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From: Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net <Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net>
To: Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net <Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:32 PM
Subject: Initiative Fight In Oregon Is Everyone's Fight
>Your Help Is Needed
> -- Oregon Anti-Gun Initiative Has Nationwide Impact
>
>
>****** GOA-PVF SPECIAL ALERT ******
>
>
>Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund E-Mail/Fax Alert
>8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
>Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
>http://www.gunowners.org
>
>August 22, 2000
>
>
>
>Dear Gun Rights Supporter,
>
>Please take a moment to read the note I've attached below. It is
>from the Executive Director of the Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF),
>an organization we are proud to call our friends.
>
>OFF needs your help right away to fight a vicious anti-gun
>initiative.
>
>And frankly, their fight is your fight because, if the anti-gunners
>win without a fight in Oregon, they've sworn to take the same effort
>(either by initiative or legislation) to every state in America.
>
>In Oregon's last legislative session, OFF was the ONLY state
>lobbying organization and GOA the ONLY national organization to
>fight House Bill 2535, a terrible piece of anti-freedom legislation
>which is now the basis for the Oregon initiative.
>
>House Bill 2535 would have outlawed private firearms transfers at
>gun shows and many private transfers outside of gun shows. GOA
>members in Oregon, along with the supporters of OFF, fought this
>bill tooth and nail when they were told they had "no chance" of
>winning. In the end, their dogged efforts paid off and the bill was
>killed.
>
>Now this terrible legislation is back as a "ballot initiative" and
>our friends in Oregon need your financial help. GOA will be helping
>too, but Oregon's election law severely (and probably
>unconstitutionally) limits what an outside group can do. That's why
>your financial contribution to OFF-PAC is so important.
>
>I hope you'll take a moment to read this message from the Oregon
>Firearms Federation and be as generous as you can in assisting them.
>
>
>Very truly yours,
>
>Larry Pratt
>Executive Director GOA-PVF
>
>
>PS: A clip-off coupon to send with your check to OFF-PAC is attached
>to the end of OFF's letter. Or contribute online by visiting their
>website at: http://oregonfirearms.org/store/join_off.html
>
>
>********************************************************************
>
>OREGON FIREARMS FEDERATION
>PO BOX 556
>CANBY OR 97013
>503-263-5830
>
>
>Dear Friend,
>
>Time and time again, pro-gunners are told to quit, to give up,
>because "we cannot win."
>
>And time and time again, the truth is when we stand together we can
>and do win.
>
>Even though you may not live in Oregan, I ask you to stand with me
>and the other pro-gunners at Oregan Firearms Federation (OFF) in a
>fight that will impact gun owners across the country.
>
>Just a year ago OFF and GOA defeated a vicious attack on gun rights
>after having been told victory was "out of the question." The
>members of Gun Owners of America and the supporters of the Oregon
>Firearms Federation fought a battle against impossible odds, and
>because they NEVER gave up, snatched victory from the very jaws of
>defeat.
>
>But now we're facing an even graver danger to our rights and our
>freedom and I desperately need your help.
>
>"Measure 5" has qualified for the November ballot and if it passes,
>Oregon will be well on its way to universal gun registration. Yes,
>the same type of registration that has our fellow gun owners in New
>York and California facing prison time if they don't turn in
>privately held rifles and shotguns to the government.
>
>An awful lot of people said "it can't happen here" but without your
>help it most certainly can.
>
>Quite simply, Measure 5 will make it a criminal act to buy, sell,
>trade or give a gun to another person at loosely defined "gun shows"
>without permission of the police. According to this measure, your
>home could be a "gun show." Of course, there will be a fee charged
>each time a gun changes hands, but it gets worse.
>
>Every transfer will be databased and the police are mandated to
>maintain that database of gun owners. I think, having seen what's
>happened in other parts of the country, that that's chilling. Of
>course, there's more.
>
>Collectors who want to sell or trade guns will be forced to run
>background checks using the "National Instant Check System." This
>is the same system that was "non operational" for the entire weekend
>of the "Million Mom March." What a coincidence.
>
>This means that if the enemies of freedom have their way, ALL
>transfers at "gun shows" could be shut down with the flip of a
>switch. It's already happened many times and you can bet it will
>happen again.
>
>If the anti-freedom bigots get their way, it won't be long before
>common firearms will be rounded up by the Oregon State Police. But
>we can stop this insanity with your help.
>
>You see, whether you live in Oregon or not, this is your fight. If
>the gun grabbers are successful here, they'll build on this victory
>to carry their message of "no freedom, no privacy" to every state
>where they have not already forced their agenda.
>
>I think we can stop them. We've done it before. But, whether we win
>or lose we MUST make this a bruising and painful battle for them.
