GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA ENDORSES DOUG MASTRIANO FOR GOVERNOR

As a Pennsylvania Republican voter, I know that you care about your Second Amendment rights. That’s why Pennsylvania must elect a pro-gun Governor in 2022.

I am delighted to announce Gun Owners of America’s (GOA) endorsement of Senator Doug Mastriano for Governor of Pennsylvania.

Among gun owners, Senator Mastriano needs no introduction. That's because he's been a champion of your Second Amendment rights ever since he took office as a PA state senator.

Senator Mastriano’s legislative record is impeccable and speaks for itself. He is the prime sponsor of SB 624, the Right to Bear Arms Protection Act, a bill that would stop Pennsylvania officials from cooperating with the illegal gun grab coming from Joe Biden's Executive Actions.

As a state senator, Doug Mastriano has a 100% pro-gun voting record and provided unconditional support on the Senate floor in favor of Constitutional Carry (SB 565). He was also a co-sponsor of every PA Senate bill GOA prioritized for the 2021-2022 session.

Here is what Senator Mastriano has to say in his own words regarding your Second Amendment rights:

I am 100% in support of 2nd Amendment rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. I believe wholeheartedly that the government "shall not infringe" on that right. I'll fight for preemption and reciprocity and will never support any legislation that seeks to restrict or limit this right for law-abiding citizens. I also support Constitutional Carry and the Right to Bear Arms Protection Act, protecting gun rights from federal encroachment.

Senator Mastriano's efforts with other matters, important to Pennsylvania gun owners, are legendary. You have seen Senator Mastriano on TV, radio, and social media defending the personal freedoms of all Pennsylvanians during the COVID-19 shutdown in PA. Many of these restrictions closed gun stores and ranges, all of which are essential businesses that should have NEVER been closed.

Senator Mastriano took the lead on ensuring election integrity with a Forensic Audit before being wrongfully stripped from that role and having his Harrisburg staff removed by Senate President Jake Corman in a move to bolster his own gubernatorial hopes through discrediting Senator Mastriano.

The stakes are high in 2022. Pennsylvania gun owners are facing one of the worst enemies of freedom ever with anti-gun Attorney General Josh Shapiro as the Democratic frontrunner for Governor.

Senator Mastriano is the only candidate who can beat Shapiro in the general election, so please support his campaign and vote for him in the May 17th Republican primary.

But I need your help today to ensure that Pennsylvania GOA’s Independent Expenditure Committee has the means to support candidates like Doug Mastriano throughout Pennsylvania.

So, please take a minute to send a contribution to our Independent Expenditure Committee to help elect pro-gun candidates across the Commonwealth.

Barletta is my former congresscritter. He is very conservative and one of the first people to get behind Trump. He became well known when he was the Mayor of Hazelton and fought illegal immigrants. The has always been an America First type of guy.

Mastriano is a state Senator that got smacked down by the establish RINOs in PA, namely Corman the RINO Senate Pro Tem when Mastriano pushed to do a forensic audit of the 2020 election in PA. He also has a long established conservative record. I think Mastriano would do a good job of minimizing the impact of RINOs in PA, perhaps ultimately help eliminate some of them. That is going to happen from the bottom up with the precinct strategy. It would be nice to get some from help from the top down. I am sure Mastriano has an axe to grind with plenty of RINOs.

I am torn between the two, but I am an acquaintance of Barletta. I have buddies from Hazelton and have been out drinking with them and Lou in the past. So I have an idea what he really is like. Barletta has really polished his appearance/demeanor in recent years. The guy I used know was down to earth and drank at dive bars. I don't have any personal contact with Mastriano. Either would be fine Governors.

I guess it's time for you to learn the truth regarding Act 77, as well as, Masteiano who is indeed the best candidate for Governor:

Mastriano: How Pennsylvania Democrats Hijacked Act 77

Written By: Senator Doug Mastriano

In October 2019, Senate leadership brought SB 421 (later Act 77) to the full floor for a vote. I was in my fourth month as a Senator after a career of serving 30 years in the US Army.

