Desertdog
Member
In my email this morning and am passing it on in case for those that do not get GOA alerts.
From: "Gun Owners of America" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 12:00:25 -0400 (EDT)
Immediate Action Needed!
-- Reps. Goode and Paul to offer pro-gun amendment
to stop TSA
obstruction of the armed pilots program
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
For three years, we've been fighting to give airline
pilots the right
to carry firearms for the protection of their
passengers and their
crew.
And for every bill or amendment we've passed, Norm
Mineta -- the
liberal anti-gun Democrat who controls the
Transportation Department
-- has obstructed, resisted, and equivocated.
When TSA was rolled into the Homeland Security
Administration, more
bureaucratic interference resulted.
Frankly, we're sick of all of this illegal
obstructionism -- and we
know you are too!
So this week, Congressman Virgil Goode of Virginia and
Congressman
Ron Paul of Texas will offer an amendment to:
* Begin the process of taking the armed pilot
program away from the
obstructionists at TSA and the Department of
Transportation;
* Set up a procedure for pilots to force the
government to accept
them into the program; and
* End the foolish and counterproductive "lockbox,"
which disarms
pilots at a time when they could supplement other law
enforcement
resources.
The Goode-Paul amendment is expected to be offered to
the bill that
will implement the recommendations of the 9/11
commission (H.R. 10)
either Thursday or Friday.
Yes, this is the same bill that we warned you about
earlier this
week. There are disturbing, anti-gun provisions in
this bill which
GOA is working to get removed.
But while we're working to kill these provisions, it
is important to
use the underlying bill -- this "freight train" -- as
an
opportunity
to go on the offensive and change federal law for the
better. If we
can remove the bureaucratic roadblocks to arming
pilots, the
terrorist hijacking threat will cease, once and for
all.
ACTION: Please --
1) Contact House Rules Committee Chairman David
Dreier. Ask him to
report a "rule" which will allow the Goode-Paul
amendment to be
offered on the House floor. You can e-mail him by
accessing his
webpage at http://www.dreier.house.gov/talkto.htm or
you can reach
him at:
Phone) 202-225-2305
Fax) 202-225-7018
Please note: Only constituents should use his webpage
form.
2) Contact your congressman, and ask him or her to
cosponsor and vote
for the Goode-Paul amendment. You can use the
pre-written message
below and send it as an e-mail by visiting the GOA
Legislative Action
Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm (where
phone and fax
numbers are also available).
----- Talking Points for Contacting Rep. Dreier -----
A. When the Rules Committee reports a rule on H.R. 10,
a provision
allowing the pro-gun Goode-Paul amendment to be
offered on the House
floor should be included.
B. TSA has been obstructing a lawful and common-sense
program to
allow airline pilots to defend their passengers, their
crew, and
innocent Americans on the ground. This must cease.
C. If the armed pilots program had been in effect on
9/11, the
tragedy of that day could easily have been prevented.
----- Pre-written Letter for your Representative -----
Dear Representative:
When the House considers H.R. 10 -- the 9/11
commission bill --
please cosponsor and vote for the Goode-Paul amendment
to stop TSA
obstruction of the armed pilots program.
It is time to end TSA foot-dragging with respect to
this common-sense
program to allow airline pilots to defend their
passengers, their
crew, and innocent Americans on the ground.
If the armed pilots program had been in effect on
9/11, the tragedy
of that day could easily have been prevented.
Sincerely,
***************************
GOA Candidate Ratings Now Online
The 2004 version of GOA's famous Candidate Ratings
Guide has now been
posted at http://www.gunowners.org/votetb04.htm on the
web.
A survey was mailed to every identifiable candidate
nationwide for
this year's Congressional elections. And every
incumbent was rated
based on his or her gun rights voting record while in
office. The
result is a truly comprehensive voter's guide that
will prove
invaluable to gun owners this November. Be sure to
take note of
where your candidates stand on the Second Amendment!
****************************
Please do not reply directly to this message, as your
reply will
bounce back as undeliverable.
