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New Orleans Has Returned 17 Confiscated Firearms: By the end of the
second session in which gun owners could claim their firearms, NOPD had
returned 17 of the 700 firearms confiscated in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina. Percy Taplet, 73, said the National Guard and state
police confiscated his shotgun when they arrived to tell him to leave
his house. When he tried to get his gun back this week, police told him
he would have to contact state police.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/NEWS0110/604200394/1002
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Senate Vote Could Disarm Americans: An editorial in an Arizona paper
points out the the wrong election could give the US Senate the votes to
sign onto the UN civilian disarmament program.
http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=39456&TM=26905.86
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Virginia Assembly Fails To Override Vetoes: Among the bills vetoed by
the governor was one that would have allowed unlicensed carry of loaded
firearms in locked containers or compartments in vehicles.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835475223&path=%21news&s=1045855934842
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Gun-Friendly Official In DC: A student at Catholic University calls for
support for Sandra Seegars, DC's taxi commissioner, and the election of
more like-minded officials. (Seegars has called for arming the
District's cab drivers.)
http://www.townhall.com/blogs/c-log/KatieFavazza/story/2006/04/20/194542.html
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Lincoln NE Mayor Seeks CCW Ban: The mayor of Lincoln NE has vowed to
take advantage of a seeming loophole in the state's recently enacted CCW
law and maintain a ban on CCW in that city.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2006/04/21/news/nebraska/e045fce7ab0650508625715700131bb7.txt
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A Glimpse At Washington's Dirty Dozen: The head of Washington CeaseFire,
an organization seeking the erosion of the RKBA in that state, admits
that his organization consists of a dozen volunteers.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002940932_fascitelli20.html
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Possible Plea Deal In Controversial Shooting: The illegal immigrant who
sparked a shooting incident with an Arizona firearms instructor and
former city council candidate, may be allowed to plead guilty to giving
false information to police.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=63643
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Restrictive Gun Laws Push People Out Of Big Cities: The Census Bureau
has reported what amounts to a "domestic migration" from three large
cities in three key states, and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)
blames much of this population flight on repressive gun laws. (This
mailing comes to you from Show Low AZ, from a former resident of Los
Angeles County CA.)
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=64314
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From GOA:
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,
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Arizona Senate
* voted AGAINST SB 1425 and your gun rights
** did not vote
Name Dis E-mail Phone (602) Fax (602)
Bennett 01
[email protected] 926-5584 926-3429
Hale * 02
[email protected] 926-4323 417-3160
Gould 03
[email protected] 926-4138 417-3165
Harper 04
[email protected] 926-4178 417-3154
Flake 05
[email protected] 926-5219 417-3223
Martin 06
[email protected] 926-5284 417-3163
Waring 07
[email protected] 926-4916 417-3150
Allen 08
[email protected] 926-4480 417-3155
Burns 09
[email protected] 926-5993 417-3225
Gray 10
[email protected] 926-3376 417-3253
Leff 11
[email protected] 926-4486 417-3170
Blendu 12
[email protected] 926-5955 417-3168
Miranda * 13
[email protected] 926-5911 417-3171
Brotherton * 14
[email protected] 926-4485 926-3429
Cheuvront 15
[email protected] 926-5325 417-3149
Aguirre ** 16
[email protected] 926-3830 417-3145
Ableser 17
[email protected] 926-4124 417-3164
Johnson 18
[email protected] 926-3160 417-3151
Gray 19
[email protected] 926-5288 417-3161
Huppenthal 20
[email protected] 926-5261 417-3157
Tibshraeny 21
[email protected] 926-4481 417-3152
Verschoor 22
[email protected] 926-4136 417-3222
Rios 23
[email protected] 926-5685 417-3167
Cannell 24
[email protected] 926-4139 417-3156
Arzberger 25
[email protected] 926-4321 417-3146
Hellon 26
[email protected] 926-4326 417-3159
Garcia 27
[email protected] 926-4171 417-3162
Aboud 28
[email protected] 926-5262 417-3166
Soltero ** 29
[email protected] 926-5342 417-3169
Bee 30
[email protected] 926-5683 417-3147
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From NRA-ILA:
Arizona Self-Defense Legislation Needs Your Help!
Senate Bill 1145, the "Castle Doctrine" legislation sponsored by Senator
Timothy Bee (D-30) and Representative Jonathan Paton (R-30), was sent to
the Governor yesterday, April 19, after the Senate passed it
overwhelmingly by a vote of 26-1. This bill, with the critical change
to the burden of proof in self-defense cases, is the most important
self-defense legislation to pass in Arizona since the Right to Carry was
adopted in 1994.
Senate Bill 1145 has two components. One is Castle Doctrine, which
presumes you are justified in the use of force if you believe you are in
danger of serious bodily harm or death within your home or occupied
vehicle. The second and most significant component is the return of the
burden of proof in self-defense cases to the state, so law-abiding
citizens who are forced to actually use their firearms or other means of
protection for self-defense will not be wrongfully imprisoned or
financially devastated by costs associated with their legal defense.
When the prosecutors lobbied to change the century-old law in 1997,
Arizona became one of only two states in the country that places the
burden of proof in self-defense cases on the individual citizen (Ohio is
the other). In effect, citizens who are forced by an attacker to act in
self-defense are presumed guilty until they prove their own innocence in
court by a preponderance of the evidence. This is contrary to the basic
foundation of the American justice system -- a person is innocent until
proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Governor Janet Napolitano (D) must hear from you today!
Please contact her and respectfully request that she sign SB 1145 into
law as soon as possible. It has an emergency effective date and will
become law upon her signature. You can call her toll-free at (800)
253-0883 or locally at (602) 542-1381. Her email address is
[email protected].
Take action today and help ensure that Arizonans who must defend their
lives against criminals will no longer be treated as criminals.
Please keep checking your email for updates or the "action alerts"
feature at found at www.NRAILA.org/.
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
