Concealed Carry Bill Needs Your Help

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
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February 5, 2002


Dear Georgia gun rights supporter,

H.B. 304, a pro-gun bill sponsored by Rep. Robert Franklin
(R--Marietta), passed its initial subcommittee and now advances to
the House Rules Committee.

That's the good news. The bad news is that the Rules Committee is a
notorious "killing field" and is the logical spot for anti-gunners
to kill the bill for the year. Only massive pressure from the
grassroots on the members of the Rules Committee can advance the
bill to the full House at this point.

H.B. 304 is a great bill that would eliminate almost all of the No
Safety Zones from the state's concealed carry law.

Under current law, decent, law-abiding concealed carry permit
holders are forced to disarm themselves many different times while
going about their normal business. These No Safety Zones where
carrying a gun for self-defense is forbidden include: all athletic
or sporting events, all churches and church functions, all
publicly owned or operated buildings, all establishments selling
alcohol for on-premises consumption, and more.

Thus, thousands of Georgians are completely defenseless when they
take their families out for pizza.

Rep. Franklin's H.B. 304 would simply remove almost all of those
prohibitions on safety, with the sole exceptions of courthouses and
actual bars where more than 50% of sales come from alcohol. Of
course, GOA would prefer no restrictions on self-defense at all--
no permit required, period-- but this is an excellent and huge step
in the right direction.

ACTION: If your Representative is on the House Rules Committee,
please contact him or her immediately and politely insist that
H.B. 304 be passed to the full House. A committee roster and a
pre-written letter appear below for your convenience. Also,
please make certain to identify yourself as a constituent.

You can identify your Representative by going to
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm and entering your zipcode in
the Elected Officials section, then clicking the State link when the
results are generated. You can also call the Georgia House of
Representatives at 404-656-5082 or toll-free at 800-282-5800.

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----- Pre-written message -----

Dear Representative,

As a member of the House Rules Committee, you are instrumental in
determining which bills advance to the floor.

I am asking that you do everything in your power to support H.B. 304
which is Rep. Franklin's bill to eliminate No Safety Zones for
concealed carry permit holders.

H.B. 304 would simply restore the right of self-defense to honest,
law-abiding concealed carry permit holders-- by removing the No
Safety Zones that allow criminals to commit their offenses against
citizens left completely defenseless under current law.

Sincerely,



----- Georgia House of Representatives Rules Committee Roster -----


Dst Pty Name            PH (404)  E-Mail

136 D   Smyre           656-5024  NONE
137 D   Skipper         656-5024  [email protected]
050 D   Stanley-Turner  656-5024  NONE
123 D   Birdsong        656-7149  NONE
135 D   Buck            656-5103  NONE
041 R   Burkhalter      656-0213  NONE
070 D   Watson          656-0220  NONE
042 R   Campbell        656-0152  [email protected]
013 D   Childers        656-5141  NONE
115 D   Connell         656-5072  NONE
060 R   Davis           656-0109  NONE
076 R   Dix             656-0126  NONE
036 R   Ehrhart         656-5058  [email protected]
157 D   Holland         657-8443  NONE
053 D   Holmes          656-5115  NONE
156 D   Hudson          656-5115  NONE
152 R   Mueller         656-0109  NONE
122 D   Parham          656-5132  NONE
144 D   Parrish         656-5096  NONE
175 D   Smith           651-7737  NONE
016 R   Stancil         656-0265  NONE
061 D   Teper           656-7855  [email protected]
141 D   Walker          656-5024  NONE
104 R   Westmoreland    656-5058  NONE


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Will do today.  This is good information.

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Thanks for the info. Great to know about it. I printed the list out.  Gizzmo