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NRA-ILA FAX ALERT=20
Vol. 8, No. 5 2/2/01=20
SENATE CONFIRMS ASHCROFT AND NORTON
The partisan, special-interest led attacks on two of President Bush's =
cabinet nominees fell well short of their objectives when Gale Norton =
was confirmed as Secretary of the Interior on Tuesday, and John Ashcroft =
was confirmed as Attorney General on Thursday. Ashcroft's confirmation =
was the last one needed to complete Bush's cabinet. Norton withstood =
attacks from radical "environmentalist" groups and the NAACP and AFL-CIO =
(a strange mix of allies, whose only apparent unifying issue is they =
supported Al Gore's losing bid for the Presidency), and was confirmed on =
a 75 - 24 vote. Those voting against Norton were all Democrats.=20

The attacks on Ashcroft were far more public, and involved several =
anti-gun extremist organizations, including HCI and the so-called =
"Million" Mom March (MMM). These groups spent enormous amounts of money =
on their failed attempt to defeat one of the most qualified candidates =
for Attorney General this country has ever seen. One relatively obscure =
group, the Violence Policy Center, even went to the outrageous length of =
demanding Ashcroft resign his NRA membership. Apparently, VPC doesn't =
like the idea of the nation's "Top Cop" belonging to an organization =
that supports the nation's law enforcement community in word and deed.=20

And while there was little question regarding Ashcroft's qualifications =
to be Attorney General, numerous Democratic Senators launched personal, =
public attacks against his character during hearings, and then voted =
against him. Some voted against confirmation, perhaps, because they are =
so entangled with the extremist groups that opposed Ashcroft, and others =
admitted they wanted to fire a "shot across the bow" of President Bush. =
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), one of HCI's biggest allies, =
tried his best to paint the Ashcroft vote as something other than a =
crushing defeat, warning it will "set the tone for many of the upcoming =
issues that will face" the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo.) =
was much closer to the truth, noting that several Democrats explained =
they voted against Ashcroft because they feared liberal groups would =
hurt them at the polls if they did not.=20

All 50 Republican Senators deserve our thanks for voting to confirm =
Ashcroft, but eight Democrats also deserve a special thanks for rising =
above the partisan atmosphere that Democrats like Schumer seem committed =
to preserving. Democrats voting to confirm Ashcroft were: John Breaux =
(La.); Robert Byrd (W.Va.); Kent Conrad (N.D.); Christopher Dodd =
(Conn.); Byron Dorgan (N.D.); Russ Feingold (Wisc.); Zell Miller (Ga.); =
and Ben Nelson (Neb.). If you would like to thank these or any of the 50 =
Republican Senators for confirming an immensely qualified candidate for =
Attorney General, rather than questioning his personal religious and =
ideological beliefs, you can find contact information by using the =
"Write Your Reps" tool at NRAILA.org, or by calling the Grassroots =
Division at (800) 392-8683. Also be sure to let those who voted against =
Ashcroft know how disappointed you are that they caved in to the =
pressure of the anti-gun extremists. Remind them that you will remember =
their vote the next time you go to the polls.=20


BRITISH FAX POLL AT IT AGAIN
The British company 21st Century Faxes Ltd. has fired up its fax =
machines once again, and is harassing any American with a fax number it =
can find, with another scam to line its pockets with your money. This is =
the same company that regularly floods American fax machines with what =
it calls "surveys," although the true goal is not to gauge public =
opinion. When 21st Century Faxes first came to the public's attention, =
it was the day after the tragedy at Columbine High, when it shamelessly =
began broadcasting one of its "surveys" on "gun control." The latest =
poll asks "Should gun makers compensate victims of gun crime?" The =
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission =
(FTC) have already investigated 21st Century Faxes, after both received =
numerous complaints about these unsolicited messages, although we have =
yet to hear of the results of these investigations.=20

