Sue The Gun Grabbers
Editor's Note by Weldon Clark The way to stop the attempt
to put gun manufacturers, dealers and your source of new
guns out of business is to sue the people starting these
lawsuits. This suit will go after these anti-gun people
personally.
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Dear 2nd Amendment Supporters,
The Civil Liberties Defense Foundation was formed in 1999
for the purpose of providing educational information relating
to the preservation of the civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill
of Rights of the U.S. Constitution and to provide legal
services necessary for the protection of those rights.
CLDF IS CURRENTLY RAISING THE FUNDS AND LAYING
THE LEGAL GROUNDWORK FOR A LAWSUIT TO
PROTECT YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
In 1999, 76 Texas state representatives and many senators
fought for and succeeded in passing S.B. 717, which now
prohibits Texas cities from filing frivolous lawsuits against gun
manufacturers, retailers, and ammunition producers.
Despite their noble efforts in Texas, 31 U.S. cities and the
state of New York have filed frivolous lawsuits against the
gun manufacturers and many retailers in an effort to achieve
gun control through the courts and ultimately bankrupt the
gun industry.
The lawsuits have already had an adverse effect on gun
manufacturers. Colt has announced that because of the
lawsuits they will no longer sell certain handguns to the
public. In addition, several manufacturers have filed for
bankruptcy protection, with more expected to do so in the
near future.
Most recently, Smith & Wesson signed an agreement with
the Clinton Administration that bypasses the legislative
process and imposes gun control on Smith & Wesson, the
gun stores that buy from them, and us. If this agreement
goes into effect, it will require all would-be firearm purchasers
to undergo government-approved training; it will require all
sales to be recorded in a database linked to the BATF; it will
require all firearms sold to be equipped with "smart-gun"
technology within three years; and it will require the
manufacturers to use 1% of their gross income to fund anti-
gun education.
THE EVENTS THAT HAVE TRANSPIRED AS A DIRECT
RESULT OF THE LAWSUITS AGAINST THE GUN
INDUSTRY THREATEN, AND MAY IRREVOCABLY
DAMAGE, THE RIGHT OF AMERICANS TO KEEP AND
BEAR ARMS.
In light of this precarious situation, many of the original
sponsors of S.B. 717 have concluded that legal action can
and should be taken to protect our rights. As such, a lawsuit
will be filed on their behalf, and for the benefit of all
Americans, against the cities and state that have conspired to
deprive us of our Second Amendment rights.
THIS LAWSUIT WILL BE FILED IN MID-SEPTEMBER.
In addition, several Texas gun stores have expressed an
interest in becoming plaintiffs in the lawsuit and will be suing
under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Art. 1,
Section 8, cl. 3), which forbids state and local governments
from enacting laws or policies that place an undue burden on
interstate commerce. Based on the Commerce Clause, the
U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held unconstitutional
state and local laws that seek to regulate business in other
states and will certainly frown upon the current attempts.
The objective of this project is to protect the right to keep and
bear arms and the right to participate in interstate commerce
by holding the cities liable for conspiring to deprive American
citizens and gun dealers of these rights.
We want to put a stop, once and for all, to the attempts by
litigious attorneys to hold lawful industries strictly liable for the
criminal misuse of their products.
If we do not stop them now, the alcohol, automotive and
countless other industries will be attacked next, thus sending
prices skyward and affecting the availability and affordability
of products for the average consumer.
Over 30 lawsuits have been filed against the gun industry,
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development is
threatening to sue the industry on behalf of public housing
residents if the remaining gun manufacturers do not follow
the lead of Smith & Wesson and yield to the extortion of the
cities.
The lawsuits are being funded by gun control groups across
the nation and by the attorneys who made billions from suing
the tobacco companies. Our effort to preserve your freedom
is a classic case of David and Goliath. As such, we need your
financial support to persevere.
