 7--registering to vote, contacting your EVC, volunteering on pro-gun campaigns, etc. NRA-PVF grades and endorsements are now available online at www.NRAPVF.org. I i
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,-I PRESIDENTBUSH SIGNS NRABACKED "DISL\STER RECOVERY PERSONAL PROTEECIION" MEASURE INTO LAW Presdent George W Bush recently si Recovery Personal Pmtedion Act,'to stales of emergency Passage ofthis IaWfuUy-ounedfirearms by local oficial President's recent action. NRA led the
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1want lo thank Presidenl George W Bush for signing this Mal measure into law.' declared NRAllA Erecutwe Director Chns W Cot The chaos and CMIdisorder our country wmnessed in New Ofleans alter the city effeclwely suspended the Second Amendment confirmed evey lawabiding gun owner's wont fear - that gun confiscations cen happen nght here vl Amenca As promised, NRA aet out to pass legislation at both the federal and state levels to protect the Second Amendment nghts of law abiding Amencan cilizens '
The Homeland Secunty amendment was based on H R 5013, Ihe Pisaster Recovery Personal Protection Act,' which was introduced m the House by CongressmanBobby Jindel. @Le ,and passed the House on July 25 wth a broad bkpattisanmargin d322 to 99 Sen Dawd Mer. R-La introducedthe Senate version of the bill Sen Vrcter also championed the first Senate actjon on a dfirem wtsion of the eppropnations amendment. which passed in July by an 84 to 16 vota, one the largest margvls dwctory eYer for an NRAbacked measure "rhe essence of ths 'Disaster Recovery Personal ProteclionAct' was eo compelling that n received strung, bipertison supporl in Congress,' conlinued Cor 'When 91 1 is normustent and law enforcement personnel me ovemhelmed Mhseafcbenbrescue missions and other emergency duties. lmabidng Amencans must hm legal protection to defend their families and loved ones in Limes of emergency The NRA is honmd 10 have helped guanmee this fundamental heedom. "GIVE THEY BACK" As youk read in pmous Grassmots AIetis and in the article above, in the wake ol Humcane Katnna lwabidmg cdizens had their lawfully owned firearms conhscated by local olcials When cilizens needed :I I pmteclionthe most. they were stnpped of their ngM to seltdefense As you also read above, Presidenl Bush ' IX , : '. !" I., recently signed NRAbacked legislallonto ensure such travestie9 are never repeated .. a:.. . ":%* ,>: SI I ' , , .: NWhas leunchad a new web 5- wnm nrmthemback cam 4hshocking vldeo coverage of New Ofleans gun r confscatlons that you'll never see on ABC CBS. of NBC This 618 gms gun mer6a stark and bNtal I,: .I-'--d L,," :" =::-".$+-$ '. ."*&-,:~ :-...~~~?..".~~~.~~~-.JI--' --- e.".+?------a --'-z-: - ----*:-- - -*I-- *<;wL.*vr ~~,, "$-& *-::' x&yY'-"wa I "' *& T&~;m~~$s-.-ru.tat--w'.m h -bva.- -bva.- &:;:*.& .hA&g&vi.Lc&d ""ZZ ;Ti: '--- . !I - " : *, ,-I; I" . .e .' .. 1 is< .. .. . , Y :> h
NRA has launched a new web &e- w aruelhemback tom -4hshocking ndeo coverage of New Orleans gun confiscations that youll never see on ABC. CBS. or NBC Thie sne gwes gun Owners a stark and brutal reminder ofwhy we must defend our firearm freedoms Mhpassion and ngilance, VI Congress, in state legislatures, in the courts AND ON ELECTION DAY
This 618 makes I( clear why gun owners can never. ByBr si1 on the sldelines dunn$ an electmn This sne is a slapin-thelace wake up call for every gun merwho thinks antcgun politicians don1 have the nerm or the wll 10 conliscale our guns And why they must be defeaied before they ewr gel their hands on power
Please be sum tonsil w awethemback cam today. and fomerd the link to your Lends, family and fellow gun Owners Remember what happened in New Odeans. and let your voice be heard on Electwn Day-Vote for Freedom on November 71 Wnh your help, we're going to make the first lime in New Orleans the LAST time in Amenca
SECOND ANNUAL "FIREARMS LAW a THE SECOND AMENDMENT' Sy#POSIU# A SUCCESS Mora than 140 attorneys, law students, and members ofthe public altended this year's 'Firearms Law &The Second Amendment' symposium. held Oct 7, at George Mason Unwersrty School d Law in Arlington, VA The guests heard presentations fmm leading scholars an key issues affecting firearms ownership, including . Pmfs Nelson Lund and Robert Cottrol on the led and history ad Ihe Second Amendmem. Ailomey Dmd Hardy on men1 claims that the Second Amendment protects gun contml,
