ASSOCIATED GUN CLUBS OF BALTIMORE, INC.
Rally & Bill Hearing Update - January 28, 2013
P.O. BOX 20102 - TOWSON, MD 21284-0102
410-296-3947 Email: LVP@ASSOCIATEDGUNCLUBS.ORG
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Greetings!
The Senate "Gun Bill Day" is next Wednesday, February 6, 2013; and just over a week away. Please make plans to join your fellow Maryland Patriots in Annapolis in a show of unity and commitment to defend the 2nd Amendment. If you cannot join us in Annapolis, please support our efforts by sending emails to the Maryland General Assembly using AGC's "Email your Legislators" system. Due to the uncertainty of when the hearing will end, we cannot provide buses to the Rally and Hearings. John H. Josselyn Legislative Vice President |
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Senate "Gun Bill Day" Rally & Testimony in Annapolis
Governor's Gun Ban
SB 281 - Firearms Safety Act of 2013
What: Rally for Gun Rights on Lawyer's Mall
When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Guest Speakers begin at 12:00 Noon and end at 1:00 PM
Followed by:
What: Committee Hearing and Testimony
When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Time: 1:00 PM until as long as it takes
Here are the high points of what you need to know. Be sure to download and read the details in the 2013_Senate_Gun_Bill_Day_Info_Pak. Print the pages you need, and bring them with you for reference during the day. Plan on a very long day.
Parking:
Navy Marine Corps stadium parking lot (free shuttle to Rally - see maps in Info Pak for details - allow 30 minutes minimum to reach the Rally from the parking lot)
Weather:
The Rally will be outdoors - dress for the weather - coats and ties are preferred; equivalent attire for the ladies - please no cammies
Testimony:
If you plan to offer oral testimony, arrive early enough to sign up before the Rally begins - see Info Pak for sign-up location. See attached sheets for more information on presenting testimony.
Access:
Allow enough time to pass through security; lines will be long, so give yourself enough time. NO firearms, knives, outdoor utility tools, or anything which may be used for aggressive purpose. You will need your photo ID to enter the buildings so please have it readily available. CCW holders are NOT permitted to bring firearms into the building - leave them home.
Signs etc.:
Signs or banners are permitted outside the building. No sticks are permitted on signs.
Opposition:
Do not interact or react to those who support the ban. You won't change their minds. Ignore them and simply walk away. Do not make the mistake of enabling them to provoke an incident.
Media:
Avoid speaking to the media. They are not unbiased. Walk away.
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Governor O'Malley's Gun Ban
(click the bill name for the bill text in pdf)Sponsors: The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Young, and Zirkin Purpose:
Altering the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun to be within specified limitations; designating specified firearms as assault weapons; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, a person from transporting an assault weapon into the State or possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, or receiving an assault weapon; authorizing specified licensed firearms dealers to continue to possess, sell, offer for sale, or transfer specified weapons under specified circumstances; etc.
The major points of the Governor's gun ban agenda:
- An across-the-board ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms
- Restrict magazine capacity to no more than ten rounds
- Require a five-year state permit to purchase a firearm which would be obtained after prospective gun purchasers complete a mandatory gun safety class with a live fire component, submit their fingerprints to a state-run database, and undergo a state-funded background check with a potential wait time from application to approval of up to 30 days - permit is renewable
- Broaden the list of disqualifying mental health criteria and conditions
- Grant police additional authority to confiscate firearms
- Require an additional federal background check at the actual time of purchase
- Impose a seven-day waiting period before a purchaser can take possession of their firearm
- Restrict the purchase or possession of ammunition for certain firearms
- Require that persons moving into Maryland register all regulated firearms with the Maryland State Police and pay a $15 fee per application
- Ban persons from bringing "assault long guns" into Maryland unless the firearm was registered with the Maryland State Police before November 1, 2013.
- Impose mandatory training requirements for permits to carry a handgun
- Ban certain turkey shotguns with pistol grips and adjustable/telescoping stocks
We need your assistance and full participation in the following areas:
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 E-mail Blitz - Send 500,000 Emails to the Legislature
You did it!
At approximately 8:24 PM on Monday, January 28th; and only 3 weeks after the AGC "E-mail Blitz "began, the AGC's "Email your Legislators" system transmitted email number 500,000 to the Maryland General Assembly!
Let's go for 750,000 by Gun Bill Day!
Your legislators still need to hear from you and the AGC has provided an effective tool to help Maryland's gun owners.
The "Email your Legislators" feature on the AGC Website's Legislative News page is simple to use and very effective. In no more time than it takes to send a single email, you can send up to 188 individual personal emails, one to each and every member of the Maryland General Assembly.
Your message does not need to be long or in great detail. Short and to the point is fine. Save the long detailed explanations for your "on paper" letters.
Let's continue to Blitz the Legislature with another 250,000 emails telling them that we won't stand idle, and we should not be blamed for what someone else did.
Remember:
- The system will automatically fill in the Salutation for you by adding either "Dear Senator Name" or "Dear Delegate Name" above your message
- Always keep your communications respectful and courteous!
- Short and to the point emails work best.
Click on the link with the red scrolling banner in the Email Your Legislators system to email the entire Maryland General Assembly.
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Phone Campaign Targeting Key Committee Members & Legislators
When legislative staffers are so busy answering the phone that they cannot accomplish anything else, the legislators take notice. Make them notice you!
Make phone calls and keep calling on a daily basis. Focus on the key members of the Judiciary Committees as well as your own elected representatives.
The message is simple: Please oppose all gun control legislation.
Click here to find your elected representatives.
Click here to download and print the Call List.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BE POLITE RESPECTFUL, AND COURTEOUS.
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Keep Your Email Address and Profile Up to Date!
You can update your email address and interest profile (sublists such as AGC Newsletter, Gun Shows, Bus Trips, Hunting, Concealed Carry, etc.) at any time by clicking on the "Join Email List Icon below. A as current list member, you will be sent an automated email asking you to log on to the server and update your information.
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John H. Josselyn, Legislative Vice President
Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Inc.
P.O. Box 20102
Towson, MD 21284-0102
410-296-3947
Email: lvp@associatedgunclubs.org
Webpage: www.associatedgunclubs.org
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