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NRA-ILA FAX ALERT=20
Vol. 7, No. 49 12/8/00=20
FASHION RAG LAUNCHES ANTI-GUN CAMPAIGN
The latest addition to the list of anti-gun mouthpieces is the fashion =
magazine Marie Claire, which announced the launch of an all-out attack =
on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms in its January, 2001 issue. Glenda =
Bailey, the magazine's Editor-in-Chief, writes, "We asked =
celebrities...to join us in our campaign for sensible gun laws," then =
plugs anti-gun lobbying organizations such as HCI and the "Million Mom =
March" (MMM). But what does the magazine consider to be "sensible gun =
laws?" Apparently, banning all firearms falls under the magazine's =
definition. The feature announcing the campaign includes photographs of =
several celebrities, along with quotes revealing their true goals. =
British rock star Sting, for example, suggests, "Use your imagination =
and imagine a world without guns," while contributing editor Trudie =
Styler states, "It's time to ban the gun." If there is any question =
about whether the magazine supports these extremist views, one needs =
only to look to the words of Ms. Bailey, who praises Styler for "her =
commitment and support" to the magazine's efforts.=20

Other celebrities included in the feature? Controversial film director =
Spike Lee, who once suggested that NRA President Charlton Heston should =
be murdered by someone using a handgun (FAX Alert, Vol. 6, No. 21). Lee =
states in the magazine, "The NRA has got to go," which we can only =
presume is a position supported by Marie Claire. Also lending support =
are actresses Melanie Griffith, Susan Sarandon, and Uma Thurman, actors =
Michael Douglas, Ethan Hawke (who is married to Thurman), and Justin =
Timberlake, and models Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, Sophie Dahl, =
Heidi Klum, and Christy Turlington. Klum simply states, "I'm afraid of =
guns," which begs the question, if she were afraid of heights, as many =
people are, would she support banning tall buildings? And, not to be =
denied more media attention, Donna Dees-Thomases, the political =
operative who orchestrated the MMM Mother's Day event held this year in =
Washington, D.C., was included as a supporter of the magazine's gun-ban =
agenda.=20

The magazine, of course, includes all the routine inflammatory rhetoric =
one would expect from a publication that has thrown its lot in with the =
gun ban extremists, including using grossly misleading or outright =
inaccurate "statistics," supporting the continued attempts to ban gun =
shows as we know them today, and implying that it gives full support to =
the reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry. You =
can read more about Marie Claire's support of gun bans at =
http://www.marieclaire.com/. If you wish to contact the magazine to =
object to its editorial policy that supports attacks on the Second =
Amendment, you can write to: Letters, Marie Claire, 1790 Broadway, 3rd =
Floor, New York, NY 10019. You can also call (212) 649-5000, send faxes =
to (212) 649-5050, or send e-mail to marieclaire@hearst.com=20


ONO SUPPORTS MARIE CLAIRE, CALLS U.S. "WARZONE"
Also included in the Marie Claire campaign is John Lennon's widow, Yoko =
Ono. While many people simply think of Ono as either the primary reason =
the Beatles broke up, or a "musician" with questionable talent, she has =
also been a long-time advocate of gun control. Lennon was murdered 20 =
years ago today, and in a recent rare interview, Ono commented that =
living in America is "like...living in a war zone." Ono also recently =
paid to erect billboards with anti-gun messages in New York City and Los =
Angeles, two cities with high rates of crime committed with guns-but =
also extremely restrictive laws regulating firearms.=20


BUT WHERE'S ROSIE?
Missing from the Marie Claire campaign, strangely enough, is America's =
most strident anti-gun celebrity, Rosie O'Donnell, who once implied that =
all gun owners should be thrown in jail. Perhaps Rosie has her hands =
full deflecting criticism, which seems to be a full-time task for the =
talk-show host. The New York Post reports that the latest conflict with =
Rosie and her anti-gun views involves Jeffrey Wigand, who the paper says =
was praised by O'Donnell for his involvement with lawsuits against the =
tobacco industry. Wigand was the basis for the character in the movie =
"The Insider," which also received Rosie's endorsement. Wigand, however, =
turns out to own quite a number of firearms. Of course, this is not =
Rosie's first bout with criticism because of her extremist anti-gun =
views.=20

