South
Dakota Gun Owners E-mail Alert
PO Box 3845, Rapid City, SD 57709
(605) 737-5583
LibertyTeeth@sdgo.org
http://www.SDGO.org
(Tuesday,
January 27, 2004) – Notoriously anti-gun politicians Rep. Tom Hennies (R-Rapid
City) and Sen. Gene Abdallah (R-Sioux
Falls) have come up with yet another way to trample the Second
Amendment.
They have
teamed up with Rep. Joni Cutler (R-Sioux
Falls) and Sen. Mac McCracken (R-Rapid
City) to ratify on the state level the airport “gun free zones”
created by unconstitutional, bureaucratic federal regulations.
In
reality, such zones are far from gun free and are “safe” only for criminals.
Tests conducted since the federal government took over airport security
following 9/11 have demonstrated that weapons are still getting past the metal
detectors. Because criminals do not
respect laws or regulations, some of them will still be armed while the
law-abiding are defenseless.
The
regulations disarming all passengers and mandating these “criminal safety
zones” in airports were in full force before 9/11, but did nothing to
prevent the terrorist attacks. On
the contrary, they actually contributed to the tragedies by making it impossible
for the passengers to effectively defend themselves. In fact, had any of the passengers been armed, the terrorist
attacks might very well have been thwarted.
Now Rep.
Cutler and Sen. McCracken, along with Rep. Hennies, Sen. Abdallah and others,
have introduced the pointless House Bill 1131 to perpetuate this dangerous ban
by entrenching it in state law.
Action:
Please call
the House lobby at (605) 773-3851 and leave the following message for
your two Representatives:
Please vote NO
on anti-gun HB 1131.
Then call
the Senate lobby at (605) 773-3821 and leave the same message for your
Senator.
As you know, a legislative page
should be there to take your call from 8am to 5pm, CST, and will deliver your
messages to the legislators’ desks.
To find the
names of your State Representatives and Senator, click here: http://capwiz.com/gunowners/dbq/officials
If you
would like to do more, please contact Rep. Cutler and Sen. McCracken at the
numbers and addresses below. As the
primary sponsors of HB 1131, they need to hear your opposition to the bill as a
useless infringement on the right to arms.
Tell
them: I strongly oppose anti-gun
HB 1131. Please withdraw your
support from the bill.
Home:
605-371-1120
Business:
605-224-6877
Capitol:
605-773-3851
E-mail:
rep.cutler@state.sd.us
Home:
605-341-7583
Capitol:
605-773-3821
E-mail:
sen.mccracken@state.sd.us
A call to the home or business is the most effective. When you e-mail them, please send a message to each one separately (the message can be the same).
---Pre-written
message---
Dear __________
I oppose HB 1131, which would pointlessly
repeat in state law the federally imposed Airport Gun Ban and create so called
“weapon free zones” in airports all over the state.
Such zones are hardly free from weapons, and
are made safer only for those with criminal intent.
Airport security has been demonstrated to be woefully inadequate since
9/11. Numerous types of weapons
have been overlooked by security and have purposely or inadvertently been
carried into the so called “sterile area” in the airport.
HB 1131 is a complete infringement of the
right to keep and bear arms, and is no more than “feel good” legislation.
South Dakota does not need to add yet another layer of useless laws.
Please remove your support from HB 1131.
Sincerely,
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For
more information on firearms and airplanes, click here: http://www.gunowners.org/fs0104.htm
“Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and the keystone of independence.” – George Washington
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