(Utomeys Lawrence G kane of Ihe National Shooting Sports Foundmion and firearms law specialist Richard Gardiner on current 16sues in firearms IltgaIton, - Prof Joyce Lee Malcolm and Independence hsltute Reseenh Director DdKopel on gun ownership issues amund the world, including U N gun control actmlies and the movarnent Kopel descnbed as the
3 .k: .. - Attorneys Lawrence G Keone of the National Shooting Spods Foundation and firearms Im specialist Richard .I Gardiner on cumnt issues in firearms Migation,
Prof Joyce Lee Malcolm and Independence lnstltute Reeearch Director Dand Kopel on gun ownership issues around the world. including U N gun contiol aclMties end the movemenl Kopel dascnbed as the 'pacOsl-aggresslve~~~hosewho refuse to defend themselves, and want to prevent others fmm doing so as well
Prof Renee Lettow Lemer on the international movement to strengthen innocenI clirens' selkdafense rights, and Prof Bnan Patnck on how pm-nghl-to-camy aclnsts used their om communications nelworks to bypass media opposition to legistalne reforms The NRA Foundation and the NRA Cml RhgMs Defense Fund cosponsored the event wth GMVs Law Students fbr the Second Amendment Video ofthe event mll be available eoon et l~mynraila org -watch ths Aled for updates!
GRADES & ENDORSEMENT'S NOW AVAILABLE ON NRAPVF SITE!
For up-to-the-minute campaign infornabon, and to see what you can do to help elect pwsecond Amendment candidates. members am strongly encouraged to nsit the NRAPaldical Wctory Fund (NWPVF) website, wm NRAPVF orq This otXcial NWcampaign slta mll sew as pur onastop campaign reference guide thls election season The sLe is loaded mth all ofthe cntlcal idonnation you'll need to make informed decisions on Election Day. November 7 Included on the one ere news stories. adicles from NRA's magazines, NRAPVF press releases and a complele listing of NRAPVF candidate grades and endorsements1 .. 8,; . .. In addltion to all ofthe late-breaking campaign news candidate grades and endorsements. and firearm issue _. !,, backgmund information you mll also find wr multimedia sedion- www nrewl omlMultimedidDef;ruHamx - 'I lhat houses easy-to-access ads that are perfectly sutted for distnbution among your fellow NRA Members! .. Eady and absentee voting is currently underway in sevenl states If you are voting eatly or by absentee ballot, I please be sure lovi ww NRAPW oqbefore casting your ballot Whso few days between now and Eleeion Day, November I,please be sure that you leave no stone untumed and, on November 7, join us on 'Fmedom's Fmmline' and 'Vote Freedom Firsll I NRlLllA "MIX N' MINGLES" Much is et stake in this year's elartions Voters wll decide if we continue to move ahead on the palh of pro-gun reform. or tfwe wll reved to the dark Climon-Gore years In order to ensure continued success foi the Second Amendment, we must eled prwgun lowmakers this year
To ensure victory for our pro-gun candidates, MRAllAwD be hosting FREE NRAllA'Mix N' Mingles' across Ihe country These events mll pmde NW members with traning on what you can do locally to propel cmddaies to nctory The meetings also prmde attendees the oppottuntty lo meet and socialize mth >k .: . . lawmakers, candidates, and their stalls. NR4ILA Headquarters staff, fellow NRA members-and to earn FREE I i. NRAfraiemal ttsrns such as hats, pocketknwes, bullone. etc 'Mix N' Mingles,' including materiale, food, beverages. and NRA Items. are FREB 1 Mix N' Mingle events are scheduled for - Columbus, OH 1W4M - Esgsn, MN llWl4rO6 .Scolsdale. Az 1Wdtlt6 -.. . - St Uoud, MW 1mm New Hartlord, HY lW19m6 (new date, please see detalb in sedon below)
NRA members who have access to the lntemet can go lo wwm nraila omEworksho~dto reserve their seats on-line NRA members are encouraged to chech this webeite address hequrntly to see f'Mix N' Mingles' are 1 ..". .. scheduled m their area NRA members may also contect Ihe NRA IIA Graseroote DMSI~ at @JQ392.wTE 3, .. @33) for details and to resewe their seats .. .
