-Caveat Lector- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP > America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization > (Subscribe/UnSubscribe instructions near the end of the message) > > February 8, 2002 > > ALERT: AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT GEORGE.W. BUSH > > AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT GEORGE.W. BUSH > And key members of the Bush Administration > > Subject: A DANGEROUS GAP IN U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY > > TO: President George.W. Bush ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Vice President Dick Cheney ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge (Fax (202) 456-6337) > Attorney General John Ashcroft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld > (http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html#Form) > Secretary of State Colin Powell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice (Fax: 202-456-9290) > FBI Director Robert Mueller (http://www.fbi.gov/contact.htm) > > FR: Aaron Zelman, Executive Director > Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership > > Dear President Bush and Administration Decision-Makers: > > I'm writing to alert you to an ominous, potentially tragic gap > in your homeland security preparations. This gap could enable > terrorists to escape scrutiny and operate anywhere from the > largest cities to the deepest part of the American heartland > where, as you know, agricultural facilities, dams, and power > plants are vulnerable. The gap exists in the millions of > square miles of the U.S. that simply can't be safeguarded by > federal agents, even with the aid of sophisticated technology. > > Fortunately, you have at hand the one force that can most surely > close this dangerous gap: The American people. > > After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Americans > living on both coasts were rapidly brought into action as civil > defense wardens. They watched the skies and the seas for signs > of invasion. They stood guard against spies and saboteurs. > Everyone from housewives to retired military men accepted the > natural duty of citizens to protect their own country and > communities against attack. > > Many of these civilian defenders -- who, after all, were members > of the constitutional unorganized militia -- went armed in their > duties. They were ready not only to report dangers that they > spotted to far-off "authorities," but to personally stand up for > their country's safety and security. > > Franklin Roosevelt wasn't the only twentieth-century president > to value an armed citizenry. President Theodore Roosevelt, who > habitually carried a handgun for self-defense (as did his niece > Eleanor), said that only with extensive firearm training could > America "defend ourselves, protect others, or preserve peace" > in the face of "strong nations" bent on aggression. > > When John F. Kennedy was a candidate for the presidency, he > declared, "Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears > of governmental tyranny, which gave rise to the second > amendment, will ever be a major danger to our nation, the > amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic > military-civilian relationships, in which every citizen must > be ready to participate in the defense of his country." > > What was true against "strong nations" is surely even more > true when the enemy is small, hidden groups of men who may > be living, planning, and acting out their evil in our > neighborhoods. When terrorists are dispersed among us, what > better answer than to disperse armed American guardians far > and wide among them? If every American is a potential victim > of terror, then shouldn't every American be expected and > encouraged to defend self, home, family, community, and > nation? > > Such widespread self defense is not only common sense, it is > also effective national defense. > > There are not enough FBI agents, National Guardsmen, or police > to cover every corner of America. No number of surveillance > cameras or checkpoints can do that job (although they may > help turn the U.S. into a police state in the vain attempt to > achieve "security"). Spending $61.8 million on increased FBI > surveillance capabilities, or $157.6 million to enhance that > agency's computer systems, as your new budget proposes to do, > can't protect Americans today, next week, or next month, and > may never protect us all. > > But there are 285 million Americans who are on hand now, in > every big-city neighborhood, small town, and rural crossroads. > Some 80 million of them already own firearms, and millions are > prepared to bring their own weapons and ammunition -- at no > cost to the U.S. taxpayers -- to defend their homeland. > > The Talmud, the code of Jewish law, states: "If someone comes > to kill you, arise quickly and kill him." That's good sense for > dealing with terrorists, as well as common criminals. > > Just as a thief avoids breaking into a home where an armed-and- > ready resident might be present, terrorists will surely think > twice if they know a planeload or an office building full of > potential victims might contain even a few who refuse to be > victims -- and are armed with the means to enforce their > refusal. If every hiker near a vulnerable dam, every farmer > at a grain mill, every cleaning lady in a public building > were a potential armed defender ... wouldn't terrorists be less > inclined to see us and our institutions as easy targets -- as > they so clearly did on September 11? > > President Franklin Roosevelt trusted his fellow citizens with > the defense of the nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Now, > after the after the worst attack against the U.S. in its entire > history ... I must ask you, Mr. Bush and members of the > administration: Why aren't you relying upon the American people? > > Mr. Bush, if you are truly want to be a truly effective defender > of your nation, then you will: > > * Explicitly recognize and encourage Americans' unlimited right > to self-defense and defense of their own communities. > * Encourage citizens to be aware of their rights and > responsibilities, particularly their second-amendment rights. > * Immediately instruct the ATF, FBI, and any other federal > enforcement agencies to cease prosecuting non-violent > Americans for technical violations of firearms laws or > regulations. > * Permit and encourage Americans to bear arms on federal lands > and in federal buildings. > * Considering that courts have repeatedly declared that > government law enforcement has no obligation to protect any > individual, encourage states to enable citizens to defend > themselves or their communities > * Encourage those with military or police experience to share > their expertise with fellow citizens in the form of firearm- > training courses and other defense skills. > > I'm not talking about a draft, which would be involuntary > servitude. I'm not talking about turning random, shoot-on- > suspicion vigilantes loose upon the nation. I'm talking about > a committed, educated defense, run by individuals at the > community level and peopled by individuals, acting as free, > well-trained, and informed citizens. > > I trust that your intentions are good. But as I'm sure many > Americans will remind you, the road to hell is paved with good > intentions. Increasingly, Americans are growing uneasy about > the usefulness of government surveillance of ordinary citizens > on Main Street, USA. > > Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney, Mr. Ridge, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Rumsfeld, > Gen. Powell, Mr. Mueller, Ms. Rice: If you are serious about > defending our homeland, I ask you to trust those citizens. > Rely on them before you rely on uniformed force or Big Brother > technology. > > It won't cost you a thing. It will help keep America free. And > it might prevent another disaster whose cost is beyond measuring. > > > Sincerely, > > Aaron Zelman > Executive Director, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership > > *** > How would America be if we had a president that believed in > strict Bill of Rights Enforcement? Read the novel HOPE, by > by Aaron Zelman & L. Neil Smith: http://www.jpfo.org/hope.htm > "How would you feel if you no longer feared your government...?" > > THE STATE vs. THE PEOPLE, by Claire Wolfe and Aaron Zelman > answers the question: IS AMERICA BECOMING A POLICE STATE? We > all know that the U.S. is becoming less free. Nobody needs to > tell us that. What people may not understand is the inexorable, > historic, highly systematic process through which our freedom > is being erased. 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