Suing Cities that Sue Gun Mfgs

[eagle-eyes]

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OPEN LETTER FROM TEXAS REP. SUZANNA HUPP, et-al

Friends of the Second Amendment:

During the 76th Session of the Texas Legislature, Representatives Suzanna Hupp, Rick Green, Ron Clark, Bob Turner, Ron Wilson, and Senator Lindsay passed S.B. 717 to prohibit Texas cities from suing the gun manufacturers. Despite our efforts here in Texas, 28 cities across the U.S. have filed frivolous lawsuits against the gun manufacturers in an effort to achieve gun control through the courts and bankrupt the industry.

Such lawsuits threaten the viability of gun stores in Texas and across the nation. Colt Manufacturing has already announced that because of the lawsuits they will no longer
sell handguns to the civilian public. In addition, Colt is in the process of buying H & K manufacturing and has said that
once the purchase is complete, H & K will no longer sell handguns to the public. Most recently, Smith & Wesson has announced it is up for sale. The events that have transpired
as a direct result of the lawsuits against the gun industry do not bode well for gun dealers or gun owners.

As such, we and a few other Texas legislators have concluded that more must be done to stop the assault on our constitutional rights. After consulting legal experts, we have
concluded that legal action can and should be taken against the cities that have conspired to deprive us of our rights. We are in the process of drafting a complaint that will be filed in a federal district court in Texas.

We will have at least four state representatives who will sue on behalf of themselves and their constituents alleging that the cities have conspired to violate their right to keep and bear arms by using the courts to impose gun control and
threaten the gun industry with bankruptcy.

In addition, several Texas gun stores will be plaintiffs in the lawsuit because of the cities' attempt to interfere with the gun
stores' ability to participate in interstate commerce - a right that is protected by the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The right to keep and bear arms and the right to participate in interstate commerce are fundamental rights that must be protected. The mayors of the cities, empowered by the
statutes creating their offices and by ordinances and resolutions passed by the city councils, have acted to deprive Texas citizens and gun stores of their protected rights and should be held accountable in a court of law.

As you can well imagine, such a lawsuit will be an enormous undertaking that will tax the resources of the plaintiffs and attorneys who choose to participate in the lawsuit. As such, we are asking that every freedom loving American make a donation to our legal fund, so that we can move forward with the lawsuit and defend our Constitution from further abuse.

If you are willing to contribute or would like more information, please contact our public relations director, Trey Blocker, at:

TreyBlocker@libertydefense.com

Contributions can be mailed to:

Civil Liberties Defense Foundation
ATTN: Trey Blocker - Executive Director
P.O. Box 163653
Austin, Texas 78716-3653
(512) 476-0419

Or visit their website at http://www.libertydefense.com

Tell him how much you are able to contribute and how he can best contact you. Thank you for your assistance in this great effort to avert a constitutional crisis.


Sincerely,

Suzanna Hupp
Texas State Representative
District 54

Rick Green
Texas State Representative
District 46


Moving Forward! Civil Liberties Defense Foundation Lawsuit!
By Chris W. Stark - Director GUN OWNERS ALLIANCE

The Texas "Civil Liberties Defense Foundation" lawsuit, is
moving forward and picking up more plaintiffs along the way.
Following is a complete list (as of 10 March 2000) of Texas
legislators who will be plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the
cities trying to take away our 2nd Amendment rights. If your
Representative or Senator is not on this list, pick up the
phone and encourage them to join the lawsuit and help
protect the right of Texans and all Americans to keep and
bear arms. Phone numbers for your legislators can be found
at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/

To read our previous alerts regarding the Civil Liberties
Defense Foundation Lawsuit, go to http://www.goa-
texas.org/TX_lawsuit.htm

If your legislator IS on the list below, pick up the phone and
thank him or her for standing up for your 2nd Amendment
rights:

Rep. Leo Berman http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist6/dist6.htm
Rep. Fred Brown http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist14/dist14.htm
Rep. Wayne Christian http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist9/dist9.htm
Rep. Mary Denny http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist63/dist63.htm
Rep. Rick Green http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist46/dist46.htm
Rep. Charlie Howard http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist26/dist26.htm
Rep. Suzanna Hupp http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist54/dist54.htm
Rep. Carl Isett http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist84/dist84.htm
Rep. Todd Smith http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist92/dist92.htm
Rep. Robert Talton http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist144/dist144.htm
Rep. Ron Wilson http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist131/dist131.htm
Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/dist58/dist58.htm
Former Texas Senator Jerry Patterson
jpatterson@tahp.org

 

[nralife]

If anyone wants a "flyer" to hand out at gunshows or gunstores about this great cause, drop me an e-mail and I will send it to you. It was put together by the Civil Liberties Defense Foundation. I have it on Wordpad and also in HTML format (thanks to DC!), where you can post in online, so people can copy it for printing. I haven't got around to putting it online yet myself. My weppage buliding skills are still somewhat limted.

Drop me an email at nralife@aol.com with "Flyer" in the subject line and I will send it to you. Let me know what version you want, otherwise I will send the Wordpad version.

Thanks,
Joe


Joe's Second Amendment Message Board

 

[Monkeyleg]

Since many of us are operating on limited funds, I have to ask: is this just a Texas thing, or could it go nationwide? I can think of a couple of legislators here in Wisconsin who might be up for pursuing the same suit here. Or might it be better to give $$$ to the folks in Texas?

Dick

 

[nralife]

This suit is being filed by Texas legislators and gun shop owners, but it will be a great benefit to all, just like the SAF suit will be. The SAF suit was filed in Washington DC, which isn't exactly the best place for that sort of thing. The Texas suit will be filed in Texas which is a lot more firearm friendly. I would send something to them in Texas, even if it is only five dollars, it would be worth it.

Joe

[This message has been edited by nralife (edited March 18, 2000).]

 

[Donny]

I'm thrilled to see the money grubbing Mayors get their turn at the lawsuit business.
Seriously though. The cases should be piling up in States and cities that have decided upon such action. It only makes sense. If a State, or Couty, or local government(s) structure has taken the stance that you haven't the right to carry for personal protection, then they have, in essence, set themselves up for class-action lawsuits by victims of violence, who were denied the right to protect themselves from the same criminally violent society the government(s) say they're trying to prevent. It should be a LOSE-LOSE for the government(s) involved in this play. They lose their power over the citizens, thereby loosening the stranglehold on the law-conscience society.

I've already made a contribution to this cause. I live in Iowa, and in a county where CCW's are denied, at least for personal protection, that is. You can obtain one for hunting purposes, but what's the point in that? If I'm hunting, I'll have an external holster for the .454 Cassull. Since it's not a good choice for a carry item :rooleyes:.

Best Regards,
Don

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Adolf Hitler