I A LOOK AT THE STATES ?For all ofthe action lembelow, you can llnd contact infomation for your legislatorsby nstting WMM NWlAbrq, clicking the Take Aclmn' icon, and then clicking the 'Wftte Your ReDresemalnes" icon For informationon NRAMcendidate endorsements. NRA members are encouraged Io call the NAAllA Grassroots Omsion at (BOO) VOTE or vlsd unw~NRAPVF org A0 always. lhank you for your 'I 392 ,I supp0fi-l .. Stales mlh updates this issue Califorma, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Yolk, and Wrgma .I ' l- I Please note €at&endebsentee vorwg forth Tw.Nmembet 7 Gem1Elecorwr ~6 ebea&un&wyua many states 8~1098the CoUnQly For more Nldomurtm on eet$d&mntee woti~ptease contad your &&e's " I MolEkdms office Be sure to Vote Fteecbm Fdon Tdy,Novemhr I! CAucaWvA On Tuesday, October 10, lhe CIty of Santa Clara withdrew ns proposal to ban gun shows on coy properly The CIty Council claimed it received a 'huge volume' of e-mails from NRA Members across the State d Caltfomn A special thank you to all NRA members for your calls and e-maile against this threat Io your RigM to Keep and Bear Arms1
Also. on Saturday, October 21, at 9 W a m ,the U S Forest Semce (USFS). mth assislancefrom PUNK, a cooperative program of Ihe NRA Members Council. El Ootsdo Rod 8 Gun Club. and the USFS. mll be cleaning On Tuesday. Oaober 10. the Clty of Santa Clara wnhdrew rts proposal to ban gun shows on city properly The Cty Councll cloned n recmd a 'huge volume' of e mails fmm NRA Members emsthe State of Callfamia A special thank you to a11 NRA members for your calls end e mails agamst this threat lo your Rght to Keep and Bear Armd
Also. on Ssturday. October 21, at 9 00 a m ,lhe U S Forest Semce (USFS), Mhassistance from PUNK, a cooperative program ollhe NRA Members Council. El Dorado Rod 8 Gun Club, and Ihe USFS, mll be cleaning up shot shells and targets bom Tiger Creek Quarry Volunteers ate needed 10 pfesene this valuable shooting spons resource Volunteers wnll gather at the Firehouse CaW in Dlamond Spnngs at 7 30 a m lor a complimentary breakfast pnor to caravanning to the ste Iyou are unable to attend lor breakfast. take Highway 88 ab& 18 miles east ofJackson to Buckom, then turn south (nghl) on Tiger Creek Roed At the Resews, keep dnwng eest above the PG&E houses on the one lane pawd Salt Spnngs Roed for a blt Over one mile, then lum nght 500 yards dam into the quaq To RSW. please contact Steve Morgan at @O) 620-36or by e-mail at NRAPUNU2COMCAST NET EoEwlWmPsME New Yolk Cny Mayor ~haalBloomberg, and Boston Mayor Thomas Menmo, are personally contacting every mayor in New Hampslure asklng them to sign onto Mayor Bloomberg s NW York-style gun control agenda Please call your Mayor and find out tl helshe has recerred euch a call. then discourage your mayor from signing onto this outregeous anack on your Rtghl to Keep and Beer Arms. Then, please call lha Gun Owners of New Hampslure al @U3) 225 dS4,and let them know whether or not your Mayor recened that call The f'ollovvlng online links mll help you find the contact dotmation for your Mayor mm newhamwhim comhh-tormdrocheder asDx. y~lwdiredonnh com/NHCLes-Town~HCnies&Townshtml, and wwnh acdmunicinallindex Mml Cltizens throughoul New Hampshire are counting on you to contact your Mayor TODAY1
AEW.msEY I' On October 11, by a meof 6 to 2. the Jersey City Council passed Ordinance el16 This was Jersey City s lateat attempt to mnte as illegal'one-gutba-month' law. which passed in June and it the subject of0 pre emption lawsult commenced by the Associeiim of Mew Jersey Rfie & Pistol Clubs The two votes against
