Executive Director
Member
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2004
- Messages
- 12
CONCEALED CARRY GUN RIGHTS ALERT
Monday, January 16, 2005
Dear Second Amendment Activist:
The silence is deafening.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17, 2005, is the scheduled vote in our state senate
on Senate Bill 403 or, the Personal Protection Act - the shall-issue concealed
carry bill.
The state senate will be voting a second time tomorrow to approve the bill,
because of amendments added in the state assembly on December 14.
The NRA didn't do its job then. And it looks like NRA leadership isn't going to
lift a finger this time, either.
We have yet to see one single alert from the institutional gun lobbies about
tomorrow's vote.
Why?
Well, with such an important concealed carry vote as tomorrow's - the last
chance gun owners will have to clean up the bill - the silence is indeed
deafening.
How many times are we told by the institutional gun lobby that we should all
stand united, work together, to remove bad language when we have a chance?
Well right now is our chance. And these alleged "leaders" have all left town.
So much for standing united for the right to keep and bear arms when the chips
are really down. This proves what WGO has always said: The compromisers simply
refuse to stand united for the Second Amendment.
Instead they've chosen a path of PERCEIVED popularity - and a perceived
pragmatic approach to "progress" - with Madison's elite.
Sure, they're standing united alright - shoulder-to-shoulder with the very
cronies who are selling your gun rights down the river (just as long as they
continue to get invited to plush cocktail parties with state politicians).
In fact, there's a very good reason these so-called "pro-gun" groups are
clamming up when you are counting on them most: The amendments added in that
assembly vote are anti-gun amendments - backroom sell-outs - that further shred
your Second Amendment liberties.
You'll recall that WGO reported immediately after the assembly vote that Dick
Baker, a volunteer with the we're-unprofessional-and-proud-of-it-organization
Wisconsin Concealed Carry Association (WCCA), said: "There should be no fight
there [state senate]...and the amended bill should pass quickly."
In other words: 'SHUT. YOUR. MOUTH. Politicians are calling the shots and we
won't rock the boat because they might get upset at us and we'll lose a seat at
the table. So just clam up, trust us, and accept the loss to your firearm
freedoms.'
'We know what's best. Don't question us.'
The institutional gun lobby is keeping quiet, rolling over and playing dead -
giving a silent endorsement to gun control.
Some things never change.
Of course, they claim they'll clean up this concealed carry bill after it's
passed.
But let's back up: Since they are compromising your inalienable rights here -
and given their long track record of selling out gun owners to the left
destroying any credibility with gun owners - are you willing to gamble on their
promises?
We're not.
Our advice: If you value your gun rights, don't bet on their hand.
ACTION:
You MUST call the state senators listed below TODAY - and also your district
senator, if not one of these listed - and tell them to either 1) clean up the
Personal Protection Act, amend it by REMOVING the Department of Justice (DOJ)
list language and amendment 15 or 2) vote NO on the [anti-gun] amended bill (SB
403) and kill it because you will not accept a massive new gun control package
to be passed on your watch - especially with a Republican-controlled
legislature.
MESSAGE: I'm a law-abiding gun owner and I thought Republicans were supposed to
be pro-gun! Perhaps I was mistaken, but I urge the senator to either remove
amendment 15 and the Department of Justice registration list language from the
Personal Protection Act OR KILL this anti-gun legislation.
Call:
Key Democrats
State Senator Russ Decker 608-266-2502
State Senator Julie Lassa 608-266-3123
State Senator Bob Wirch 608-267-8979
State Senator Roger Breske 608-266-2509
State Senator Jeff Plale 608-266-7505
Key Republican
State Senator Luther Olsen 608-266-0751
To find your state senator, call the State Capital Switchboard at 1-800-362-9472
There is NO TIME. It is critical you CALL TODAY. After you call, then e-mail the
following pre-written message to: [email protected] - in the
subject line write: REMOVE GUN CONTROL FROM PPA!
