Please note the nearly identical nature of this CO measure
to our Measure 5--neither is from a "grassroots" movement;
both are from Handgun Control Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Gun_Owners_Of_America@mailmanager.net>
To: <Gun_Owners_Of_America@mailmanager.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 6:07 AM
Subject: Anti-gun Initiative In Colorado
Dear Gun Rights Supporter,
Last year we all watched in horror at the tragedy at
Columbine High
School in Littleton, Colorado. Nearly as horrific was the
feeding
frenzy of the anti-gun media and the drum beating of the gun
control
advocates who used this incident as an excuse to call for
draconian
new limits on our freedom.
In Colorado, almost all of those gun control proposals were
defeated
by GOA and our local partners in freedom, Rocky Mountain Gun
Owners
(RMGO).
But our friends in Colorado are now in a fight for their
lives: they
must defeat a statewide initiative, sponsored by the father
of one
of the Columbine victims, to close the so-called "Gun Show
Loophole."
Earlier I alerted you to a ballot initiative in Oregon.
Frankly,
the battle in Colorado may be even more important to you and
me.
That's why I ask you right now -- today -- to send a
contribution to
RMGO either by mail to PO Box 3114, Denver Colorado, 80201
or at http://www.rmgo.org/donate.html on the web.
Why is this important to you?
First, RMGO is a true grassroots organization that has
fought all
the right battles and done remarkably well.
But their funding, from activists in Colorado, isn't
sufficient to
overcome the incredible tide of out-of-state cash being
raised by
their opponent, SAFE (we believe SAFE is more accurately
called "UnSAFE" since they advocate the disarming of
citizens).
SAFE is raising money from huge foundations, liberal trusts,
and
outside groups to fund their power grab -- a funding source
our
Colorado allies do not have.
The entire nation is watching Colorado. It has been
considered
a "pro-gun state" until now, and the media is building up
this
initiative battle as the granddaddy of political wars.
RMGO's
Executive Director Dudley Brown has been a guest on
countless
national news programs during the last year, defending our
rights
in the face of blistering attacks from the left-wing media.
Brown
always concludes that the Columbine shooting might have been
stopped had a teacher been carrying a concealed weapon.
Because of this national spotlight, Colorado is now the
battleground
for our rights. And if we -- you, me, and every citizen who
is
concerned with freedom -- won't help RMGO fight off this
attack on
our gun rights, who will?
Below is a note from RMGO's Dudley Brown to tell you how you
can get
involved.
Please help out now.
Sincerely,
Larry Pratt
P.S. RMGO deserves your most generous support. Please send
a
contribution to RMGO at PO Box 3114, Denver Colorado, 80201
or give
online at http://www.rmgo.org/donate.html on the web.
*************************************************
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
PO Box 3114
Denver, Colorado 80201
970-842-3006
Dear Friend,
My fight is yours, and yours is mine: wherever the attacks
are
launched on our freedoms, I am willing to fight.
It took only a few hours for the national media to start
talking
about gun control the day two murderous thugs entered
Columbine
High.
Rather than cower and apologize for our freedoms, Rocky
Mountain
Gun Owners answered the call to defend our Constitutional
rights.
While we didn't win every battle in the state legislature,
we did
make our enemies pay for every inch. And one issue they
couldn't
pass was to force private sales at gun shows through their
Brady
Registration check.
SAFE -- Colorado's top front group for disarming law-abiding
gun owners -- immediately turned to a ballot initiative,
knowing
they would have willing accomplices in the media and a
torrent
of cash from every left-wing "public interest" group.
This week, RMGO is kicking off its fund raising efforts to
fight
this initiative.
We make this plea to gun rights supporters across our great
country: stand up with us, and oppose this scheme.
Now, the radicals at SAFE raise their money from just a few
contributors in $1000 chunks: we, on the other hand, have to
raise
our money by thousands of donors in small amounts.
Your donation of $100, $75, $50 or even $25 will show our
opponents
that America isn't going to let them get away with buying
out our
civil rights.
You can make a donation online at http://www.rmgo.org/donate.html
or by mail at PO Box 3114, Denver Colorado, 80201.
There is no time to waste -- we must gather the resources
necessary
to fight this gun control proposal as soon as possible.
All eyes are watching to see what Colorado does. We ask for
your
assistance, and your prayers.
Standing firmly for freedom,
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
P.S. Colorado has become the battleground for our gun
rights, and
we need help. The gun-grabbers are raising money
hand-over-fist
from liberal out-of-state organizations, and I am certain we
cannot
compete without your assistance.
Please donate whatever you can afford -- $25, $50, $75, $100
(there
are no limits) -- to RMGO as soon as possible to help us
fend off
this attack on our freedoms.