She was widely criticized last year for verbally assaulting actor Tom =
Selleck on her show for his pro- Second Amendment and pro-NRA views (FAX =
Alert Vol. 6, No. 19)-even as she continued to receive paychecks for her =
roll as a spokesman for Kmart, one of the nation's largest retailers of =
firearms. She eventually parted ways with Kmart (FAX Alert Vol. 6, No. =
46), but her attacks on NRA and our Right to Keep and Bear Arms =
continued. She joined the MMM this year on Mother's Day (FAX Alert Vol. =
7, No. 20), spewing her usual anti-NRA venom ("The NRA is buying votes =
with blood money."), then faced a hailstorm of criticism when it was =
revealed that the bodyguard for one of her children was seeking to get a =
permit to carry a concealed firearm (FAX Alert Vol. 7, No. 21), and she =
had also used armed guards on occasion to guard her home (FAX Alert Vol. =
7, No. 22). It remains to be seen whether Rosie will now reverse =
herself, and condemn Wigand in order to remain consistent with her =
anti-gun views.=20

ROSIE IN COURT?

Maybe the reason Rosie has not become involved with Marie Claire is =
because she is burdened with legal problems. The Associated Press =
reports that the anti-hunting extremists at People for the Ethical =
Treatment of Animals (PETA) are suing O'Donnell. PETA claims that Rosie =
implied on her show that the retail clothing store chain The Gap used =
leather that PETA approved, but PETA spokesman Lisa Lange stated, =
"There's no such thing as PETA-approved leather." PETA is asking for =
$350,000 in damages, and an on-air retraction from O'Donnell. There was =
no comment on the suit from a spokesman for Rosie's show.=20


SENATOR REED TAKES UP LAUTENBERG'S TORCH
Anti-gun extremists in the U.S. Senate do not intend to miss a single =
opportunity to sound their anti-gun charge, and this week, U.S. Sen. =
Jack Reed (D-R.I.) began blowing his own horn. Reed held a news =
conference on Tuesday to announce that he would introduce legislation =
next year targeting gun shows, which will likely closely mirror retiring =
Sen. Frank Lautenberg's (D-N.J.) efforts to end gun shows as we know =
them today from this past Congress. At the news conference, which was =
attended by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lautenberg, and several other =
proponents of attacks on the Second Amendment, the retiring New Jersey =
Senator stated, "I hope my absence won't make the NRA's heart grow =
fonder. They're not going to fare any better without me." Reed =
commented, "Unfortunately, regrettably and indefensibly, the House =
leadership bottled this (Lautenberg's legislation) up and failed to =
bring it up for a vote." Of course, it was a group of anti-gun Democrats =
in the House that worked to defeat legislation that addressed gun shows =
in the last Congress.=20


U.S. SENATE ELECTS LEADERS
Republicans and Democrats elected their respective leaders in the U.S. =
Senate for the 107th Congress, sticking with many of their leaders from =
the 106th. The Democrats reelected Sen. Tom Daschle (S.D.) as Minority =
Leader and Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.) as Democratic whip, while Republicans =
reelected Sen. Trent Lott (Miss.) as Majority Leader, and Sen. Don =
Nickles (Okla.) as assistant Republican leader. Republicans also =
reelected Sen. (and NRA Director) Larry Craig (Idaho) as chairman of the =
Senate Republican Policy Committee, and elected Sen. Rick Santorum to =
succeed retiring Sen. Connie Mack (Fla.) as chairman of the Senate =
Republican Conference. Republicans also chose Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison =
(Tex.) as secretary of the Republican Conference, and Sen. Bill Frist =
(Tenn.) as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. =
Democrats selected Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) as Democratic Senatorial =
Campaign Committee chairman, and reelected Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Md.) =
as secretary of the Democratic caucus. All of the mentioned Republicans =
are considered to be pro-gun, while the Democrats referenced are all =
thoroughly anti-gun.=20