From: "Gun Owners of America" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 12:00:25 -0400 (EDT)
Immediate Action Needed!
-- Reps. Goode and Paul to offer pro-gun amendment
to stop TSA
obstruction of the armed pilots program
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
For three years, we've been fighting to give airline
pilots the right
to carry firearms for the protection of their
passengers and their
crew.
And for every bill or amendment we've passed, Norm
Mineta -- the
liberal anti-gun Democrat who controls the
Transportation Department
-- has obstructed, resisted, and equivocated.
When TSA was rolled into the Homeland Security
Administration, more
bureaucratic interference resulted.
Frankly, we're sick of all of this illegal
obstructionism -- and we
know you are too!
So this week, Congressman Virgil Goode of Virginia and
Congressman
Ron Paul of Texas will offer an amendment to:
* Begin the process of taking the armed pilot
program away from the
obstructionists at TSA and the Department of
Transportation;
* Set up a procedure for pilots to force the
government to accept
them into the program; and
* End the foolish and counterproductive "lockbox,"
which disarms
pilots at a time when they could supplement other law
enforcement
resources.
The Goode-Paul amendment is expected to be offered to
the bill that
will implement the recommendations of the 9/11
commission (H.R. 10)
either Thursday or Friday.
Yes, this is the same bill that we warned you about
earlier this
week. There are disturbing, anti-gun provisions in
this bill which
GOA is working to get removed.
But while we're working to kill these provisions, it
is important to
use the underlying bill -- this "freight train" -- as
an
opportunity
to go on the offensive and change federal law for the
better. If we
can remove the bureaucratic roadblocks to arming
pilots, the
terrorist hijacking threat will cease, once and for
all.
ACTION: Please --
1) Contact House Rules Committee Chairman David
Dreier. Ask him to
report a "rule" which will allow the Goode-Paul
amendment to be
offered on the House floor. You can e-mail him by
accessing his
webpage at http://www.dreier.house.gov/talkto.htm or
you can reach
him at:
Phone) 202-225-2305
Fax) 202-225-7018
Please note: Only constituents should use his webpage
form.
2) Contact your congressman, and ask him or her to
cosponsor and vote
for the Goode-Paul amendment. You can use the
pre-written message
below and send it as an e-mail by visiting the GOA
Legislative Action
Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm (where
phone and fax
numbers are also available).
----- Talking Points for Contacting Rep. Dreier -----
A. When the Rules Committee reports a rule on H.R. 10,
a provision
allowing the pro-gun Goode-Paul amendment to be
offered on the House
floor should be included.
B. TSA has been obstructing a lawful and common-sense
program to
allow airline pilots to defend their passengers, their
crew, and
innocent Americans on the ground. This must cease.
C. If the armed pilots program had been in effect on
9/11, the
tragedy of that day could easily have been prevented.
----- Pre-written Letter for your Representative -----
Dear Representative:
When the House considers H.R. 10 -- the 9/11
commission bill --
please cosponsor and vote for the Goode-Paul amendment
to stop TSA
obstruction of the armed pilots program.
It is time to end TSA foot-dragging with respect to
this common-sense
program to allow airline pilots to defend their
passengers, their
crew, and innocent Americans on the ground.
If the armed pilots program had been in effect on
9/11, the tragedy
of that day could easily have been prevented.
Sincerely,
***************************
GOA Candidate Ratings Now Online
The 2004 version of GOA's famous Candidate Ratings
Guide has now been
posted at http://www.gunowners.org/votetb04.htm on the
web.
A survey was mailed to every identifiable candidate
nationwide for
this year's Congressional elections. And every
incumbent was rated
based on his or her gun rights voting record while in
office. The
result is a truly comprehensive voter's guide that
will prove
invaluable to gun owners this November. Be sure to
take note of
where your candidates stand on the Second Amendment!
****************************
Please do not reply directly to this message, as your
reply will
bounce back as undeliverable.
Don't have to contact my representative-he's the sponsor. As a gunowner,you have to love Virgil!