Since our Gov. is now part of the GC, we can look forward to this kind of thing here in Missouri.
Jerry From: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com [mailto:missourilibertycoalit...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred B. Ellison Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:06 PM To: Fred Eppinger; Denise Hay; MLC Google Group; Young Conservatives Cc: Bob Dixon; Charlie Norr; Shane Schoeller; ACMN; Springfield Resistance Subject: [MoLiCo] Fw: Tyranny by Emergency --- On Wed, 2/10/10, Dan Dunaway wrote: <http://www.nationalgunrights.org/images/NAGR_email.gif> The Tyranny of Emergency The proponents of Big Brother Government are at it again. While inches turned into feet of snow and life along the East Coast came to a standstill, government agencies were far from dormant. While some southern cities struggled to cope with the massive amounts of fallen snow, some local governments seized this opportunity to declare states of "emergency." Sounds benign, right? After all, government is here to help... Authorities in King, North Carolina declared a state of emergency <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3915628:5799720696:m:1:1724593 03:E88B59CBE8F77280F6DC2B4281051464> which not only prohibited citizens from driving on the snow-packed roads, but also banned the sale alcohol and banned the purchase or possession of firearms outside of their homes. By declaring a state of emergency, the King City Council and police chief effectively declared martial law and rescinded the Constitutional rights of King's citizens. King Police Chief Paula May has tried to distance herself from the decision, and the ensuing public outcry. She claims that North Carolina state law was to blame for the ban on the sale and possession of firearms outside the home. For the liberty-minded, these "emergency powers" should be cause for great concern. Regardless of the level of government, these assaults on liberty cannot go uncontested. While many people, gun owners especially, are drawn to the glamor of Presidential and Federal politics, often many battles for liberty go on unheralded. In state legislatures and city councils across the country, liberals are working hard to strengthen the iron-grip of government on the rights of their citizens. Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, and in this modern age of the internet, vigilance is easier than ever. All, however, is not lost. Many liberty-minded state legislators are stepping up to fight these "state of emergency" attacks on our gun rights. In Colorado, for instance, state Senator Scott Renfroe (R - Greeley) has introduced a bill to protect the Second Amendment rights of Colorado residents. Renfroe's bill would prevent the Governor of Colorado from suspending citizens' right to keep and bear arms during a declared state of emergency. National Association for Gun Rights' Director of Operations Luke O'Dell will be testifying in favor of Renfroe's bill later today in the Colorado State Senate State Affairs Committee. You can listen to live audio of the hearing on the Colorado General Assembly website, by clicking here <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3915629:5799720696:m:1:1724593 03:E88B59CBE8F77280F6DC2B4281051464> . _____ To help the National Association for Gun Rights grow, please forward this <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/forwardthis/ft.php?mID=1619393&em =dan.dunawa...@sbcglobal.net&ch=7c9f1270dbf8d2cf0e46f4bc78c3724c> to a friend. To view this email as a web page, please click this link: view online <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/hostedemail/email.htm?h=e0d8c4425 3c1ba834ca6a531c0b94211&CID=5799720696&ch=E88B59CBE8F77280F6DC2B4281051464> . Help fight gun control. Donate to the National Association for Gun Rights! <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/imagelibrary/N-5799720696-F178612 98BEBFF73F3266F0DA3250369.jpg> -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever.
