Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:14 PM
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Subject: UPDATE: GUN CONTROL VOTE PENDING--House Judiciary Committee Tomorrow
* * * EMERGENCY ACTION ALERT * * *
Fran,
Governor Rendell plans to take an unprecedented step and personally attend Tuesday's PA House Judiciary Committee meeting to attack gun owners and our constitutional freedoms by forcing bad legislation (HB 18, HB 22, and HB 29) out of committee. At the request of Governor Ed Rendell (D), the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee has tentatively scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, November 20 at 11:00am, to vote on several anti-gun measures. This extraordinary Judiciary Committee meeting has been moved to a much larger room: Room 140 Main Capitol.
The package of bills the Governor is demanding action on includes one-gun-a-month, a requirement for individuals to report lost or stolen firearms, and legislation that would overturn
An appearance by a sitting governor before a legislative committee is so rare that some of the longest serving legislators and staff members could not remember another such time.
Rendell's Gun Statement's:
''Don't tell me that enforcement is the root of the problem,'' he growled. ''That's just propaganda that's untrue. Our prisons are bulging.'' (November 17, 2007-Morning Call) ***REALLY GOVERNOR THEN HOW COME THOSE PROSECUTED FOR 'ILLEGAL' TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS GET PROBATION 70% OF THE TIME???
"Don't tell me [spikes in violent crime in some cities] is because our justice system is weak," Rendell said, gritting his teeth and pounding the podium as he pointed to the steady growth in state prison populations. "It's because there are too many guns out there, and they are getting in the hands of the wrong people.
"We have a problem, and we better take care of it." (November 17, 2007-Patriot News)
As you can see from the above, Governor Rendell has declared war on PA gun owners!
Please Act NOW!!! It is imperative that you contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee NO LATER THAN 10:00AM tomorrow morning encourage them to OPPOSE this package of anti-gun bills -- HB 22, HB 18 and HB 61!
The Judiciary Committee Votes are scheduled Tuesday November 20 at 1000 AM. We have placed the Phone numbers, fax numbers and E-Mail addresses for the entire membership of the House Judiciary Committee at the end of this message. ***PLEASE USE THEM!
**For more in-depth information on these issues please go to this link – www.acslpa.org
We thank you for your consideration of this alert!!
Kim Stolfer Harry Schneider
Legislative Committee, Chairman Legislative Committee, Chairman
E-Mail -- activist@fyi.net psa@pagunlaws.com
Website -- www.acslpa.org
Legislation Description:
House Bill 18, sponsored by State Representative Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia). State preemption law (Title 18, section 6120) regulating firearms was enacted by the legislature to avoid the possibility of thousands of separate firearm laws across the Commonwealth. Without preemption there would be a myriad of local firearms laws making compliance impossible for law abiding gun owners. In addition, this proposed legislation may also be in conflict with Article 1, Section 21 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania which states "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be questioned."
House Bill 22, "one-gun-a-month" legislation, sponsored by State Representative John Myers (D-Philadelphia), will prohibit law-abiding citizens from purchasing more than one handgun at a time, and impose a 30-day waiting period between single handgun purchases.
House Bill 29, "Lost or Stolen Firearms" legislation, sponsored by State Representative Jewell Williams (D-Philadelphia), would make it a crime to fail to report the loss or theft of a firearm to police within 24 hours of discovering the firearm missing. This proposal would criminalize victims of crime and is ineffective. In addition remedies already exist in PA law, under the negligence statutes (Title 18, sections 302-306), that provide for enforcement in these areas. There is NO reason to for this legislation UNLESS you want to expand the intrusion of government into the lives of otherwise law abiding citizens who are exercising their rights.
**For more in-depth information on these issues please go to this link – www.acslpa.org
Kim Stolfer Harry Schneider
Legislative Committee, Chairman Legislative Committee, Chairman
E-Mail -- activist@fyi.net psa@pagunlaws.com
Website -- www.acslpa.org
The following organizations are on record as opposing this legislation:
Allegheny County Sportsmen's League (ACSL),
Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs (PFSC),
Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association (PSA),
National Rifle Association (NRA),
Gun Owners of America (GOA),
Second Amendment Sisters (SAS),
Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association (PR&PA),
Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association (PGCA)
Lehigh Valley Firearms Coalition,
Philadelphia Federation of Sportsmen's Club,
Pennsylvania Gun Owners Association (PGOA)
Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania (Unified)
National Association of Firearms Retailers (NAFR),
Pennsylvania State Fish & Game Protective Association,
The Pink Pistols
OpenCarry.org
Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association (PAFOA)
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSA)
Western Pennsylvania 30 Caliber League, Inc
Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA)
Firearms Owners Against Crime (FOAC) the largest gun owners Political Action Committee (PAC) in Pennsylvania will record any support for any of this legislation, now or in the future, as an anti-gun vote.