Act 77 passed the Senate by a 35-14 vote along near party lines. Every single Republican Senator voted for it, while nearly every Democrat voted against.

Democrats were against the bill for several reasons. It required all voting machines to be equipped with paper trails to ensure accountability for post-election audits. It also eliminated “straight ticket” voting. Pennsylvania had been one of a handful of states for voters to press a single button that automatically selects candidates of the same party. Numerous studies over the years have shown that straight ticket voting benefits democrat candidates. That advantage vanished when the researchers examined voter behavior in elections after straight ticket voting had been eliminated in a respective state.

When the Senate passed Act 77, critical election security safeguards were in place to prevent mass fraud. All mail-in ballots were to be signature verified and turned in by Election Day to count. “Defective” absentee mail-in ballots were not to be counted and poll watchers were expected to be permitted to observe the counting of all mail-in ballots at every location.

However, using the pretext of COVID, Pennsylvania Democrats made their move to hijack Act 77 and transform it into something NO Republican voted for.

The Democrat majority Supreme Court, Governor Wolf, and Wolf’s disgraced Secretary of State Boockvar unconstitutionally rewrote Act 77.

Let’s start with the Supreme Court. On September 17, 2020, in direct contravention of the wording of Act 77, the court extended the deadline for mailed ballots to be received from Election Day, to three days after Election Day. Then the court declared that “just for the 2020 general election”, ballots mailed without a postmark should be presumed to have been received on time. Lastly, the court mandated that mail-in ballots lacking a verified signature were to be accepted. This meant that any ballot, without a signature, without a postal mark would be counted, even if received three days after the election. This policy making by the court opened up Pandora’s Box for uncertainty in the outcome of the election.

Not to be outdone, Secretary of State Boockvar took it upon herself to join in on the hijacking of Act 77 in late October 2020. Boockvar issued guidance directed only to certain counties to “cure” defective ballots. This allowed voting officials in those counties to correct ballots so that they could be counted.

Boockvar dishonestly told the Supreme Court that mail-in ballots received after the November 3 election would be set aside, pending an appeal to nullify ballots collected in the days after the election. However, the Secretary then told counties to tabulate the ballots as quickly as possible, co-mingling ballots received by Election Day with those received after. To this date, we don’t know how many late arriving ballots ended up being tabulated in the final results.

It’s worth mentioning that I was one of only FOUR Senators to vote “no” on Secretary Boockvar’s confirmation back in November 2019. During her confirmation hearing, she could not answer my basic questions on how she would secure the upcoming 2020 election from fraud.

Would the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election in PA be different if Boockvar’s nomination had been rejected by the Senate?

In light of how the democrats successfully hijacked Act 77, I have made numerous attempts to expose and correct the irregularities of the 2020 election. Since November 2020, I’ve been the loudest, and at times a solitary voice, for a full forensic audit of the 2020 election results. I visited the Arizona audit in June and called for a similar audit in Pennsylvania. In July, as Chair of the Intergovernmental Operations Committee, I sent letters to three counties (York, Tioga, and Philadelphia) requesting all ballots, envelopes, and voting machines pertaining to the 2020 election. I scheduled multiple meetings to move forward with the issuance of subpoenas in August before being thwarted by the Pro Tempore of the Senate and subsequently removed as chair of the committee. Regardless of this, I continue to be a tireless voice in the Senate for a full forensic audit that includes precinct canvassing to verify voters.

On the legislative front, it’s clear that Act 77 must be repealed and I have introduced legislation to do just that. I drafted and introduced SB 884, a constitutional amendment which eliminates “no-excuse” mail in voting and mandates signature verification.

I’m also the co-author of SB 735, which would amend the Constitution to require all voters to show a form of identification when casting a ballot. That bill passed the Senate and awaits a vote in the House. These bills cannot be vetoed by Governor Wolf and would appear on a ballot for the people to decide on. The hijacked version of Act 77 is not what I voted for in October 2019. It’s time we address this problem by passing legislation to secure our elections now. The millions of voters in our Commonwealth who no longer believe in the integrity of our elections deserve nothing less.

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