Confusing Account: A business owner in Houston successfully repelled a
robbery attempt at his home. While it's not clear who used a shotgun and
who used a revolver, the important thing is that the man had the sense
to arm himself when he recognized the woman at his door.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/081905_local_invasion.html
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Canada Blames US For Firearm-Related Crime: John Lott demolishes
Canadian claims that lax regulation of firearms in the US is responsible
to the increase in violent crime north of our border.
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/lott200508190817.asp
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British Olympic Shooters Seek Law Change: While Britain's Home Secretary
has given a dispensation to allow pistol competition at the 2012
Olympics, to be held in London, British pistol competitors still cannot
legally practice on British soil.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4162498.stm
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British Museum Will Allow Handling Of Weapons: The Royal Armouries
Museum at Leeds, as part of a "hands on history" project, will actually
be allowing British subjects to handle firearms.
http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=1121247
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Maryland Students Attends NRA Youth Program: Article describes the
experiences of one of 40 students selected to attend the National Rifle
Association's tenth Friends of NRA Youth Education Summit.
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/08/19/dm/eastern_shore_of_maryland/ban03.txt
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From the NRA-ILA:
NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 33 8/19/05
CONTINUE TO ATTEND TOWN HALL MEETINGS--
URGE PASSAGE OF S. 397 IN U.S. HOUSE
As you know, the U.S. Senate recently passed S. 397--the "Protection of
Lawful Commerce in Arms Act"--by a strong bipartisan vote of 65-31!
This action represents a great victory and a vitally important first
step toward ending the anti-gun lobby's shameless attempts to bankrupt
the firearm industry through reckless, predatory lawsuits. It also
represents a crucial step forward for law-abiding firearm manufacturers,
retailers and owners in this country.
As the battle now moves to the U.S. House of Representatives, it is
critical that you once again contact your U.S. Representative and urge
him/her to pass S. 397, as passed by the Senate!
With Congress out for its "Summer District Work Period" (through
September 5), your U.S. Representative will be back home in his/her
respective district. Many lawmakers use this time to hold town hall
meetings, where they can report on what they've been doing in Washington
and take questions from their constituents. Now is the time for you to
personally voice to your U.S. Representative your strong support for S.
397 as passed by the Senate. Please contact your Representative's
district offices and ask when he/she plans to hold their town hall
meetings during the break. If you do not know the number for your
Representative's district offices, you can use the "Write Your
Representatives" <
http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/> tool at
www.NRAILA.org <
http://www.NRAILA.org/>, or call the NRA-ILA Grassroots
Division at (800) 392-8683.
If you get a chance to meet with your lawmakers, be sure to: Urge your
U.S. Representative to support S. 397 as passed by the Senate.
In addition to attending meetings and speaking out in support of our
Right to Keep and Bear Arms, please forward the dates, times, and
locations of any town hall meetings to your family, friends, and fellow
firearm owners, and to the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division, so we may
compile this information and share it with the pro-gun community.
Please forward this information to the Grassroots Division by calling
(800) 392-8683, by faxing to (703) 267-3918, or by sending an
e-mail to
[email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]>.
We can and will achieve our mutual goal of finally enacting this common
sense law, but only with your continued assistance. Please help us
finish the job once and for all by contacting your U.S. Representative
and urging him/her to support the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in
Arms Act," and send the bill to President Bush.
SAAMI GAINS SEAT AT U.N. TABLE
With the United Nations' continued attempt toward international gun ban
treaties marching forward, it is heartening to finally get some good
gun-related news out of the U.N. The Sporting Arms and Ammunition
Manufacturers Institute (SAAMI) has recently been granted official
consultive status to the U.N.
Founded in 1926, SAAMI publishes voluntary industry quality and safety
standards, coordinates technical manufacturing data, and promotes safe
and responsible firearms use. Virtually all new firearms sold in the
United States adhere to the approximately 700 standards set by SAAMI
that are reviewed by the National Institute Of Standards and Technology.
Commenting on the group's new status, SAAMI Managing Director Rick
Patterson noted, "The U.N. creates treaties and model regulations. It's
important for our industry to have a voice in both of these
arenas....[s]o SAAMI can now speak up during deliberations over any
treaties that could ultimately render America's Second Amendment null
and void. Second, the United Nations is very active in developing
international regulations. There are thousands upon thousands of model
regulations for countries to adopt, and SAAMI now has an official
opportunity to provide input in the creation of these models. We can't
prevent politicians from deliberately making bad decisions, but we can
make sure they don't unintentionally make bad decisions from a lack of
knowledge."
NEW JERSEY & VIRGINIA VOTER REGISTRATION ALERT!
With New Jersey and Virginia being the only two states this year with
elections, all eyes will be on gun owners in these two states. Rest
assured our opponents will be re-doubling their efforts in New Jersey
and Virginia this year as a precursor to the all-important 2006
elections. Gun owners nationwide are counting on their brethren in New
Jersey and Virginia to make a bold statement in defense of freedom this
November by electing pro-gun lawmakers to office. If the anti-gunners
see any weaknesses in our pro-gun voting bloc in New Jersey or Virginia
this year, they will work tirelessly to attempt to expose them in next
year's congressional elections.
