Misdemeanor Gun Ban Resurfaces
— Your Gun Rights Endangered

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Maine Legislative Alert — January 26, 2000

The Maine legislature has begun its second scheduled session, and of
the thousands of bills in the hopper, only certain ones are marked
for any type of action. Rest assured, the anti-gun bills are going
to be moving.

Contact your legislators right away and insist they stop these
anti-gun measures from becoming law in Maine.

There are four bills that are earmarked for activity in the very
near future:

LD 1858 — A carry-over from last session (both Houses must agree to
carry over, so this bill will see action). Labeled “Possession by
Felons,” LD 1858 is in reality a MISDEMEANOR GUN BAN. The bill
takes gun rights away for “domestic violence.” Such “violence” can
include a shouting match with a spouse, or spanking of an out of
control child. And there are other, serious, ramifications. Think
about it:
* Anti-gun legislators will keep expanding the list of offenses
for which they can take away your gun rights. (Spitting on the
sidewalk? Speeding? Parking tickets?) Sounds ridiculous, but
that’s the kind of power this precedent will give the anti-gunners.
Don’t believe for a second that ANY misdemeanor won’t eventually
become a target for these people. The real agenda is to take away
your gun rights.
* If these misdeameanor “crimes” are so awful that your gun
rights are lost — THEN SHOULDN’T YOU LOSE ALL THE OTHER RIGHTS
ASSOCIATED WITH A FELONY? If a crime is so serious that it
justifies the loss of THIS constitutional right, it is serious
enough that other rights and privileges, including the right to
vote, to serve on a jury, and the “privilege” of holding any
professional license (Law, Medicine), teaching certificate, elected
office, etc. should also be revoked.
* Gun owners are treated as second class citizens. The fact of
the matter is that these often victimless “crimes” are being used as
a very powerful tool to disarm you — and it is working. The
liberal anti-gunners want gun owners singled out as somehow more
violent and less deserving of rights than other citizens.
* “Hey! She shoved her husband, take away her driver’s license!”
Again, this sounds like a ridiculous statement. But change
“driver’s license” to “gun rights,” and you have the legislation we
are talking about here. You see, this bill is NOT about safety, it
is NOT about crime prevention, and it is definitely NOT the “common
sense” approach the liberal anti-gun crowd and the media would like
you to believe. It is about taking away the Rights and the Dignity
of gun owners.

LD 2405 — A “companion” bill for LD 1858, this fast-moving
legislation provides almost $500,000 in taxpayer monies for 9 new
prosecutors who will deal ONLY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. Now
that is convenient — make a major crime out of a minor crime, then
create a whole new section of bureaucracy to deal with it!

LD 2484 — Prohibits carry permits for people who have had a
protective order against them in the past two years — whether it
was removed or not. In the recent Emerson decision, the Texas
Circuit Court ruled that a prohibition based on such an order is
unconstitutional. Not to mention, a vengeful ex-spouse or companion
(as the definition in the law reads) can, through mere accusation,
get your right to a gun revoked by saying you threatened them in
some way, and getting a protective order against you. In many
cases, this can easily be done in your absence!

LD 2494 — Creates a “Commission” to study firearms. This bill is
just another way to not only attack your gun rights, but use your
money to do it. Government appointed bureaucrats will roam around
the state on your dime. They will host feel-good meetings staffed
by state-paid employees and “take recommendations” from like-minded
liberals. All to in order to justify a report that is probably
already written saying guns, not people are the cause of violence.
We know that this is one of the biggest (and unfortunately, most
effective) lies the anti-gunners use and they are not about to let
fact or real public opinion get in the way of their agenda.

Please DO NOT HESITATE. All these bills are set to move soon, maybe
in the next several days. Use the following contact information and
contact your legislators immediately!

Please write in “Representative” or “Senator,” and then the name of
you r legislator in the space provided. Use the prewritten message,
or write your own, but please, email or call right away. (Rosters
follow)

— Pre-written message —

Dear __________________________________

As a concerned and law-abiding gun owner in Maine, I urge you to
protect my rights by voting against any and all Gun Control in this
legislative session. I am aware of 4 bills that are of concern to
gun owners across the state.

