Ga: Two Pro-gun Bills Stalled in House Committees

[WAGCEVP]

Two Pro-gun Bills Stalled in House Committees

Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102 / Springfield, VA 22151
703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org

February 27, 2001


Dear Georgia Gun Rights Supporter,

Two pro-gun bills are stalled in House committees and I need you to
turn up the heat on the politicians.

Please ask your State Representative to take whatever action is
needed to pass H.B. 304 and H.B. 144 and get recorded, roll-call
votes on both pieces of legislation so gun rights supporters will
know where members of the House stand on these critical issues.

See the roster at the bottom of this message for your
Representative's phone number. To find out who your Representative
is, please go to http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm and under
Guide to States click on Georgia.

H.B. 304, by Representative Robert Franklin (R - Marietta), would
eliminate No Safety Zones for concealed carry permit holders.

H.B. 144, by Representative Brian Joyce (R - Lookout Mountain),
would allow honest, law abiding gun owners to have a loaded firearm
anywhere in their vehicle, i.e., in a glove compartment, console or
displayed openly -- even if they don't have a permit for a concealed
weapon.

Under current law, honest, law-abiding concealed permit holders
cannot carry concealed at a "public gathering," i.e., sporting
events, public buildings or restaurants that serve alcoholic
beverages. This renders countless Georgians virtually defenseless
while they are out with their family, eating a meal or going to and
from their car at their favorite steak house or pizzeria.

And under current law, honest, law-abiding gun owners cannot have a
concealed loaded firearm in their vehicle unless they have a
concealed weapons permit. Many Georgians have had their handguns
confiscated while traveling into an anti-gun jurisdiction where law
enforcement targets citizens concerned about their self-defense.

Unfortunately, H.B. 304 was sent to a House Public Safety
Sub-Committee and H.B. 144 has not even had a committee hearing.
This is bad news for concealed carry permit holders.

Rep. Curtis Jenkins, the chairman of the Public Safety
Sub-committee, does not have to hold a hearing on a bill or bring it
up for a vote unless he wants to or is persuaded to.

However, Rep. Mike Snow, Chairman of the full Public Safety
Committee, has the power to pull a bill from sub-committee and have
it acted upon.

Why aren't Rep. Snow and Rep. Jenkins standing up for our gun
rights? Well, it may simply be because Rep. Snow and Rep. Jenkins
don't support our Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms. You
see, last year Rep. Snow and Rep. Jenkins voted AGAINST an amendment
to H.B. 189 that stated, "the right to keep and bear arms
uninfringed is guaranteed by" the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions.

If Rep. Mike Snow is your State Representative, please contact him
immediately at 404-656-6801 and ask him to use his leadership
position to advance H.B. 304 and vote to report it to the House
floor for passage, without any amendments that water down or weaken
the bill.

Rep. Jenkins, the Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, has
so far refused to hold a hearing on H.B. 144.

If Rep. Jenkins is your State Representative, please contact him
immediately via e-mail at cjenkins@legis.state.ga.us or by phone at
404-656-7857 and ask him to immediately hold a hearing on H.B. 144
and to vote to report it to the House floor for passage, without any
amendments that water down or weaken the bill. And tell him to act
on H.B. 304 as well.

And call your State Representative today (see the roster below for
phone numbers) and ask him or her to urge Rep. Snow and Rep. Jenkins
to advance H.B. 144 and H.B. 304 and to report these bills to the
House floor for passage, without any amendments that water down or
weaken either bill.

Rep. Snow and Rep. Jenkins must decide if they want to stand with
you and other law-abiding gun owners or do the bidding of the
liberal gun grabbers.

Please call your State Representative at once. You can use the
suggested comments below as a guide.

Sincerely,

Dennis Fusaro
Director of State Legislation


***** Suggested comments to your State Representative *****

Representative ___________________,

Please ask Representative Snow and Representative Jenkins to advance
H.B. 304 and H.B. 144 to the House floor for passage.

Support H.B. 304 and H.B. 144 at every opportunity and oppose any
amendments that water down or weaken either bill.

Thank you!


***** Pre-written message to Rep. Jenkins *****

Dear Representative Jenkins,

Please advance H.B. 304 and H.B. 144 to the House floor for passage,
without any amendments that water down or weaken either bill.

H.B. 304 would simply restore the right of self-defense to honest,
law-abiding concealed carry permit holders and eliminate these No
Safety Zones where criminals commit their offenses against citizens
left virtually defenseless under the current law.

H.B. 144 would allow honest, law abiding gun owners to have a loaded
firearm anywhere in their vehicle, i.e., in a glove compartment,
console or displayed openly -- even if they don't have a permit for
a concealed weapon.

Please vote to support H.B. 304 and H.B. 144 at every opportunity.

Name: ____________________________________

Address: __________________________________

City/ST/Zip: _______________________________


***** Pre-written message to Rep. Snow *****

Dear Representative Snow,

Please advance H.B. 304 to the House floor for passage, without any
amendments that water down or weaken the bill.

