>From: "NRA-ILA_Alerts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Franklin Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: House Passes "Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act" >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:26:48 -0400 > >NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 13, No. 30 07/28/06 > > > >States with updates this issue: California, Colorado, Connecticut, >Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, >Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. > > >HOUSE PASSES NRA-BACKED >"DISASTER RECOVERY PERSONAL PROTECTION ACT" > >NRA and law-abiding gun owners won another major victory this week when >the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass HR 5013, the NRA-backed >"Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act." This legislation, >sponsored by Representative Bobby Jindal (R-La.), will amend federal >emergency laws to prohibit federal, state, and local authorities from >confiscating lawfully-owned firearms during emergencies or disasters. >HR 5013 passed by a broad bi-partisan margin of 322-99. > >"Today was an important day for the people of Louisiana," Jindal said. >"Today the House of Representatives reaffirmed that in times of disaster >you cannot throw out the Constitutional amendment that guarantees the >right of the people to keep and bear arms..In the days following >Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.confiscations and prohibitions, and the >means by which they were carried out, deprived law-abiding citizens of >Louisiana not only of their right to keep and bear arms, but also of >their rights to personal security, personal liberty, and private >property, all in violation of the Constitution and laws of the United >States. My legislation will prevent this from happening during future >disasters." (To view additional lawmakers' comments on the bill, please >visit www.nraila.org/CurrentLegislation/Read.aspx?ID=2351.) > > "Law-abiding gun owners scored a significant victory in the House of >Representatives today," said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. >"The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina confirmed a fear long-held by >American gun owners: the day government bureaucrats declare our Second >Amendment null and void, leaving law-abiding citizens defenseless in the >midst of chaos and lawlessness." > >This is the second NRA win on this issue in less than two weeks. On >July 13, Senator David Vitter's (R-La.) amendment to prohibit the use of >funds appropriated under the Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. >5441) for the confiscation of lawfully possessed firearms during an >emergency or major disaster, passed the United States Senate with a >final vote of 84-16. > >"No matter what the circumstances, lawful gun owners have the right to >possess their firearms in their homes," continued Cox. "And if forced to >evacuate, they have the right to transport their firearms to a safe >place. Nobody has the right to disarm them. That's what this legislation >ensures." > >"On behalf of our four million NRA members nationwide, I want to thank >Representative Bobby Jindal for introducing this legislation and the >House Republican leadership for seeing that the 'Disaster Recovery >Personal Protection Act' received a vote on the floor of the U.S. House >of Representatives," concluded Cox. > >Additionally, late last week, at the Annual Meeting of the American >Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in San Francisco, the ALEC Criminal >Justice Task Force unanimously approved model legislation similar in >concept to Representative Jindal's H.R. 5013. The model bill, entitled >the "Emergency Powers Firearm Owners' Protection Act," prohibits the >seizure of lawfully-possessed firearms during a state of emergency, >limits the authority of state and local officials to impose additional >restrictions on firearms during a state of emergency, sets criminal >penalties for violations of the act, and allows for private causes of >action by gun owners harmed by violations of the act. This Act will >officially become ALEC Model Legislation in 30 days if there is no >objection from the ALEC Board of Directors. > > >NRA-ILA "MIX N' MINGLES" > >Much is at stake in this year's elections; we will decide if we continue >to move ahead on the path of pro-gun reform, or if we will revert to the >dark Clinton-Gore years. In order to ensure continued success for the >Second Amendment, we must elect pro-gun lawmakers to office this >election season. > >To ensure victory for our pro-gun candidates this election year, NRA-ILA >will be hosting FREE NRA-ILA "Mix N' Mingles" across the country. These >events will provide NRA members with training on what they can do >locally to propel candidates to victory this election season. The >meetings also provide attendees the opportunity to meet and socialize >with lawmakers, candidates, and their staffs; NRA-ILA Headquarters >staff, fellow NRA members-and to earn FREE NRA fraternal items such as >hats, pocketknives, buttons, etc. "Mix N' Mingles," including >materials, food, beverages, and NRA items, are FREE! > >Mix N' Mingle events are scheduled for: > >- Reading, PA 08/12/06 >- Libby, MT 08/15/06 >- Great Falls, MT 08/17/06 >- Billings, MT 08/19/06 >- Seymour, IN 08/24/06 >- South Bend, IN 08/26/06 >- Aurora, CO 08/26/06 >- Lincoln, NE 09/09/06 >- Towson, MD 09/23/06 >- Rock Hill, SC 09/30/06 >- Dublin, OH 10/14/06 >- St. Cloud, MN 10/16/06 > >NRA members who have access to the Internet can go to >www.nraila.org/workshops/ to reserve their seats on-line. NRA members >are encouraged to check this website address frequently to see if any >upcoming "Mix N' Mingles" are scheduled in their area. NRA members may >also contact the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) >for details and to reserve their seats. > > >YOUR ACTION IS REQUIRED >ON THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL LEGISLATION > >There are a number of other pro-gun bills pending in Congress that >require your action. With the House out for its "Summer District Work >Period," your U.S. Representative will be back home in his or her >respective district. Please contact your Representative's district >offices and urge your Representative to cosponsor and support these >measures, and to bring these bills up as soon as possible when they >return to Washington. You may also contact your Representative at (202) >225-3121. In addition, please call your U.S. Senators at (202) >224-3121, and urge them to cosponsor and support these measures. >Additional contact information can be found using the "Write Your >Representatives" feature at www.NRAILA.org. > >. H.R. 5092-This bill would improve BATFE's process for punishing the >few FFLs who violate the law, and it would establish guidelines for >BATFE investigations. This bill was drafted in large part to address >recent BATFE abuses at Richmond, VA-area gun shows highlighted in >hearings before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on >Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. > >. H.R. 5005-This measure will codify congressional policies, roll back >restrictions, and correct errors in federal firearm laws. > >. H.R. 1384-This bill would remove several antiquated and unnecessary >restrictions imposed on interstate firearms business since 1968. > >. H.R. 1288/S. 1082-Legislation to repeal the draconian D.C. gun ban and >restore the right of lawful District residents to own firearms to defend >themselves and their families. > >. H.R. 4547/S. 3275-Legislation that would allow any person with a valid >carry permit or license issued by a state to carry a concealed firearm >in any other state if he or she meets certain criteria. Importantly, >the laws of each state governing where concealed firearms may be carried >would still apply within its borders. > >Again, please contact your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and >urge them to cosponsor and support these measures. For additional >information on these bills, please visit www.NRAILA.org. > > >ORDER YOUR NRA-ILA YARD SIGNS NOW! > >It has been estimated that well-placed campaign signs can account for >four percentage points on Election Day. Think back to the 2000 >presidential election, where 537 votes in Florida separated George W. >Bush from Al Gore, and four points seems like a landslide! While you >are focused like a laser beam on the November 7 election, some gun >owners may not be aware of what's at stake for the future of the Second >Amendment on Election Day. > >To help us raise gun owner awareness of the impending election, and to >market NRA's campaign efforts, we have produced two colorful, patriotic >campaign yard signs featuring our "I'm the NRA & I Vote" and "Vote >Freedom First!" slogans. These high quality signs are bold, durable, >and easy to assemble. Everything needed to assemble the sign is >contained in one compact package, and all components made in the USA. > >Each sign costs a very reasonable $14.95, or you can order a combination >pack of both signs for $24.95 (includes shipping and handling). A >portion of the proceeds goes directly to NRA-ILA to assist our efforts >to protect, preserve, and strengthen our Second Amendment rights! >Hundreds have already been sold! > >By proudly displaying your NRA yard sign, and showing your support for >the Second Amendment, you will greatly enhance our ability to deliver >victory for pro-gun candidates on November 7! > >Please call (866) 869-6389 or visit www.nrailasigns.org to order your >NRA yard signs TODAY! > > >A LOOK AT THE STATES > >(***For all of the action items below, you can find contact information >for your legislators by using the "Write Your Representatives" tool at >www.NRAILA.org. For information on NRA-PVF candidate endorsements, NRA >members are encouraged to call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) >392-VOTE (8683), or visit www.NRAPVF.org. If you go to the NRA-PVF >site, you will have to provide your NRA member ID number to access the >site. Your NRA member ID number can be found on the front of your NRA >magazine or on your NRA membership card. Your ID number on the >magazine's mailing label is the 10-digit number that follows the code: >#07901. Examples of how to find your ID number can also be found at >www.NRAPVF.org on the login page accessed by choosing your state. As >always, thank you for your support.