AlEWERsEY On Odobei 11, by a vote of 6 to 2, the Jersey Clty Council passed Ordinance #X 116 This was Jersey Cly's latest attempt to lBwnte ds itlegal'one-gun emontth' law, which passed in June and is the subject of a preemption lawsuit commenced by the Association dNew Jersey Rlns & Pistol Clubs The tm, votes against the rationing scheme came from Councllman Michael Sottolano (E.mail sottolanow&icnr org Phone (201) 547 5098). and Councilwornan Viola Richardson (E-mail nchardson@icni 0% Phone @l)5475338) Although Councilwoman Richardson onginally supported lhe ordinance in June, she expressed doubts about 11s eflecfnenwss at reducing cnms and changed her vote a1 the Oclober 11 Council mesting Members are encouraged 10 contact Councilman Sottolano and CouncilwomanRichardson and thank them lor their courage and integmy The new ordinance was apparently intended to correcl technical delects in lhe onginal law, but failed lo addmss the IdsMal defect-the fad that it 16 pre-empled by New Jersey state law and nolates equal pmleclion It continues to le- Jersey Cny residents unable to defend themselves ftheir firearm requires repair or is stolen dinfour weeks of purchase The new ordinance goes even further than the onginal by adding a new pnmsion making Jersey Clty residents cnmrnals ifthey lawfuly purchase, or emapply to purchase, more thon one handgun whin30 days ll further targets Jersey Clty's fsderal firearm licensees by imposing an rmpossible burden of trying to ascertain whether a purchaser has. in fad. purchased or made application to purchase a handgun wthin the prevrous 30 days The Association of New Jersey Me& Pistol Clubs (NWs New Jersey Stale afhte) mll continue to challenge the illegal ordinance in Courl Jersey Clty continues lo be defended for free by a pnwle law fim whose semces were secured by CeaseFue New Jersey Also the Association of New Jersey Rlfle & Pistol Clubs' annual meeting banquet mfl be held tomom Saturday, October 14.2006. at 6 00 p m ,at the Rameda Inn Somerset 60 Cottontail Lane, Somersat, NJ 08873 The event is being combined with a Fnends of NRA dinner and audmn, and mll feature remarks from New Jersey's leading Second Amendment actmsts The auctron portion of the event mll feature unque collectible merchandise. and half the pmceeds mll be donated back to NewJersey shooters by the NRA Foundation Tickets am $40 @leasecontact John Coakley at jacnracbhotmail corn or @OB) 812-1664) ' * Mih -=?-r!.Fy-= - - .. - .. - i ..---... .-- _----I."- - .x.= ."L.."L..* ""h-.-- _- _- '-1' x * -.,,,",. I ~ ,: - ,". -.. .. . b* ": I -,"1Ji'*" . , a.. "h ,< , >,? ;. L' . , ** .> <,A'- -:yt :3. I .-'-$ -I1-- I.I.- "- 2".L.2-X. A+---, I . I... I new$^::^@^* ------I- --....-- - _."2 -"L"5 . - I I ,h MEWYORK Please note Ihat, due to e scheduling conllid, the New Hartford 'Mix hl' Mingle:which was onginally scheduled for Odober 5. ha8 been rescheduledfor Thursday, Oclober 19,20061 The location remains the same - the Holiday Inn Uica, located at 1777 Bunstone Road, New Hartford. NY 13413 We apologize for any inconvenience this may haw caueed you and hope you mll still be able lo Mend If you are no longer able to allend, please contact us ASAP al (aoo) 392- K you still plan lo enend, you do not need lo do anything, and we'll see you on October 19
h addition, the Shooters' Committee on Political Education (SCOPE) mll be holding 66 416i Annual "SCOPE Awards BanqueI,'tomomm, Saturday, Oclober 14.2006 Featured speakers mll include NRA Second Vice Pmstdenl Ron Schrneits, and several local speakers The Banquet mll be held at the Diplomat Banquet Center, 1956 Lyell Avenue (same as 1 Diplomal Way), Rochesler, NY 146U6, from 5 3011 M p m For tickets, reservations, and more vulmstion. please nsfi http Iksconeny omlbansuet hlml. or contacl Ken Mathison by phone at 0 663-8741. or by mail at PO Box 12711, Rochester. NY 14612 Seating is limiled. so get your tickels nowi VRGWA The Loudoun County Fnends of NRA Cornmillee inwtes you to attend Its annual banquet and auction Thls event includes a Iwe auclion, silent auction. games, raflles, and pnze dremngs Pmceeds benefit The NW Foundationand pmde knding for shoolingsportsdated granls Come out and join your fellow NRA I supportera for an evening of fun while raising money for Fnends of NRA The went is scheduled lor Thursday. 'I : November 9. al the Leesburg Holiday Inn-Camdoc Hall, 1500 East Marhet Street, in Leesburg Tickets are ' limited and are on sale now. $40 per pereon and $70 pet couple Sponsorships are also available For additional inlormalion or to purchase tickets. please contact Brooks Berthelsen by phone at 703-267-1354 or by 1' e-mail a1 bberthelseniT3nreho org I Also, please join the Virginia Shooting Sports Association, and guest speaker, Cam Edwards, host of NRANews eom, for Its Annual Meeting and Banquet at 6 00 p m ,tomonow, October 14 This yeah Banquet is being held a1 Hunier Motel and Restaurant, 8100 Loisdale Road. Nemngton, VA For more information, .. please nsil ww msaordannualmeetinal~ hlm Li ,& k