If you receive one of these faxes, don't bother responding, as the =
British company merely wants your money, not your opinion. To vote in =
this "survey," you must fax your reply to a "900" number that, according =
to fine print at the bottom of the message, costs $2.95 per minute. =
Rather than respond, you may want to contact the FCC and the FTC to =
register a complaint about this unsolicited fax. The FCC can be reached =
at (202) 418-0200, or found on the Internet at www.fcc.gov, and the FTC =
can be reached at (202) 326-2000, or found on the Internet at =
www.ftc.gov.=20

A LOOK AT THE STATES

COLORADO=20

Both the NRA-backed Right to Carry bill (SB 83) and the NRA-opposed =
Mandatory Storage bill (SB 160) are scheduled to be heard before the =
Senate Judiciary Committee on February 12. Contact committee members in =
support of SB 83 and in opposition to SB 160. For a list of committee =
members, please contact NRA-ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.=20

DELAWARE=20

S12, the NRA-backed Right to Carry reform bill that allows applicants to =
learn whether their application has been approved before completing any =
firearms training courses, passed the legislature and is now sitting on =
Governor Minner's (D) desk.=20

INDIANA=20

Contact your State Representative and urge him to support the Reckless =
Lawsuit Protection Act, which would protect firearm manufacturers from =
frivolous, politically-motivated lawsuits aimed at bankrupting them. To =
contact Republican Representatives, call (800) 382-9841, and for =
Democratic Representatives, call (800) 382-9842. Also, contact members =
of the Senate Governmental and Regulatory Affairs Committee at (317) =
232-9493 and urge them to support SB 185, which would repeal the =
exemption in the Range Protection Bill that left the Brownsburg Range =
vulnerable to being shut down.=20

IOWA=20

Unfortunately, House File 43, the NRA-backed Dove Hunting bill, was =
vetoed by Governor Tom Vilsack (D) earlier this week. This is proof that =
we need to elect a pro-gun, pro-hunting Governor in 2002. Thanks to NRA =
members for their efforts on behalf of this legislation.=20

MONTANA=20

The House Fish, Wildlife & Parks Committee voted to table HB 264, which =
would have allowed the voters of Montana to determine if the state's =
Constitution should be amended to include a "Right to Hunt" provision. =
Call the legislative message number at (406) 444-4800, and urge =
committee members to "un-table" HB 264 and vote in favor of passing the =
bill out of committee without amendments. For a list of committee =
members, please contact NRA-ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.=20

In addition, HB 390, which seeks to provide law-abiding citizens with =
protection from civil damages when using justifiable force in =
self-protection, is scheduled for a hearing in the House Judiciary =
Committee on Monday, February 5, at 8:00 a.m. Please attend the hearing, =
if possible, and call your state representative and urge him to support =
HB 390.=20

Also, please be sure to sign up to receive the Montana Shooting Sports =
Association's e-mail alerts, by sending a message to: mssa@mtssa.org=20

NEW MEXICO=20

On Tuesday, February 6, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee =
will hold a hearing on HB 277, NRA-backed Right to Carry legislation. =
Please make plans to attend Tuesday's hearing at 1:30 p.m., in room 324 =
of the State Capitol.=20

PENNSYLVANIA=20

NRA President Charlton Heston will be speaking at Villanova University =
on Wednesday, February 14, opening the Villanova Times Speaker series. =
Mr. Heston's speech will be at 7:00 p.m., in the Villanova Room, and =
tickets are $10. Also, Mr. Heston will autograph copies of his new book, =
"The Courage to be Free," from 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Connely =
Center's President's Lounge. Copies of this book will be available at a =
discounted rate. For more information, directions, or to secure tickets, =
please call Chris Lilik at (610) 581-9502 or (610) 581-5320. You can =
also send e-mail to tickets@villanovatimes.com, and you can find =
directions on the Internet at www.villanova.edu/maps.=20

VERMONT=20

The House Judiciary Committee decided to table H97, an anti-gun bill, =
until February 2002 thanks to NRA's testimony, the new Republican House =
leadership and the Committee's Chairman.=20

