Mayors Against Illegal Guns.”
As you know, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is heading a national cabal of anti-gun mayors called “Mayors Against Illegal Guns.”
Law enforcement has been steadfast in joining NRA in support of preserving the Tiahrt Amendment. Both the BATFE and the Fraternal Order of Police (which Bloomberg called a “fringe organization”) strongly support keeping this sensitive data private.
Bloomberg, however, is undeterred and he is continuing to try to expand his anti-gun coalition. In addition to the mayors of cities in Arkansas listed below, who are currently members of this coalition, Bloomberg is increasingly pressuring more mayors in your state to join his efforts, engaging in a full court press!
Mayors in Arkansas Who Are Current Members of Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition”:
and this is in every state!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(For a list of mayors who have joined Bloomberg’s anti-gun efforts please click here [www.nraila.org//Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?ID=2533]. To ensure you are receiving the most up-to-date information on Mayor Bloomberg’s efforts, click here to sign up to receive NRA-ILA’s FREE e-mail alerts and visit www.NRAILA.org frequently.)
Dan Coody
Mayor’s Office
City Administration Building
113 W. Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-8330
Patrick Hays
City Hall
300 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
(501) 340-5301
In order to combat Bloomberg’s crass, anti-gun efforts, we need your help!
SAMPLE LETTER TO MEMBER OF BLOOMBERG COALITION
Date
Your Name
Your Address
Your City, State, Zip
The Honorable Mayor’s Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Dear Mayor XXXXXX;
As a resident of CITY and your constituent, I strongly urge you to reconsider your decision to join Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-gun “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” coalition, and remove yourself as a member.
Mayor Bloomberg and his coalition allies have misrepresented themselves to the mayors of America and its citizens. This effort is simply another attempt to shift blame for violent crime from criminals to law-abiding gun owners. This is gun control, not crime prevention.
Mr. Bloomberg’s tactics do not target illegal guns, but rather honest citizens and lawful dealers, essentially criminalizing all gun ownership. This coalition makes no distinction whatsoever between law-abiding gun owners and violent criminals.
Instead of being a part of a misguided coalition and advocating attacks against law-abiding gun owners, I ask you to direct your efforts towards strict enforcement of existing laws in our own city to ensure both our safety and civil rights.
In freedom,
NAME
NRA Member
SAMPLE LETTER URGING MAYOR NOT TO JOIN BLOOMBERG COALITION
Date
Your Name
Your Address
Your City, State, Zip
The Honorable Mayor’s Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Dear Mayor XXXXXX;
As a resident of CITY and your constituent, I strongly urge you to resist pressure to join Mayor Bloomberg’s latest anti-gun “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” coalition.
Mayor Bloomberg and his coalition allies have misrepresented themselves to the mayors of America and its citizens. This effort is simply another attempt to shift blame for violent crime from criminals to law-abiding gun owners. This is gun control, not crime prevention.
Mr. Bloomberg’s tactics do not target illegal guns, but rather honest citizens and lawful dealers, essentially criminalizing all gun ownership. This coalition makes no distinction whatsoever between law-abiding gun owners and violent criminals.
Instead of joining a misguided coalition and advocating attacks against law-abiding gun owners, I ask you to direct your efforts towards strict enforcement of existing laws in our own city to ensure both our safety and civil rights.
In freedom,
NAME
NRA Member
Yanks Tiahrt Amendment From Appropriations Bill
Yanks Tiahrt Amendment From Appropriations Bill
Anti-gun Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Commerce,
Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced she will
not include the Tiahrt Amendment in the CJS appropriations bill. In doing so,
Mikulski will defy the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
(BATFE) and the Fraternal Order of Police --supporters of the Amendment --
and instead chose to do the bidding of New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg (R). While a temporary setback, that is not the final step in the Senate process.
Brady (Disinformation) Campaign Begins Against Parker v. D.C.
Parker v. D.C. may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Brady
Campaign is worried. In the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit declared that the right to arms is an individual right, not limited to
active-duty members of the militia, and that D.C.'s bans on handguns,
and on having guns assembled and loaded at home, violate the Second Amendment.
