Awb Here We Go Again

[TommyFan]

Don't forget to keep your congressman and senators updated on where you stand. We are getting closer, and the rabid dogs are starting to slobber on the National Mall.

AWB Renewal March

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Bunch of bitches! Just like a bunch of women, just don't know when to shut up.

[TommyFan]

I wonder what they'd make of this website:

 

Armed Females of America

[Chip]

In case you don't subscribe to Sunset News [sunsetnews@awbansunset.com]

here' what they say:

 

A recent news story at thehill.com quoted Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) as being confident there were enough votes in the House to pass a ban renewal if it came to the floor, and indicated he was considering filing a discharge petition (which requires the support of a simple majority of House members) to force a vote on the bill.

 

You can view the article here:

 

http://www.thehill.com/news/051204/nra.aspx

 

While he might be overly optimistic on how the ban would fare in the House, we would be foolish to ignore the possibility of Republican leadership caving on this issue.

 

We must make it absolutely clear that, while many of us are willing to set aside our disappointment in the fact that Bush has expressed support for renewing the ban in the past, we WILL NOT vote to reelect him if the ban is actually signed into law. Plus, House leadership needs to be reminded of how they gained control in 1994, widely acknowledged as being a direct result of the original ban being passed.

 

In addition, you can point out the following:

 

· The government-funded study (conducted under the Clinton administration) on the effects of the ban found no detectable reduction in crime that could be attributed to the ban, as these guns were only rarely used in crime even before the ban.

 

· The firearms restricted by this ban are nearly identical to non-banned guns, differing only by "minor cosmetic changes" (a catch-phrase used by many anti-gun organizations in the context of complaining about how manufacturers changed their products to comply with the law). They do not fire any faster, nor are they any more powerful than non-banned guns, despite their menacing looks and scary-sounding names.

 

· The radically anti-gun Violence Policy Center freely admits the expiration of the ban will have no adverse effects, calling the ban "a joke."

 

Let us send a clear message of how strongly we feel about this issue. Take a few moments to contact the following people, and POLITELY make your opinion known. If possible, please call, as well as fax and mail a letter.

 

Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert

235 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2976

Fax: (202) 225-0697

 

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay

H-107 The Capitol

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4000

Fax: (202) 225-5117

 

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt

H-329 The Capitol

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-0197

 

House Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox

2402 Rayburn Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5611

Fax: (202) 225-9177

 

President George W. Bush

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

Phone: 202-456-1111

Fax: 202-456-2461

 

In addition, contact your own representative, and urge him/her to not support a discharge petition on a bill to renew the ban on so-called "assault weapons." You can find the contact information for you representative by entering your zip code on this page:

 

http://www.house.gov/

 

 

Please send this to anyone you know who shares your view on this issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TommyFan]

Chip, thanks for the great information! I agree about being polite. I would rather have Washington see the pro Second Amendment people as rational, logical, informed, law abiding citizens. Let the opposition show themselves as mad dogs, we have had too much bad publicity already as ignorant, hateful and non-caring.

 

This is a job that requires salesmanship or we may not get our views across and defeat the ban!

 

John