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Admin · 04-10-2003, 09:47 PM

In Preventing Junk Lawsuits Against the Firearms Industry

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S.659, is coming up for US Senate approval very soon and your support is urgently needed to help get it passed. The US House of Representatives passed it yesterday, but in the Senate we need you to contact your Senators to urge them to support this bill. There are several Democratic Senators, such as Senator Schumer (D-NY), that are threatening to kill the bill by filibuster, but this can be avoided by getting 60 votes. Currently there are 52 solidly supporting the bill.

These frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers for political purposes are a disgrace and abuse of our legal system. What some of these anti-gun groups have not been able to do through the voting booth, through lobbying, and through the media, they are now trying to accomplish by driving law-abiding gun manufacturers out of business through unfounded lawsuits and blackmail tactics.

The White House issued a statement strongly supporting this bill, saying it would "help prevent abuse of the legal system and help curb the growing problem of frivolous lawsuits."

Please call, email or write both your Senators today. Urge them to support the "common sense" legislation of The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S.659

Call or email your Senators!

The following Senators are sponsors of this bill. Please be sure to thank them.

Sponsor:

Senator Larry E. Craig (R-ID)

Co-Sponsors:

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Senator George Allen (R-VA)
Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT)
Senator Christopher Bond (R-MO)
Senator John Breaux (D-LA)
Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT)
Senator Ben Campbell (R-CO)
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID)
Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Senator Bill Frist (R-TN)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Senator Kay Hutchinson (R-TX)
Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Senator Zell Miller (D-GA)
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Senator Don Nickles (R-OK)
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA)
Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Senator John Sununu (R-NH)
Senator James Talent (R-MO)
Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY)

The following Senators have not signed on to the bill and should be urged to support this legislation.

Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE)
Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
Senator Thomas Daschle (D-SD)
Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN)
Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Senator John Edwards (D-NC)
Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Senator Bob Graham (D-FL)
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC)
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Senator James Jeffords (I-VT)
Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)
Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)
Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV)
Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Senator George Voinovich (R-OH)
Senator John Warner (R-VA)
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

04-11-2003, 07:11 AM

Tac, thanks for the heads up

... I'll shoot Evan Bayh an email requesting his support.

Xracer · 04-11-2003, 07:45 AM

I'd suggest that you contact your Senator by Snail Mail.

One letter carries more weight than a dozen Emails.

04-11-2003, 09:01 AM

I bet Tom Daschle is getting sick of hearing from me.

1952Sniper · 04-11-2003, 09:08 AM

Maybe so, warpig. But the title of Mayor carries more weight than the average Joe Citizen.

I would write my senators about this, but they're already co-sponsors of this bill.

outdoorsman260 · 04-11-2003, 09:12 AM

Both of my senators are also sponsoring the bill.

coyote 270 · 04-11-2003, 09:16 AM

I see that Both Washington "split Tail" Senators, Murray and Cantwell, have not signed on to this. Doesnt surprise me as Feinstein, Clinton, et cetera are not either. But, will fire off a letter to voice our opinion.

04-11-2003, 09:31 AM

Not around here sniper

Heck I am probably the most hated man in town followed by the other council members. It is fun though

Daschles office was even blocking my emails for awhile. Once I even got a personel letter from him about our disagreements.

Our other Senator who is a Democrat is signed up ok on this one already and usually is.

polishshooter · 04-12-2003, 01:02 AM

I used to like Richard Lugar but as he gets more senile he starts sounding more and more like a liberal Democrud.

And Evan "Son of Birch" Bayh is a lost cause, he still won't answer me about Miguel Estrada, and I call his office routinely once a week about that.

Sure is nice to see "Sen. Elizabeth Dole" on the right side of this one, the lady seems to have learned quickly which side her butter is breaded on.

But this ex-Western New Yorker still has the bile come half-way up my throat whenever I read "Sen. Hillary Clinton" on ANY list.

(If somebody ever says "The Honorable..." in front of her name you better roll down the window or get the hell out of the bathroom quick!)