Pre-written message
-----------------------
Dear State Senator:
As a law-abiding gun owner-activist, I OPPOSE the GUN CONTROL amendments the
state assembly added recently to SB 403, or the Personal Protection Act (PPA).
I especially consider Amendment 15 to be most dangerous to my firearm freedoms
as it would make it a crime to be within 100 feet of a school bus simply
driving down the road should I choose to carry a firearm under this bill.
SB 403 is already a fatally-flawed piece of gun legislation. It will create a
mandatory central computer registry list of permitted gun owners with Department
of Justice (DOJ) who choose to exercise what is already an inalienable right to
bear arms.
I also consider the amended PPA a BETRAYAL of gun owners by Republicans and the
institutional gun lobbies who endorsed these anti-freedom provisions in what
should be a clean pro-gun bill.
I urge you to remove all amendments and the DOJ gun owner registration list
language from this bill. Any other action will be considered an anti-gun vote.
Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) will keep me informed on whether you do your
job (uphold your oath of office to safeguard my constitutional liberties) or
choose to betray gun owners.
Signed,
P.S. - I am a voting gun owner, willing to contribute to a true PRO-GUN PAC.
------------------------
Politicians' phones aren't ringing today.
As we've reported, the institutional gun lobby is keeping gun owners quiet to
let the PPA pass as is - even though we have a Republican majority in the state
senate who has the power to easily clean up this legislation.
Republicans are in power. We must demand they use that power to pass a CLEAN
concealed carry bill.
Not a bill that continually gets worse, further eroding your Second Amendment
freedoms.
The access-at-all-costs so-called "gun rights" leaders want you to keep your
mouth shut - especially today.
The compromise-at-all-costs Republicans want you to keep your mouth shut -
especially today.
So let's make some noise - right now.
Corey Graff, Executive Director
Wisconsin Gun Owners Inc.
P.O. Box 338
Green Bay, WI 54305
http://www.wisconsingunowners.org
[phone] 888.202.1645
[fax] 866.208.1346
[e-mail] [email protected]
"Wisconsin's Only No-Compromise Gun Rights Organization"
Monday, January 16, 2005
Dear Second Amendment Activist:
The silence is deafening.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17, 2005, is the scheduled vote in our state senate
on Senate Bill 403 or, the Personal Protection Act - the shall-issue concealed
carry bill.
The state senate will be voting a second time tomorrow to approve the bill,
because of amendments added in the state assembly on December 14.
The NRA didn't do its job then. And it looks like NRA leadership isn't going to
lift a finger this time, either.
We have yet to see one single alert from the institutional gun lobbies about
tomorrow's vote.
Why?
Well, with such an important concealed carry vote as tomorrow's - the last
chance gun owners will have to clean up the bill - the silence is indeed
deafening.
How many times are we told by the institutional gun lobby that we should all
stand united, work together, to remove bad language when we have a chance?
Well right now is our chance. And these alleged "leaders" have all left town.
So much for standing united for the right to keep and bear arms when the chips
are really down. This proves what WGO has always said: The compromisers simply
refuse to stand united for the Second Amendment.
Instead they've chosen a path of PERCEIVED popularity - and a perceived
pragmatic approach to "progress" - with Madison's elite.
Sure, they're standing united alright - shoulder-to-shoulder with the very
cronies who are selling your gun rights down the river (just as long as they
continue to get invited to plush cocktail parties with state politicians).
In fact, there's a very good reason these so-called "pro-gun" groups are
clamming up when you are counting on them most: The amendments added in that
assembly vote are anti-gun amendments - backroom sell-outs - that further shred
your Second Amendment liberties.
You'll recall that WGO reported immediately after the assembly vote that Dick
Baker, a volunteer with the we're-unprofessional-and-proud-of-it-organization
Wisconsin Concealed Carry Association (WCCA), said: "There should be no fight
there [state senate]...and the amended bill should pass quickly."
In other words: 'SHUT. YOUR. MOUTH. Politicians are calling the shots and we
won't rock the boat because they might get upset at us and we'll lose a seat at
the table. So just clam up, trust us, and accept the loss to your firearm
freedoms.'