It is estimated that litigation of this magnitude will cost
upwards of $500,000. In addition, we must also raise enough
money to launch a public relations campaign to convince the
American people that the legal system should not be abused,
nor should lawful industries be frivolously attacked by trial
attorneys or public officials seeking to bypass the legislative
process to achieve policy goals, while lining their own
pockets.
If you believe in the principles upon which this great nation
was founded, if you believe as Thomas Jefferson did that "no
Free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms," then you
should join us in our effort to preserve and protect the
Constitution and the unalienable rights endowed to us by our
Creator.
Edmund Burke once said, "all that is necessary for evil to
prevail, is for good men to do nothing." We beseech you, do
not stand by as our freedom is stripped from our hands.
Please make a contribution to this historic effort today. You
may do so by sending a check or money order to:
Civil Liberties Defense Foundation
P.O. Box 163653
Austin, Texas 78716
or you can use your MasterCard or Visa to make a donation
on our website at WWW.LIBERTYDEFENSE.COM.
Thank you for assisting us with this great cause.
We also encourage you to visit our website and subscribe to
our E-Mail News service in order to receive updates on the
progress of the lawsuit.
Sincerely,
Suzanna Hupp
Texas State Representative
Rick Green
Texas State Representative
Jerry Patterson
CLDF President,
former Texas Senator
********************************************************
To begin receiving Neal Knox's bi-monthly newsletter, send a
contribution of $25 or more to The Firearms Coalition, 7771
Sudley Rd. No. 44, Manassas, VA 20109. For current news,
call 1-900-225-3006 (89 cents per minute) or visit http://www.NealKnox.com (free).
************************************************************
For those of you in South Carolina who wish to receive
specific alerts please e-mail request to lcoble@netside.com
and/or visit www.scfirearms.org.
************************************************************
What To Do If The Police Come To Confiscate Your Militia
Weapons see www.2ndamendment.net
For legislative updates contact www.nealknox.com and go to
"Scripts from the Firearms Coalition Legislative Update Line"
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"those who sacrifice
liberty for security deserve neither"
Editor's Note by Weldon Clark The way to stop the attempt
to put gun manufacturers, dealers and your source of new
guns out of business is to sue the people starting these
lawsuits. This suit will go after these anti-gun people
personally.
*********************************
Dear 2nd Amendment Supporters,
The Civil Liberties Defense Foundation was formed in 1999
for the purpose of providing educational information relating
to the preservation of the civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill
of Rights of the U.S. Constitution and to provide legal
services necessary for the protection of those rights.
CLDF IS CURRENTLY RAISING THE FUNDS AND LAYING
THE LEGAL GROUNDWORK FOR A LAWSUIT TO
PROTECT YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
In 1999, 76 Texas state representatives and many senators
fought for and succeeded in passing S.B. 717, which now
prohibits Texas cities from filing frivolous lawsuits against gun
manufacturers, retailers, and ammunition producers.
Despite their noble efforts in Texas, 31 U.S. cities and the
state of New York have filed frivolous lawsuits against the
gun manufacturers and many retailers in an effort to achieve
gun control through the courts and ultimately bankrupt the
gun industry.
The lawsuits have already had an adverse effect on gun
manufacturers. Colt has announced that because of the
lawsuits they will no longer sell certain handguns to the
public. In addition, several manufacturers have filed for
bankruptcy protection, with more expected to do so in the
near future.
Most recently, Smith & Wesson signed an agreement with
the Clinton Administration that bypasses the legislative
process and imposes gun control on Smith & Wesson, the
gun stores that buy from them, and us. If this agreement
goes into effect, it will require all would-be firearm purchasers
to undergo government-approved training; it will require all
sales to be recorded in a database linked to the BATF; it will
require all firearms sold to be equipped with "smart-gun"
technology within three years; and it will require the
manufacturers to use 1% of their gross income to fund anti-
gun education.