A LOOK AT THE STATES

MICHIGAN=20

House and Senate Conference Committee appointments have been made on HB =
4530-Right to Carry reform legislation passed by both chambers. =
Conferees will meet early next week to discuss differences in the House =
and Senate versions. The heat from anti-gun extremists is getting =
intense, including demands for recall elections for supporters of HB =
4530 from Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara. Also in Michigan, a final =
vote on HB 6417, the mourning dove bill, has been postponed in the =
Senate until next week-the final week of Michigan's lame duck session. =
Humane Society of the United States Vice President Wayne Pacelle is =
asking anti-hunters throughout the state to pressure Senators to vote =
against.


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<H2>NRA-ILA FAX ALERT </H2>
<H3></CENTER>Vol. 7, No. 49 12/8/00 </H3>
<CENTER><B>FASHION RAG LAUNCHES ANTI-GUN CAMPAIGN</CENTER></B>
<P>The latest addition to the list of anti-gun mouthpieces is the =
fashion=20
magazine <B><I>Marie Claire</B></I>, which announced the launch of an =
all-out=20
attack on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms in its January, 2001 issue. =
<B>Glenda=20
Bailey</B>, the magazine's Editor-in-Chief, writes, "We asked =
celebrities...to=20
join us in our campaign for sensible gun laws," then plugs anti-gun =
lobbying=20
organizations such as <B>HCI</B> and the "<B>Million Mom March</B>" =
(MMM). But=20
what does the magazine consider to be "sensible gun laws?" Apparently, =
banning=20
all firearms falls under the magazine's definition. The feature =
announcing the=20
campaign includes photographs of several celebrities, along with quotes=20
revealing their true goals. British rock star <B>Sting</B>, for example, =

suggests, "Use your imagination and imagine a world without guns," while =

contributing editor <B>Trudie Styler</B> states, "It's time to ban the =
gun." If=20
there is any question about whether the magazine supports these =
extremist views,=20
one needs only to look to the words of Ms. Bailey, who praises Styler =
for "her=20
commitment and support" to the magazine's efforts.=20
<P>Other celebrities included in the feature? Controversial film =
director=20
<B>Spike Lee</B>, who once suggested that <B>NRA President Charlton =
Heston</B>=20
should be murdered by someone using a handgun (<I>FAX Alert, Vol. 6, No. =

