Okay Gang... TAKE ACTION on this one... NOW

[Joe West]

Our lovely governor is at it again... please read the information below and GET THOSE EMAILS SENT.

This is important gang... I'm tired of having the people's will overridden by our screaming liberal governor. She could give a crap about our second amendment rights.

Don't expect others to take care of this for us... you need to write a letter and get it sent off NOW. Don't wait. Once you send it... please post that you have done it so we can see who among us actually cares about our freedom.

There is a sample letter enclosed.

Joe West



Bill Banning Gun Confiscations Vetoed By The Governor!
-- Your help is desperately needed to spread the word & force an
override attempt

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

Thursday, April 20, 2006


It's not surprising really.

The emergency powers reform bill that we have been alerting you to
hit a bump in the road earlier this week when it landed on the desk
of anti-gun Gov. Janet Napolitano (D).

SB 1425 would ban the confiscation of firearms and ammunition during
a state of emergency, and prevent a repeat of what happened in New
Orleans this past September, when police officials stole the firearms
of law-abiding residents. (You can view this disgusting footage at
http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm on the GOA website.)

This common sense legislation overwhelmingly passed the Arizona House
and Senate, but Gov. Napolitano showed her true colors by vetoing it.

The bill now goes back to both houses for an override attempt.

The author of this bill -- pro-gun Sen. Dean Martin (Dist. 6) -- told
Gun Owners of America yesterday that the override vote, if it occurs,
will most likely begin in the Senate. He also said that Gov.
Napolitano will be putting tremendous pressure on Senate Democrats to
kill the bill -- especially those Democrats who voted pro-gun the
first time around.

The Governor only needs to peel off a few Democrats to succeed.

So your help -- and the help of your pro-gun family and friends -- is
desperately needed! You can see how your senator voted when using
the roster below to take the requested action.

ACTION:

1. Please contact your state senator and ask him to support SB 1425
by voting to override the Governor's veto. You can use the
pre-written letter below -- and the contact info provided -- to help
direct your comments to him.

You can find out who your state senator is by plugging in your
address at
http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp
on the legislature's website.

2. Take action and then please forward this alert to your pro-gun
friends and family!

----- Pre-written message -----

Dear Senator,

Although I was disappointed to see that Gov. Napolitano vetoed SB
1425, I was not entirely surprised. Her anti-rights record is no
secret when it comes to her views on the Second Amendment.

Regardless, the House and Senate have the power to override her veto,
and so I would strongly request that you ask the Senate leadership to
call for such a vote.

This bill is extremely necessary, as it would prohibit the unlawful
and unconstitutional confiscation of firearms during a "state of
emergency."

The bill would outlaw police misbehavior such as the outrageous
conduct in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, which was soundly
rebuked by the courts.

Again, please reinforce the Second Amendment rights of all Arizonans
by voting to override the veto of SB 1425.

Gun Owners of America will keep me informed as to the progress of
this bill, and as to how individual legislators vote. Thank you.

Sincerely,

************************************************** ***************

Arizona Senate

* voted AGAINST SB 1425 and your gun rights
** did not vote

Name Dis E-mail Phone (602) Fax (602)