>
>I have no crystal ball and with the media and the big bucks from
>corporate America aligned against us this won't be easy, but if we
>don't make this a knock down, drag out street fight the gun grabbers
>will feel like they can't lose.
>
>If you'll help, I promise to wage the toughest fight the enemies of
>liberty have ever seen. I promise we'll never give an inch, we'll
>always speak the truth and with the help of God we'll win this
>fight.
>
>Oregon Firearms Federation has formed a political action committee
>to battle this measure. Your contribution will give us the resources
>to counter the incredibly well funded anti-rights lobby.
>
>In the past we've been told "it couldn't be done" and we did it.
>Will you help us do it again?
>
>
>Very truly yours,
>
>Kevin Starrett
>Executive Director
>
>
>PS: We have very little time to win this battle. Anything you can
>do would go a long way for the protection of all our rights. Please
>use the cut and clip coupon below or go to
>http://oregonfirearms.org/store/join_off.html to use your credit
>card. For credit card donations please use the "comments" field to
>note contributions are for OFFPAC. Donations over $50.00 require
>that you list your occupation. Please use the "comments" field for
>that information as well. If you're an Oregon resident, your
>contribution is deductible on your Oregon tax return up to $50.00
>for individuals, $100.00 for couples. Please do whatever you can to
>stop the gun grabbers. Thank you for your help.
>
>
>********************************************************************
>
>OFF PAC Stop Measure 5 Reply Form
>
>Stop Measure 5. Stop Gun Owner registration.
>
>
>Name____________________________________
>
>
>Address____________________________________
>
>
>City____________________________________
>
>
>Zip____________________________________
>
>
>Contribution $25_____ $50_______ $100_____ $250______ $500_____
>
>
>$1000_____ Other________
>
>
>Occupation (required for donations over $50.00)
>
>
>__________________________________________________
>
>
>
>Oregon Firearms Federation
>PO Box 556
>Canby OR 97013
>
>Please Make Checks Payable to "OFFPAC"
>
>Contributions are not deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes.
>
>Authorized and paid for by Gun Owners of America Political Victory
>Fund in cooperation with Oregon Firearms Federation Political Action
>Committee.
>
>
>**************
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>
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From: Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net <Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net>
To: Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net <Gun_Owners_of_America@mailmanager.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:32 PM
Subject: Initiative Fight In Oregon Is Everyone's Fight
>Your Help Is Needed
> -- Oregon Anti-Gun Initiative Has Nationwide Impact
>
>
>****** GOA-PVF SPECIAL ALERT ******
>
>
>Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund E-Mail/Fax Alert
>8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
>Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
>http://www.gunowners.org
>
>August 22, 2000
>
>
>
>Dear Gun Rights Supporter,
>
>Please take a moment to read the note I've attached below. It is
>from the Executive Director of the Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF),
>an organization we are proud to call our friends.
>
>OFF needs your help right away to fight a vicious anti-gun
>initiative.
>
>And frankly, their fight is your fight because, if the anti-gunners
>win without a fight in Oregon, they've sworn to take the same effort
>(either by initiative or legislation) to every state in America.
>
>In Oregon's last legislative session, OFF was the ONLY state
>lobbying organization and GOA the ONLY national organization to
>fight House Bill 2535, a terrible piece of anti-freedom legislation
>which is now the basis for the Oregon initiative.
>
>House Bill 2535 would have outlawed private firearms transfers at
>gun shows and many private transfers outside of gun shows. GOA
>members in Oregon, along with the supporters of OFF, fought this
>bill tooth and nail when they were told they had "no chance" of
>winning. In the end, their dogged efforts paid off and the bill was
>killed.
>
>Now this terrible legislation is back as a "ballot initiative" and
>our friends in Oregon need your financial help. GOA will be helping
>too, but Oregon's election law severely (and probably
>unconstitutionally) limits what an outside group can do. That's why
>your financial contribution to OFF-PAC is so important.
>
>I hope you'll take a moment to read this message from the Oregon
>Firearms Federation and be as generous as you can in assisting them.
>
>
>Very truly yours,
>
>Larry Pratt
>Executive Director GOA-PVF
>
>
>PS: A clip-off coupon to send with your check to OFF-PAC is attached
>to the end of OFF's letter. Or contribute online by visiting their
>website at: http://oregonfirearms.org/store/join_off.html
>
>
>********************************************************************
>
>OREGON FIREARMS FEDERATION
>PO BOX 556
>CANBY OR 97013
>503-263-5830
>
>
>Dear Friend,
>
>Time and time again, pro-gunners are told to quit, to give up,
>because "we cannot win."
>
>And time and time again, the truth is when we stand together we can
>and do win.
>
>Even though you may not live in Oregan, I ask you to stand with me
>and the other pro-gunners at Oregan Firearms Federation (OFF) in a
>fight that will impact gun owners across the country.
