Posted: 5/21/2005 4:07:16 PM EDT
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I put this in the HomeTown forum, but it is important if other people can make it. Lets see if we can get our point across even with a sign if unable to speak. News Advisory: -- Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy: .50 Caliber Sniper Rifles, Capable of Shooting Down Civilian Airplanes During Takeoff or Landing, are 'Weapons of Terror' -- Rep. McCarthy Joins NY State Lawmakers to Call for Homeland Security Legislation to Prevent .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Terror When: Monday, May 23rd, 10 AM Eastern Where: Wingate Inn, Meeting Room A, lobby level, 821 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 Who: Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington (D-3rd), sponsor of "The Anti-Terrorism & Aviation Protection Act," A. 4471. Andy Pelosi, Executive Director, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Michelle Schimel, Board Member NYAGV Bryan Miller, spokesperson for Freedom States Alliance What: PRESS CONFERENCE hosted by New Yorkers Against Gun Violence to call on New York state lawmakers to pass the "Anti- Terrorism and Aviation Protection Act," A. 4471 & S. 2590, to prevent terrorists from using .50 caliber sniper rifles, capable of shooting down civilian airplanes during takeoff or landing. -- .50 caliber sniper rifles were designed as battlefield rifles to shoot down aircraft during takeoff or landing, attack chemical plants and fuel depots, puncture armored personnel carriers, and to be used for assassination. -- .50 caliber sniper rifles are the most lethal weapons available on the civilian market and can fire highly lethal armor piercing and incendiary ammunition, which are currently legal and easily obtained. -- .50 caliber sniper rifles can accurately engage targets from over a mile or more away, or 2,000 yards. -- Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed legislation in California to restrict .50 caliber sniper rifles for use only by the military and law enforcement officials as part of an anti-terrorism measure Visuals: We will have an actual .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle at the Press Conference (59 inches long, 34 pounds) Video of .50 caliber sniper rifle being fired .50 caliber sniper rifle ammunition Poster of .50 caliber sniper rifle targeting a civilian airplane Poster of Barrett Firearms marketing brochure boasting of the capability of .50 caliber sniper rifles "to destroy or disable a modern jet aircraft." For more information see www.50caliberterror.com or www.nyagv.org/ |