-A ... .. The Loudoun County Friends of NRA Committee itmies you lo attend Its annual banquet and auclion This event includes a Ira auction silent auction. games, Mes. and ptize dmwtngs Pmceeds benefit The NRA Foundation end pmde funding for shoolingsports-related gnnls Come out and join your fellow NRA *. supponen for an evening of fun while raising money for Fnends of NRA The event is scheduled for Thursday. ?. ?:, : Nwmber9. al the Leesbug Holiday Inn-Camdoc Hall, 1500 Easi Markel Street, in Leesburg Tickets are limited and am on sale now. E40 par person and $70 per couple Sponsorships am also available For .. addhional information of to purchase lickets, please conlod Brooke Benhelsen by phone at 703-257-1354 or by e-mail sl bberthelsenBlnrahaorg
Also, please join the Virginia Shooling Sports Association. and guest speaker, Cam Edwards, host of NRANews corn, for ils Annual Meeting and Banquet a1 6 m p m ,tomorrow October 14 This jests Banquet is being held e1 Hunter Motel and Restaurant, 81 W Loisdale Road, Newmgton. VA For more information. please wsil ww mwse ora/annualmeetinallE hty
Finally. the Virginia Shooting Sporls Association presents 'Melhods of Concealed Cany wnlh Tom Marx .I .. 1: Pleasejoin us on October 28, from 8 30 B m ,to 4 30 p m ,a! the lraak Walon League of hence. 14MB Mount Ollve Road, Centrenlle, VA, far the fulCday version of the program Tom has done for several years et the I: NRA Annual Meeting Space is limiled. and advanced regiantion is recommended The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members For more information and to tegisler, please call 599.19399 or vlsil .. I www mwm0rdmethodsofconcealedcanr.adf
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NRA-LA Grassroots Alert Vol. 13, No. 41 10/13/06
States with updates this issue: California, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia.
PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS NRA-BACKED “DISASTER RECOVERY PERSONAL PROTECTION” MEASURE INTO LAW
President George W. Bush recently signed legislation that included language based on H.R. 5013, the “Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act,” to prohibit the confiscation of legal firearms from law-abiding citizens during states of emergency. Passage of this legislation became a top priority of NRA following confiscations of lawfully-owned firearms by local officials in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Prior to the President’s recent action, NRA led the charge in passing “emergency powers” laws in 10 states. This new law was part of the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill.
“I want to thank President George W. Bush for signing this vital measure into law,” declared NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. “The chaos and civil disorder our country witnessed in New Orleans after the city effectively suspended the Second Amendment confirmed every law-abiding gun owner’s worst fear - that gun confiscations can happen right here in America. As promised, NRA set out to pass legislation at both the federal and state levels to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens.” i The Homeland Security amendment was based on H.R. 5013, the “Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act,” which was introduced in the House by Congressman Bobby Jindal, R-La., and passed the House on July 25 with a broad bi-partisan margin of 322 to 99. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., introduced the Senate version of the bill. Sen. Vitter also championed the first Senate action on a different version of the appropriations amendment, which passed in July by an 84 to 16 vote, one the lahest margins of victory ever for an NRA-backed measure.
