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GOA Joins Forces With Front Sight Founder's Society
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2001
CONTACT:
Dr. Ignatius Piazza
800-987-7719
Fax: 831-684-2137
e-mail: info@frontsight.com
http://www.frontsight.com
New Gun Rights Powerhouse is Born -- $1000 Gift To You!
Las Vegas, Nevada and Washington DC: There is a new leader
making history in the gun rights arena by offering immediate
value
to its members and repeatedly demonstrating how to positively
change
the image of gun ownership in America.
Front Sight Firearms Training Institute's Founder's Society
is that
new leader and Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners
of
America recognizes all that the Founder's Society has to
offer.
Larry Pratt's GOA recently joined forces with Front Sight
to form a
gun rights powerhouse alliance that has no peer. GOA, with
its over
300,000 members and its No Compromise pledge will lobby
to protect
our Second Amendment rights in Washington DC, and Front
Sight's
Founder's Society will be a major ally in that mission.
In an interview, Larry Pratt of GOA said, "Front
Sight is on the
cutting-edge of firearms training and GOA is proud to be
allied with
the group, working together to protect our constitutional
liberties."
Visit http://www.frontsight.com to see all that Front
Sight offers.
Make sure you view "World Class Facilities" so
you can see the
world's only firearms training resort destination, being
built 45
minutes from Las Vegas, NV and dedicated to positively
changing the
image of gun ownership and training.
The section "Our Students Speak" will allow
you to read hundreds of
testimonials from law enforcement, military, and private
citizens
alike who train together in courses that far exceed the
levels found
anywhere else in the world.
And by clicking "Front Sight In the News" you
will be astonished to
see the most positive media coverage in the history of
gun ownership
from just about every major media source in the country.
Be sure to view Front Sight's "Arm Our Pilots Campaign"
to see how
Front Sight has been instrumental in positively influencing
Congress and the public in assisting the arming and training
of
commercial pilots to carry a gun for defense of the cockpit.
You
will also see the national television campaign Front Sight
is
rolling out across every network.
Don't miss the "Founder's Society" link; become
a member today by
printing it out and faxing to 831-684-2137 or call 800-987-7719
to
be enrolled over the phone. See the $1000 gift offer below.
For a limited time only, Front Sight's Founder's Society
is offering
$1000 in firearms training at Front Sight for every person
who joins
Founder's Society as a lifetime member. Front Sight's founder
and
director, Dr. Ignatius Piazza states, "You can receive
immediate
value for your contribution and that value will last you
a lifetime.
Once we train you at Front Sight, your comfort of skill
at arms can
never be legislated away from you. It is yours for life!
Call us at
800-987-7719 and enroll today!"
Dr. Piazza continues, "With Larry Pratt's GOA protecting
our civil
and constitutional firearms rights in Washington, and Front
Sight's
proven track record of positively changing the image of
gun
ownership -- as well as our unmatched ability to provide
immediate
value for your contribution -- Front Sight Founder's Society
is a
new leader in the gun rights arena. We are the future and
it is
looking brighter each day. Become a lifetime member of
Front
Sight's Founder's Society today and begin your training
at Front
Sight tomorrow. Your participation will make an immediate
and
positive difference."
http://www.frontsight.com
**************
Gun Battles Expected on Capitol Hill
-- Senate office praises GOA activists for their hard work!
Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
"We expected gun control proponents to offer a gun
records
amendment on the Senate floor. But, after Senate offices
were
flooded with faxes and e-mails from GOA members, they backed
off."
-- Ed Corrigan, Legislative Director for Sen. Bob Smith
(R-NH)
(Monday, September 24, 2001) -- Hats off to you guys for
your hard
work once again! After GOA alerted you earlier this month
about a
scheduled Schumer amendment, Senators were deluged with
your
opposition to the idea of letting the FBI keep gun buyers'
records
for 90 days.
Democrats thought the Schumer amendment
was something that would not
stir up people on the outside. But all of a sudden, lots
of faxes
and e-mails from GOA activists started pouring into their
offices,
and the idea was shelved. Great work! We'll let you know
if
Schumer makes another attempt in the future.
Hostettler To Expand Gun Rights
As you know, it is illegal to own a handgun
at all in the nation's
capital, as well as to possess any firearm for self-defense.
But
Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) is trying to change all that.
When the
DC Appropriations bill comes to the floor -- probably Tuesday
--
Hostettler plans to offer an amendment that will prevent
the DC
government from enforcing the gun ban.