It is imperative that you contact the following members of the House Judiciary Committee TODAY. PLEASE focus your efforts on the Committee Leaders then the 'Uncommitted Group' then the listed 'Pro-2nd Amendment' group.
**Representatives listed below are Committee Leadership
State Representative Thomas R. Caltagirone (D-127), Majority Chairman
106 Irvis Office Building
(717) 787-3525
Fax: (717) 772-5401
tcaltagi@pahouse.net
State Representative Ron Marsico (R-105), Minority Chairman
218 Ryan Office Building
(717) 783-2014
Fax: (717) 705-2010
rmarsico@pahousegop.com
State Representative Daylin Leach (D-149), Secretary
109A East Wing
(717) 783-9114
Fax: (717) 787-0861
dleach@pahouse.net
**Representatives listed below are Pro 2nd Amendment
State Representative Deberah Kula (D-52)
104A East Wing
(717) 772-1858
Fax: (717) 780-4784
dkula@pahouse.net
State Representative Joseph A. Petrarca (D-55)
220 Irvis Office Building
(717) 787-5142
Fax: (717) 705-2014
jpetrarc@pahouse.net
State Representative Jesse White (D-46)
102B East Wing
(717) 783-6437
jwhite@pahouse.net
State Representative Tom C. Creighton (R-37)
400 Irvis Office Building
(717) 772-5290
Fax: (717) 783-1904
tcreight@pahousegop.com
State Representative Craig A. Dally (R-138)
211 Ryan Office Building
(717) 783-8573
Fax: (717) 705-1849
cdally@pahousegop.com
State Representative John R. Evans (R-5)
B12
(717) 772-9940
Fax: (717) 772-7099
jevans@pahousegop.com
State Representative Will Gabig (R-199)
410 Irvis Office Building
(717) 772-2280
Fax: (717) 705-2012
wgabig@pahousegop.com
State Representative Glen R. Grell (R-87)
404 Irvis Office Building
(717) 783-2063
Fax: (717) 772-8418
ggrell@pahousegop.com
State Representative Kate Harper (R-61)
149A East Wing
(717) 787-2801
Fax: (717) 787-2022
kharper@pahousegop.com
State Representative Beverly Mackereth (R-196)
7 East Wing
(717) 783-2655
Fax: (717) 772-9869
bmackere@pahousegop.com
State Representative Todd Rock (R-90)
162A East Wing
(717) 783-5218
Fax: (717) 260-6505
trock@pahousegop.com
State Representative Katie True (R-41)
143A East Wing
(717) 705-7161
Fax: (717) 705-1946
ktrue@pahousegop.com
State Representative Tina Pickett (R-110)
155A East Wing
(717) 783-8238
Fax: (717) 705-1949
tpickett@pahousegop.com
**Representatives listed below are Uncommitted on these issues
State Representative John E. Pallone (D-54)
325 Irvis Office Building
(717) 783-1819
Fax: (717) 772-9984
jpallone@pahouse.net
State Representative Don Walko (D-20)
121 Irvis Office Building
(717) 787-5470
Fax: (717) 783-0407
dwalko@pahouse.net
State Representative Sean M. Ramaley (D-16)
323 Main Capitol Building
(717) 787-4444
sramaley@pahouse.net
State Representative Carl W. Mantz (R-187)
53B East Wing
(717) 787-3017
Fax: (717) 772-9869
cmantz@pahousegop.com
**Representatives listed below are dedicated Anti 2nd Amendment Fanatics
State Representative Kathy Manderino (D-194)
125 East Wing
(717) 787-1254
Fax: (717) 780-4770
kmanderi@pahouse.net
State Representative Lisa Bennington (D-21)
6A East Wing
(717) 705-7011
Fax: (717) 780-4761
lbenning@pahouse.net
State Representative Dan Frankel (D-23)
217 Irvis Office Building
(717) 705-1875
Fax: (717) 705-2034
dfrankel@pahouse.net
State Representative Harold James (D-186)
317 Irvis Office Building
(717) 787-9477
Fax: (717) 787-7517
hjames@pahouse.net
State Representative Greg Vitali (D-16)
103B East Wing
(717) 787-7647
Fax: (717) 705-2089
gvitali@pahouse.net
State Representative Jewell Williams (D-197)
101 Irvis Office Building
(717) 772-2004
Fax: (717) 787-2284
jwilliam@pahouse.net
State Representative Bernie O'Neill (R-29)
B13
(717) 705-7170
Fax: (717) 783-3278
boneill@pahousegop.com
State Representative Chelsa Wagner (D-22)
109 Irvis Office Building
(717) 783-1582
Fax: (717) 780-4755
cwagner@pahouse.net
State Representative Bryan R. Lentz (D-161)
106B East Wing
(717) 787-8574
Fax: (717) 780-4777
blentz@pahouse.net
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