Please Call Your Legislator

We plain old folk who choose to exercise our rights to firearm ownership step into a minefield of regulations, whether carrying a firearm for defense, or a simple day at the range. Worse, some communities make up their own laws, in direct violation of Title 18 of Pennsylvania Statutes that clearly state the Commonwealth pre-empts local communities in matters of gun laws.

You have a chance to roll back some of the more draconian laws, and to insure that petulant politicians don't capriciously decide to stomp on your rights under both Federal and Commonwealth contitutions. My friends at Firearm Owners against Crime have asked that we spread the word on two important bills that are going to be in front of the Judiciary Committee on the 24th of January. Here's a note from them:

PA House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Action
Imminent

The PA House
Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote on two important pro-gun pieces of
legislation up for a vote next week on January
24

House Bill 1668 is meant to address the
weaknesses in Pennsylvania law regarding the transportation of firearms and the
criteria for which has created many hardships for Pennsylvania gunowners.

This bill was introduced by Rep. Tim Krieger who is
to be commended for his willingness to take on this thorny social issue and try
to resolve some of the mistakes that continue to plague citizens across this
Commonwealth!

FOAC will grade a
vote in support of this legislation as pro-gun. We encourage
all gunowners to take a long look at this and consider contacting their
representatives!

Read About
HB 1668 Here: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2011&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1668

House Bill 1523 was introduced by Rep. Daryl
Metcalfe to address the issues that continue to result in violations of
Pennsylvania’s preemption law that prohibits local communities from enacting
their own gun laws. Since there appears to be an unwillingness by the district
attorney's in the counties where these flagrant violations are occurring to hold
accountable these local communities criminally as is provided for in the law,
this legislation provides for the option to hold these communities and those who
enact the laws civilly responsible by imposing financial penalties.

Representative Daryl Metcalfe is to be commended for
doggedly pursuing these local communities flagrant violations of the law and
attempting to institute an appropriate remedial action option.

FOAC will grade a
vote in support of this legislation as pro-gun! We encourage
all gunowners to take a long look at this legislation as well and consider
contacting their representatives!

Read About HB 1523 Here: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2011&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1523

**Note
HB 1523 is Rep Metcalfe’
legislation to correct Preemption Violations -- WE WANT them to VOTE
FOR HB 1523
67 Reps
signed on as sponsors to HB 1523

HB 1668 is Rep Krieger’
legislation to fix the current law regarding the transportation of firearms --
WE WANT them to VOTE FOR HB 1668
99 Reps signed on as sponsors to HB 1668

Please focus your attention on your
Representative (if he/she is a Judiciary Committee member) and then next on the
Judiciary Committee members who have ‘not’ yet committed to this legislation.

Please contact the PA House Judiciary
Committee Members as listed below:

House JUDICIARY
Committee Representatives contact information
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...?cde=24&body=H

Ronald
S. Marsico ( R ) Chairman of Judiciary Committee - thx him for allowing the
votes
rmarsico@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7832014
fax (717) 7052010 x

Thomas R. Caltagirone ( D ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
tcaltagi@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7873525 fax
(717) 7725401

Matthew Bradford ( D )
mbradford@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7722572 fax
(717) 7722360

Joseph F. Brennan ( D )
jbrennan@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7729902 fax
(717) 7722284

Dom Costa ( D ) HB1668
Sponsor
dcosta@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7839114 fax
(717) 7804761

Thomas C. Creighton ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
tcreight@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7725290
fax (717) 7831904

Bryan Cutler ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
bcutler@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7836424
fax (717) 7729859

Sheryl Delozier ( R ) past
sponsor to unloaded firearms
sdelozie@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7835282
fax (717) 772-9994

Eugene DePasquale ( D )
edepasqu@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7877514 fax
(717) 7804765

Brian L. Ellis ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
bellis@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7877686
fax (717) 2606573

Keith J. Gillespie ( R )
kgillesp@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7057167
fax (717) 7729869

Glen R. Grell ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
ggrell@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7832063 fax
(717) 7057012

Mark K. Keller ( R ) HB1523
Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor

mkeller@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7831593
fax (717) 7057012

Tim Krieger ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668
PRIME Sponsor - make sure to thx
tkrieger@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 2606146
fax (717) 2606501

Deberah Kula ( D ) past sponsor to Preemption x HB1668 Sponsor
dkula@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7721858 fax
(717) 7804784

Brandon Neuman ( D ) HB1668 Sponsor
bneuman@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7834834 fax
(717) 7051887

Bernard T. O'Neill ( R )
boneill@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7057170
fax (717) 7833278

Todd Rock ( R )x HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
trock@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7835218 fax
(717) 2606505

Rick Saccone ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
rsaccone@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 260-6122


Todd Stephens ( R )
tstephens@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 260-6163


Marcy Toepel ( R )
mtoepel@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7879501
fax (717) 7878215

Tarah Toohil ( R ) x HB1523 Sponsor
ttoohil@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 2606136


Jesse White ( D ) HB1523
Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
jwhite@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7836437


John P. Sabatina ( D ) expect a Nay
votes
jsabatin@pahouse.net
hbg(717) 7724032 fax
(717) 7831579

Ronald G. Waters ( D ) expect
a Nay votes
rwaters@pahouse.net
hbg(717) 7729850 fax
(717) 7831516

Batch
EMAIL


rmarsico@pahousegop.com; tcaltagi@pahouse.net; mbradford@pahouse.net; jbrennan@pahouse.net; dcosta@pahouse.net; tcreight@pahousegop.com; bcutler@pahousegop.com; sdelozie@pahousegop.com; edepasqu@pahouse.net; bellis@pahousegop.com; kgillesp@pahousegop.com; ggrell@pahousegop.com; mkeller@pahousegop.com; tkrieger@pahousegop.com; dkula@pahouse.net; bneuman@pahouse.net; boneill@pahousegop.com; trock@pahousegop.com; rsaccone@pahousegop.com; tstephens@pahousegop.com; mtoepel@pahousegop.com; ttoohil@pahousegop.com; jwhite@pahouse.net;

PLEASE CONTACT ALL REPS LISTED BEFORE
9am on Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Call their
offices, send Faxes and emails and ASK
them to vote FOR HB 1523 & HB 1668