LD 1858, the carryover bill, will institute a ban on firearms
ownership for misdemeanors, and represents a danger to all
constitutional rights. LD 2405 and LD 2494 both merely expand the
bureaucracy and spend my tax dollars, while threatening my
constitutional rights and doing nothing to curb crime. LD 2484 has
been ruled unconstitutional already by the courts under another
name. These bills are GUN CONTROL and Maine citizens don’t want
them.

Again, I urge you to stand up for the Rights enumerated in the
Constitution, and oppose any and all Gun Control legislation.

Sincerely,________________________________

— Rosters —

SENATORS
The Maine Senate
3 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-1540

District maps at:

http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/Documents/Directory/TownFrm.htm

Name Dis E-mail

Abromson 30 [email protected]
Amero 27 [email protected]
Bennett 25 [email protected]
Cassidy 04 [email protected]
Cathcart 07 [email protected]
Daggett 15 [email protected]
Davis 08 [email protected]
Douglass 22 [email protected]
Goldthwait 05 [email protected]
Harriman 23 [email protected]
Kieffer 02 [email protected]
KilKelly 16 [email protected]
Kontos 26 [email protected]
LaFountain 32 [email protected]
Lawrence 35 [email protected]
Libby 34 [email protected]
Longley 11 [email protected]
MacKinnon 32 [email protected]
Michaudl 03 [email protected]
Mills 13 [email protected]
Murray 09 [email protected]
Nutting 20 [email protected]
O’Gara 29 [email protected]
Paradis 01 [email protected]
Pingree 12 [email protected]
Rand 28 [email protected]
Ruhlin 06 [email protected]
Treat 18 [email protected]

REPRESENTATIVES
The Maine House of Representatives
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-1400

