2:00pm vote on gun control

[Stephen Cooke <scooke@uidaho.edu>]

Dear Visionaries,

 In a 218-211 vote the NRA "gun control bill won last night. Another vote 
will be taken at 2:00 pm (pst?) on the background check at gun shows issue. 
(see below) This could be the teachable moment for some members of congress 
on gun control/safety. Another note to Helen and George re the 
Conyers/Campbell amendment?

Steve Cooke

Idaho's Congressional Delegation is:
ID   R   Craig, Larry         larry_craig@craig.senate.gov
ID   R   Crapo, Mike          http://crapo.senate.gov/webform.html
ID   1   R  Chenoweth, Helen      ask.helen@mail.house.gov
ID   2   R  Simpson, Mike         mike.simpson@mail.house.gov
source:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/congress/conemail.txt

Washington delegation
Senate
WA   D   Murray, Patty        senator_murray@murray.senate.gov
*WA   R   Gorton, Slade        http://gorton.senate.gov/webform.htm
Congress
  WA   1   D  Inslee, Jay
                   http://www.house.gov/inslee/
    WA   2   R  Metcalf, Jack
                   http://www.house.gov/metcalf/
    WA   3   D  Baird, Brian
                   http://www.brianbaird.com/
    WA   4   R  Hastings, Doc
                   http://www.house.gov/hastings/
    WA   5   R  Nethercutt, George
                   http://www.house.gov/nethercutt/
    WA   6   D  Dicks, Norman
                   http://www.house.gov/dicks
    WA   7   D  McDermott, Jim
                   http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/
    WA   8   R  Dunn, Jennifer
                   http://www.house.gov/dunn/
    WA   9   D  Smith, Adam
                   http://www.house.gov/adamsmith/


18 Jun 1999 18:05:42 -0000 From:          "MoveOn.org"

Late last night, the House of Representatives passed the NRA supported
Dingell amendment, 218-211, ignoring what 87% of all Americans want -- real
background checks at gun shows.  If this stands, gun law reform is finished
this congressional session.

There is ONE LAST CHANCE to reverse this setback for common-sense gun law.
The Conyers/Campbell amendment is expected to be voted as early as 2:00 
THIS
afternoon (Friday) and would honestly close the gun show loophole.

Call your representative now.  Don't let the NRA win the day.

    The Honorable Helen Chenoweth
    DC Phone: (202) 225-6611

Ask your representative to:

HONESTLY CLOSE THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE. VOTE "YES" ON THE CONYERS/CAMPBELL
AMENDMENT. SAY "NO" TO SHAM, NRA-WRITTEN PROVISIONS. THE SUN IS NOW UP. ALL
OF AMERICA IS WATCHING...

If you can make a few more calls, attached to this email is a list of swing
votes.  Start with targets in your own state and work out from there.

-Wes Boyd
MoveOn.org

     **** SWING VOTES LIST ****

Your calls to lobby swing votes could be very important.

Staffers may communicate that they are discounting your opinion because you
are not a constituent.  If you want a quick response to this kind of
feedback you can always say (without anger) that "the safety of our 
children
is a national issue and the Representative is a national leader."

