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LEGISLATIVE NEWS Castle Doctrine” Self-Defense Bill to be Considered in Pennsylvania Next Week! Monday, November 09, 2009
Please Contact the Members of the House Judiciary Committee Today! On Thursday, November 19, the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee will consider
House Bill 40. HB40, sponsored by State Representative Scott Perry (R-92), would permit law-abiding
citizens to use force, including deadly force, against an attacker in their homes and any places outside of their home where
they have a legal right to be. It is clearly stated that there would be no “duty to retreat” from an attacker,
allowing law-abiding citizens to stand their ground to protect themselves and their family. HB40 would also protect
individuals from civil lawsuits by the attacker or the attacker’s family when force is used. If you would like to testify, please contact
the House Judiciary Committee at (717) 787-3525. Please contact the members of the House Judiciary
Committee TODAY and respectfully urge them to support HB40. Contact information can be found below. State Representative Deberah Kula (D-52) State Representative Kathy Manderino (D-194) State
Representative John E. Pallone (D-54) State Representative Don Walko (D-20) State Representative Joseph F. Brennan (D-133) State
Representative James E. Casorio Jr. (D-56) State Representative Paul J. Drucker (D-157) State
Representative Bryan R. Lentz (D-161)
Please Stand-Up and Make Your Voices Heard!
Due
to tightening budgets, the Bethlehem Area School District has shut off funding for the Liberty High School and Freedom High
School rifle teams. Both teams have been in existence for over 40 years and have consistently been given
grants by NRA. Officers: Judith A. Dexter, Vice President
Members: Rosario S. Amato Michele Cann Irene Follweiler Craig T. Haytmanek Charlene A. Koch Eugene C. McKeon Benjamin M. Tenaglia, III Copyright 2009, National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action. Recently, demanding a harsh new federal ban on semi-automatic firearms,
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell evoked the defining argument of the gun-ban movement--their twisted confusion between good
and evil. “It’s nuts for ordinary citizens to go out and buy assault weapons. Assault weapons
are difficult to operate, they jam easily. If you want a gun to protect your home, it’s the last thing you should have.
... If you have an assault weapon to protect your house, you’re crazy ... they’re not very effective.” So much for possession of a firearm on the side of good. What about evil? In the hands
of criminals, Rendell said, “Assault weapons only have one purpose ... They fire at short range; they put out a ton
of fire at one time; and they are very powerful ... There’s no purpose for these guns but to kill or maim.” All this double talk was said in virtually the same breath. But Rendell’s convoluted
notion of good and evil is the very core of why the gun ban movement defies common sense. It rejects the most important instinct
of humanity--self-preservation against evil. Human beings have a hard-wired program for self-protection;
for fighting back; for safeguarding their homes, families and communities. As Americans, that’s why we preserve armed
self-defense as part of our Second Amendment protections. Rendell’s rant was amplified by ABC’s 20/20 special, “If Only I Had a Gun”--a shameless
hit-job, totally embracing the gun-ban belief system that armed self defense in the face of evil--a mass murderer in a public
setting--is futile. (Click here to read NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox’s insightful analysis, “20/20 Turns A Blind Eye on
Self Defense.” ) That same embrace of evil over good was pressed home by an aggressively pacifist media on an international
scale with coverage of Somali piracy and terrorism on the high seas. In the past year alone, Somali pirates,
heavily armed with full-automatic firearms and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs), have attacked over 100 commercial vessels
and extracted tribute to the tune of over $100 million. In an April 10 puff-piece, The New York Times called the pirates “professional,”
quoting an “expert” saying the pirates have “a business model that has proven very effective for them.” There is a single reason the “business model” works. It is the same reason “gun control”
provides an overwhelming advantage to armed criminals. Their unarmed victims can’t fight back. As
most Americans proudly know, the pirate “business model” was wrecked when high-seas thugs attempted to capture
an American-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama--the first U.S. vessel seized in an act of piracy since 1801. The
American crew valiantly fought back and maintained control of their ship. U.S. Navy SEAL snipers aboard the destroyer USS
Bainbridge killed three Somali pirates as one was about to murder the ship’s captain who had bravely traded his freedom
for the safety of his crew. Even that intervention using deadly force to save Captain Richard Phillips
was attacked as a provocation. The Christian Science Monitor quoted a maritime expert: “We
fear that this escalation spiral, which we’ve seen in the past few months, will push the pirates into a readiness to
shoot ... .” Most importantly, the Maersk Alabama incident sparked a controversy over something
that should be a no-brainer--arming crews. “Do we really want private industry taking law and order
into their own hands on the high seas? ... private shipping companies could find themselves in an escalating arms race with
pirates.” That’s from a managing director of a London shipping concern who was quoted in
a Houston Chronicle article that also quoted marine engineers--the Americans who maintain their ships--as wanting small arms
as the means for self-defense. On the side of reason at a recent Senate hearing was Capt. Phillips, who
advocated handing out arms to specially trained officers in times of pirate assault. Also coming out
four-square on the side of using armed guards on merchant ships was Gen. David Petraeus, who now heads the U.S. Central Command,
that includes military operations in Africa. What about real time experience? About the time of the Maersk
Alabama ordeal, the MCS Melody with 1,500 passengers aboard was attacked. The ship’s master, Carlos Pinto, described
the scene, “They were firing like crazy ... they tried to put up a ladder with hooks ... pistols were handed out ...
we started firing, they gave up and went off.” Yet Reuters reported a maritime official saying,
“Although the ship’s action may have saved the Melody from capture, it only endangered the lives of passengers.” Sound familiar? Like guns in the home? It’s the same old big lie we’ve heard repeatedly about the
Second Amendment. The gun-ban crowd would impose a tyrannical doctrine that goes against every human
instinct for survival. That policy guarantees not free individuals choosing self-defense against evil, but the triumph of
evil over disarmed victims. Pennsylvania: Lancaster Passes Illegal Anti-Gun Ordinance Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Please Stand-Up and Make Your Voices Heard! Yesterday, the Lancaster City Council unanimously passed a proposal introduced by Mayor Richard Gray (D) that would require
gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm within a 72-hour period or face fines and possible imprisonment. This
law not only violates Pennsylvania’s state preemption laws, but it could make law-abiding victims into criminals for
failing to report a lost or stolen firearm within 72-hours. According to the news report on
LancasterOnline.com, the Mayor has said the Brady Center to Prevent Gun
Violence will provide free legal counsel if lawsuits are levied on the city. Please contact the members of the City Council and Mayor Gray TODAY and respectfully voice your disapproval with their passage of this illegal and
unwarranted attack on law-abiding gun owners. The City Council can be
reached by phone at (717) 291-4785. Email addresses for the City Council can be found
below. Mayor Gray can be contacted by phone at (717) 291-4701 or e-mail mayorsoffice@cityoflancasterpa.com. Patricia A. Coller Joseph R. Morales Nelson M. Polite, Sr., Vice-President Tim J. Roschel Kendra J. Saunders Jose E. Urdaneta Please
Contact the Senate and House Judiciary Committees Today! If you think that our second
amendment rights are safe and secure with the recent Supreme Court decision, guess again. There is an aggressive movement across the
country to tax your ammunition that will make it too expensive to shoot. You can see the actual House bill that was
proposed in Pennsylvania by clicking HERE For
information on legislation in other states, you can find it by going directly through the organization's own website.
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