Passing the Hostettler amendment would
help gun owners nationwide by
sending a strong message to gun grabbers all around the
country.
Once DC residents can own firearms -- and the resulting
drop in the
DC murder rate becomes news -- gun owners will have yet
another
strong talking point for repealing gun control across the
country.
Please ask your Representative to support the Hostettler
amendment
to the DC Appropriations bill (which is still unnumbered).
NOTE: Rep. Hostettler must get permission
to offer his amendment
Tuesday. If he is not allowed to offer it, you will know
that the
House leadership -- a.k.a. Speaker Denny Hastert (R-IL)
-- has
vetoed the idea.
Demil Gun Grab Is Back
Remember the demilitarization gun grab
that was tucked into the
Department of Defense bill last year? Well, it's back.
Buried deep
within the DoD authorization bill (S. 1438) is a provision
that
would allow the DoD to collect and destroy certain privately
owned
militaria -- including your M1 Carbine, 1903 Springfield,
Colt SAA,
uniforms, ammo, scopes, and more.
Last year, GOA put out e-mail and fax alerts
asking our members to
contact their congressmen and demand removal of this incredible
gun
grab. The bill had already passed both houses of Congress
by huge
margins -- nobody reads the bills -- and was in a conference
committee to iron out the differences.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of GOA members
and activists,
Congress felt the heat. The Pearl Harbor attack on the
Second
Amendment was averted by the flood of calls and e-mail
directed to
Congress. Now, one year later, it's time to do it again.
Please
ask your Senator to demand the demil gun grab provision
be removed
from the DoD bill.
ACTION: Please use the pre-written messages below to help
direct
your comments to your Representative and Senators. You
can call
them at 202-225-3121. To identify your Representative and
Senators,
as well as to send a message via e-mail supporting the
Hostettler
amendment, see the Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm on the GOA website.
----- Pre-written messages -----
Dear Representative:
When the House takes up the DC Appropriations
bill, Rep. John
Hostettler (R-IN) plans to offer an amendment that will
effectively
allow DC residents to protect their homes and businesses
with a
firearm.
The amendment would take money away for
enforcing the DC gun ban --
a ban which has been completely ineffective in curbing
crime. In
the twenty years after passing one of the most restrictive
gun laws
in the country, Washington, DC saw its murder rate skyrocket,
while
the national rate plummeted.
In those twenty years (1976-1996), the
FBI Crime Reports show that
DC's murder rate ROSE 172% while the national rate DECREASED
15%.
This just goes to show that disarming victims is not the
way to curb
crime.
I urge you to support the Second Amendment
and to vote for the
Hostettler amendment.
Sincerely,
---------------
Dear Senator:
I hope you will NOT support the authorization
bill for the
Department of Defense (S. 1438), as long as Section 1062
of the bill
remains in its current form.
This section would allow the Department
of Defense to confiscate
militaria that is lawfully owned by private citizens and
could
require the destruction of guns in honest citizens' hands
-- guns
such as the M1 Carbine, 1903 Springfield, Colt SAA, and
more.
Please make sure this gun grab is fixed before you vote
on it.
Guns in private hands are not a threat
to the security of this
nation. At a time when we are declaring a war on terrorism,
we
should not also wage war against veterans and gun owners
who live
peacefully within our borders. The government should be
working
with its citizens, not against them, to meet this terrorist
threat.
I would note that the only plane which did not reach its
intended
target on September 11 was United Airlines' Flight 93,
where private
citizens (not the government) intervened.
Please do not vote against the veterans
and gun owners of this
country. Please do not support S. 1438 with Section 1062
in its
current form. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dear GOA members and supporters,
With your help, gun owners cleared a tremendous hurdle last week.
Arkansas State Senator Gunner DeLay, running
for the 3rd
Congressional District seat in a special election, overcame
a huge
disparity in campaign funds and will advance to a runoff
election in
less than two weeks.
DeLay managed an impressive surge in the
polls, defeating an
opponent who vastly outspent him.
He has also picked up the endorsement of
another conservative
candidate who didn't make the runoff. Gunner DeLay has
momentum and
can win this election, but he still needs concerned gun
owners to
get involved on his behalf.
The Second Amendment is a defining issue
in the race. Gunner has
boldly articulated his fervent pro-gun stance in radio
and
television campaign ads, mailings, and on his website.
Gunner sent to GOA a survey filled out
100% in favor of your gun
rights. His opponent has refused to return a questionnaire.
In
fact, his primary opponent has been completely silent on
the gun
issue.
