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He has revised his petition signature goals again first from 1,000, then to 5,000 and now to 10,000, support has been overwhelming, but can never have too many supporters. Give Representative DiPietro your support if you have not already done so http://www.dipietroforassembly.com/repe ... r_id=60903

NRA has simplified the process as well, and has letter drafts for those pressed for time

Attached below is my response to a letter I received from Louise Slaughter (interestingly my reply to her letter encountered an email delivery failure...ah, hmmm) in response to an original email I sent her about proposed federal gun control legislation. If you want a copy of her letter pm me with your email addy and I will send it to you) Bottom line is we need to flood Slaughter, Gillibrand, Schumer, Biden and Obama with our objections to their support for Feinstein's federal gun ban proposals. Even though the three NYS amigos are staunch supporters of stricter gun control, they need to hear our voices full force. And probably more important, we need to actively educate our non gun friends, family and colleagues against the false and disingenuous misinformation they will be inundated with in the coming weeks and months, particularly messages from Obama and Biden that will be amplified by the anti-gun national and local media. I can't stress how important it is that we all do this in a strong yet polite way. Guys the wolf is at the door, and he and his cronies drove up in an armored plated presidential limousine... ********************************************************************************************** Dear Ms. Slaughter, We are in agreement on the objective of reducing gun violence by criminals, unfortunately that is where our alignment ends with respect to gun control measures. While like you I am grief-stricken by recent events, I am not going to let my emotions blind me into supporting legislation that primarily reduces the rights of law abiding citizens, while doing little in practical terms to impact a criminals ability to repeat these heinous crimes. We agree that action needs to be taken, but revisiting actions that are proven ineffective as a solution can not and will not be tolerated. The main gun control arguments in your letter are flawed and ineffective... > As is the case today, violent criminals will not purchase guns where background checks are required, and a very, very small percentage say they obtained their weapons at gun shows. > Criminals will not take safe gun handling courses; again law abiding citizens are NOT the cause of violent gun deaths. > Background checks for all guns will do little to affect a criminals ability to get a gun, and does nothing but create a database from which the government can confiscate guns from law abiding citizens (which we know is contemplated at the state and federal levels) > The rights granted me by the Second Amendment have nothing to do with hunting or how many rounds I need to take game - this disingenuous argument is an anti-gun tactic to enlist the support of the general public. > Any gun in the wrong hands can be used to kill someone. Modern Sporting Rifles, despite their cosmetics, are no more capable than any gun; they possess much less capability compared to our military weapons. The above said, I will actively support legislation (existing and new) that are effective in deterring and/or punishing violent criminals and health initiatives that identify and prevent mentally-ill individuals access to firearms. Ms. Slaughter, taking ineffective and emotionally driven action that infringes law abiding citizens Second Amendment rights is dangerous to our liberty and ill-advised - I will not support it, and will actively work against any person or organization that does. Respectfully Yours, *****************************************************************************************

so the real question is what we do about it?

your getting close... http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/0 ... t-make-it/ The following list (from reddit) are proposals that the Democrats in the New York State assembly wanted included in the recent gun ban bill, but didn’t make it through. It looks like they tried to keep this list a secret, but there’s an old phrase about sunlight and disinfectant. Confiscation of “assault weapons†Confiscation of ten round clips Statewide database for ALL Guns Continue to allow pistol permit holder’s information to be replaced to the public Label semiautomatic shotguns with more than 5 rounds or pistol grips as “assault weapons†Limit the number of rounds in a magazine to 5 and confiscation and forfeiture of banned magazines Limit possession to no more than two (2) magazines Limit purchase of guns to one gun per person per month Require re-licensing of all pistol permit owners Require renewal of all pistol permits every five years State issued pistol permits Micro-stamping of all guns in New York State Require licensing of all gun ammo dealers Mandatory locking of guns at home Fee for licensing, registering weapons

NYS Assemblyman DiPietro revises petition signature goal to 5,000 after more than 1,500 signatures in 72hrs http://www.dipietroforassembly.com/repe ... r_id=60903

Tim, where do you sign-up for the Salmon school?

i read on another site that NYS has frozen all pistol permits applications... can anyone confirm?

I have a Mac and had no issues Thereare some very good statistics in the book, if worried about a virus don't download it just read it in your web browser.

NYS Assemblyman DiPietro petition...he is looking for 1,000 signatures http://www.dipietroforassembly.com/issues

Download and read the PDF, which contains FACTS we can use to help educate ourselves but more importantly the misinformed "majority" of Americans that are OK with the nonsensical laws and executive orders... http://gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/6.1 ... screen.pdf

shame on me for being asleep, but now i am awakened... one of too many signs to not be taken seriously this should awake every american regardless of their current position on gun rights and ownership http://www.alipac.us/f19/dhs-preparing- ... ost1321009

Interesting letter to Dianne Feinstein from and active duty US Marine... http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01 ... -you-free/

These should also be sent to local and national news outlets and/or posted to their and other social media sites where discussions of gun control are centered We need to aggressively educate those citizens that Obama, Cuomo and the other anti-gun proponents are targeting (and depending on) with lies and mis-information. I am deeply offended, and find it despicable, that the president and governor used blatant lies, innuendo (i.e., that a bushmaster assault riffle was used to kill children in Sandy Hook - from INITIAL and recent media reports - NOT true) and children to advance actions to ban and restrict our rights to gun ownership. This "war" (and make no mistake war has been declared) will be won by presenting factual information to those people who are being swayed by a maelstrom of misinformation and lies. For without an informed "majority" it will be difficult to overcome the dirty tricks being employed against us.