21</I>). Lee states in the magazine, "The NRA has got to go," which we =
can only=20
presume is a position supported by <I>Marie Claire</I>. Also lending =
support are=20
actresses <B>Melanie Griffith, Susan Sarandon</B>, and <B>Uma =
Thurman</B>,=20
actors <B>Michael Douglas, Ethan Hawke</B> (who is married to Thurman), =
and=20
<B>Justin Timberlake</B>, and models <B>Naomi Campbell, Helena =
Christensen,=20
Sophie Dahl, Heidi Klum</B>, and <B>Christy Turlington</B>. Klum simply =
states,=20
"I'm afraid of guns," which begs the question, if she were afraid of =
heights, as=20
many people are, would she support banning tall buildings? And, not to =
be denied=20
more media attention, <B>Donna Dees-Thomases</B>, the political =
operative who=20
orchestrated the MMM <B>Mother's Day</B> event held this year in =
Washington,=20
D.C., was included as a supporter of the magazine's gun-ban agenda.=20
<P>The magazine, of course, includes all the routine inflammatory =
rhetoric one=20
would expect from a publication that has thrown its lot in with the gun =
ban=20
extremists, including using grossly misleading or outright inaccurate=20
"statistics," supporting the continued attempts to ban gun shows as we =
know them=20
today, and implying that it gives full support to the reckless lawsuits =
designed=20
to bankrupt the firearms industry. You can read more about <I>Marie =
Claire's</I>=20
support of gun bans at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.marieclaire.com/">http://www.marieclaire.com/</A>. If =
you wish=20
to contact the magazine to object to its editorial policy that supports =
attacks=20
on the Second Amendment, you can write to: Letters, Marie Claire, 1790 =
Broadway,=20
3rd Floor, New York, NY 10019. You can also call (212) 649-5000, send =
faxes to=20
(212) 649-5050, or send e-mail to <A=20
href=3D"mailto:marieclaire@hearst.com">marieclaire@hearst.com</A>=20
<CENTER><B></B>&nbsp;</CENTER>
<CENTER><B>ONO SUPPORTS MARIE CLAIRE, CALLS U.S. "WARZONE"</B></CENTER>
<P>Also included in the <I>Marie Claire</I> campaign is <B>John =
Lennon's</B>=20
widow, <B>Yoko Ono</B>. While many people simply think of Ono as either =
the=20
primary reason the <B>Beatles</B> broke up, or a "musician" with =
questionable=20
talent, she has also been a long-time advocate of gun control. Lennon =
was=20
murdered 20 years ago today, and in a recent rare interview, Ono =
commented that=20
living in America is "like...living in a war zone." Ono also recently =
paid to=20
erect billboards with anti-gun messages in New York City and Los =
Angeles, two=20
cities with high rates of crime committed with guns&#8212;but also =
extremely=20
restrictive laws regulating firearms.=20
<P><B>
<CENTER>BUT WHERE'S ROSIE?</B></CENTER>
<P>Missing from the <I>Marie Claire</I> campaign, strangely enough, is =
America's=20
most strident anti-gun celebrity, <B>Rosie O'Donnell</B>, who once =
implied that=20
all gun owners should be thrown in jail. Perhaps Rosie has her hands =
full=20
deflecting criticism, which seems to be a full-time task for the =
talk-show host.=20
The <I><B>New York Post</I></B> reports that the latest conflict with =
Rosie and=20
her anti-gun views involves <B>Jeffrey Wigand</B>, who the paper says =
was=20
praised by O'Donnell for his involvement with lawsuits against the =
tobacco=20
industry. Wigand was the basis for the character in the movie "<I><B>The =

Insider</B></I>," which also received Rosie's endorsement. Wigand, =
however,=20
turns out to own quite a number of firearms. Of course, this is not =
Rosie's=20
first bout with criticism because of her extremist anti-gun views.=20
<P>She was widely criticized last year for verbally assaulting actor =
<B>Tom=20
Selleck</B> on her show for his pro- Second Amendment and pro-NRA views =
(<I>FAX=20
Alert Vol. 6, No. 19</I>)&#8212;even as she continued to receive =
paychecks for her=20
roll as a spokesman for Kmart, one of the nation's largest retailers of=20
firearms. She eventually parted ways with Kmart (<I>FAX Alert Vol. 6, =
No.=20
46</I>), but her attacks on NRA and our Right to Keep and Bear Arms =
continued.=20
She joined the MMM this year on Mother's Day (<I>FAX Alert Vol. 7, No. =
20</I>),=20
spewing her usual anti-NRA venom ("The NRA is buying votes with blood =
money."),=20
then faced a hailstorm of criticism when it was revealed that the =
bodyguard for=20
one of her children was seeking to get a permit to carry a concealed =
firearm=20
(<I>FAX Alert Vol. 7, No. 21</I>), and she had also used armed guards on =

occasion to guard her home (<I>FAX Alert Vol. 7, No. 22</I>). It remains =
to be=20
seen whether Rosie will now reverse herself, and condemn Wigand in order =
to=20
remain consistent with her anti-gun views. <B>
<CENTER>
<P>ROSIE IN COURT?</B></CENTER>
<P>Maybe the reason Rosie has not become involved with <I>Marie =
Claire</I> is=20
because she is burdened with legal problems. The <I><B>Associated =
Press</I></B>=20
reports that the anti-hunting extremists at <B>People for the Ethical =
Treatment=20
of Animals</B> (PETA) are suing O'Donnell. PETA claims that Rosie =
implied on her=20
show that the retail clothing store chain <B>The Gap</B> used leather =
that PETA=20
approved, but PETA spokesman <B>Lisa Lange</B> stated, "There's no such =
thing as=20
PETA-approved leather." PETA is asking for $350,000 in damages, and an =
on-air=20
retraction from O'Donnell. There was no comment on the suit from a =
spokesman for=20
Rosie's show.=20
<P><B>
<CENTER>SENATOR REED TAKES UP LAUTENBERG'S TORCH</B></CENTER>
<P>Anti-gun extremists in the U.S. Senate do not intend to miss a single =