In the state legislature, Sen. DeLay has
been a strong leader in
defending our gun rights, working to pass CCW reform and
making it
easier for young people to use firearms in a safe and responsible
manner.
With our gun rights under continual attack,
I don't have to tell you
that we desperately need such leaders in the U.S. House
of
Representatives.
The winner of this runoff election will
be the Republican nominee in
the November general election. But this district is considered
strongly Republican, so the winner of this runoff will
likely be the
U.S. Representative.
The special runoff is literally right around
the corner, on
October 16th.
I know so many of you have contributed
to Gunner DeLay for Congress.
I hope you will consider helping again.
If you have not yet contributed to DeLay
for Congress, I hope you
can do so today.
These elections are expensive, and Gunner
has to run three times in
8 weeks. He's come this far. Please help him finish the
job.
Checks can be made out to Gunner DeLay
for Congress. The address of
the campaign is: Gunner DeLay, 1713 South D Street, Fort
Smith,
Arkansas 72901.
Better yet, you can donate online by going
to
http://www.gunnerdelay.com and clicking on Contributions
(you can
also view Sen. DeLay's voting record on gun issues there).
Your online contribution or your personal
check of $25, $50, $100,
$250 or even $1000 (the legal maximum) will make a huge
difference.
Please send your check or contribute online
now. There is very
little time. Having come this far, and with the race clearly
favoring the Republican nominee, DeLay needs gun owners'
support to
put him over the top.
Anti-gun Senator John McCain is up to his
Old Tricks
-- Calls needed to stop McCain's "Dead Pilots"
amendment
Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
ACTION: Please contact your senators and demand that they
oppose
the anti-gun amendment that Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
will offer to
the Aviation Security Act as early as Tuesday. Ask them
instead to
support Bob Smith's "Passenger Safety" amendment
that will arm
pilots, thus protecting the lives of airline passengers
and
crewmembers.
(Friday, September 5, 2001) -- Anti-gun zealot Senator
John McCain
is, once again, preparing to offer an amendment to disarm
Americans.
This particular "Dead Pilots"
amendment, proposed for the Aviation
Security Act, would prohibit guns for airline pilots and
instead arm
them with "stun guns."
Thus, if a ground crew in a U.S. or foreign
airport smuggled a gun
aboard an aircraft and planted it under a seat, THE HIJACKER
WOULD
HAVE A REAL GUN. BUT THE PILOTS WOULD ONLY HAVE A TOY GUN
BY
COMPARISON.
This same result would occur if a terrorist
smuggled a firearm
through a metal detector, as Charles Hildreth, 63, unwittingly
did
at Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport on September 25, 2001.
THIS WOULD PUT THE PILOTS AND THE PLANE
AT GREATER RISK THAN IF THEY
HAD NO GUN AT ALL.
Let's look at the types of stun guns:
* THE STUN GUN THAT WORKS ONLY WHILE THE
PILOT'S THROAT IS BEING
CUT: First, there is the hand-held stun gun which works
only
when the pilot makes physical contact with the attacker.
On
its web site, D&D Security Products, which sells this
stun gun,
states: "They should not be used to defend yourself
against an
attacker with a firearm or knife." IN OTHER WORDS,
STUN GUNS
ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR UNARMED ATTACKERS. THEY WOULD
BE
USELESS AGAINST ARMED TERRORISTS.
* THE STUN GUN THAT WORKS ONLY IF PEOPLE
FLY NAKED: Second,
there is the type of stun gun (a taser) that "launches
remote
probes up to 15 feet." This type of stun gun can be
thwarted
by heavy clothing. And, if the pilot misses on the first
shot
at a distance of 15 feet, the pilot is dead.
Either way, McCain's "stun gun"
approach would do very little to
enhance pilot or passenger safety against a terrorist.
Even worse,
the McCain amendment would leave pilots defenseless by
supplanting
the Smith amendment, which will take real strides towards
stopping
future skyjackings.
So please urge your Senators to oppose
the anti-gun McCain
amendment, and be sure to reinforce your support for the
Smith
"Passenger Safety" amendment.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please use the pre-written
text below to help
direct your comments to the U.S. Senate. You can call your
Senators
at 202-224-3121. To identify your Senators, as well as
to send a
message via e-mail, plug in your zipcode under Elected
Officials at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm in the GOA Legislative
Action
Center.
