From Joe Waldron's GOAL Post:
I have already emailed my Senator, as has my husband. We will be calling in the morning.
Please, if you've done nothing else to oppose this one, CALL or WRITE or BOTH. Do it now, don't put it off.
pax
GOAL Alert 5-2007 5 April 2007
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
In a last desperate attempt to pass SB 5197, the alleged “gun show loophole” bill, and at the urging of the Seattle gun control crowd, the Senate has opened the telephone and e-mail “tree” to calls asking that the bill be pulled to the Senate floor for a vote. Senators are already receiving calls and e-mails demanding a full Senate vote be taken on SB 5197.
This kind of last-minute chicanery is similar to the trickery used last year, when Washington Ceasefire was given advance notice that a hearing was to be held on the gun show bill, while full public disclosure was delayed for two additional days (and after the weekly schedule had been published).
SB 5197 died in Senate Rules because there was not sufficient support to bring the bill up for a floor vote. Washington Ceasefire and its cronies in the Senate won’t take “no” for an answer. They want to ram the bill through at any cost. As has happened with previous gun control legislation, the bill’s supporters and possibly Democrat leadership will put pressure on rural and swing district Democrats to support a Senate floor vote on SB 5197.
THIS CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.
A SMALL NUMBER OF EXTREMIST GUN CONTROL PROPONENTS IS BEHIND THIS. THEY DO NOT REMOTELY REPRESENT A MAJORITY OF VOTERS IN THIS STATE.
TWO SEPARATE U.S. GOVERNMENT STUDIES SHOW GUN SHOWS ARE NOT A SOURCE OF GUNS FOR CRIMINALS. IN THE LATEST FBI STUDY, NOT A SINGLE FIREARM INVOLVED IN THE STUDY CAME FROM A GUN SHOW.
THE SO-CALLED “GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE” IS A SOLUTION TO A NON-EXISTENT PROBLEM. IT WILL ACTUALLY KILL GUN SHOWS AND SILENCE OUR POLITICAL VOICE.
SEATTLE ALLOWS ILLEGAL ALIENS TO ROAM ITS STREETS AT WILL, KILLING PEOPLE. THE LAST THREE POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN EASTERN WASHINGTON WERE KILLED BY ILLEGAL ALIENS. BUT THE SEATTLE GUN BAN GANG WANTS TO BLAME LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNERS? FOCUS ON THE REAL PROBLEMS, NOT MEANINGLESS SYMBOLISM.
Democrat OR REPUBLICAN, PRO- OR ANTI-GUN, THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU IMEDIATELY. SB 5197 MUST BE KILLED NOW!
CONTACT YOUR OWN SENATOR AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER LISA BROWN. SENATOR BROWN’S DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (360) 786-7604. HER E-MAIL ADDRESS IS [email protected]
BE POLITE AND COURTEOUS. BUT BE FIRM.
CALL YOUR SENATOR VIA THE TOLL-FREE LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE AT 1-800-562-6000.
E-MAIL YOUR SENATOR AT HIS OR HER E-MAIL ADDRESS LISTED BELOW.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/membermail/Default.aspx?Chamber=S
Senator Don Benton <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=17>
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Senator Jean Berkey <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=38>
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Senator Dale Brandland <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=42>
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Senator Lisa Brown <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=3>
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Senator Mike Carrell <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=28>
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Senator Jim Clements <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=14>
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Senator Jerome Delvin <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=8>
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Senator Tracey Eide <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=30>
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Senator Darlene Fairley <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=32>
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Senator Rosa Franklin <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=29>
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Senator Karen Fraser <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=22>
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Senator James Hargrove <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=24>
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Senator Brian Hatfield <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=19>
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Senator Mary Margaret Haugen <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=10>
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Senator Mike Hewitt <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=16>
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Senator Steve Hobbs <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=44>
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Senator Janéa Holmquist <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=13>
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District 13 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=13>
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Senator Jim Honeyford <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=15>
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Senator Ken Jacobsen <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=46>
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Senator Jim Kastama <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=25>
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Senator Claudia Kauffman <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=47>
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Senator Karen Keiser <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=33>
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Senator Derek Kilmer <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=26>
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Senator Adam Kline <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=37>
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Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=36>
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Senator Chris Marr <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=6>
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Senator Rosemary McAuliffe <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=1>
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Senator Bob McCaslin <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=4>
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Senator Bob Morton <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=7>
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Senator Ed Murray <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=43>
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Senator Eric Oemig <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=45>
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District 45 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=45>
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Senator Linda Evans Parlette <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=12>
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District 12 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=12>
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Senator Cheryl Pflug <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=5>
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Senator Erik Poulsen <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=34>
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District 34 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=34>
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Senator Margarita Prentice <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=11>
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District 11 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=11>
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Senator Craig Pridemore <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=49>
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Senator Marilyn Rasmussen <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=2>
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District 2 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=02>
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Senator Debbie Regala <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=27>
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District 27 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=27>
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Senator Pam Roach <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=31>
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District 31 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=31>
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Senator Phil Rockefeller <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=23>
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District 23 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=23>
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Senator Mark Schoesler <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=9>
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District 9 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=09>
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Senator Tim Sheldon <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=35>
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Senator Paull Shin <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=21>
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District 21 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=21>
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Senator Harriet Spanel <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=40>
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Senator Val Stevens <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=39>
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District 39 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=39>
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Senator Dan Swecker <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=20>
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Senator Rodney Tom <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=48>
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Senator Brian Weinstein <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=41>
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District 41 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=41>
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Senator Joseph Zarelli <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=S&District=18>
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District 18 <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Results.aspx?District=18>
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I have already emailed my Senator, as has my husband. We will be calling in the morning.
Please, if you've done nothing else to oppose this one, CALL or WRITE or BOTH. Do it now, don't put it off.
pax
