Most of you have probably heard about the so-called Million Mom March
which is set to take place simultaneously in many US cities on
Mothers Day May 14, 2000. This march is another avenue for the
liberals to attack the 2nd Amendment. It has already gotten a lot of
press coverage. I'm certain the media will once again use this march
on Mother's Day to further their radical anti-American agenda.
The Second Amendment Sisters have been organizing a counter-march.
Predictably the media has not gone out of their way to cover the
"right" side of this story as usual. Also the SAS haven't had the
means to reach a lot of media sources as of yet. I have proposed to
do a mailing for them. My wife and I will mail as many press releases
as we can afford to. We will concentrate first in New England and the
DC area as the main march will occur in Washington D.C. I have
addresses of every broadcast and print media source in the entire
United States (approx. 50,000). At this point the mail will have to
go 1st class. This equates to approx. 3000 media contacts per $1000
for postage. I will kick in $500 and all of the labor.
I feel it is imperative that SAS has a good showing.
CAN YOU PLEASE DONATE WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD TO HELP WITH THIS MAILING.
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL IMMEDIATELY. I hope to get this in the
mail on Monday. Please don't hesitate.
Daniel Cook
dcook@softcom.net
Lodi, California
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The SAS Press Release:
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NEWS FROM THE SECOND AMENDMENT SISTERS
18484 Preston Road, Suite 102 #141
Dallas, TX 75252
World Wide Web:
http://www.SAS-AIM.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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For additional information:
Kimberly J. Watson, Spokesperson
Toll-free Phone: (877) 271-6216
E-Mail: <mailto:moms4guns@yahoo.com>moms4guns@yahoo.com
SECOND AMENDMENT SISTERS READY TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON
DALLAS, TEXAS - Second Amendment Sisters, Inc., is pleased to
announce that Texas State Representative Suzanna Gratia-Hupp will be
the keynote speaker at their Armed Informed Mothers' March (A.I.M.M.)
on Sunday, May 14, 2000 in Washington DC.
The event will begin at 9 AM at the northwest quadrant of the
Washington Monument. In addition to Ms. Hupp, the rally will feature
speeches by Larry Klayman, Chairman of Judicial Watch, and women from
across the country who represent the 2.5 million people whose lives
are saved by guns every year. It will conclude with a march to the
Capitol Building.
Representative Suzanna Gratia-Hupp, a leading proponent for the right
of citizens to carry concealed weapons, became involved in Second
Amendment issues in 1991. She was a patron in a Killeen, Texas
restaurant when an armed man entered and began shooting, killing
twenty-one people including Ms. Hupp's parents. She believes that had
law allowed her to carry her legally owned sidearm into the
restaurant, she would have been able to stop the man because she had
a clear shot at him from a distance of less than 5 yards.
Second Amendment Sisters Inc. is a grass-root self-defense and
safety-education advocacy group based in Dallas. Its founders are
five women from five different states who were tired of the
stereotypical portrayals of gun owners and the erosion of personal
freedoms.
"We all own firearms or know someone who does. I used one to save my
life from an attacker," said Debra Collins, Colorado State
Coordinator for SAS. "The anti-gun factions constantly say if it
saves on life it's worth it. Well my firearm saved one life - mine -
and I promise you my mother thinks it was worth it."
Recent research has shown that in jurisdictions where strict gun
control measures are in effect, the result is almost always that GUN
CONTROL INCREASES VIOLENT CRIME, by shifting the balance of power to
favor criminals and disarming helpless victims. This is why SAS
opposes measures such as legislation that would make trigger locks
mandatory with every handgun purchase, as well as licensing and
registration of guns and gun owners.
"We already know that licensing and registration will be
counterproductive because the U.S. Supreme Court (Haynes v. U.S., 390
US 85, 1968) has unequivocally ruled that criminals cannot be legally
required to register their firearms, and they cannot be convicted for
possessing an unregistered firearm. It makes no sense at all to enact
laws that can only be used to convict previously law-abiding citizens
while criminals get a free pass. It is time to start enforcing the
existing violent crime laws, rather than wasting taxpayer money on
harassment and punishment of non-violent firearms owners. It is time
for the media and the politicians to help people who want to defend
themselves against crime, rather than passing laws that only help the
criminals. " said SAS co-founder Kim Watson.
Second Amendment Sisters supports the extremely successful firearms
safety education programs that have been developed by firearms owner
groups and have been available to firearms owners for decades. Safety
programs sponsored by national and local clubs and organizations have
been responsible for a nearly 50% decline in the number of children's
shooting accidents over the last 25 years, despite increases in
population and number of guns in circulation.
A six-year study done at Johns Hopkins University found that the
majority of children aged 0-14 died as a result of "other causes"
(35.3%). Next were vehicle occupant (17.0%) and drowning (13.4%),
while accidental shootings ranked lowest, at 2.9%.
Second Amendment Sisters can be reached toll-free at (877) 271-6216 or
via their web site at
http://www.sas-aim.org.
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Yours in Liberty,
- Joe Brower
PEOPLE, IT'S TIME TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!
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