----- Pre-written message -----
Dear Senator:
When the Aviation Security Act comes to
the floor for a vote, there
will be competing ideas as to what will deter terrorists
from
hijacking aircraft. I want to make it unmistakably clear
that stun
guns and tasers are NOT the way to deter hijackers.
One seller who advertises these items on
the web says that stun guns
"should not be used to defend yourself against an
attacker with a
firearm or knife." Well, no kidding. Stun guns require
the
attacker to be right on top of you before you can use them.
And
tasers, which launch a remote probe up to 15 feet, can
be thwarted
by heavy clothing. Moreover, if the pilot misses on the
first shot
at a distance of 15 feet, the pilot is dead.
Please do not support any such "Dead
Pilots" amendment -- whether it
is sponsored by Senator John McCain or anyone else -- as
a defense
against terrorists. If stun guns and tasers were so effective,
then
why don't cops around the country trade in their guns for
these
items?
There are plenty of aviation engineers
who have made the point that
bullet holes will not cause a massive depressurization
in a plane.
If depressurization was truly a concern, then why are we
even
considering putting air marshals on planes? Their bullets
will be
no different from the ones being used by the pilots. But
more to
the point, there is no way we can get an air marshal on
all 35,000
daily flights.
So the only way to deter these terrorists
is to make sure that our
last line of defense -- the pilots -- can protect the plane.
Reinforcing the cockpit doors is also a good idea, but
it's not a
panacea. Are we to assume that on a long trip the door
will NEVER
be opened? That pilots will NEVER take a bathroom break?
That
there is no one among the flight crew who will ever have
the keys
or security codes to open the door?
Reinforcing the cockpit doors can help.
But the only way to stop
terrorism on board aircraft is to let these villains know
in advance
that, if they ever try to invade the cockpit, they'll get
a bullet
in the skull.
Please support the Bob Smith amendment
that will allow pilots to be
armed, and thus, will enable them to protect the lives
of their
crewmembers and passengers.
Thank you.
*************************
ANSWERS TO OBJECTIONS
Many of your Representatives and Senators
are giving you feedback in
opposition to arming pilots. Basically, their opposition
falls into
one of five categories:
1. Bullet holes can lead to a massive
depressurization of the plane
2. Pilots should fly planes, not fight terrorists
3. Making cockpits impenetrable is all that is needed
4. Only sky marshals should have guns on planes
5. Innocent bystanders might get shot
Gun Owners of America has prepared a fact
sheet to answer these
objections. Please go to http://www.gunowners.org/fs0104.htm
on the
GOA web page and feel free to use the provided material
to answer
your legislators.
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ATTENTION PILOTS!
ALPA is not using an alerts list to communicate
with its members on
this issue. So, please pass this GOA alert to as many pilots
as you
can. Pilots need to call their Senators AS PILOTS and answer
all
the objections that might be brought up.
Petitions Available:
If you are a pilot, or have constant contact
with pilots, please go
to http://www.gunowners.org/pilotspetition.htm to download
and
circulate a petition designed to convince Congress that
arming
pilots is a good, common-sense first step towards ensuring
airline
safety. Feel free to circulate the petition among communications
networks frequented by pilots.
And if you are not a pilot, there are other
petitions you can sign
to show your support. Some of these are:
1. Safer Skies. The non-profit Rights
Watch International has an
open letter to Congress at http://www.rightswatch.org regarding
armed pilots that will also be placed in major newspapers.
2. The Federal Observer. At
http://www.federalobserver.com/petition/index.php?src=fo
is a
citizen's petition urging the arming of pilots.
3. KABA. KeepAndBearArms.com is urging
enforcement of the Second
Amendment, with a petition at
https://www.keepandbeararms.com/petition/ directed at U.S.
Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Special Congressional Election Coming
Gun Owners of America Political Victory
Fund E-Mail/Fax Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
September 17, 2001
Dear GOA members and supporters,
This message was originally scheduled to
go out on September 11.
Due to the horrific events of that day we thought it inappropriate
to contact our membership on any other subject.
Still, the battle for our freedom rages
(perhaps now more than
ever).
Congress will continue to take up measures
that will infringe on
your gun rights, and we need your help in sending the very
best
people to Washington.
Arkansas State Senator Gunner Delay's special election
campaign to
fill the unexpired U.S. House term of former Rep. Asa Hutchinson
is
quickly moving up in the polls.
This is an opportunity to pick up not just
another pro-gun vote, but
a real leader who will fight for your gun rights in Congress.