VIRGINIA=20

The House of Delegates' Militia and Police Committee has scheduled a =
hearing on HB 2130 for tomorrow, February 3, at 12:00 noon, in House =
Room C. HB 2130 seeks to repeal the ban on Right to Carry permit holders =
from carrying their lawfully concealed firearm in certain establishments =
that serve food. Attend tomorrow's hearing, if possible, and contact =
your Delegate at (804) 698-1500 and urge him to support HB 2130.=20


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<H2>NRA-ILA FAX ALERT </H2>
<H3></CENTER>Vol. 8, No. 5 2/2/01 </H3><B>
<CENTER>SENATE CONFIRMS ASHCROFT AND NORTON</B></CENTER>
<P>The partisan, special-interest led attacks on two of <B>President =
Bush's</B>=20
cabinet nominees fell well short of their objectives when <B>Gale =
Norton</B> was=20
confirmed as <B>Secretary of the Interior</B> on Tuesday, and <B>John=20
Ashcroft</B> was confirmed as <B>Attorney General</B> on Thursday. =
Ashcroft's=20
confirmation was the last one needed to complete Bush's cabinet. Norton=20
withstood attacks from radical "environmentalist" groups and the =
<B>NAACP</B>=20
and <B>AFL-CIO</B> (a strange mix of allies, whose only apparent =
unifying issue=20
is they supported Al Gore's losing bid for the Presidency), and was =
confirmed on=20
a 75 - 24 vote. Those voting against Norton were all Democrats.=20
<P>The attacks on Ashcroft were far more public, and involved several =
anti-gun=20
extremist organizations, including <B>HCI</B> and the so-called =
<B>"Million" Mom=20
March</B> (MMM). These groups spent enormous amounts of money on their =
failed=20
attempt to defeat one of the most qualified candidates for Attorney =
General this=20
country has ever seen. One relatively obscure group, the <B>Violence =
Policy=20
Center</B>, even went to the outrageous length of demanding Ashcroft =
resign his=20
NRA membership. Apparently, VPC doesn't like the idea of the nation's =
"Top Cop"=20
belonging to an organization that supports the nation's law enforcement=20
community in word and deed.=20
<P>And while there was little question regarding Ashcroft's =
qualifications to be=20
Attorney General, numerous Democratic Senators launched personal, public =
attacks=20
against his character during hearings, and then voted against him. Some =
voted=20
against confirmation, perhaps, because they are so entangled with the =
extremist=20
groups that opposed Ashcroft, and others admitted they wanted to fire a =
"shot=20
across the bow" of President Bush. <B>U.S. Senator Charles Schumer</B> =
(D-N.Y.),=20
one of HCI's biggest allies, tried his best to paint the Ashcroft vote =
as=20
something other than a crushing defeat, warning it will "set the tone =
for many=20
of the upcoming issues that will face" the U.S. Senate. <B>U.S. Senator =
Kit=20
Bond</B> (R-Mo.) was much closer to the truth, noting that several =
Democrats=20
explained they voted against Ashcroft because they feared liberal groups =
would=20
hurt them at the polls if they did not.=20
<P>All 50 Republican Senators deserve our thanks for voting to confirm =
Ashcroft,=20
but eight Democrats also deserve a special thanks for rising above the =
partisan=20
atmosphere that Democrats like Schumer seem committed to preserving. =
Democrats=20
voting to confirm Ashcroft were: <B>John Breaux</B> (La.); <B>Robert =
Byrd</B>=20
(W.Va.); <B>Kent Conrad</B> (N.D.); <B>Christopher Dodd</B> (Conn.); =
<B>Byron=20
Dorgan</B> (N.D.); <B>Russ Feingold</B> (Wisc.); <B>Zell Miller</B> =
(Ga.); and=20
<B>Ben Nelson</B> (Neb.). If you would like to thank these or any of the =
50=20
Republican Senators for confirming an immensely qualified candidate for =
Attorney=20
General, rather than questioning his personal religious and ideological =