           DC PHONE     REPRESENTATIVE
AR 01 D (202) 225-4076 Marion Berry
CA 18 D (202) 225-6131 Gary A. Condit
CA 23 R (202) 225-5811 Elton Gallegly
CA 27 R (202) 225-4176 James E. Rogan
CA 28 R (202) 225-2305 David Dreier
CA 43 R (202) 225-1986 Ken Calvert
CA 44 R (202) 225-5330 Mary Bono
CA 47 R (202) 225-5611 Chris Cox
CA 51 R (202) 225-5452 Randy "Duke" Cunningham
CO 06 R (202) 225-7882 Tom Tancredo
FL 04 R (202) 225-2501 Tillie K. Fowler
FL 14 R (202) 225-2536 Porter J. Goss
FL 16 R (202) 225-5792 Mark Foley
FL 21 R (202) 225-4211 Lincoln Diaz-Balart
FL 22 R (202) 225-3026 E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
IA 04 R (202) 225-4426 Greg Ganske
IL 13 R (202) 225-3515 Judy Biggert
IL 14 R (202) 225-2976 Dennis Hastert
IL 18 R (202) 225-6201 Ray LaHood
KS 04 R (202) 225-6216 Todd Tiahrt
KY 03 R (202) 225-5401 Anne Northup
KY 04 D (202) 225-3465 Ken Lucas
MN 03 R (202) 225-2871 James M. Ramstad
MO 06 D (202) 225-7041 Patsy Ann Danner
NC 08 R (202) 225-3715 Robin Hayes
NC 09 R (202) 225-1976 Sue Myrick
NJ 03 R (202) 225-4765 Jim Saxton
NY 01 R (202) 225-3826 Michael P. Forbes
NY 02 R (202) 225-3335 Rick A. Lazio
NY 03 R (202) 225-7896 Peter T. King
NY 13 R (202) 225-3371 Vito J. Fossella
NY 20 R (202) 225-3776 Benjamin A. Gilman
NY 25 R (202) 225-3701 James T. Walsh
NY 26 D (202) 225-6335 Maurice D. Hinchey
OH 01 R (202) 225-2216 Steve Chabot
OH 02 R (202) 225-3164 Rob Portman
OH 04 R (202) 225-2676 Michael G. Oxley
OH 12 R (202) 225-5355 John R. Kasich
OH 15 R (202) 225-2015 Deborah D. Pryce
OH 16 R (202) 225-3876 Ralph Regula
OH 19 R (202) 225-5731 Steven C. LaTourette
PA 04 D (202) 225-2565 Ron Klink
PA 07 R (202) 225-2011 Curt Weldon
PA 10 R (202) 225-3731 Don Sherwood
PA 12 D (202) 225-2065 John P. Murtha
PA 19 R (202) 225-5836 William F. Goodling
TN 05 D (202) 225-4311 Bob Clement
TN 06 D (202) 225-4231 Bart Gordon
TX 08 R (202) 225-4901 Kevin Brady
TX 12 R (202) 225-5071 Kay Granger
TX 16 D (202) 225-4831 Silvestre Reyes
TX 24 D (202) 225-3605 Martin Frost
TX 29 D (202) 225-1688 Gene Green
UT 02 R (202) 225-3011 Merrill Cook
WA 02 R (202) 225-2605 Jack Metcalf
WA 09 D (202) 225-8901 Adam Smith
WI 01 R (202) 225-3031 Paul Ryan

***** SOME BACKGROUND ON DINGELL AND GUN SHOWS *****

By a 7 vote margin, the Dingell Amendment to reduce the time for conducting
gun show background checks was approved. The amendment reduces the time
provided law enforcement to complete gun show purchaser background checks
from 3 business days - as adopted in the Senate - to just 24 hours. Dingle
was passed even though the debate made clear that:

-if a 24 hour time limit had been in place for the last 6 months, over
 17,000 criminals stopped by the instant check system would have been
 permitted to get guns (per the FBI); AND

-at most, only 2.5% of lawful purchasers would be mildly inconvenienced at 
a
 gun show because the 3 business days now allowed by law may be needed by
 authorities to finish their background checks by consulting court and 
other
 critical records not available on weekends and holidays when most gun 
shows
 are held.

The House, in its first chance to close the gun show loophole, has approved
in the dark of night former NRA board member John Dingell's amendment to
effectively preclude that any meaningful background check can be completed
by authorities on the 2.5% of gun show purchasers for whom 3 business days
are MOST needed - those with incomplete records who are 20 times more 
likely
to be barred from buying a gun than 95% of all other purchasers!

The Senate redeemed itself in the public's eyes, reversing itself in the
wake of extraordinary public outrage, by adopting an amendment to allow law
enforcement authorities the 3 business days they need to keep tens of
thousands of disqualified criminals from purchasing guns.
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