“The essence of the ‘Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act’ was so compelling that it received strong, bipartisan support in Congress,” continued
Cox. “When 91 1 IS non-existent and law enforcement personnel are overwhelmed with search-and-rescue missions and other emergency duties, law- abiding Americans must have legal protection to defend their families and loved ones in times of emergency. The NRA is honored to have helped guarantee this fundamental freedom.”
“GIVE THEM BACK
As you’ve read in previous Grassroots Alerts and in the article above, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, law-abiding citizens had their lawfully owned firearms confiscated by local officials. When citizens needed protection the most, they were stripped of their right to self-defense. As you also read above, President Bush recently signed NRA-backed legislation to ensure such travesties are never repeated.
NRA has launched a new web site-- www.givethemback.com --with shocking video coverage of New Orleans gun confiscations that you’ll never see on ABC, CBS, or NBC. This site gives gun owners a stark and brutal reminder of why we must defend our firearm freedoms with passion and vigilance, in Congress, in state legislatures, in the courts.. .AND ON ELECTION DAY. This site makes it clear why gun owners can never, ever sit on the sidelines during an election. This site is a slap-in-the-face wake up call for every gun owner who thinks anti-gun politicians don’t have the nerve or the will to confiscate our guns. And why they must be defeated before they ever get their hands on power.
Please be sure to visit www.givethemback.com today, and forward the link to your friends, family and fellow gun owners. Remember what happened in New Orleans, and let your voice be heard on Election Day--Vote for Freedom on November 7! With your help, we’re going to make the first time in New Orleans the LAST time in America.
SECOND ANNUAL “FIREARMS LAW &THE SECOND AMENDMENT” SYMPOSIUM A SUCCESS
More than 140 attorneys, law students, and members of the public attended this year’s “Firearms Law & The Second Amendment” symposium, held Oct. 7, at George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, VA. The guests heard presentations from leading scholars on key issues affecting firearms ownership, including:
- Profs. Nelson Lund and Robert Cottrol on the text and history of the Second Amendment; -
- Attorney David Hardy on recent claims that the Second Amendment protects gun control;
- Attorneys Lawrence G. Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and firearms law specialist Richard Gardiner on current issues in firearms litigation;
Prof. Joyce Lee Malcolm and Independence Institute Research Director David Kopel on gun ownership issues around the world, including U.N. gun control activities and the movement Kopel described as the “pacifist-aggressives”- those who refuse to defend themselves, and want to prevent others from doing so as well.
Prof. Renee Lettow Lerner on the international movement to strengthen innocent citizens’ self-defense rights, and Prof. Brian Patrick on how pro-right- to-carry activists used their own communications networks to bypass media . opposition to legislative reforms.
The NRA Foundation and the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund cosponsored the event with GMU’s Law Students for the Second Amendment. Video of the event will be abailable soon at www.nraila.org --watch this Alert for updates!
GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS NOW AVAILABLE ON NRA-PVF SITE!
For up-to-the-minute campaign information, and to see what you can do to help elect pro-Second Amendment candidates, members are strongly encouraged to visit the NRA-Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) website, www. NRAPVF.org. This official NRA campaign site will serve as your one-stop campaign reference guide this election season. The site is loaded with all of the critical information you’ll need to make informed decisions on Election Day, November 7. Included on the site are news stories, articles from NRA’s magazines, NRA-PVF press releases, and a complete listing of NRA-PVF candidate grades and endorsements!
In addition to all of the late-breaking campaign news, candidate grades and endorsements, and firearm issue background information, you will also find our multimedia section-- www.nrapvf.org/Multimedia/Default.aspx -- that houses easy-to-access ads that are perfectly suited for distribution among your fellow NRA Members!
Early and absentee voting is currently underway in several states. If you are voting early or by absentee ballot, please be sure to visit www.NRAPVF.org before casting your ballot.
With so few days between now and Election Day, November 7, please be sure that you leave no stone unturned and, on November 7, join us on “Freedom’s Frontline” and “Vote Freedom First”!