The announcement by D.C. city officials that they are considering
appealing to the Court has sent the Brady Campaign into panic mode.
Brady president, Paul Helmke, blurted out that "The D.C. law is an easy
one to shoot at. Factually, it's a tougher one to get behind and defend.
Why is this the one we're going to be taking up to the Supremes?"
Politics, Guns And The 2008 Elections
UK Minister Urges Teenagers To Take Up Shooting
- London Telegraph
Anti-gun campaigners have accused the government of making a U-turn on firearms after a minister urged teenagers to take up shooting to improve their behaviour.
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Politics, Guns And The 2008 Elections
- Fredericksburg.com
When Gov. Mark Warner signed a bill allowing guns on school property, he never figured it could become a defining litmus test for the 2008 presidential election. But the dispute between Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell and NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg over illegal gun sales in the commonwealth has a hidden national agenda.
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Tennessee House Votes to Expand Carry Rights
- Knoxville News Sentinel
In a surprise move, a House panel voted Wednesday to repeal a state law that forbids the carrying of handguns on property and buildings owned by state, county and city governments - including parks and playgrounds.
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Bloomberg Anti-Gun
Bloomberg Anti-Gun Campaign To Air Ads
- New York Sun
Mayor Bloomberg`s nationwide campaign against guns is taking to the airwaves, with the launch of a targeted television and Internet advertising campaign aimed at bullying Congress into repealing an amendment restricting non-law-enforcement access to information about guns used in crimes.
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evidently he won`t read this
The False Promise of Gun Control by Daniel D. Polsby
Polsby explains why gun control does not prevent criminals from acquiring guns, and it diverts attention from the roots of our crime problem.
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The False Promise of Gun Control by Daniel D. Polsby
The False Promise of Gun Control by Daniel D. Polsby
Polsby explains why gun control does not prevent criminals from acquiring guns, and it diverts attention from the roots of our crime problem.
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http://www.nraila.org/Issues/Articles/Read.aspx?ID=237
Arizona Governor Signs Two Pro-Gun Bills!
Thank You for Your Calls and Support of SB1258, SB1250, and HB2457! On Wednesday, April 18, Governor Janet Napolitano (D) signed Senate Bill 1258, Senate Bill 1250, and House Bill 2457 into law.SB1258, championed by State Senator Jay Tibshraeny (R-21) will prevent any government agency from suspending our Right to Keep and Bear Arms during an emergency or disaster; and,SB1250 codifies into law that concealed handgun permit holders are no longer required to submit fingerprints when renewing their permit.
Big Win in the Senate... Thanks to Your Support!--but its not over
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Friday, January 19, 2007
Congratulations! You have, once again, whupped the anti-gun zealots!
As Constitution-hating senators like California's Dianne Feinstein
whined and complained, the Senate -- by a narrow largely-party-line
vote of 55-43 -- struck language which would have required GOA to
monitor and report on its communications with its members and friends
(like you).
GOA has heard reports that there was an outpouring of calls against
this anti-speech language on Capitol Hill, and that it made a huge
difference.
In addition to the massive wave of grassroots opposition, GOA was
also working in concert with key Hill players (many of them trained
by GOA) to hammer out a legislative strategy that would either result
in the death of the entire bill or, at a minimum, kill the dangerous
Section 220.
The good news came late on Thursday night when the Bennett amendment
-- which deleted this unconstitutional "grassroots lobbying"
reporting language contained in S. 1 -- was adopted by the narrow
margin mentioned above.
The war is not over. The House has yet to produce its bill in this
area -- and no one is betting that the House will "do the right
thing." But we have won what perhaps will be the most important
battle.
The 43 Senators who voted to take us down the road of more government
regulation and more restrictions on the right of free speech -- a
road that would eventually make it harder for all of us to petition
our government servants -- are listed below:
Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
now is the time to join 2 great defenders of our freedom
the NRA and GAO
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Senate Takes Up Legislation To Stymie Grassroots Lobbying
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