****PAFOA Representation**** Harrisburg Capitol Building, 9/24 and 9/25

[Berncly]

Just got back from the Capitol from doing some recon. The hearing room has a max capacity of 200. There are not that many seats though, probably half that. Doors are open at 7am for the main entrance at the rotundra. Fountain entrance at 7:15. Room for checking firearms will be open for sure on the 24th. Capitol police are playing by ear on 25 depending on the turnout the day before. They requested that people try their best to have the form filled out ahead of time to expedite the process.

Thank you for going and for the information.
So it sounds like it seats 100 and another 100 standing room only.
Do we know for sure that the gun room will be open by 7:00am or possibly earlier?

[LBaker]

Thank you for going and for the information.
So it sounds like it seats 100 and another 100 standing room only.
Do we know for sure that the gun room will be open by 7:00am or possibly earlier?

That entrance I'm told opens at 7:15 so plan on that...

Edit to add there is an entrance to go directly into the North building that can be used for those that are not carrying or after you check your firearm.

[Berncly]

That entrance I'm told opens at 7:15 so plan on that...

Edit to add there is an entrance to go directly into the North building that can be used for those that are not carrying or after you check your firearm.

I did not know that, that's very helpful and important.
Can you give us the exact location of the door?
We will add it to the map and post it.

[LBaker]

I did not know that, that's very helpful and important.
Can you give us the exact location of the door?
We will add it to the map and post it.

There is an entrance from North St. Police are posted there with the usual metal detector and such...

[Berncly]

There is an entrance from North St. Police are posted there with the usual metal detector and such...

Ok, thank you.
Will add it to the map and post it.

[Berncly]

PA Capitol Building gun check in form: http://pa2arally.org/uploads/PA-Capi...2015-Final.pdf
If you plan to check in a gun you can print this and fill it out to save time.
If not they have the forms at the Capitol.
The form will be added to the first post.

[alpacaheat]

I'm going to wear my EMPTY holster, to signify what will happen in the not-too-distant future if gun owners and those who claim to be "Americans" decide it's better to go to work, or just stay in bed, on the 24th and 25th, rather than defend The Constitution.

Thank you very little.

This is not a bad idea for the early day to get a seat. I'm not sure the gun check will be open at 6 to 7a.m.

[Berncly]

PA Capitol Gun Hearings Sept 24-25 2019 Updated Diagram.jpg

Updated Capitol Diagram and 2A Rally Information for Gun Hearings Sept 24 - Sept 25, 2019

[Berncly]

I have been thinking about slogans for hand written signs outside.
We have a history of using 2A slogans which is appropriate obviously, and we should continue to do so.

But to better fight the Liberal Democrat manipulation of the children and imaginary fear of law abiding gun owners, it may make sense to also use civil rights slogans.
The uninitiated don't see any value in Constitutional quotes, so we may better connect with spectators and lawmakers by mixing in some civil rights quotes.

Here are some quotes I picked up that may look good on signs, please use them if you like them, please post others if you find good ones.

Unjust law is itself a species of violence - Mahatma Gandhi

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws - Martin Luther King

That which is not just is not law - William Lloyd Garrison

If a regime is immoral its subjects are free from all obligations to it - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

When law oppresses the people the outlaw takes his place in history - Ridley Scott

Hitler and Shira Goodman used children to disarm and slaughter the People - Berncly

[Mike_Golf]

This information is indirectly linked on the first page, but I wanted to highlight it. Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC-pac.org) has compiled lists of both pro-gun and anti-gun legislation in the PA General Assembly. These are good reference material when you talk to legislators and staffers.

Pro-gun bills:
https://foac-pac.org/pdfs/Bill_List_...ynopsis-R3.pdf

Anti-gun bills:
https://foac-pac.org/pdfs/Bill_List_...ynopsis-R2.pdf