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Virginia Gun Owners Coalition

Virginia --(Ammoland.com)- THE GOOD NEWS: The good news is that I now have great hope that Senator Mark Obenshain will force a recorded vote on Castle Doctrine and Virginia Firearms Freedom.

He actually moved to suspend the rules and discharge a bill on Eminent Domain that Senator Saslaw had single-handedly bottled up in a sub-committee to die.

He has overcome his fear of Senator Saslaw.

The vote failed but there is now a recorded vote for use in November for those groups that fight for property rights.

For the what-it-is-worth department I support the right not to sell your property to a developer just because the government thinks it is a better use of your property.

Please cut copy and paste and email the message below to Senator Obenshain at district26@senate.virginia.gov

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Dear Senator Obenshain,

I commend you for moving to suspend the rules and trying to discharge the Eminent Domain bill.

Now please do the same on HB 1573, Castle Doctrine, and HB 1438, Firearms Freedom.

Please let me know when you will do this.

Sincerely,

YOUR NAME HERE

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THE BAD NEWS: The bad news is that the Republicans in Washington are selling out again in the House.

The Un-Patriotic and Un-American Act could be voted on in the House TODAY.

It continues the so-called Patriot Act that provides:

• Roving, warrantless wiretaps of virtually EVERY form of electronic communication used by U.S. citizens.
• Secret federal searches without warrants OR knowledge of the residents.
• Blanket warrants for the search and seizure of all library records, without naming individual suspects or providing probable cause.
• Judicial warrants replaced with “National Security Letters” signed by unaccountable Obama Administration bureaucrats and gag orders for those served with these letters which make it illegal to tell anyone about it — including your spouse and your priest!
• Drastic expansion of the definition of “domestic terrorism,” which is sure to include gun owners.
• Expands asset seizure to permit the taking of assets from anyone “suspected” of terrorism, even if that person is NEVER charged or sent to trial.
• Lone wolf provisions which allow the government to spy on ANYONE even if they’re not associated with a terrorist organization or foreign national, without due process or notification.

Virginians please call your congressman and tell them to vote “NO” on the Patriot Act at the numbers below:

• Rob Wittman 202 225 4261
• Scott Rigell 202 225 4215
• Randy Forbes 202 225 6365
• Robert Hurt 202 225 4711
• Robert Goodlatte 202 225 5431
• Eric Cantor 202 225 2815
• James Moran 202 225 4376
• Morgan Griffith 202 225 3861
• Frank Wolf 202 225 5136
• Gerry Conolly 202 225 1492

About:
Virginia Gun Owners Coalition is Virginia’s only no-compromise, non-partisan gun lobby patterned after Gun Owners of America on Capitol Hill. VGOC is a non-profit tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(4) of the IRS code. Because we lobby politicians to protect and defend the 2nd Amendment, contributions are not tax deductible for IRS purposes. Visit: www.vgoc.org

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Gun Rights Supporters – Urgent Action Needed in Richmond VA

Virginia Gun Owners Coalition

Virginia --(Ammoland.com)- I have some bad news but I also have a plan that gives me hope.

First, Speaker Bill Howell has once again burned gun owners.

Howell allowed his staff to ignore Delegate Athey’s request to rewrite the HB 2069, The Constitutional Carry Bill eliminating the need for a permit to carry concealed.

The bill was flawed and Athey had to withdraw the bill but vowed to come back next year.

In more bad news, HB 1573, the Castle Doctrine Bill, and HB 1438, the Firearms Freedom Act, are languishing in the Senate after having passed in the House of Delegates.

The Castle Doctrine Bill prevents a gun owner from being sued by an aggressor that is injured while unlawfully entering your property and threatening you.

The Firearms Freedom Act not only exempts firearms but all goods made and kept in Virginia from federal control.

But I have hope.
That is because what happens in the next few weeks will depend upon how hard you and I work to take advantage of the opportunity this legislative session gives us in the upcoming elections for Virginia Senate this November.

To make progress, we need to get rid of some anti-gun Republican and Democrat Senators this November.

To do that you and I need to get them on the record.

That is why it is so important that you help me flood Senator Mark Obenshain’s office with phone calls urging him to STAND UP to anti-gun Senate Leader Richard Saslaw.

You see, Senator Saslaw has sent the Castle Doctrine and Firearm Freedom bills to a committee to die without even a recorded Senate Floor vote.

The solution is simple. There are Senate rules for times like this.

If Senator Obenshain would simply move to suspend the rules and discharge the bills from committee we will have our recorded votes for use this November.

Without a recorded vote we will have to wait another four years to hold senators accountable on these issues.

That is why it is so critical that Senator Obenshain STAND UP and be a leader. A “YES” vote on suspending the rules will be a vote to move our bills forward and “NO” will be a vote to kill them.

The process of restoring liberty is a long and hard one. If you and I want the Castle Doctrine and Virginia Firearms Freedom Act to become law we must fight for it TODAY!

It took me ten years to get the restaurant ban repealed. It happened because we fought every year.

So please. Help me fight TODAY!

Nothing will happen unless Senator Obenshain decides to be a leader and STAND UP to Saslaw by moving to suspend the rules on the Senate floor and discharging the bills from committee.

Why Senator Obenshain? Simple!
Mark Obenshain has motivation to do the right thing and he wants to run for Lt. Governor in 2013.

That means he will be open to pressure from gun owners all over the state – - not just his Senate district.

I have talked to Senator Obenshain and he is sitting on the fence. He wants to do something but he is fearful that Senator Saslaw will punish him by moving him to a committee he doesn’t like.

I have great hope that you and I can strengthen Senator Obenshain’s spine by flooding his office with emails and phone calls.

So please, call Mark Obenshain at 804 698 7526 or email him at district26@senate.virginia.gov and urge him to move to suspend the rules and discharge HB 1573 and 1438 from committee.

And please make a generous donation at www.vgoc.org to help me mobilize several thousand gun owners to send a loud and clear message to Senator Obenshain.

If you and I can convince Senator Obenshain that we are holding him accountable to be a leader he just might do the right thing and STAND UP to Senator Saslaw.

The legislature closes in three weeks. So please, let me hear from you today!

About:
Virginia Gun Owners Coalition is Virginia’s only no-compromise, non-partisan gun lobby patterned after Gun Owners of America on Capitol Hill. VGOC is a non-profit tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(4) of the IRS code. Because we lobby politicians to protect and defend the 2nd Amendment, contributions are not tax deductible for IRS purposes. Visit: www.vgoc.org

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