THE EVENTS THAT HAVE TRANSPIRED AS A DIRECT
RESULT OF THE LAWSUITS AGAINST THE GUN
INDUSTRY THREATEN, AND MAY IRREVOCABLY
DAMAGE, THE RIGHT OF AMERICANS TO KEEP AND
BEAR ARMS.
In light of this precarious situation, many of the original
sponsors of S.B. 717 have concluded that legal action can
and should be taken to protect our rights. As such, a lawsuit
will be filed on their behalf, and for the benefit of all
Americans, against the cities and state that have conspired to
deprive us of our Second Amendment rights.
THIS LAWSUIT WILL BE FILED IN MID-SEPTEMBER.
In addition, several Texas gun stores have expressed an
interest in becoming plaintiffs in the lawsuit and will be suing
under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Art. 1,
Section 8, cl. 3), which forbids state and local governments
from enacting laws or policies that place an undue burden on
interstate commerce. Based on the Commerce Clause, the
U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held unconstitutional
state and local laws that seek to regulate business in other
states and will certainly frown upon the current attempts.
The objective of this project is to protect the right to keep and
bear arms and the right to participate in interstate commerce
by holding the cities liable for conspiring to deprive American
citizens and gun dealers of these rights.
We want to put a stop, once and for all, to the attempts by
litigious attorneys to hold lawful industries strictly liable for the
criminal misuse of their products.
If we do not stop them now, the alcohol, automotive and
countless other industries will be attacked next, thus sending
prices skyward and affecting the availability and affordability
of products for the average consumer.
Over 30 lawsuits have been filed against the gun industry,
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development is
threatening to sue the industry on behalf of public housing
residents if the remaining gun manufacturers do not follow
the lead of Smith & Wesson and yield to the extortion of the
cities.
The lawsuits are being funded by gun control groups across
the nation and by the attorneys who made billions from suing
the tobacco companies. Our effort to preserve your freedom
is a classic case of David and Goliath. As such, we need your
financial support to persevere.
It is estimated that litigation of this magnitude will cost
upwards of $500,000. In addition, we must also raise enough
money to launch a public relations campaign to convince the
American people that the legal system should not be abused,
nor should lawful industries be frivolously attacked by trial
attorneys or public officials seeking to bypass the legislative
process to achieve policy goals, while lining their own
pockets.
If you believe in the principles upon which this great nation
was founded, if you believe as Thomas Jefferson did that "no
Free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms," then you
should join us in our effort to preserve and protect the
Constitution and the unalienable rights endowed to us by our
Creator.
Edmund Burke once said, "all that is necessary for evil to
prevail, is for good men to do nothing." We beseech you, do
not stand by as our freedom is stripped from our hands.
Please make a contribution to this historic effort today. You
may do so by sending a check or money order to:
Civil Liberties Defense Foundation
P.O. Box 163653
Austin, Texas 78716
or you can use your MasterCard or Visa to make a donation
on our website at WWW.LIBERTYDEFENSE.COM.
Thank you for assisting us with this great cause.
We also encourage you to visit our website and subscribe to
our E-Mail News service in order to receive updates on the
progress of the lawsuit.
Sincerely,
Suzanna Hupp
Texas State Representative
Rick Green
Texas State Representative
Jerry Patterson
CLDF President,
former Texas Senator
********************************************************
To begin receiving Neal Knox's bi-monthly newsletter, send a
contribution of $25 or more to The Firearms Coalition, 7771
Sudley Rd. No. 44, Manassas, VA 20109. For current news,
call 1-900-225-3006 (89 cents per minute) or visit http://www.NealKnox.com (free).
************************************************************
For those of you in South Carolina who wish to receive
specific alerts please e-mail request to lcoble@netside.com
and/or visit www.scfirearms.org.
************************************************************
What To Do If The Police Come To Confiscate Your Militia
Weapons see www.2ndamendment.net
For legislative updates contact www.nealknox.com and go to
"Scripts from the Firearms Coalition Legislative Update Line"
*******************************
------------------
"those who sacrifice
liberty for security deserve neither"