H.B. 304 would simply restore the right of self-defense to honest,
law-abiding concealed carry permit holders and eliminate these No
Safety Zones where criminals commit their offenses against citizens
left virtually defenseless under the current law.

Please vote to support H.B. 304 at every opportunity.

Name: ____________________________________

Address: __________________________________

City/ST/Zip: _______________________________


***** ***** *****

To find out who your Representative is, please go to
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm and under Guide to States
click on Georgia.

Georgia House of Representatives:

Name Pty Dis Phone

Allen D 117 404-656-7859
Amerson R 007 404-656-0287
Anderson D 116 404-656-7859
Ashe R 046 404-656-0116
Bannister R 077 404-656-0137
Barnard R 154 404-656-0177
Barnes D 097 404-656-0287
Beasely D 058 404-656-0188
Bell D 025 404-656-0298
Birdsong D 123 404-656-7149
Black D 178 404-656-0305
Boggs D 168 404-656-0116
Bohannon R 139 404-656-0126
Bordeaux D 151 404-656-5943
Borders D 177 404-656-0287
Bridges R 009 404-656-0152
Brooks D 054 404-656-6372
Broome D 160 404-656-0305
Brown R 130 404-656-0177
Buck D 135 404-656-5103
Buckner D 095 404-656-0254
Bulloch R 180 404-656-0254
Bunn R 074 404-656-0126
Burkhalter R 041 404-656-0213
Burmeister R 114 404-656-0220
Byrd D 170 404-656-9198
Callaway R 081 404-656-6372
Campbell R 042 404-656-0152
Cash R 108 404-656-7859
Channell D 111 404-656-0213
Childers D 013 404-656-5141
Coan R 082 404-656-0325
Coleman B R 080 404-656-0177
Coleman T D 142 404-656-5052
Collins R 029 404-656-0188
Connell D 115 404-656-5072
Cooper R 031 404-656-0314
Cox R 105 404-656-0314
Crawford R 129 404-656-0152
Cummings D 027 404-656-5143
Davis R 060 404-656-0109
Day R 153 404-656-0254
Dean D 048 404-656-0137
DeLoach B R 172 404-656-0202
DeLoach G R 119 404-656-0305
Dix R 076 404-656-0126
Dodson D 094 404-656-0152
Drenner D 066 404-656-0298
Dukes D 161 404-651-7737
Ehrhart R 036 404-656-5058
Epps D 131 404-656-7146
Everett R 163 404-656-0109
Floyd D 138 404-657-8442
Forster R 003 404-656-0220
Franklin R 039 404-656-0152
Golick R 030 404-656-0254
Graves R 125 404-656-0202
Greene D 158 404-656-7856
Hammontree R 004 404-656-0116
Hanner D 159 404-656-5912
Harbin R 113 404-656-0325
Harrell D 062 404-656-0265
Heard D 089 404-656-0220
Heckstall D 055 404-656-0220
Hembree R 098 404-656-0305
Henson D 065 404-656-0254
Hines R 038 404-656-0109
Holland D 157 404-657-8443
Holmes D 053 404-656-5115
Houston D 166 404-656-0202
Howard D 118 404-656-7859
Hudgens R 024 404-656-0177
Hudson N D 156 404-656-5115
Hudson S D 120 404-656-0325
Hugley D 133 404-656-6372
Irvin R 045 404-656-0152
Jackson D 148 404-656-3996
Jackson R 112 404-656-0305
James D 140 404-656-0213
Jamieson D 022 404-656-5064
Jenkins D 110 404-656-7857
Jennings R 063 404-656-0254
Johnson D 035 404-656-0314
Jordan D 096 404-656-0116
Joyce R 001 404-656-0265
Kaye R 037 404-656-0109
Keen R 174 404-656-0265
Knox R 028 404-656-0188
Lane D 146 404-656-6831
Lanier R 145 404-656-0202
Lewis R 014 404-656-0188
Lord D 121 404-656-5099
Lucas D 124 404-656-5126
Lunsford R 109 404-656-0265
Maddox D 072 404-656-0188
Mangham D 075 404-656-0137
Mann R 005 404-656-0109
Manning R 032 404-656-0287
Martin D 047 404-656-5125
Massey R 086 404-656-0305
McBee D 088 404-656-0213
McCall D 090 404-656-0287
McClinton D 068 404-656-0126
McKinney D 051 404-656-0188
Millar R 059 404-656-0116
Mills R 021 404-656-0152
Mobley D 069 404-656-0126
Morris D 155 404-656-0254
Mosley D 171 404-656-0298
Mueller R 152 404-656-0109
Murphy D 018 404-656-5020
Orrock D 056 404-656-5139
Parham D 122 404-656-5132
Parrish D 144 404-656-5096
Parsons R 040 404-656-0314
Pelote D 149 404-656-3996
Pinholster R 015 404-656-0265
Poag D 006 404-656-0298
Porter D 143 404-656-5126
Powell D 023 404-656-0287
Purcell D 147 404-657-8440
Ragas D 064 404-656-0220
Randall D 127 404-656-0325
Ray D 128 404-656-5122
Reece D 011 404-656-0126
Reed D 052 404-656-7859
Reese R 085 404-656-6372
Reichert D 126 404-656-0254
Rice R 079 404-656-0325
Richardson R 026 404-656-0314
Roberts D R 132 404-656-0220
Roberts L D 162 404-656-0177
Rogers D 020 404-656-0220
Royal D 164 404-656-5105
Sailor D 071 404-656-0137
Sanders R 107 404-656-0202
Scheid R 017 404-656-0137
Scott R 165 404-656-0177
Seay D 093 404-656-0109
Shanahan D 010 404-656-0116
Shaw D 176 404-656-0152
Sholar D 179 404-656-7859
Sims D 167 404-656-0287
Sinkfield D 057 404-656-9210
Skipper D 137 404-656-5024
Smith B R 091 404-656-0305
Smith CH D 175 404-651-7737
Smith CL R 019 404-656-0287
Smith L R 103 404-656-7859
Smith P D 012 404-656-5138
Smith T D 012 404-656-5069
Smith V R 102 404-656-0126
Smyre D 136 404-656-5024
Snelling R 099 404-656-0265
Snow D 002 404-656-6801
Squires D 078 404-656-0325
Stallings D 100 404-656-0202
Stancil R 016 404-656-0265
Stanley D 050 404-656-5024
Stanley D 049 404-656-7859
Stephens R 150 404-656-0202
Stokes D 092 404-656-0126
Stuckey D 067 404-656-6372
Taylor D 134 404-656-6372
Teague D 058 404-656-0188
Teper D 061 404-656-7855
Tillman D 173 404-656-6372
Turnquest D 073 404-656-0126
Twiggs D 008 404-656-7153
Unterman R 084 404-656-0177
Walker LA D 141 404-656-5024
Walker LE R 087 404-656-0137
Watson D 070 404-656-0220
West D 101 404-656-0116
Westmoreland R 104 404-656-5058
Wiles R 034 404-656-0314
Wilkinson R 043 404-843-0325
Willard R 044 404-656-0314
Williams R 083 404-656-0177
Wix D 033 404-656-0314
Yates R 106 404-656-0126