District maps at: http://janus.state.me.us/house/townlist.htm

Name Dis Phone E-mail

Ahearne 150 728-6030
Andrews 02 363-4714 [email protected]
Bagley 133 255-6567 [email protected]
Baker 117 947-8564 [email protected]
Belanger 147 496-2821 [email protected]
Berry 109 342-5675 [email protected]
Berry 93 897-3664 [email protected]
Bolduc 74 795-5087 [email protected]
Bouffard 90 782-3663
Bowles 09 324-9325 [email protected]
Bragdon 119 990-2296 [email protected]
Brennan 37 879-7714 [email protected]
Brooks 107 223-5041 [email protected]
Bruno 38 655-7443 [email protected]
Bryant 67 562-8224 [email protected]
Buck 44 846-9366 [email protected]
Bull 48 865-0190 [email protected]
Bumps 106 968-3030 [email protected]
Cameron 70 364-7989 [email protected]
Campbell 116 989-6055 [email protected]
Carr 138 794-3911 [email protected]
Chick 06 457-1141
Chizmar 84 353-2247
Cianchette 24 799-5680 [email protected]
Clark 140 723-5746 [email protected]
Clough 22 839-4696 [email protected]
Collins 07 985-2485
Colwell 91 582-5231 [email protected]
Cote 87 783-3463 [email protected]
Cowger 92 622-0655 [email protected]
Cross 112 564-7781
Daigle 13 282-0761 [email protected]
Davidson 50 721-0747 [email protected]
Davis 40 797-5309 [email protected]
Desmond 146 764-1011 [email protected]
Dudley 30 774-3623 [email protected]
Dugay 131 546-9752 [email protected]
Duncan 145 764-4100
Dunlap 121 827-8989
Duplessie 29 797-8482
Etnier 51 833-2378 [email protected]
Fisher 115 989-4149
Foster 41 657-4756
Frechette 18 286-2901
Fuller 80 622-0293 [email protected]
Gagne 69 336-2836
Gagnon 100 872-2338 [email protected]
Gerry 73 784-8458 [email protected]
Gillis 136 448-2680 [email protected]
Glynn 27 799-5319 [email protected]
Goodwin 134 726-5574 [email protected]
Gooley 78 778-2368 [email protected]
Green 83 933-9178
Hatch 98 474-3435 [email protected]
Heidrich 64 539-4102 [email protected]
Honey 58 633-5560
Jabar 99 872-2357 [email protected]
Jacobs 75 224-7749 [email protected]
Jodrey 65 824-2239 [email protected]
Jones 104 487-2244 [email protected]
Joy 141 463-2507 [email protected]
Kane 16 934-2066
Kasprzak 125 368-4990 [email protected]
Kneeland 144 488-5311
Labrecque 23 892-9532 [email protected]
LaVerdiere 77 645-5330 [email protected]
Lemoine 20 934-4146 [email protected]
Lemont 01 439-3698 [email protected]
Lindahl 105 338-1430 [email protected]
Lovett 21 883-3030
MacDougall 04 676-9582 [email protected]
Mack 43 892-4024 [email protected]
Madore 95 626-0982
Mailhot 86 783-0841
Martin 151 444-5556
Marvin 25 799-5326 [email protected]
Matthews 102 873-6523
Mayo 54 442-8053 [email protected]
McAlevey 12 247-5719 [email protected]
McDonough 32 774-3349 [email protected]
McGlocklin 66 566-5740 [email protected]
McKee 79 685-4385 [email protected]
McKenney 42 829-5472 [email protected]
McNeil 62 596-6242 [email protected]
Mendros 88 783-6475
Mitchell 94 626-2760 [email protected]
Murphy 05 698-1355
Murphy 08 985-3904 [email protected]
Muse 26 799-0772 [email protected]
Nass 11 477-2607
Norbert 34 797-9757 [email protected]
Nutting 103 465-7139 [email protected]
O’Brien 96 623-2930 [email protected]
O’Brien 89 782-5276
O’Neal 148 325-4831
O’Neil 15 284-8850 [email protected]
Peavey 55 882-6800 [email protected]
Perkins 128 326-8609
Perry 118 942-2493
Pieh 56 529-5747
Pinkham 132 667-6214
Plowman 114 862-6011 [email protected]
Povich 127 667-7116 [email protected]
Powers 63 594-4169 oakleaf@midcoast.com
Quint 33 774-8638 MWQuint@aol.com
Richard 97 696-3049
Richardson 111 695-2900 mhcable@gwi.net
Richardson 49 729-5451 jrichardson@thplaw.com
Rines 57 882-7907
Rosen 113 469-3779 rrosen113@aol.com
Rowe 35 774-4227
Samson 76 645-2620
Sanborn 137 394-4401 hlsanborn@aol.com
Savage 60 785-4632
Savage 14 727-4516
Saxl 120 945-5786
Saxl 31 828-8052 repmichael.saxl@state.me.us
Schneider 85 926-3051 dist85@aol.com
Sherman 142 532-7073
Shiah 53 666-5902 dshiah@horton.col.k12.me.us
Shields 72 782-7451 tshields@exploremaine.com
Shorey 135 454-0523 shorey@nemaine.com
Sirois 149 498-6750
Skoglund 61 372-8893
Snowe-Mello 71 784-9136
Stanley 139 746-5371 stanleyss@ime.net
Stanwood 130 244-4003 repbob.stanwood@state.me.us
Stedman 108 938-4890
Stevens 123 866-3697
Sullivan 17 282-5594 npsullivan@cybertours.com
Tessier 101 453-2325
Thompson 47 693-4510 rht@ime.net
Tobin 39 892-4620 repdavid.tobin@state.me.us
Tobin 126 924-5521 tobin@kynd.com
Townsend 36 761-2902
Tracy 81 397-5601
Trahan 59 832-4135 dptrahan@midcoast.com
Treadwell 124 848-5123
Tripp 52 729-0336 cryer@blazenetme.net
True 45 935-4263 repharry.true@state.me.us
Tuttle 10 324-5964
Twomey 19 283-3178 jt@lamere.net
Usher 28 854-8530 repron.usher@state.me.us
Volenik 129 359-2106 volenik@celestat.com
Waterhouse 46 647-5686 pwaterhouse@cybertours.com
Watson 82 582-7047
Weston 110 589-4481 rcweston@midcoast.com
Wheeler 143 429-9108
Wheeler 03 439-0177 repgary.wheeler@state.me.us
Williams 122 866-3282 dbw122@agate.net
Winsor 68 527-2233 twinsor@megalink.net