*************************************************
Name____________________________________
Address___________________________________
City_____________________________
Zip________________________
Contribution $25_____ $50_______ $100_____ $250______
$500_____
$1000_____ Other______
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
PO Box 3114
Denver, CO 80201
Please Make Checks Payable to "RMGO"
to our Measure 5--neither is from a "grassroots" movement;
both are from Handgun Control Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Gun_Owners_Of_America@mailmanager.net>
To: <Gun_Owners_Of_America@mailmanager.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 6:07 AM
Subject: Anti-gun Initiative In Colorado
Dear Gun Rights Supporter,
Last year we all watched in horror at the tragedy at
Columbine High
School in Littleton, Colorado. Nearly as horrific was the
feeding
frenzy of the anti-gun media and the drum beating of the gun
control
advocates who used this incident as an excuse to call for
draconian
new limits on our freedom.
In Colorado, almost all of those gun control proposals were
defeated
by GOA and our local partners in freedom, Rocky Mountain Gun
Owners
(RMGO).
But our friends in Colorado are now in a fight for their
lives: they
must defeat a statewide initiative, sponsored by the father
of one
of the Columbine victims, to close the so-called "Gun Show
Loophole."
Earlier I alerted you to a ballot initiative in Oregon.
Frankly,
the battle in Colorado may be even more important to you and
me.
That's why I ask you right now -- today -- to send a
contribution to
RMGO either by mail to PO Box 3114, Denver Colorado, 80201
or at http://www.rmgo.org/donate.html on the web.
Why is this important to you?
First, RMGO is a true grassroots organization that has
fought all
the right battles and done remarkably well.
But their funding, from activists in Colorado, isn't
sufficient to
overcome the incredible tide of out-of-state cash being
raised by
their opponent, SAFE (we believe SAFE is more accurately
called "UnSAFE" since they advocate the disarming of
citizens).
SAFE is raising money from huge foundations, liberal trusts,
and
outside groups to fund their power grab -- a funding source
our
Colorado allies do not have.
The entire nation is watching Colorado. It has been
considered
a "pro-gun state" until now, and the media is building up
this
initiative battle as the granddaddy of political wars.
RMGO's
Executive Director Dudley Brown has been a guest on
countless
national news programs during the last year, defending our
rights
in the face of blistering attacks from the left-wing media.
Brown
always concludes that the Columbine shooting might have been
stopped had a teacher been carrying a concealed weapon.
Because of this national spotlight, Colorado is now the
battleground
for our rights. And if we -- you, me, and every citizen who
is
concerned with freedom -- won't help RMGO fight off this
attack on
our gun rights, who will?
Below is a note from RMGO's Dudley Brown to tell you how you
can get
involved.
Please help out now.
Sincerely,
Larry Pratt
P.S. RMGO deserves your most generous support. Please send
a
contribution to RMGO at PO Box 3114, Denver Colorado, 80201
or give
online at http://www.rmgo.org/donate.html on the web.
*************************************************
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
PO Box 3114
Denver, Colorado 80201
970-842-3006
Dear Friend,
My fight is yours, and yours is mine: wherever the attacks
are
launched on our freedoms, I am willing to fight.
It took only a few hours for the national media to start
talking
about gun control the day two murderous thugs entered
Columbine
High.
Rather than cower and apologize for our freedoms, Rocky
Mountain
Gun Owners answered the call to defend our Constitutional
rights.
While we didn't win every battle in the state legislature,
we did
make our enemies pay for every inch. And one issue they
couldn't
pass was to force private sales at gun shows through their
Brady
Registration check.
SAFE -- Colorado's top front group for disarming law-abiding
gun owners -- immediately turned to a ballot initiative,
knowing
they would have willing accomplices in the media and a
torrent
of cash from every left-wing "public interest" group.
This week, RMGO is kicking off its fund raising efforts to
fight
this initiative.
We make this plea to gun rights supporters across our great
country: stand up with us, and oppose this scheme.
Now, the radicals at SAFE raise their money from just a few
contributors in $1000 chunks: we, on the other hand, have to
raise
our money by thousands of donors in small amounts.
Your donation of $100, $75, $50 or even $25 will show our
opponents
that America isn't going to let them get away with buying
out our
civil rights.
You can make a donation online at http://www.rmgo.org/donate.html
or by mail at PO Box 3114, Denver Colorado, 80201.
There is no time to waste -- we must gather the resources
necessary
to fight this gun control proposal as soon as possible.
All eyes are watching to see what Colorado does. We ask for
your
assistance, and your prayers.
Standing firmly for freedom,
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
P.S. Colorado has become the battleground for our gun
rights, and
we need help. The gun-grabbers are raising money
hand-over-fist
from liberal out-of-state organizations, and I am certain we
cannot
compete without your assistance.
Please donate whatever you can afford -- $25, $50, $75, $100
(there
are no limits) -- to RMGO as soon as possible to help us
fend off
this attack on our freedoms.
*************************************************
Name____________________________________
Address___________________________________
City_____________________________
Zip________________________
Contribution $25_____ $50_______ $100_____ $250______
$500_____
$1000_____ Other______
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
PO Box 3114
Denver, CO 80201
Please Make Checks Payable to "RMGO"