I just got this in email, as I imagine many of you did, and I wanted everyone to see it.
This is the Texas group which pledged to file the suit a couple of months ago, headed by Trey Blocker. They are clearly serious, and I'm sending in a few bucks.
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We would like to announce the launch of the new Civil Liberties Defense Foundation website www.libertydefense.com
From this site, you will be able to obtain updates on the lawsuit against the mayors suing the gun manufacturers. You will be able to make (SSL secure encrypted) credit card donations to support the effort, and you will be able to learn more about your civil liberties.
As most of you know, Smith & Wesson recently capitulated to the extortion of the Clinton Administration, and signed an agreement that damages the 2nd Amendment rights of all Americans. For details on the Smith & Wesson agreement, visit our _Breaking News_ page at www.libertydefense.com
While many of the other manufacturers have stated that they will not sign the agreement, their fortitude may diminish as their legal costs continue to escalate and as political pressure mounts. To make matters worse, the attorneys general from New York, Connecticut, and Maryland have launched antitrust investigations against the distributors and dealers who have refused to do business with Smith & Wesson - NY Times Story.
We cannot predict when this Administration, the trial lawyers, and the various gun control groups and politicians will succeed in completely stripping us of our rights.
That is why we must go on the offensive. That is why our attorneys are working day and night to complete the paperwork for our lawsuit to restore the 2nd Amendment rights of all Americans, and the right of gun stores to conduct business without restraints from cities in other parts of the country.
We currently have fifteen Texas legislators who have agreed to go into court on your behalf, and we project that we will add ten to twenty more by the time we file the lawsuit. Visit our _Breaking News_ page for a list.
Now all we need is your support. We must raise $100,000 BEFORE WE FILE THE LAWSUIT to pay for the initial costs. The longer it takes us to raise this money, the longer we will have to wait to fight the battle.
The longer we wait, the greater the chance that the other manufacturers will either go bankrupt or be forced to accept an agreement that will destroy our rights.
Please do not hesitate to act the 2nd Amendment and liberty are depending on you.
Visit www.libertydefense.com and make a donation today.
Thank you,
CLDF Board of Directors
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"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it."
This is the Texas group which pledged to file the suit a couple of months ago, headed by Trey Blocker. They are clearly serious, and I'm sending in a few bucks.
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We would like to announce the launch of the new Civil Liberties Defense Foundation website www.libertydefense.com
From this site, you will be able to obtain updates on the lawsuit against the mayors suing the gun manufacturers. You will be able to make (SSL secure encrypted) credit card donations to support the effort, and you will be able to learn more about your civil liberties.
As most of you know, Smith & Wesson recently capitulated to the extortion of the Clinton Administration, and signed an agreement that damages the 2nd Amendment rights of all Americans. For details on the Smith & Wesson agreement, visit our _Breaking News_ page at www.libertydefense.com
While many of the other manufacturers have stated that they will not sign the agreement, their fortitude may diminish as their legal costs continue to escalate and as political pressure mounts. To make matters worse, the attorneys general from New York, Connecticut, and Maryland have launched antitrust investigations against the distributors and dealers who have refused to do business with Smith & Wesson - NY Times Story.
We cannot predict when this Administration, the trial lawyers, and the various gun control groups and politicians will succeed in completely stripping us of our rights.
That is why we must go on the offensive. That is why our attorneys are working day and night to complete the paperwork for our lawsuit to restore the 2nd Amendment rights of all Americans, and the right of gun stores to conduct business without restraints from cities in other parts of the country.
We currently have fifteen Texas legislators who have agreed to go into court on your behalf, and we project that we will add ten to twenty more by the time we file the lawsuit. Visit our _Breaking News_ page for a list.
Now all we need is your support. We must raise $100,000 BEFORE WE FILE THE LAWSUIT to pay for the initial costs. The longer it takes us to raise this money, the longer we will have to wait to fight the battle.
The longer we wait, the greater the chance that the other manufacturers will either go bankrupt or be forced to accept an agreement that will destroy our rights.
Please do not hesitate to act the 2nd Amendment and liberty are depending on you.
Visit www.libertydefense.com and make a donation today.
Thank you,
CLDF Board of Directors
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"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it."