[Tom B]

OK Gawgans its time to kick butt! And GOA needs everyone at TFL to become members. Now is the time to turn up the heat!

[WAGCEVP]

This bill is going to be heard in a subcommittee tomorrow. This is do
or die. If it doesn't pass tomorrow it will probably be dead for the
year. The meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. in room 401 in the capitol. The
subcommittee members are:
Mike Boggs 404-656-0116
Curtis Jenkins 404-656-7857
Burke Day 404-656-0254



that's jawjawns

[WAGCEVP]

There has been a change regarding this meeting. It's going to be heard
by the full committee at 2:00 in room 205 of the capitol. In addition
to the other three members I sent include these:
Mike Snow 404656-6801
Judy Poag 404-656-0298
Terry Coleman 404-656-5052
Ronald Forster 404-656-0220
Craig Lanier 404-656-0202

[WAGCEVP]

If anyone can attend this meeting tomorrow , they need you down there, word
is there will be plenty GSP, GBI, GEMA and a few top brass Atlanta Police
who will be there to tell them that we do NOT need this bill!

[glockdoc]

"And under current law, honest, law-abiding gun owners cannot have a concealed loaded firearm in their vehicle unless they have a concealed weapons permit."

I'm not a lawyer but I believe this is untrue. My understanding is that in Georgia any law-abiding citizen can have a loaded firearm in their car provided it is in the glove compartment, a center console, or in plain view.

[Tom B]

glockdoc - You are correct. I don't know about loaded rifles or shotguns as I hear conflicting reports but nobody seems to be able to point me to the specific law in writing. If it is true and no loaded shotguns then GAWD we would be naked!

[JimR]

I went, it was finally held in Rm. 405 of the LOB.

I was only able to be there from 2 until about 3:20, when I had to bail-out to go pick up my son from school. They talked a short while about a bill to allow one-time drug offenders who had kept their noses clean to get a gun permit. This was released from committee. They they talked a looonnngggg time about a bill that would make speeding fines uniform statewide and would set a standard state legal framework for automated ticketing with cameras of red-light runners. I had to exit while this was still going on.

I then walked 10 minutes to my car and drove entirely within the law to Norcross (Wesleyan, 22 miles away) to arrive at about 3:50

Hopefully someone else was there and can give an update.

[WAGCEVP]

concealed means in a woman's pocket book, briefcase ,in a bag, under the seat, or concealed on your person or on the seat cover by paper or what ever.....

[WAGCEVP]

yep i heard about this, was done by two black female reps who were tired of hearing from her constituents that it was too hard for them to get a CCW permission slip. I haven't heard from any of my friends that were going. will let you know if i do