’. NRA-ILA “MIX N’ MINGLES”
Much is at stake in this year’s elections. Voters will decide if we continue to move ahead on the path of pro-gun reform, or if we will revert to the dark Clinton- Gore years. In order to ensure continued success for the Second Amendment, we must elect pro-gun lawmakers this year.
To ensure victory for our pro-gun candidates, NRA-ILA will be hosting FREE NRA-ILA “Mix N’ Mingles” across the country. These events will provide NRA members with training on what you can do locally to propel candidates to victory. The meetings also provide attendees the opportunity to meet and socialize with lawmakers, candidates, and their staffs; NRA-ILA Headquarters staff, fellow NRA members--and to earn FREE NRA fraternal items such as hats, pocketknives, buttons, etc. “Mix N’ Mingles,” including materials, food, beverages, and NRA items, are FREE!
Mix N’ Mingle events are scheduled for:
- Columbus, OH 10/14/06 - Eagan, MN 10/14/06 - Scottsdale, AZ 10/14/06 - St. Cloud, MN 10/16/06 - New Hartford, NY 10/19/06 * (new date, please see details in section below)
NRA members who have access to the Internet can go to www.nraila.org/workshops/ to reserve their seats on-line. NRA members are ‘encouraged to check this website address frequently to see if “Mix N’ Mingles” are scheduled in their area. NRA members may also contact the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) for details and to reserve their seats.
A LOOK AT THE STATES
(***For all of the action items below, you can find contact information for your legislators by visiting www.NRAILA.org, clicking the “Take Action” icon, and then clicking the “Write Your Representatives’’ icon. For information on NRA-PVF candidate endorsements, NRA members are encouraged to call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683), or visit www.NRAPVF.org. As always, thank you for your support.***)
States with updates this issue: California, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and ’Virginia.
Please note: Early and absentee voting for the Tuesday, November 7 General Election is already underway in many states across the countv. For more information on early/absentee voting, please contact your state’s Board of Elections ofice. Be sure to “Vote Freedom Fimt” on Tuesday, November 77
CALIFORNIA On Tuesday, October IO, the City of Santa Clara withdrew its proposal to ban gun shows on city property. The City Council claimed it received a “huge volume” of e-mails from NRA Members across the State of California. A special thank you to all NRA members for your calls and e-mails against this threat to your Right to Keep and Bear Arms!
Also, on Saturday, October 21, at 9:00 a.m., the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), with assistance from PLINK, a cooperative program of the NRA Members Council, El Dorado Rod & Gun Club, and the USFS, will be cleaning up shot shells and targets from Tiger Creek Quarry. Volunteers are needed to preserve this valuable shooting sports resource. Volunteers will gather at the Firehouse Cafe in Diamond Springs at 7:30 a.m., for a complimentary breakfast prior to caravanning to the site. If you are unable to attend for breakfast, take Highway 88 about 18 miles east of Jackson to Buckorn, then turn south (right) on Tiger Creek Road. At the Reservoir, keep driving east above the PG&E houses on the one lanepaved Salt Springs Road for a bit over one mile, then turn right 500 yards down into the quarry. To RSVP, please contact Steve Morgan at (530) 620-3946 or by e-mail at [email protected].
NEWHAMPSHlR€ New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, are personally contacting every mayor in New Hampshire asking them to sign onto Mayor Bloomberg’s New York-style gun control agenda. Please call your Mayor and find out if he/she has received such a call, then, discourage your mayor from signing onto this outrageous attack on your Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Then, please call the Gun Owners of New Hampshire at (603) 225-4664,
J and let them know whether or not your Mayor received that call. The following online links will help you find the contact information for your Mayor: www. new hamps h i re. com/n h-towns/rochester. as px, www. d irecto rynh .com/N H Cit ies-Towns/N H Ci t ies&Towns .h tm I, and www.nh.gov/municipal/index. html. Citizens throughout New Hampshire are counting on you to contact your Mayor TODAY! On October 11, by a vote of 6 to 2, the Jersey City Council passed Ordinance #06-116. This was Jersey City’s latest attempt to rewrite its illegal “one-gun-a- month” law, which passed in June and is the subject of a pre-emption lawsuit commenced by the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs. The two votes against the rationing scheme came from Councilman Michael Sottolano (E- mail: [email protected]; Phone: (201) 547-5098), and Councilwoman Viola Richardson (E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: (201) 547-5338). Although Councilwoman Richardson originally supported the ordinance in June, she expressed doubts about its effectiveness at reducing crime and changed her vote at the October 11 Council meeting. Members are encouraged to contact Councilman Sottolano and Councilwoman Richardson and thank them for their courage and integrity. The new ordinance was apparently intended to correct technical defects in the original law, but failed to address the law’s fatal defect-- the fact that it is pre-empted by New Jersey state law and violates equal protection. It continues to leave Jersey City residents unable to defend themselves if their firearm requires repair or is stolen within four weeks of purchase. The new ordinance goes even further than the original by adding a new provision making Jersey City residents criminals if they lawfully purchase, or even apply to purchase, more than one handgun within 30 days. It further targets Jersey City’s federal firearm licensees by imposing an impossible burden of trying to ascertain whether a purchaser has, in fact, purchased or made application to purchase a handgun within the previous 30 days. The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (NRAs New Jersey State affiliate) will continue to challenge the illegal ordinance in Court. Jersey City continues to be defended for free by a private law firm whose services were secured by CeaseFire New Jersey.
