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05-06-2008, 10:35 PM
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From The Trenches of AB2062
A report back from the front.
  .We gathered at the Capitol building at 9:00am and heard from Sam Paredes of Gun Owners of California on how the day would proceed. It turns out that we would not be protesting but we actually would be lobbying the assembly members. About 75 or so individuals turned out. We were collected into groups of 8 or 10 individuals We heard from a number of legislators including McClintock, LaMalfa, Maze that all support our cause. We then broke into teams that were assigned a number of assembly members that had appointments set in advance of today to address AB2062. The first office that our team was scheduled to meet with was Assemblyman Ted Lieu (D) dist. 53-Torrance. Unfortunately he was serving his two week stint at the Air force National Guard. We however were able to talk to his staff. They were very attentive and took down two and a half pages of notes. A plus was that the staff member that was taking notes was an Eagle Scout and had participated in shooting sports when he was younger. We went over our talking points and were well received. He seemed to believe that it would get moved to the suspense file. Sort of a no mans land for bills. He stated that we should understand that this large of a group rarely appears in person and how significant it was that we were there. Next was Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D) dist. 06- San Rafael. He had been double booked for lobbyist groups and we also spoke to his staffer. She was shocked to learn that the cost to individuals would be so high. She also stated that with the initial outlay of 20 million plus to start the program that she did not think it would make it out of the suspense file. This indicated that it had been placed in suspension while we were there  . She asked a number of good questions that we answered effectively. She did ask if there was any kind of compromise that we would accept. We responded no and explained why. It was a positive meeting. We had met in the hall in front of Huffman’s office as we could not all fit into the office; As we were talking to her, Assemblyman DeLeon, responsible for this bill was standing behind the group because he could not get by the crowd. He stood there for about 3 minutes or so and got an ear full of how we felt about his bill . We paused and he stepped through.The balance of the meetings was with those that support our position and we thanked them and it was a great visit. This was repeated in all of the assembly offices today. For two hours today our voice was heard.  We need to put more faces to our situation. I am an Election Volunteer Coordinator for the NRA-ILA in the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts; that is most of California From Sacramento north to Oregon and from the coastal range east to Nevada. If you would like to get involved in this battle PLEASE contact me or the EVC in your area. I will help you get connected with your representatives and you can lobby them, help them get elected, call them when needed, it is up to you how involved you get. If the NRA-ILA is not your cup of tea, get with a group that is, I saw the difference that a face makes today.
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Lee Smith "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms... ."-- Samuel Adams, August 1, 1776 
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05-06-2008, 10:41 PM
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 Nice job!!!
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"P.S. Somebody is going to have to PM me why I have an account here already... Where am I? How did I get here? Im a founding member no less?" "Seriously... I have no idea where I am..... What happened?" "SBIMB" Omnium horarum homo
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05-06-2008, 10:55 PM
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Did the same thing last year in DC for a part of the Financial Services Industry. Saw three congressman. Finished up with OC's, Ed Royce.
Was a great day. But very hectic. We were fortunate to meet all the congressmen and not get stuck with staffers. In one case a meeting was held in a hallway outside the congresional finance comitee chambers. Great job!!!! I bet you had a blast!!!!!
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05-06-2008, 11:49 PM
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Thanks for taking and voicing our feelings to Sacramento.
Great report!
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Chuck Founding Life Member Society Of The Honor Guard, Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier NRA Benefactor Member CRPA Member Self Defense Firearms Training - Be Safe, Be Confident, Get Trained! Most of us here know "A Guy" Do you? "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." Robert A. Heinlein
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05-07-2008, 02:00 AM
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Thanks for talking with my rep's reps.
When I called Lieu's office today they didn't tell me he was out of town. This bill belongs in the bit bucket for deletion.
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"Always Shoot Back First" - El Gato, post #76757 Don't shoot the Lion - he's one of us! "The Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation." Supreme Court of the United States: District of Columbia et al. v. Heller (page 19)
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05-07-2008, 07:15 AM
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Good job Lee!
Thank you for fighting the good fight. I made calls and wrote emails, I wish I could have been there with you.
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05-07-2008, 08:40 AM
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Nice work! I see the bill's current status is here.
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OCCCWS: Fighting for the rights of all California citizens! "There seems to us no doubt, on the basis of both text and history, that the Second Amendment conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms." SCOTUS: Heller, 128 S. Ct. at 2799 
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05-07-2008, 10:44 AM
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Great job. Thanks!
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"Let your gun be your constant companion on all your walks." Jefferson "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Lama "Gun bans don't disarm criminals, gun bans attract them." Walter Mondale, VP "Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing." Sammy "The Bull" Gravano "A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie." Lenin, Creator of USSR "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms" Hitler "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason, Father of the Bill of Rights "I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honor than that she should in a cowardly manner become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonor." Gandhi The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government." Hubert H Humphrey, VP "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life." John F Kennedy "Ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the state." Heinrich Himmler, Head of Nazi SS "Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy." George Orwell "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in their government." Jefferson "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." Luke 22:36
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05-07-2008, 11:25 AM
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Very much appreciated that you took your time and energy to get in person with those that will decide this bill's fate.
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"Saying a person has the right to defend themself, while not allowing them a CCW, is like espousing free speech as long as no verbs are involved." ~ Some really cool guy, circa 2007 "Mr. Heller maintains that disassembled rifles and shotguns are no substitute for handguns, "any more than the government could prohibit books because it permits newspapers and considers them an 'adequate substitute.'" " "America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to change the system from within, yet too early to shoot the bastards." - Claire Wolf "SHIMH"
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