04-10-2003, 09:47 PM	#1
Admin Site Network Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Site Control Panel Posts: 11,654	Bushmaster Firearms Requests Your Help! In Preventing Junk Lawsuits Against the Firearms Industry The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S.659, is coming up for US Senate approval very soon and your support is urgently needed to help get it passed. The US House of Representatives passed it yesterday, but in the Senate we need you to contact your Senators to urge them to support this bill. There are several Democratic Senators, such as Senator Schumer (D-NY), that are threatening to kill the bill by filibuster, but this can be avoided by getting 60 votes. Currently there are 52 solidly supporting the bill. These frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers for political purposes are a disgrace and abuse of our legal system. What some of these anti-gun groups have not been able to do through the voting booth, through lobbying, and through the media, they are now trying to accomplish by driving law-abiding gun manufacturers out of business through unfounded lawsuits and blackmail tactics. The White House issued a statement strongly supporting this bill, saying it would "help prevent abuse of the legal system and help curb the growing problem of frivolous lawsuits." Please call, email or write both your Senators today. Urge them to support the "common sense" legislation of The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S.659 Call or email your Senators! The following Senators are sponsors of this bill. Please be sure to thank them. Sponsor: Senator Larry E. Craig (R-ID) Co-Sponsors: Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) Senator George Allen (R-VA) Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) Senator Christopher Bond (R-MO) Senator John Breaux (D-LA) Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT) Senator Ben Campbell (R-CO) Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID) Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Senator John Ensign (R-NV) Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Senator Kay Hutchinson (R-TX) Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Senator Zell Miller (D-GA) Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Senator Don Nickles (R-OK) Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA) Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) Senator John Sununu (R-NH) Senator James Talent (R-MO) Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY) The following Senators have not signed on to the bill and should be urged to support this legislation. Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Senator Thomas Daschle (D-SD) Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN) Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH) Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) Senator John Edwards (D-NC) Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC) Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Senator James Jeffords (I-VT) Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) Senator John McCain (R-AZ) Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) Senator John Warner (R-VA) Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) -->

04-11-2003, 09:12 AM	#6
outdoorsman260 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: southcentral, PA Posts: 267	Both of my senators are also sponsoring the bill. __________________ My Website

04-12-2003, 01:02 AM	#9
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,863	I used to like Richard Lugar but as he gets more senile he starts sounding more and more like a liberal Democrud. And Evan "Son of Birch" Bayh is a lost cause, he still won't answer me about Miguel Estrada, and I call his office routinely once a week about that. Sure is nice to see "Sen. Elizabeth Dole" on the right side of this one, the lady seems to have learned quickly which side her butter is breaded on. But this ex-Western New Yorker still has the bile come half-way up my throat whenever I read "Sen. Hillary Clinton" on ANY list. (If somebody ever says "The Honorable..." in front of her name you better roll down the window or get the hell out of the bathroom quick!) __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

04-11-2003, 07:11 AM	#2
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Tac, thanks for the heads up ... I'll shoot Evan Bayh an email requesting his support.

04-11-2003, 07:45 AM	#3
Xracer TFF Admin Staff Mediator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minn-eeee-sota, ya, sure, you bet! Posts: 9,144	I'd suggest that you contact your Senator by Snail Mail. One letter carries more weight than a dozen Emails.

04-11-2003, 09:01 AM	#4
warpig Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	I bet Tom Daschle is getting sick of hearing from me.

04-11-2003, 09:08 AM	#5
1952Sniper Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 5,138	Maybe so, warpig. But the title of Mayor carries more weight than the average Joe Citizen. I would write my senators about this, but they're already co-sponsors of this bill.

04-11-2003, 09:16 AM	#7
coyote 270 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wash. State Posts: 210	I see that Both Washington "split Tail" Senators, Murray and Cantwell, have not signed on to this. Doesnt surprise me as Feinstein, Clinton, et cetera are not either. But, will fire off a letter to voice our opinion.

04-11-2003, 09:31 AM	#8
warpig Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Not around here sniper Heck I am probably the most hated man in town followed by the other council members. It is fun though Daschles office was even blocking my emails for awhile. Once I even got a personel letter from him about our disagreements. Our other Senator who is a Democrat is signed up ok on this one already and usually is.