Bennett 01 kbennett@azleg.gov 926-5584 926-3429
Hale * 02 ahale@azleg.gov 926-4323 417-3160
Gould 03 rgould@azleg.gov 926-4138 417-3165
Harper 04 jharper@azleg.gov 926-4178 417-3154
Flake 05 jflake@azleg.gov 926-5219 417-3223
Martin 06 dmartin@azleg.gov 926-5284 417-3163
Waring 07 jwaring@azleg.gov 926-4916 417-3150
Allen 08 callen@azleg.gov 926-4480 417-3155
Burns 09 rburns@azleg.gov 926-5993 417-3225
Gray 10 lgray@azleg.gov 926-3376 417-3253
Leff 11 bleff@azleg.gov 926-4486 417-3170
Blendu 12 rblendu@azleg.gov 926-5955 417-3168
Miranda * 13 rmiranda@azleg.gov 926-5911 417-3171
Brotherton * 14 bbrotherton@azleg.gov 926-4485 926-3429
Cheuvront 15 kcheuvront@azleg.gov 926-5325 417-3149
Aguirre ** 16 laguirre@azleg.gov 926-3830 417-3145
Ableser 17 eableser@azleg.gov 926-4124 417-3164
Johnson 18 kjohnson@azleg.gov 926-3160 417-3151
Gray 19 cgray@azleg.gov 926-5288 417-3161
Huppenthal 20 jhuppenthal@azleg.gov 926-5261 417-3157
Tibshraeny 21 jtibshraeny@azleg.gov 926-4481 417-3152
Verschoor 22 tverschoor@azleg.gov 926-4136 417-3222
Rios 23 rrios@azleg.gov 926-5685 417-3167
Cannell 24 rcannell@azleg.gov 926-4139 417-3156
Arzberger 25 marzberger@azleg.gov 926-4321 417-3146
Hellon 26 thellon@azleg.gov 926-4326 417-3159
Garcia 27 jgarcia@azleg.gov 926-4171 417-3162
Aboud 28 paboud@azleg.gov 926-5262 417-3166
Soltero ** 29 vsoltero@azleg.gov 926-5342 417-3169
Bee 30 tbee@azleg.gov 926-5683 417-3147

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[Joe West]

I modified the boilerplate email in this thread and sent it to every Senator.

JW

[SavageSun4x4]

Copy and paste, Az reps:

paboud@azleg.gov
laguirre@azleg.gov
callen@azleg.gov
marzberger@azleg.gov
tbee@azleg.gov
kbennett@azleg.gov
rblendu@azleg.gov
bbrotherton@azleg.gov
rburns@azleg.gov
rcannell@azleg.gov
kcheuvront@azleg.gov
jflake@azleg.gov
jgarcia@azleg.gov
rgould@azleg.gov
lgray@azleg.gov
ahale@azleg.gov
jharper@azleg.gov
thellon@azleg.gov
jhuppenthal@azleg.gov
mjarrett@azleg.gov
kjohnson@azleg.gov
bleff@azleg.gov
dmartin@azleg.gov
rmiranda@azleg.gov
hmitchell@azleg.gov
rrios@azleg.gov
vsoltero@azleg.gov
jtibshraeny@azleg.gov
tverschoor@azleg.gov
jwaring@azleg.gov

[DsrtJeeper]

Copied, pasted and sent! ;)

[SavageSun4x4]

Without negating any efforts by Joe, I recommend that you use a subject line, reference line, and statement of requested action in your opening sentences [see below]. The purpose is to give the staffers the ability to only read 3 sentences and get the point of the letter. This is especially important on actions that generate large mail responses and it clearly states your position.




Dear Senator,

SUB: Veto by Governor Janet Napolitano (D), the confiscation of firearms and ammunition during a state of emergency.

REF: Senate Bill, SB 1425

Request you place maximum effort to override this veto.

Albeit I was disappointed that Gov. Napolitano vetoed SB 1425, I was not surprised. Her unashamed anti-rights record is no secret when it comes to her views on citizens Second Amendment rights.

The House and Senate have the power to override her veto, and I strongly request you ask the Senate leadership to call for such a vote.

SB 1425 is extremely necessary, as it would prohibit the unlawful and unconstitutional confiscation of firearms during a "state of emergency."

SB 1425 would prohibit police misbehavior such as the disgraceful conduct in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, which the courts decisively rebuked.

Again, I urge you to please reinforce the U.S. Constitutional Second Amendment rights of all Arizonans by voting to override the veto of SB 1425.

Gun Owners of America will keep me informed as to the progress of this bill, and how individual legislators vote.

Sincerely,

[DsrtJeeper]

Without negating any efforts by Joe, I recommend that you use a subject line, reference line, and statement of requested action in your opening sentences [see below]. The purpose is to give the staffers the ability to only read 3 sentences and get the point of the letter. This is especially important on actions that generate large mail responses and it clearly states your position.




