Posted: 4/29/2003 8:18:14 AM EDT
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Larry Pratt Gun Owners of America 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 www.gunowners.org April 29, 2003 Dear Virginia Friend of the Second Amendment, The anti-gun, anti-self defense crowd in Virginia is not happy with Senator Ken Cuccinelli. They have come up with an opponent for the mass meeting to be held May 10th. It will be at this meeting that the Republican nominee will be chosen for the November election. Sen. Cuccinelli has already distinguished himself in Richmond with his leadership on behalf of our Second Amendment rights. His parliamentary maneuvers defeated efforts to kill the preemption bill that passed in the recently-ended session. This bill wiped away a patchwork of anti-gun bills in various localities across the state. Without uniformity of state law (preemption), gun owners ran the risk of doing something legally in one place and breaking the law in a nearby jurisdiction. He also fought in committee to allow gun owners to legally carry a concealed firearm in a restaurant. Cuccinelli knows that banning legally carried firearms in a restaurant only protects criminals, not the good guys. The committee is packed with all of the most liberal Democrats, and not all of the Republicans stuck with Cuccinelli, thus killing the measure in committee. Former Delegate Jack Rust told a Fairfax County meeting of the Virginia Citizen's Defense League (VCDL) that Cuccinelli's electoral success has changed the dynamics of the General Assembly, where being pro-gun is something that a politician can be more open about now. Cuccinelli had the guts to put himself on the line for us; now we need to stick with him. Sending Cuccinelli back to Richmond will send a needed message to the anti-self defense crowd in Richmond. With retirements by others this year, there is no question that Sen. Cuccinelli is the undisputed leader on Second Amendment issues in the Virginia State Senate. Cuccinelli's opponent only has support from folks that do not support Second Amendment rights, so the choice in this important race is clear. To all of you who get my letter, I ask that you make a contribution to Cuccinelli for Senate. Please do it now. The party's nominee will be selected May 10! To all of you who live in or near Cuccinelli's Western Fairfax 37th Senate District, please use the Reply Memo below to contact the campaign about volunteering. To those of you who are voters in the 37th Senate District, please vote on May 10 at the Centreville High School. Please get there by 10:30 a.m. in order to register. Please allow some time, perhaps two to three hours. If you are not sure if you live in the 37th District, please check on the web at www.sbe.state.va.us by using the "Where Do I Vote?" link. If you cannot access the web, please call the Cuccinelli campaign at 703-766-0635. Please, do everything you can to help reelect Ken Cuccinelli to the Virginia State Senate. Checks can be made out to "Cuccinelli for Senate" and mailed to P.O. Box 606, Centreville, VA 20122. You can also donate on-line at www.cuccinelli.com/contribute.html on Cuccinelli's web site. Your immediate support is needed so we can keep 2nd Amendment Defender Ken Cuccinelli in the State Senate. Sincerely, Larry Pratt Executive Director P.S. Remember that time is of the essence! The mass meeting is just a few days away on May 10. |