Also, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs’ annual meeting banquet will be held tomorrow, Saturday, October 14, 2006, at 6.00 p.m., at the Ramada Inn Somerset, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873. The event is being
/ ! combined with a Friends of NRA dinner and auction, and will feature remarks from New Jersey’s leading Second Amendment activists. The auction portion of the event will feature unique collectible merchandise, and half the proceeds will be donated back to New Jersey shooters by the NRA Foundation. Tickets are $40 (please contact John Coakley at [email protected] or (908) 812-1 664).
N€W YORK Please note that; due to a scheduling conflict, the New Hartford “Mix N’ Mingle,” which was originally scheduled for October 5, has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2006! The location remains the same -- the Holiday Inn Utica, located at 1777 Burrstone Road, New Hartford, NY 13413. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and hope you will still be able to attend. If you are no longer able to attend, please contact us ASAP at (800) 392- I 8683. If you still plan to attend, you do not need to do anything, and we’ll see you on October 19.
In addition, the Shooters’ Committee on Political Education (SCOPE) will be holding its 41 st Annual “SCOPE Awards Banquet,” tomorrow, Saturday, October 14, 2006. Featured speakers will include NRA Second Vice President Ron Schmeits, and several local speakers. The Banquet will be held at the Diplomat Banquet Center, 1956 Lyell Avenue (same as IDiplomat Way), Rochester, NY 14606, from 530-1 1:00 p.m. For tickets, reservations, and more information, please visit http://www scopeny.org/banquet. html, or contact Ken Mathison by phone at: (585) 663-8741, or by mail at: PO Box 12711, Rochester, NY 14612. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now!
-0 VIRGINIA The Loudoun County Friends of NRA Committee invites you to attend its annual banquet and auction. This event includes a live auction, silent auction, games, raffles, and prize drawings. Proceeds benefit The NRA Foundation and provide funding for shooting-sports-related- grants. Come out and join your fellow NRA supporters for an evening of fun while raising money for Friends of NRA. The event is scheduled for Thursday, November 9, at the Leesburg Holiday Inn- Carradoc Hall, 1500 East Market Street, in Leesburg. Tickets are limited and are on sale now, $40 per person and $70 per couple. Sponsorships are also available. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please contact Brooke Berthelsen by phone at 703-267-1354 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Also, please join the Virginia Shooting Sports Association, and guest speaker, Cam Edwards, host of NRANews.com, for its Annual Meeting and Banquet at 6:OO p.m.:, tomorrow, October 14. This year’s Banquet is being held at Hunter Motel and Restaurant, 8100 Loisdale Road, Newington, VA. For more information, please visit www.myvssa.org/annualmeeting 1006.htm.
Finally, the Virginia Shooting Sports Association presents: “Methods of Concealed Carry with Tom Mad’ Please join us on October 28, from 8:30 a.m., to 4:30 p.m., at the lzaak WaIton League of America, 14708 Mount Olive Road, Centreville, VA, for the full-day version of the program Tom has done for several years at the NRA Annual Meeting. Space is limited, and advanced registration is recommended. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. For more information and to register, please call (703) 599-9399 or visit www.myvssa.org/methodsofconcealedcarry. pdf.
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