***) > >States with updates this issue: California, Colorado, Connecticut, >Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, >Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. > >CALIFORNIA >AB 352, sponsored by Assemblyman Paul Koretz (D-42), would require after >a certain date that the make, model, and serial number be microstamped >onto the interior surface or internal working parts of all handguns in >such a manner that those identifiers are imprinted onto the cartridge >case upon firing. Handguns that do not include their identifying >information would be defined as "unsafe" and their manufacture, sale, >and transfer would be a crime. >Your action is critical! This bill was defeated four bill was defeated >four times last legislative session - each time by one vote! The >legislature will be coming back into session on August 7, so please >contact your State Legislators at (916) 651-4120 and respectfully urge >them to protect your Second Amendment rights by voting "no" on AB 352. > >COLORADO >The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, August 8! Absentee >ballots may already be requested, and early in-person voting will start >10 days prior to Election Day. For more information about voting in >Colorado, please us the following link: >www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=1. Be sure to "Vote >Freedom First" on Tuesday, August 8! > >CONNECTICUT >The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, August 8! For more >information about voting in Connecticut, please use >www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/VoterGuide/VoterGuide.htm. Be sure to >"Vote Freedom First" on Tuesday, August 8! > >KANSAS >The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, August 1! Advance >voting started July 12, and ends July 31! For more information about >advance voting please to go the following website: >www.kssos.org/elections/elections_registration_voting.html or call >1-800-262-VOTE (8683). Be sure to "Vote Freedom First" on Tuesday, >August 1! > >MASSACHUSETTS >On July 26, Governor Mitt Romney (R) signed H. 4552, which makes >exemptions for the makers of customized target pistols, who, due to a >provision within state law, have found it increasingly difficult to do >business in Massachusetts. Prior to the signing of H. 4552, the law >required firearm makers to test at least five examples of all new >products "until destruction" in order to prevent accidental discharges. >Since specialty target pistols typically sell in small numbers and at >higher costs than regular firearms, manufacturers have found it cost >prohibitive to sell them in Massachusetts. This common-sense change to >the law will enable target pistol manufacturers to do business in the >state and allow enthusiasts to practice their sport. > >MICHIGAN >The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, August 8! For more >information about voting in Michigan, please use the following link: >www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_8716---,00.html. Be sure to >"Vote Freedom First" on Tuesday, August 8! > >MISSOURI >The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, August 8! For more >information about voting in Missouri, please use the following link: >www.sos.mo.gov/elections/s_default.asp?id=voters. Be sure to "Vote >Freedom First" on Tuesday, August 8! > >NEBRASKA >On July 24, in a surprise move, the Lincoln City Council voted 5-2 to >withdraw Mayor Coleen Seng's (D) proposal (06-107) to ban concealed >handguns within city limits. The 5-2 vote makes it unlikely that it >will come back up at a later time. Unfortunately, Mayor Seng has not >given up! At the next city council meeting Mayor Seng will be >discussing another proposal that would make it illegal for a Nebraska >RTC permit holder to conceal his or her firearm within the city limits >by re-classifying certain offenses to prohibit concealed carry. Mayor >Seng seems to have the support of Councilman Svoboda, and Councilman >Cook. The position of the other 5 members is not known at this time. >It is critical that all NRA members contact the Lincoln City Council to >voice their opposition to any proposed ordinance that goes beyond the >new concealed carry law. Members should voice their support for the >right of law-abiding citizens, who possess a RTC permit to carry a >concealed firearm in the city of Lincoln within the framework of the new >state law. If passed, the ordinance could create a patchwork system of >laws and regulations in each city and town throughout Nebraska >regulating who is qualified to carry or possess a firearm and whether or >not RTC is even allowed within the city limits. It is important that >Council members recognize the importance of a uniform statewide system >of concealed carry. Please contact the City Council members at (401) >441-7515 and thank them for withdrawing anti-gun proposal 