More Reps. Jumping on the Bandwagon
-- Hotline updated with new Western Union message by Gun Owners of America
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102
Springfield, VA 22151
(703) 321-8585, fax: 321-8408 Friday, May 2, 1997 Good work on pushing the Citizen's Self-Defense Act. Dozens of you sent Western Union mailgrams to your Representatives asking them to cosponsor HR 27, the Citizen's Self Defense Act. Eleven new cosponsors have now jumped on board, bringing the total to 52. This bill has more cosponsors than any other pro-gun bill in the Congress. The bill is important as it would protect anyone who uses a gun in self-defense, even if the gun used was carried without a permit or possessed without a license. (Certainly, Bernie Goetz could have benefited from this bill becoming law.) Thanks to your help, Chenoweth's bill becomes the leading repeal bill. Since our last alert, six more cosponsors have signed onto Rep. Helen Chenoweth's bill to repeal the Lautenberg gun ban. Her bill (HR 1009) now has 21 cosponsors, which is four more than the compromise bill introduced by Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA). Rep. Chenoweth's office has informed GOA that the six new cosponsors are Reps. Jim Bunning (R-KY), John Cooksey (R-LA), Michael Crapo (R-ID), David McIntosh (R-IN), Floyd Spence (R-SC) and J.C. Watts (R-OK). ACTION ITEMS: 1. GOA has updated the Western Union Hotline (1-800-651-1486) to now send messages in support of repealing the Lautenberg gun ban. These mailgrams will push support for H.R. 1009, as well as answer the typical reasons that Congressmen give for keeping the gun ban in place. Many of these guys are on the fence, and we just need to give them a forceful push to get them as cosponsors. So let's swamp them in Western Union mailgrams! The Hotline is also set up to send Thank You letters to all the Representatives that have cosponsored H.R. 1009. A fee of $6.95 will be charged to your phone bill. 2. To really put the heat on, get GOA's four sample "Letters to the Editor" and get them placed in your local papers. Each of these letters will challenge your Representative to cosponsor H.R. 1009. Each letter will identify him by name as being one of the Congressmen who still have yet to support the full repeal of the Lautenberg gun ban. Moreover, each letter will give powerful arguments for the repeal of Lautenberg. Placing these letters in the newspapers in your Congressman's district will force him to either get on the bill or to continue "putting out brushfires." There are four letters in all, so you can send one and get your family and friends to send the others. You can get these "Letters to the Editor" by faxing GOA a request for them at 703-321-8408. Or, you can visit the GOA website at Cosponsor Letters to get copies of the letters. |
