azdesertrhino
02-16-2006, 04:36 AM
Gun owners and other freedom-loving Americans throughout the country were horrified by the events that followed Hurricane Katrina in and around New Orleans last year. At a time when violent criminals attacked citizens with impunity, law enforcement abused a statutory provision that allowed the government to "regulate" the use of firearms during a state of emergency in order to prohibit possession and confiscate privately owned firearms. They were depriving law-abiding citizens of their only means of defense against otherwise unrestrained violence.
SB 1425 will ensure that Arizona's gun owners are protected from any similar abuses during a state of emergency:
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1425p.pdfSB 1425 is scheduled for a hearing by the Senate Committee on Government this Thursday, February 16, 2005 at 8:15 AM in Senate Hearing Room (SHR) 3. We encourage you to attend the hearing in support of SB 1425.
We also ask that you contact the committee members and let them know that you want SB 1425 to be voted out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation to the full Senate. The committee members' contact information can be found at:
http://www.azleg.gov/CommitteeInfo.asp?Committee_ID=6
The following are the names and email addresses of each committee member:
Jim Waring (R) jwaring@azleg.gov (jwaring@azleg.gov)(Chairman)
Linda Gray (R) lgray@azleg.gov (lgray@azleg.gov)(Vice-Chairman)
Bill Brotherton (D) bbrotherton@azleg.gov (bbrotherton@azleg.gov)
Jake Flake (R) jflake@azleg.gov (jflake@azleg.gov)
Albert Hale (D) ahale@azleg.gov (ahale@azleg.gov)
Barbara Leff (R) bleff@azleg.gov (bleff@azleg.gov)
Harry E. Mitchell (D) hmitchell@azleg.gov (hmitchell@azleg.gov)
Below is a sample letter to cut-and-paste into an email message.
Personalize - send a separate email message to each committee member. Include their name in the Salutation (Dear Senator Name).
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Dear Senator (Name):
The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has informed me that the SB 1425 is under consideration by your committee. I urge you to vote the bill out of committee with a recommendation for passage by the full Senate.
I was horrified by the events that followed Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans last year. As violent criminals attacked citizens with impunity, law enforcement abused a statutory provision that allowed the government to "regulate" firearms during a state of emergency in order to confiscate privately owned firearms. They deprived law-abiding citizens of their only means of defense against otherwise unrestrained violence. It is imperative that law-abiding citizens in Arizona do not face similar abuse.
SB 1425 protects the rights of law-abiding citizens by preventing the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms by State officials during an emergency. I ask for your support and vote on this important legislation.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Street Address
City, AZ zip-code
(telephone number)
SB 1425 will ensure that Arizona's gun owners are protected from any similar abuses during a state of emergency:
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1425p.pdfSB 1425 is scheduled for a hearing by the Senate Committee on Government this Thursday, February 16, 2005 at 8:15 AM in Senate Hearing Room (SHR) 3. We encourage you to attend the hearing in support of SB 1425.
We also ask that you contact the committee members and let them know that you want SB 1425 to be voted out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation to the full Senate. The committee members' contact information can be found at:
http://www.azleg.gov/CommitteeInfo.asp?Committee_ID=6
The following are the names and email addresses of each committee member:
Jim Waring (R) jwaring@azleg.gov (jwaring@azleg.gov)(Chairman)
Linda Gray (R) lgray@azleg.gov (lgray@azleg.gov)(Vice-Chairman)
Bill Brotherton (D) bbrotherton@azleg.gov (bbrotherton@azleg.gov)
Jake Flake (R) jflake@azleg.gov (jflake@azleg.gov)
Albert Hale (D) ahale@azleg.gov (ahale@azleg.gov)
Barbara Leff (R) bleff@azleg.gov (bleff@azleg.gov)
Harry E. Mitchell (D) hmitchell@azleg.gov (hmitchell@azleg.gov)
Below is a sample letter to cut-and-paste into an email message.
Personalize - send a separate email message to each committee member. Include their name in the Salutation (Dear Senator Name).
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Dear Senator (Name):
The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has informed me that the SB 1425 is under consideration by your committee. I urge you to vote the bill out of committee with a recommendation for passage by the full Senate.
I was horrified by the events that followed Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans last year. As violent criminals attacked citizens with impunity, law enforcement abused a statutory provision that allowed the government to "regulate" firearms during a state of emergency in order to confiscate privately owned firearms. They deprived law-abiding citizens of their only means of defense against otherwise unrestrained violence. It is imperative that law-abiding citizens in Arizona do not face similar abuse.
SB 1425 protects the rights of law-abiding citizens by preventing the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms by State officials during an emergency. I ask for your support and vote on this important legislation.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Street Address
City, AZ zip-code
(telephone number)