06-107 and ask >them to continue to oppose any attempt to infringe on their citizen's >Right-to-Carry. For further contact information on each of the council >members, please use the following link: >www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/council/lista.htm. To view the minutes from >the July 24 meeting and to see who voted against the withdrawal, please >use the following link: >www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/council/agenda/2006/072406/a072406.htm. > >NEW YORK >Thanks to your efforts, the Suffolk County Trap & Skeet Range finally >reopened on July 15. Please show your support by visiting the range >located at 165 Gerard Road in Yaphank, New York 11980, (631) 924-5600. >The hours of operation are 9:00 a.m., to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday through >Sunday. Unfortunately, this fight is far from over! Introductory >Resolution - 1738-2006 is on the agenda in the Suffolk County Parks and >Recreation committee for Wednesday, August 2! Legislator Kate Browning >has not given up her fight to permanently close down the Suffolk County >Trap & Skeet range. We must persuade the committee and/or the County >legislature to do the right thing and keep the Suffolk County Trap & >Skeet Range open. The August 2 meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m., at >the Suffolk County Legislative Building, Veterans Memorial Highway, >Hauppauge, NY 11788, (631) 853-4000. Please call your Legislator and >plan to attend this meeting and urge the Committee members to oppose >IR-1738-2006. The Suffolk County Legislature can be reached at (631) >853-4074 or at the following link http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/legis/. > > >Additionally, The Sportsmen's Association for Firearms Education Inc. >(S.A.F.E.) will be hosting its "2006 Right-to-Carry Conference & Second >Amendment Rally" on Sunday, October 1, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. >(doors open at 12:00 noon). The event will be held at the Sheraton, >Long Island, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Smithtown, NY, (631) >231-1100, (on Motor Parkway on the North side of LIE between exits 53 & >55). In attendance at the event will be: Wayne R. LaPierre, NRA >Executive Vice President; Bob Barr, Former Member, U.S. House of >Representatives and NRA Board Member; Jim Fotis, Executive Director, Law >Enforcement Alliance of America; John Faso, Republican Candidate for New >York State Governor; John Spencer, Republican/Conservative Candidate for >U.S. Senate from New York; and John L. Cushman, S.A.F.E. President and >Founder, and NRA Board Member. > >If you believe you have the right to own and use firearms lawfully, then >you need to attend this conference. You will get the latest information >on the Right-to-Carry nationwide and locally. You will meet and network >with fellow sportsmen and women concerning your civil rights and those >of your children and grandchildren. This conference will raise issues >of concern and give suggested courses of action with local and national >leaders of Second Amendment organizations and legislators from all >levels of government. You will also have a chance to win valuable >prizes in drawings limited to attendees only. Admission and parking is >free and the event is open to your family and friends. > >PENNSYLVANIA >Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf (R-12) has >scheduled a hearing at City Hall in Philadelphia. Next week, the Senate >Judiciary Committee will hold the first in a series of hearings around >the state to receive testimony relating to urban violence. The hearing >will be held 9:00 a.m., on Wednesday, August 2, in City Council >Chambers, Rm. 400. This is an opportunity for NRA members in >Philadelphia to voice their discontent regarding the lack of enforcement >of federal and state firearm laws against violent criminals. If you're >planning on testifying, contact Greg Warner in Senator Greenleaf's >office at (215) 657-7700. > >TENNESSEE >The 2006 Primary elections are being held Thursday, August 3, and early >voting started July 14, and ends July 29. For more information about >voting in Tennessee, please use the following link: >www.state.tn.us/sos/election/index.htm. Be sure to "Vote Freedom First" >on Thursday, August 3! > > > > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Please note: In their efforts to curb SPAM, many ISPs, servers and SPAM >filters treat legitimate and legal bulk emails as SPAM. In order to >ensure you receive NRA-ILA email alerts in a timely manner, please >adjust your SPAM settings to accept bulk emails from the "nraila.org", >"www.nranews.org" and "www.ilaalerts.org" domains. Otherwise, there is a >possibility that our email alerts will not make it to your inbox. > >____________________________________________________________ >This email was sent by National Rifle Association Institute for >Legislative Action. Please do not reply to this email as you will not >receive a response. This email is a broadcast list generated by an >automated system. 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