>
>Just a year ago OFF and GOA defeated a vicious attack on gun rights
>after having been told victory was "out of the question." The
>members of Gun Owners of America and the supporters of the Oregon
>Firearms Federation fought a battle against impossible odds, and
>because they NEVER gave up, snatched victory from the very jaws of
>defeat.
>
>But now we're facing an even graver danger to our rights and our
>freedom and I desperately need your help.
>
>"Measure 5" has qualified for the November ballot and if it passes,
>Oregon will be well on its way to universal gun registration. Yes,
>the same type of registration that has our fellow gun owners in New
>York and California facing prison time if they don't turn in
>privately held rifles and shotguns to the government.
>
>An awful lot of people said "it can't happen here" but without your
>help it most certainly can.
>
>Quite simply, Measure 5 will make it a criminal act to buy, sell,
>trade or give a gun to another person at loosely defined "gun shows"
>without permission of the police. According to this measure, your
>home could be a "gun show." Of course, there will be a fee charged
>each time a gun changes hands, but it gets worse.
>
>Every transfer will be databased and the police are mandated to
>maintain that database of gun owners. I think, having seen what's
>happened in other parts of the country, that that's chilling. Of
>course, there's more.
>
>Collectors who want to sell or trade guns will be forced to run
>background checks using the "National Instant Check System." This
>is the same system that was "non operational" for the entire weekend
>of the "Million Mom March." What a coincidence.
>
>This means that if the enemies of freedom have their way, ALL
>transfers at "gun shows" could be shut down with the flip of a
>switch. It's already happened many times and you can bet it will
>happen again.
>
>If the anti-freedom bigots get their way, it won't be long before
>common firearms will be rounded up by the Oregon State Police. But
>we can stop this insanity with your help.
>
>You see, whether you live in Oregon or not, this is your fight. If
>the gun grabbers are successful here, they'll build on this victory
>to carry their message of "no freedom, no privacy" to every state
>where they have not already forced their agenda.
>
>I think we can stop them. We've done it before. But, whether we win
>or lose we MUST make this a bruising and painful battle for them.
>
>I have no crystal ball and with the media and the big bucks from
>corporate America aligned against us this won't be easy, but if we
>don't make this a knock down, drag out street fight the gun grabbers
>will feel like they can't lose.
>
>If you'll help, I promise to wage the toughest fight the enemies of
>liberty have ever seen. I promise we'll never give an inch, we'll
>always speak the truth and with the help of God we'll win this
>fight.
>
>Oregon Firearms Federation has formed a political action committee
>to battle this measure. Your contribution will give us the resources
>to counter the incredibly well funded anti-rights lobby.
>
>In the past we've been told "it couldn't be done" and we did it.
>Will you help us do it again?
>
>
>Very truly yours,
>
>Kevin Starrett
>Executive Director
>
>
>PS: We have very little time to win this battle. Anything you can
>do would go a long way for the protection of all our rights. Please
>use the cut and clip coupon below or go to
>http://oregonfirearms.org/store/join_off.html to use your credit
>card. For credit card donations please use the "comments" field to
>note contributions are for OFFPAC. Donations over $50.00 require
>that you list your occupation. Please use the "comments" field for
>that information as well. If you're an Oregon resident, your
>contribution is deductible on your Oregon tax return up to $50.00
>for individuals, $100.00 for couples. Please do whatever you can to
>stop the gun grabbers. Thank you for your help.
>
>
>********************************************************************
>
>OFF PAC Stop Measure 5 Reply Form
>
>Stop Measure 5. Stop Gun Owner registration.
>
>
>Name____________________________________
>
>
>Address____________________________________
>
>
>City____________________________________
>
>
>Zip____________________________________
>
>
>Contribution $25_____ $50_______ $100_____ $250______ $500_____
>
>
>$1000_____ Other________
>
>
>Occupation (required for donations over $50.00)
>
>
>__________________________________________________
>
>
>
>Oregon Firearms Federation
>PO Box 556
>Canby OR 97013
>
>Please Make Checks Payable to "OFFPAC"
>
>Contributions are not deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes.
>
>Authorized and paid for by Gun Owners of America Political Victory
>Fund in cooperation with Oregon Firearms Federation Political Action
>Committee.
>
>
>**************
>Do not reply directly to this message.
>
>To subscribe to free, low-volume GOA alerts, go to
>http://www.gunowners.org/ean.htm on the web.
>
>To unsubscribe send a message to gunowners_members@mailmanager.net
>with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
>
>Change of e-mail address: unsubscribe the old address and
>subscribe the new using the above instructions.
>
>Problems, questions or comments? The main GOA e-mail address
>goamail@gunowners.org is at your disposal. Please do not add that
>address to distribution lists sending more than ten messages per
>week or lists associated with issues other than gun rights.
>