'We know what's best. Don't question us.'
The institutional gun lobby is keeping quiet, rolling over and playing dead -
giving a silent endorsement to gun control.
Some things never change.
Of course, they claim they'll clean up this concealed carry bill after it's
passed.
But let's back up: Since they are compromising your inalienable rights here -
and given their long track record of selling out gun owners to the left
destroying any credibility with gun owners - are you willing to gamble on their
promises?
We're not.
Our advice: If you value your gun rights, don't bet on their hand.
ACTION:
You MUST call the state senators listed below TODAY - and also your district
senator, if not one of these listed - and tell them to either 1) clean up the
Personal Protection Act, amend it by REMOVING the Department of Justice (DOJ)
list language and amendment 15 or 2) vote NO on the [anti-gun] amended bill (SB
403) and kill it because you will not accept a massive new gun control package
to be passed on your watch - especially with a Republican-controlled
legislature.
MESSAGE: I'm a law-abiding gun owner and I thought Republicans were supposed to
be pro-gun! Perhaps I was mistaken, but I urge the senator to either remove
amendment 15 and the Department of Justice registration list language from the
Personal Protection Act OR KILL this anti-gun legislation.
Call:
Key Democrats
State Senator Russ Decker 608-266-2502
State Senator Julie Lassa 608-266-3123
State Senator Bob Wirch 608-267-8979
State Senator Roger Breske 608-266-2509
State Senator Jeff Plale 608-266-7505
Key Republican
State Senator Luther Olsen 608-266-0751
To find your state senator, call the State Capital Switchboard at 1-800-362-9472
There is NO TIME. It is critical you CALL TODAY. After you call, then e-mail the
following pre-written message to: [email protected] - in the
subject line write: REMOVE GUN CONTROL FROM PPA!
Pre-written message
-----------------------
Dear State Senator:
As a law-abiding gun owner-activist, I OPPOSE the GUN CONTROL amendments the
state assembly added recently to SB 403, or the Personal Protection Act (PPA).
I especially consider Amendment 15 to be most dangerous to my firearm freedoms
as it would make it a crime to be within 100 feet of a school bus simply
driving down the road should I choose to carry a firearm under this bill.
SB 403 is already a fatally-flawed piece of gun legislation. It will create a
mandatory central computer registry list of permitted gun owners with Department
of Justice (DOJ) who choose to exercise what is already an inalienable right to
bear arms.
I also consider the amended PPA a BETRAYAL of gun owners by Republicans and the
institutional gun lobbies who endorsed these anti-freedom provisions in what
should be a clean pro-gun bill.
I urge you to remove all amendments and the DOJ gun owner registration list
language from this bill. Any other action will be considered an anti-gun vote.
Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) will keep me informed on whether you do your
job (uphold your oath of office to safeguard my constitutional liberties) or
choose to betray gun owners.
Signed,
P.S. - I am a voting gun owner, willing to contribute to a true PRO-GUN PAC.
------------------------
Politicians' phones aren't ringing today.
As we've reported, the institutional gun lobby is keeping gun owners quiet to
let the PPA pass as is - even though we have a Republican majority in the state
senate who has the power to easily clean up this legislation.
Republicans are in power. We must demand they use that power to pass a CLEAN
concealed carry bill.
Not a bill that continually gets worse, further eroding your Second Amendment
freedoms.
The access-at-all-costs so-called "gun rights" leaders want you to keep your
mouth shut - especially today.
The compromise-at-all-costs Republicans want you to keep your mouth shut -
especially today.
So let's make some noise - right now.
Corey Graff, Executive Director
Wisconsin Gun Owners Inc.
P.O. Box 338
Green Bay, WI 54305
http://www.wisconsingunowners.org
[phone] 888.202.1645
[fax] 866.208.1346
[e-mail] [email protected]
"Wisconsin's Only No-Compromise Gun Rights Organization"