Dear Senator,

SUB: Veto by Governor Janet Napolitano (D), the confiscation of firearms and ammunition during a state of emergency.

REF: Senate Bill, SB 1425

Request you place maximum effort to override this veto.

Albeit I was disappointed that Gov. Napolitano vetoed SB 1425, I was not surprised. Her unashamed anti-rights record is no secret when it comes to her views on citizens Second Amendment rights.

The House and Senate have the power to override her veto, and I strongly request you ask the Senate leadership to call for such a vote.

SB 1425 is extremely necessary, as it would prohibit the unlawful and unconstitutional confiscation of firearms during a "state of emergency."

SB 1425 would prohibit police misbehavior such as the disgraceful conduct in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, which the courts decisively rebuked.

Again, I urge you to please reinforce the U.S. Constitutional Second Amendment rights of all Arizonans by voting to override the veto of SB 1425.

Gun Owners of America will keep me informed as to the progress of this bill, and how individual legislators vote.

Sincerely,

Ahh crap! Don... You type too slow. :rolleyes: ;)

[flxy_tj]

Ok Done......
Changed the letter some and sent it out to each senator seperatly so it would not seem like a big copy and paste fest :D :D
Thanks for the heads up Joe W.
Gonna send this to alot of my buddies.

[swhalin]

Done... Thanks for the update/Alert.

Steve

[Joe West]

Thank you, Joe. We are discussing an override.

State Senator Jack W. Harper


54 people have viewed this thread... 7 have responded. Come on Gang! Get something sent out!

Joe

[Simon]

Done! Cole

[DsrtJeeper]

Thank you, Joe. We are discussing an override.

State Senator Jack W. Harper


54 people have viewed this thread... 7 have responded. Come on Gang! Get something sent out!

Joe

I received the same reply. :)

[azdesertrhino]

Sent to each person individually. Thanks Joe & Don for putting this together!

[Joe West]

Did he call you Joe?

:D

lol

I can see it now... his automated email handler calls everyone Joe :D


I received the same reply. :)

[azdesertrhino]

Also posted at http://www.arizonashooting.com/forums/index.php

[AZG23]

Done...and Ill cross post to www.Glocktalk.com

[Calizonia]

done deal

[TRobertsRN]

I sent letter to all but I would like to make a comment. Thanks to all who are writing and to Joe for starting this.

The statement,

"Although I was disappointed to see that Gov. Napolitano vetoed SB
1425, I was not entirely surprised. Her anti-rights record is no
secret when it comes to her views on the Second Amendment."

I think should be eliminated or modified. The people you are trying to sway are democrats and others who are supporters of the governer. True or not the statment may put them on the defensive (human nature). I think it would be more effective to consentrate on the issue rather than a percieved attack on the governer.

Personally I think in a state of emergency the thing to do would be to arm everyone.

[Joe West]

Agreed. I have a VERY hard time accepting the fact that the people of Arizona enact legislation they want and the governor unilaterally decides to veto it... which puts me on the defensive, which isn't a good thing when you are trying to sway someone's opinion.

JW


I sent letter to all but I would like to make a comment. Thanks to all who are writing and to Joe for starting this.

The statement,

"Although I was disappointed to see that Gov. Napolitano vetoed SB
1425, I was not entirely surprised. Her anti-rights record is no
secret when it comes to her views on the Second Amendment."

I think should be eliminated or modified. The people you are trying to sway are democrats and others who are supporters of the governer. True or not the statment may put them on the defensive (human nature). I think it would be more effective to consentrate on the issue rather than a percieved attack on the governer.

Personally I think in a state of emergency the thing to do would be to arm everyone.

[Barker]

email sent out to all the senators. thx for listing this.

And yes, we want to override a veto - requiring both democrat and republican legislators to support the override vote, you don't want to antagonize or ruffle feathers of either party with inflamatory statements. Especially the democrats in this case.

Bill