[GPSL-Tradingpost] HB89 - in trouble - your help needed - now!

[Paul Smith]

The most important reform of Georgia's firearms laws in 20 years may be in
trouble. GeorgiaCarry.org asks for the help of all gun owners in Georgia
with the following call to arms ...
 
Please stand up and support your rights today.
 
With erosion of firearms rights, you will have no need of the GPSL Trading
Post.
 
Regards,
Paul Smith
GPSL Member
GCO Member
 
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GCO Alert..
 
The Georgia Restaurant Association is very publicly urging Governor Perdue
to veto HB 89.  MARTA is doing the same thing (it is nice to know your tax
dollars are being used against your civil rights, isn't it?).  The Georgia
Restaurant Association has over 3,000 members, most of whom do not seem to
know it is already legal to carry a firearm in their establishments (since
most of them do not serve alcohol).  In addition, the Governor is being
flooded with negative telephone calls stemming from the stream of
misinformation being conveyed by the news media.

Please sit down and write Governor Perdue using your personal stationary or
paper.  Then, grab the telephone and call him.  When you are finished,
please take the time to send an email.  Let him know you support HB 89 and
you would appreciate him signing it into law.

Then please contact members of your family and friends and ask them to do
the same.

Here is Governor Perdue's contact information:
> Be Polite 
> Be Precise 
> Don't Be Long Winded 
> If You Call, Know What You Want To Say Before Dialing (suggest writing it
down even) 
> Use Multiple Methods Of Contact; Do Not Use The Same Message 
> Encourage Other Gun Owners To Contact The Governor, But Remind Them To Be
Polite (Make Friends, Don't Burn A Bridge)

Methods To Use

Web Form E-Mail:
<http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,78006749_94820188,00.html>
http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,78006749_94820188,00.html

Snail Mail (USPS): 
The Office of the Governor 
State of Georgia 
203 State Capitol 
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Phone: 
404-656-1776

Fax: 
404-657-7332

As always, please exercise extreme courtesy and self restraint in dealing
with Gov. Perdue's office.

Notable Quotable

The amendments stand a good chance of passing. 

When asked whether he supported the idea of allowing guns in restaurants and
on public transportation, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle said he did not see a
problem. 

"We are talking about individuals who have gone through a background check
and are certified to carry a weapon. It's not the wild, wild West." 

[Rep. Tim] Bearden said 43 other states allow guns on public transportation.
Thirty-seven states allow permit holders to carry weapons into restaurants. 

"It's not like we're on the cutting edge here," he said.

-- Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Rep. Tim Bearden, quoted Atlanta Journal
Constitution, April 4, 2008

 <http://www.georgiacarry.org/> www.GeorgiaCarry.org

The Voice of The Second Amendment in Georgia!

-----Original Message-----
From: tradingpost-bounces at gpsl.org [mailto:tradingpost-bounces at gpsl.org] On
Behalf Of Paul Smith
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:49 AM
To: tradingpost at gpsl.org
Subject: [GPSL-Tradingpost] HB89


Since being organized a short 18 months ago, GeorgiaCarry.org has now been
instrumental in supporting passage of the most significant reform in
Georgia's firearms laws in 20 years. Please read the press release.
 
http://www.georgiacarry.com/press_release/GCO%20HB%2089%20Press%20release%20
4-4-08.pdf
 
Please study the aims of GeorgiaCarry.org at the website (
<http://www.GeorgiaCarry.org> www.GeorgiaCarry.org) and join the movement -
either from the website or when you see us at the next gun show.
 
If you have contacts in the media, please forward them this press release.
 
Regards,
Paul Smith
GPSL Member
GCO Member
 
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