NRA - PA Alert

[phillyd2]

http://www.nraila.org/GrassrootsAlerts/read.aspx

PENNSYLVANIA

This month, all gun owners in Pennsylvania need to stand up and be heard. Anti-gun legislators, led by Representative Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia), are pushing new gun control measures in Harrisburg. Pointing to data from a recent Democratic Party funded poll that indicates suburban residents are concerned about gun violence, Evans stated that “legislators should move beyond boundary lines and party labels to take action on gun control.” Gun-control legislation has been dead on arrival in Harrisburg for more than a decade, because the balance of the General Assembly supports the rights of gun owners. However, if Representative Evans and his supporters are successful this could change overnight. With your help, we can again stop this from happening. Pennsylvania gun owners have two important dates to remember:

September 25th - Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf (R-12) schedules final hearing in Harrisburg - On Sept. 25, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a final hearing to receive testimony relating to urban violence. The hearing will be held 10:00 a.m., in Room 8E-B of the East Wing. During the past several months, the committee has heard testimony from public officials and anti-gun zealots insisting on new gun control legislation to combat urban crime. This will be the final opportunity for NRA members to voice their discontent regarding the lack of enforcement and prosecution of federal and state firearm laws which has fueled violent crime over the past year. If you’re planning on testifying or need additional information, contact Gregg Warner of Sen. Greenleaf's office, (717) 787-6599 or gwarner@pasen.gov.

September 26th - Committee of the Whole Meeting: On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the House of Representatives will resolve itself for one day into a “Committee of the Whole” to focus on crime and violence in Pennsylvania. The Committee of the Whole is a rarely used legislative mechanism designed to allow for a more informal, free-flowing public debate of a particularly critical issue facing the Commonwealth. Topics expected to be addressed include “One-Gun-a-Month” legislation, elimination of statewide preemption, semi-automatic firearm bans as well as other anti-gun legislation that would limit your rights as law-abiding gun owners. The time is NOW! NRA members across Pennsylvania must call or write their State Representatives and send the message that stiff punishment of criminals who commit crimes with guns is the key to stopping gun violence. Please contact your State Representative at (717) 787-2016 and State Senator at (717) 787-5920.

[deepcharge41]

To me, gun controls is not bad or wrong....as long as it favors the good citizen for protection and not the criminals or else, if we could not buy legal guns anymore then, we will make our own guns and set it aside untill the threat for your own life and love ones arise.

[LittleRedToyota]

what gun control measures do your favor, and how do they keep criminals from getting guns?

[GeorgeF]

Amen. I cant think of any gun control measures beyond an INSTANT background check that has any real meaning or prevents bad guys from getting firearms.

Beyong that they are just incrementally larger and larger measure designed to take away our freedoms.

Existing:
Waiting period - or 'cool down' period

- Proposed or have happened:
Assault Weapon ban
Magazine Capacity ban
One gun a month limit
No CCW in select jurisdictions
Ammo tax

- No proposes yet but logical next step:
Registration to own firearms
Make registration yearly renewal
Get signoff from local sheriff to purchase each firearm
Firearms must be locked up to be owned - must show certificate or inspection
Limit on Amount of firearms allowed to own
Limit on amount of ammunition allowed to own
Confiscation of Assault Weapons
Confiscation of High Capacity magazines

And it goes on.

And just because you think 'one or two of those arent so bad' - FORGET IT. You start down that slope and you're on the way to total loss of rights. We have to make it THAT hard to get any limitations on gun ownership. Zero tolerance on any crimes commited. I'd gladly pay more in taxes to put away bad guys and keep my guns.