Sen. DeLay is a proven leader in the battle
to preserve the right to
keep and bear arms. When concealed carry legislation came
up in the
Arkansas legislature, Gunner was at the center of the battle
to pass
the law. His chief opponent voted against the CCW law,
not once but
twice.
Former state Rep. Jim Hendren voted against
a bill to allow
Arkansans to carry concealed firearms. Later, Hendren voted
against
a measure to remove gun free zones from that law, such
as
restaurants, zones that would assure that the only person
armed at
the scene of crime is the criminal.
Hendren also snubbed gun owners by refusing
to return the GOA
candidate survey.
Senator DeLay returned the GOA candidate survey 100% correctly.
Recently, Gunner DeLay visited with his
distant cousin, House
Majority Whip Tom DeLay. I was delighted to hear that Gunner
DeLay
is of like mind with his staunchly pro-gun cousin.
There is one advantage Jim Hendren has
over Gunner DeLay, however:
money. While Gunner has raised over $80,000 from concerned
citizens
like you, Hendren has poured in $300,000 of his own money
to fund
his campaign.
I know many of you have already helped
Gunner financially. I hope
you will consider helping again.
And if you have not yet given to Gunner
Delay for Congress, I hope
you will do so now.
This special election is coming up fast.
On September 25, barring
a runoff, this race could be over.
Gunner has TV and radio ads ready to go
highlighting his pro-gun
stance. Of course, these ads are expensive. I hope you
will
support Gunner's grassroots campaign, and help assure that
gun
owners everywhere gain a true friend of the Second Amendment.
Gun owner rights have become the issue
in this campaign. I hope you
will send a check for as much as you can to Gunner DeLay
for
Congress and send it to the campaign office. The address
of the
campaign is: Gunner DeLay, 1713 South D Street, Fort Smith,
Arkansas
72901.
Better yet, you can donate online by going
to
http://www.gunnerdelay.com and clicking on Contributions
(you can
also view Sen. DeLay's voting record on gun issues there).
Your online contribution or your personal
check of $25, $50, $100,
$250 or even $1000 (the legal maximum) could make a huge
difference.
This is a safe Republican seat. The winner
of the primary is almost
certain to become the next congressman.
That's why it's vital for gun owners to
get behind Gunner DeLay now.
We need a genuine pro-gun leader to come from such a district.
Please send your check or contribute online
now. Time is truly of
the essence.
(Thursday, September 6, 2001) -- They're baaack!
Yes, the Congress is back, and our liberties are under
fire once
again.
You will remember that in July, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)
offered an
amendment to force the FBI to keep gun buyers names for
at least 90
days. After you guys contacted your Representatives, the
Moran
amendment failed miserably by a vote of 268-161.
Now, Mr. Anti-Freedom himself -- Democratic Senator Chuck
Schumer of
New York -- wants to require the FBI to register gun buyers.
Attorney General John Ashcroft recently reduced the registration
period to 24 hours, but Schumer & Co. want to ratchet
that time
period back up to at least 90 days. Sen. Schumer is reportedly
looking to offer his amendment to the Senate's
Commerce-Justice-State budget bill (S. 1215).
Gun owners should ask their Senators to vote AGAINST the
Schumer
amendment. Obviously, the best answer would be for Congress
to
repeal the unconstitutional Brady registration law. Short
of that,
Congress should enact the original Smith amendment which
passed the
Senate by a 69-31 vote in 1998.
The Smith language calls for the "immediate destruction"
of ANY and
ALL information that might help identify lawful gun buyers.
Moreover, the bill specifically authorizes private individuals
to
sue the FBI for registering gun owners and specifically
offers to
compensate them for legal fees when they sue the FBI.
ACTION: While the Senate could vote as early as today
on this
amendment, it probably will not get to it until at least
next
Tuesday. Please use the prewritten text below to help direct
your
comments to your Senators. You can call your Senators at
202-224-3121. To identify your Senators, as well as to
send a
message via e-mail, see the Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm on the GOA website.
----- Pre-written message -----
Dear Senator:
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is planning to offer an amendment
forcing the FBI to violate the privacy of thousands upon
thousands
of law-abiding Americans. The Senator wants the FBI to
keep the
names of decent gun buyers for at least 90 days.
I urge you to oppose this amendment should Sen. Schumer
offer it to
the Commerce-Justice-State bill (S. 1215).
I think the Senate should reenact the Smith amendment
from 1998 --
an amendment which passed by a 69-31 vote. His language
required
the "immediate destruction" of ANY and ALL information
that might
help identify lawful gun buyers.