gun control

[Steve Cooke <scooke@uidaho.edu>]

Dear Visionaries,
 Who'd thunk it? Today US, tomorrow Idaho?
Steve Cooke


-------Date:	21 May 1999 07:44:23 -0000
From:	"MoveOn.org" <announce-gunpet-unsubscribe-54190@list.moveon.org>
To:	jlbrown@turbonet.com
Subject:	A watershed victory

Today marked a significant victory for common-sense gun measures.  The 
Lautenberg amendment was approved by the thinnest possible margin.  Your 
voice was heard and may have made the difference.  Thank you for your work. 
 Focus will now move to the House of Representatives.
A quote from Reuters (full text can be found at Yahoo.com news):
"With Vice President Gore casting a rare tie-breaking vote, the Senate 
Thursday gave gun control advocates a stunning victory by approving a 
Democratic proposal to require background checks at gun shows."
>From the New York Times:
"What you just saw is the NRA losing its grip on the United States Senate, 
at long last," declared Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South 
Dakota.
"This is a turning point for our country," Gore said after the vote. 
 "Finally, this majority is turning the corner and helping to protect the 
children and families of this country."
For full text of the NY Times article, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/052199senate-guns.html
SERIOUS pressure was brought to bear on Republicans who broke ranks, but 
they held firm.  And a few key Democrats cast hard votes for this 
amendment.  We should continue to show our support to these courageous 
legislators who will probably get tremendous flack over the coming weekend.
Especially if you are a constituent of one of these Senators, please call 
and offer your appreciation.  A sample phone script can be found below.
Here are state office phone numbers:
John Breaux (D-LA)	  (504)589-2531
John Chafee  (R-RI)       (202)224-2921
Tom Daschle (D-SD)        (605)226-7471
Mike DeWine (R-OH)        (614)469-7419
John Edwards (D-NC)       (919)856-4245
Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)   (217)492-5089
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)      (504)589-2427
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)    (501)376-0977
Richard Lugar (R-IN)      (317)226-5555
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)    (304)347-5372
George Voinovich (R-OH)   (614)469-6697
John Warner (R-VA)        (804)771-2579

* Wes Boyd
MoveOn.org
May 20, 1999

P.S.
Here's a sample phone script you could use in your calls to the Senate:
Hello, my name is [your name].  I live in [City, State].  I want to thank 
[Senator X] for the Senator's courageous support of the Lautenberg 
amendment on Thursday.  I support sensible gun measures, and this is a 
great start.  I hope the Senator will continue to work for gun safety.  It 
will save lives.
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