Posted: 9/5/2004 10:14:31 PM EDT
Some of you may have seen this on the WA-Shooters list but I post this hear for those of you who are not members. Congress goes back into session on Tuesday, 7 September. The so-called "assault weapon" and full-capacity magazine bans sunset (expire) at midnight (2400) on Monday , 13 September, 2004. Our "window of risk" is extremely narrow, BUT IT STILL EXISTS. The messages quoted below talk of a concerted effort on the part of individuals who want to see the ban extended and expanded to push the Congress and the President into passing such an extension/expansion.
NOW IS THE TIME to call, e-mail, fax or write your elected officials (Representative and Senators) and urge them to resist such a move.
Some points worth making about the "ban" may be found at
seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/187690_assault25.html?searchpagefrom=2&searchdiff=12
You can reach your Representative (Congressperson) at http://www.house.gov/writerep/
You can e-mail your Senators from www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Contact the President at Mailing Address
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461
TTY/TDD
Comments: 202-456-6213 Visitors Office: 202-456-2121
E-Mail
President George W. Bush: [email protected] Vice President Richard Cheney: [email protected]
ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT AN EXTENSION OF THE A/W BAN
Joe W
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Greetings All, MAJOR NUMBERS OF ORGANIZED "ANTI GUN" GROUPS ACROSS AMERICA ARE TARGETING THIS THURSDAY TO FLOOD THE WHITE HOUSE WITH PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS IN SUPPORT OF RENEWING THE AWB. HERE COMES THE PUSH.... most of these groups mean well but are misguided.....we need to help educate and respond in kind..
I have received and already responded to the below email and request you all ELOQUENTLY respond in force this week to the originators (I post their email after) as well as offer a dissenting point of view to the White House and Congress on Wednesday and Thursday this week in order to pre-empt this push.
Many anti gun groups are using a grassroots network to forward emails accross the country in an attempt to renew the AWB. They have enlisted considerable help, just the JWI organization is over 80,000 members now and very influential in the Jewish community, make no mistake, its not just the Jewish Women Int'l league, they are only responding to a request from others..the other two organizations have excellent grass roots contituencies as well..see the website listed in the forward..
We must 1) ELOQUENTLY and SUCCINCTLY respond to the originators of this email forward with an articulate but differing opinion. And 2) ring the bells off of the White House and your Congressman in support of letting AWB fade away.
Judy Katzen board member JWI [email protected], Debra Rosenbloom Esq Director of Programs JWI [email protected], Susan Peschin Consumer Federation of America [email protected], Jill Ward Coalition to stop gun violence [email protected]
Please do what you can. Thanks. JK
----- Original Message ----- From: Deborah Rosenbloom To: Judy Katzen ; Sandy Unger Cc: Lori Weinstein Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:09 AM Subject: advocacy We are posting this to the Advocacy website, - Deborah Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 16:04:48 -0400 From: "Susan Peschin" Subject: FW: National Call-In Day Sept 9th on Assault Weapons Ban Dear Coalition Members and Friends, Please pass along this action alert for the national call-in day to ban assault weapons to your members and affiliates. Feel free to alter the language if needed (see attached file). Thank you very much for your help and support in this national effort to protect our communities from deadly, military-style weapons . For more information on assault weapons legislation go to www.underassault.org If you have any questions, please contact Jill Ward at [email protected] or 202-408-0061, ext. 103. _______________________________________ TELL THE PRESIDENT TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS NOW! Please contact President Bush on Thursday, September 9th, 2004, and tell him to call on Congress to send him a bill to renew the assault weapons ban. The current ban on military-style, semi-automatic assault weapons is set to expire on September 13, 2004 unless Congress and the President act. We need your help! In 2000, George W. Bush said, "It makes no sense for assault weapons to be around our society." Tell President Bush to keep his promise and support renewal of the assault weapons ban. Recent surveys show that the majority of citizens - including gun owners, across the country in states like Florida, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Arizona support the assault weapons ban. Assault weapons are the weapons of choice for criminals and terrorists and have no place in our communities. Every major law enforcement organization, representing hundreds of thousands of law enforcements officers, supports the assault weapons ban. On Thursday, please call the President and tell him to stand with law enforcement and support public safety. Tell him to call on Congress to send him legislation to renew the assault weapons ban TODAY! HOW YOU CAN HELP: STEP 1: On Thursday, September 9th, 2004, call the White House between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm EST at 202-456-1111. STEP 2: Tell the President to listen to law enforcement and renew the ban on assault weapons before it expires on Monday, September 13th. STEP 3: ENLIST YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO HELP ON TUESDAY. Please forward this action alert to everyone in your email address book! For more information on assault weapons, go to www.underassault.org ------------- Deborah Rosenbloom, Esq. Director of Programs Jewish Women International 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 720 Washington, DC 20036 T: 202.857.1300 or T: 1.800.343.2823
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