Posted on 05/05/2016 9:32:23 AM PDT by aragorn
House Republicans are trying to kill HJR1009, OK2A's proposed amendment to the state constitution that would strengthen the right to keep and bear arms at the state level. This right has been weakened to the point that the state courts would uphold almost any restriction on the right. It is critical that Oklahomans have a second layer of defense (through the state courts) because the federal courts are unlikely to overturn restrictions such as magazine capacity limit laws, etc. If passed, HJR1009 would go to a vote of the people on the November 2016 General Election ballot.
These Republicans are taking their marching orders from the Chamber of Commerce, David Boren, Clay Bennett, and ultimately Michael Bloomberg. David Boren, who has come out against the measure, is a member of the Advisory Board for Michael Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety. Mom's Demand Action, a subsidiary of Everytown has been working to stop HJR1009 along with Boren, Bennett, et al.
Several Republican members of the House Rules Committee (which is the House side of the Conference Committee for HJR1009) that previously voted for HJR1009 - most of them twice - and have even signed on as co-authors of the measure, have suddenly flip-flopped on the issue. One of them even seemed to get a kick out of the possibility of killing it. Are you angry yet? Republicans laughing about trampling on your right to keep and bear arms while following marching orders from a liberal, New York, gun-grabber lobbying against your natural right to protect yourself - that should make every pro-gun Oklahoman livid!
These members need to hear from us. They've heard from the other side. The organizations and state agencies lined up against HJR1009 have generated a lot of calls and emails urging these legislators to vote against their constituents. It's time that gun owners speak up - and speak loudly! At the end of this article, we will include a list of the members of the House Rules Committee and how they voted previously on the measure and whether or not they've agreed to sign HJR1009 out of the Conference Committee. Please call or email them immediately. Urge your pro-gun friends to do the same.
We are also including a list of organizations and state agencies that have lobbied against your right to keep and bear arms - some of them have done so using your tax dollars. Take some time to call some of them and let them know you are displeased with them as well.
Here are some of the major points to mention as you talk to the legislators:
House Rules Committee members. Remember, if you speak to the legislative assistant, be polite - they may actually agree with you. If you speak to the legislator, be firm but respectful.
(Note: The members don't take a vote during conference committees, instead they "sign the bill out." So, the notation "signed" behind their name indicates they "voted" for the bill. If they will not sign, it is essentially a vote against the bill. If there is no notation, they have not made their intentions clear):
The following are a few of the organizations or state agencies that have lobbied against your natural right to defend yourself. Ask them why they are siding with New York gun-grabbers like Bloomberg. Again, if you speak to a secretary, remember they may agree with you so be polite.
you know, making the speed limit 3 mph would almost ENSURE no vehicle deaths. Make it so cars CANT go faster than 3 mph.
How many a year compared to mass shooting deaths?
How many a year compared to mass shooting deaths?
How many a year compared to Doctor created deaths?
Each of the 13 colonies wrote up their state constitution BEFORE the Federal Constitution.
They can be found at a site called Avalon.
The Constitution was adopted with the provision that a Bill of Rights be added (similar to the states) so that future territories and states would be on the same page.
It was almost 10 years before the Bill of Rights was added....ridiculous amount of time.
My last post....Sorry...Bill of rights added 1791...three years after the constitution.
And THIS, my friends, is ANOTHER reason WHY TRUMP IS STILL IN THE THICK OF THIS THING — UNTIL “THEY” JFK HIM!
politicians across this country view the citizens as their golden goose but also as their unwilling enemy. Who in their right minds would want their enemies to have firearms?
The Camber of Commerce are a lot like Jerry Jones, they will do anything for a free penny.
make that Chamber...LOL
dont get me started.
contraindicated scripts destroyed life as i knew it and big shot doctors board in NY found doctor not guilty of negligence.
Was quite against the belief that America was any fairer than most other countries for a while.
The NBA sucks.
The Republican Party is dead! Long Live the new Great American Conservative Party!
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