Of course the first step toward ensuring victory on Election
Day--November 8, 2005--is to ensure every Second Amendment supporter is
currently registered to vote.
Please remember, if you've recently moved or haven't voted in the past
few elections, you will need to re-register. For additional information
on voter registration, please go to www.NRAILA.org
<
http://www.NRAILA.org/> and click "Get Involved Locally."
<
http://www.nranews.org/UM/T.asp?A2.24.1819.4.4325426> The voter
registration information can be found on the right hand column. To fill
out an on-line voter registration application, visit our website's
"Register to Vote" <
http://ssl.capwiz.com/nra/e4/nvra/?action=form>
section. Please forward this information to your family, friends, and
fellow firearm owners to ensure they register to vote as well.
New Jersey Voter Registration Deadline: October 11, 2005
Virginia Voter Registration Deadline: October 11, 2005
REGISTER TO VOTE BY OCTOBER 11, 2005, AND CAST YOUR BALLOT ON NOVEMBER
8, SO WE CAN SEND A LOUD, CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE GUN GRABBERS, BOTH THIS
YEAR IN NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA, AND AS WE GEAR UP FOR THE 2006 ELECTIONS!
THE SOUND OF VICTORY IN VIRGINIA
In a victory for Nelson County, Virginia hunters and shooters, the
Nelson County Board of Supervisors this week amended a controversial
noise ordinance that would have severely restricted shooting in the
county. The ordinance was originally passed on June 30 at an
"emergency" meeting and without public notice.
Yielding to pressure from angry sportsmen and hunters, the Board of
Supervisors re-adopted the noise ordinance and, with unanimous approval,
added an exemption for the lawful discharge of firearms, except at
commercial ranges. Hunting live game and nuisance or predatory animals
is also exempted.
Special thanks goes out to all of the Nelson County residents who
attended the public hearing and voiced their opposition to the original
ordinance.
A LOOK AT THE STATES
(****For all of the action items below, you can find contact information
for your legislators by using the "Write Your Representatives"
<
http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/> tool at www.NRAILA.org
<
http://www.NRAILA.org/>. As always, thank you for your support.****)
NEW YORK
The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association will host the first
annual RPA-PAC fundraising dinner featuring NRA Executive Vice President
Wayne LaPierre, and NRA 1st Vice President John Sigler. Please plan to
attend the dinner, which will start at 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, September
17, and will be held at the Holiday Inn, Fishkill, located at I-84, exit
13 at Route 9. Advance tickets are available for $50 or you can
purchase tickets at the door for $60. To purchase tickets, please visit
www.nysrpa.org <
http://www.nranews.org/UM/T.asp?A2.24.1819.11.4325426>
or call (518) 272-2654 or (800) 469-7772.
OHIO
Come out to the Lorain County Fair and meet your NRA-ILA Election
Volunteer Coordinator (EVC) at the NRA Volunteer Tent! OH-09 EVC Emory
King is hosting the first ever NRA Volunteer Tent at the fair, which
runs from Monday, August 22-Sunday, August 28. The fair is located on
Fairgrounds Road a half-mile west of the center of Wellington, Ohio, at
Routes 58 & 18. Emory is an NRA member who, in his volunteer leadership
capacity as EVC, works with and organizes volunteers to affect
firearm-related legislation in Ohio and on Capitol Hill. He also
assists pro-gun candidates with phone banks, literature drops, voter
registration drives, precinct walks, and other campaign activities. For
information, questions, or to help out at the tent, please contact EVC
Emory King at (440) 647-4299 or via e-mail at
[email protected]
<mailto:
[email protected]>. (Fair details, such as hours and
events, can be found at www.loraincountyfair.com
<
http://www.nrnews.org/UM/T.asp?A2.24.1819.12.4325426>.) Please be sure
to stop by the NRA Volunteer Tent to meet your EVC and learn how you can
make a difference in the gun control debate. Emory is also looking for
volunteers to help out at the tent for a few hours, so please contact
Emory and ask how you can help make the NRA Volunteer Tent a huge success!
VIRGINIA
Virginia NRA Members, sportsmen, and law-abiding gun owners should plan
to attend gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore's (R) upcoming
"Sportsmen's Meeting." The event will be held next Tuesday evening,
August 23, at the NRA Headquarters building, 11250 Waples Mill Road, in
Fairfax. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., and topics
will include: why sportsmen and Second Amendment supporters need to get
involved in the campaign, various ways that they can actually get
involved, updates from the campaign, and information on what sportsmen
can continue to do to help ensure Jerry Kilgore is elected this fall.
Please plan to attend yourself, and please be sure to spread the word to
friends, family, and fellow firearm owners. Please be sure to check
www.NRAPVF.org <
http://www.nranews.org/UM/T.asp?A2.24.1819.13.4325426>,
and future issues of the Grassroots Alert, for updates and election
informatin regarding Virginia's November 8, 2005 General Election.
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