beliefs,=20
you can find contact information by using the <A=20
href=3D"http://congress.nw.dc.us/nra/index.pl">"Write Your Reps"</A> =
tool at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.nraila.org/">NRAILA.org</A>, or by calling the =
Grassroots=20
Division at (800) 392-8683. Also be sure to let those who voted against =
Ashcroft=20
know how disappointed you are that they caved in to the pressure of the =
anti-gun=20
extremists. Remind them that you will remember their vote the next time =
you go=20
to the polls.=20
<P><B>
<CENTER>BRITISH FAX POLL AT IT AGAIN</B></CENTER>
<P>The British company <B>21st Century Faxes Ltd.</B> has fired up its =
fax=20
machines once again, and is harassing any American with a fax number it =
can=20
find, with another scam to line its pockets with your money. This is the =
same=20
company that regularly floods American fax machines with what it calls=20
"surveys," although the true goal is not to gauge public opinion. When =
21st=20
Century Faxes first came to the public's attention, it was the day after =
the=20
tragedy at <B>Columbine High</B>, when it shamelessly began broadcasting =
one of=20
its "surveys" on "gun control." The latest poll asks "Should gun makers=20
compensate victims of gun crime?" The <B>Federal Communications =
Commission</B>=20
(FCC) and the <B>Federal Trade Commission</B> (FTC) have already =
investigated=20
21st Century Faxes, after both received numerous complaints about these=20
unsolicited messages, although we have yet to hear of the results of =
these=20
investigations.=20
<P>If you receive one of these faxes, don't bother responding, as the =
British=20
company merely wants your money, not your opinion. To vote in this =
"survey," you=20
must fax your reply to a "900" number that, according to fine print at =
the=20
bottom of the message, costs $2.95 per minute. <U><I>Rather than =
respond, you=20
may want to contact the FCC and the FTC to register a complaint about =
this=20
unsolicited fax. The FCC can be reached at (202) 418-0200, or found on =
the=20
Internet at <A href=3D"http://www.fcc.gov/">www.fcc.gov</A>, and the FTC =
can be=20
reached at (202) 326-2000, or found on the Internet at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.ftc.gov/">www.ftc.gov</A>.</I></U> <B>
<CENTER>
<P>A LOOK AT THE STATES</B></CENTER>
<P><B>COLORADO</B>=20
<P>Both the NRA-backed Right to Carry bill (<B>SB 83</B>) and the =
NRA-opposed=20
Mandatory Storage bill (<B>SB 160</B>) are scheduled to be heard before =
the=20
<B>Senate Judiciary Committee</B> on February 12. <I><U>Contact =
committee=20
members in support of SB 83 and in opposition to SB 160. For a list of =
committee=20
members, please contact NRA-ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.</I></U>=20
<P><B>DELAWARE</B>=20
<P><B>S12</B>, the NRA-backed Right to Carry reform bill that allows =
applicants=20
to learn whether their application has been approved before completing =
any=20
firearms training courses, passed the legislature and is now sitting on=20
<B>Governor Minner's</B> (D) desk.=20
<P><B>INDIANA</B>=20
<P>Contact your State Representative and urge him to support the =
<B>Reckless=20
Lawsuit Protection Act</B>, which would protect firearm manufacturers =
from=20
frivolous, politically-motivated lawsuits aimed at bankrupting them. =
<I><U>To=20
contact Republican Representatives, call (800) 382-9841, and for =
Democratic=20
Representatives, call (800) 382-9842. Also, contact members of the =
<B>Senate=20
Governmental and Regulatory Affairs Committee</B> at (317) 232-9493 and =
urge=20
them to support <B>SB 185</B>, which would repeal the exemption in the =
<B>Range=20