opportunity to sound their anti-gun charge, and this week, <B>U.S. Sen. =
Jack=20
Reed</B> (D-R.I.) began blowing his own horn. Reed held a news =
conference on=20
Tuesday to announce that he would introduce legislation next year =
targeting gun=20
shows, which will likely closely mirror retiring <B>Sen. Frank =
Lautenberg's</B>=20
(D-N.J.) efforts to end gun shows as we know them today from this past =
Congress.=20
At the news conference, which was attended by <B>Sen. Dick Durbin</B> =
(D-Ill.),=20
Lautenberg, and several other proponents of attacks on the Second =
Amendment, the=20
retiring New Jersey Senator stated, "I hope my absence won't make the =
NRA's=20
heart grow fonder. They're not going to fare any better without me." =
Reed=20
commented, "Unfortunately, regrettably and indefensibly, the House =
leadership=20
bottled this (Lautenberg's legislation) up and failed to bring it up for =
a=20
vote." Of course, it was a group of anti-gun Democrats in the House that =
worked=20
to defeat legislation that addressed gun shows in the last Congress. <B>
<P>
<CENTER>U.S. SENATE ELECTS LEADERS</B></CENTER>
<P><B>Republicans</B> and <B>Democrats</B> elected their respective =
leaders in=20
the U.S. Senate for the <B>107th Congress</B>, sticking with many of =
their=20
leaders from the 106th. The Democrats reelected <B>Sen. Tom Daschle</B> =
(S.D.)=20
as Minority Leader and <B>Sen. Harry Reid</B> (Nev.) as Democratic whip, =
while=20
Republicans reelected <B>Sen. Trent Lott</B> (Miss.) as Majority Leader, =
and=20
<B>Sen. Don Nickles</B> (Okla.) as assistant Republican leader. =
Republicans also=20
reelected <B>Sen. (and NRA Director) Larry Craig</B> (Idaho) as chairman =
of the=20
Senate Republican Policy Committee, and elected <B>Sen. Rick =
Santorum</B> to=20
succeed retiring <B>Sen. Connie Mack</B> (Fla.) as chairman of the =
Senate=20
Republican Conference. Republicans also chose <B>Sen. Kay Bailey =
Hutchison</B>=20
(Tex.) as secretary of the Republican Conference, and <B>Sen. Bill =
Frist</B>=20
(Tenn.) as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. =
Democrats=20
selected <B>Sen. Patty Murray</B> (Wash.) as Democratic Senatorial =
Campaign=20
Committee chairman, and reelected <B>Sen. Barbara Mikulski</B> (Md.) as=20
secretary of the Democratic caucus. All of the mentioned Republicans are =

considered to be pro-gun, while the Democrats referenced are all =
thoroughly=20
anti-gun.=20
<CENTER>
<P><B>A LOOK AT THE STATES</B></CENTER>
<P><B>MICHIGAN</B>=20
<P>House and Senate Conference Committee appointments have been made on =
<B>HB=20
4530</B>&#8212;Right to Carry reform legislation passed by both =
chambers. Conferees=20
will meet early next week to discuss differences in the House and Senate =

versions. The heat from anti-gun extremists is getting intense, =
including=20
demands for recall elections for supporters of HB 4530 from <B>Wayne =
County=20
Executive Ed McNamara</B>. Also in Michigan, a final vote on <B>HB =
6417</B>, the=20
mourning dove bill, has been postponed in the Senate until next =
week&#8212;the final=20
week of Michigan's lame duck session. <B>Humane Society of the United =
States=20
Vice President Wayne Pacelle</B> is asking anti-hunters throughout the =
state to=20
pressure Senators to vote against.
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