Feinstein Planning to Offer Semi-auto Ban as an
Amendment Soon
Please urge your Senators to oppose this effort
South Dakota Gun Owners E-mail Alert
PO Box 3845, Rapid City, SD 57709
(605) 737-5583
LibertyTeeth@sdgo.org
http://www.SDGO.org
An alert from Gun Owners of America -
http://www.gunowners.org
(Thursday, June 3, 2004) - Well, we knew this
day would eventually come.
SDGO and GOA have been warning gun owners that Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein
of California would be looking for an avenue to attach her gun ban to unrelated
legislation sometime this year.
According to Senate sources, Feinstein will be making her move quite soon.
While she reportedly has her eyes on a number of different bills as possible
vehicles for her amendment, it seems certain that she will try to piggy-back her
anti-gun language onto a legal reform bill (such as S. 2062) within the next few
weeks.
You will remember that when Feinstein offered
her gun ban amendment in March, it passed 52-47.
While a switch of only three Senators would be enough to kill the amendment, it
seems that the easiest way to defeat Feinstein will be through a filibuster.
Our side only needs 41 Senators to kill her amendment through the art of
filibuster, and it would appear that we definitely have that many votes... BUT
ONLY IF THE 47 SENATORS WHO VOTED RIGHT LAST TIME CONTINUE TO HOLD THE LINE!
That's why we need another barrage of phone calls and e-mails going into Senate
offices.
ACTION: Please call Senators Johnson and Daschle and urge them to oppose
any Feinstein amendment to reinstate the semi-auto ban. Tell them to also
support any effort to filibuster this unconstitutional legislation.
You can also send a written message via the internet. Follow the links below and type a message in the online form, or paste the pre-written letter.
Senator Tom Daschle
Election Headquarters
Toll free: 866-213-5200
Washington Office
Phone: (202) 224-2321
Fax: (202) 224-7895
To send a written message, click here:
http://www.senate.gov/~daschle/webform1.html
Senator Tim Johnson
Phone: (202) 224-5842
Fax: (202) 228-5765
To send a written message, click here:
http://johnson.senate.gov/ContactPage/emailform.htm
----Sample Phone Message----
Please tell Senator ______________ to SUPPORT a filibuster against Diane Feinstein's effort to reauthorize the Clinton Semi-auto Ban.
----- Pre-written letter
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Dear Senator:
I have been alerted to the fact that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is planning to offer
the renewal of Clinton's semi-auto ban as an amendment to legislation in
upcoming weeks.
I would join the voices of many other Americans who would urge you to support
our call for a filibuster against the reauthorization.
Please know that the Clinton semi-auto ban is one of the most hated pieces of
legislation ever enacted, and those who support its reauthorization will find no
friends or votes within South Dakota’s pro-gun community.
Sincerely,
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Pratt To Speak
Larry Pratt, Gun Owners of America's Executive Director, will be speaking at the
Freedom Roast in Sioux Falls, SD on Saturday, June 12.
This is a family event with attractions for the kids while the parents are
taking in the speeches or filling up on the eats at this gala hog roast.
Pratt will be available at the GOA tent when he is not at the podium. His book
and GOA membership applications will be available.
South Dakota Gun Owners will also be present.
Communications Director Zach Lautenschlager will be on hand at the SDGO booth
with current state legislative information.
See
http://www.freedomroast.us for more information.
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