Protection Bill</B> that left the <B>Brownsburg Range</B> vulnerable to =
being=20
shut down.</I></U>=20
<P><B>IOWA</B>=20
<P>Unfortunately, <B>House File 43</B>, the NRA-backed <B>Dove Hunting =
bill</B>,=20
was vetoed by <B>Governor Tom Vilsack</B> (D) earlier this week. This is =
proof=20
that we need to elect a pro-gun, pro-hunting Governor in 2002. Thanks to =
NRA=20
members for their efforts on behalf of this legislation.=20
<P><B>MONTANA</B>=20
<P>The <B>House Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks Committee</B> voted to table =
<B>HB=20
264</B>, which would have allowed the voters of Montana to determine if =
the=20
state's Constitution should be amended to include a "Right to Hunt" =
provision.=20
<I><U>Call the legislative message number at (406) 444-4800, and urge =
committee=20
members to "un-table" HB 264 and vote in favor of passing the bill out =
of=20
committee without amendments. For a list of committee members, please =
contact=20
NRA-ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.</I></U>=20
<P>In addition, <B>HB 390</B>, which seeks to provide law-abiding =
citizens with=20
protection from civil damages when using justifiable force in =
self-protection,=20
is scheduled for a hearing in the <B>House Judiciary Committee</B> on =
<B>Monday,=20
February 5</B>, at 8:00 a.m. <I><U>Please attend the hearing, if =
possible, and=20
call your state representative and urge him to support HB 390.</I></U>=20
<P>Also, please be sure to sign up to receive the Montana Shooting =
Sports=20
Association's e-mail alerts, by sending a message to: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:mssa@mtssa.org">mssa@mtssa.org</A>=20
<P><B>NEW MEXICO</B>=20
<P>On <B>Tuesday, February 6</B>, the <B>House Consumer &amp; Public =
Affairs=20
Committee</B> will hold a hearing on <B>HB 277</B>, NRA-backed Right to =
Carry=20
legislation. <I><U>Please make plans to attend Tuesday's hearing at 1:30 =
p.m.,=20
in room 324 of the State Capitol.</I></U>=20
<P><B>PENNSYLVANIA</B> <B>
<P>NRA President Charlton Heston</B> will be speaking at <B>Villanova=20
University</B> on <B>Wednesday, February 14</B>, opening the =
<B>Villanova Times=20
Speaker</B> series. Mr. Heston's speech will be at <B>7:00 p.m.</B>, in =
the=20
<B>Villanova Room</B>, and tickets are $10. Also, Mr. Heston will =
autograph=20
copies of his new book, "<I>The Courage to be Free</I>," from 4:15 p.m. =
to 5:30=20
p.m. in the <B>Connely Center's President's Lounge</B>. Copies of this =
book will=20
be available at a discounted rate. <I><U>For more information, =
directions, or to=20
secure tickets, please call Chris Lilik at (610) 581-9502 or (610) =
581-5320. You=20
can also send e-mail to <A=20
href=3D"mailto:tickets@villanovatimes.com">tickets@villanovatimes.com</A>=
, and you=20
can find directions on the Internet at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.villanova.edu/maps">www.villanova.edu/maps</A>.</I></U=
>=20
<P><B>VERMONT</B>=20
<P>The <B>House Judiciary Committee</B> decided to table <B>H97</B>, an =
anti-gun=20
bill, until February 2002 thanks to NRA's testimony, the new Republican =
House=20
leadership and the Committee's Chairman.=20
<P><B>VIRGINIA</B>=20
<P>The <B>House of Delegates' Militia and Police Committee</B> has =
scheduled a=20
hearing on <B>HB 2130</B> for tomorrow, <B>February 3</B>, at <B>12:00 =
noon</B>,=20
in <B>House Room C</B>. HB 2130 seeks to repeal the ban on Right to =
Carry permit=20
holders from carrying their lawfully concealed firearm in certain =
establishments=20
that serve food. <I><U>Attend tomorrow's hearing, if possible, and =
contact your=20
Delegate at (804) 698-1500 and urge him to support HB 2130.</I></U>=20
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