Dear Friends,
For those who haven't heard, in Texas a Federal lawsuit has been filed seeking to strike down the law that requires a prospective handgun purchaser must be 21 years of age or older. The goal of the suit is to establish that the same laws that currently apply to rifle or shotgun purchase and ownership should also apply when it comes to a handgun.
The following is the text of an e-mail that I received from the NRA:
"To strengthen our case, we are in need of the following:
Young people, age 18-20 who would be willing to sign an affidavit that they would like to purchase a handgun, if it were legal.
And,
FFL dealers, who would be willing to sign an affidavit that they would like to sell a handgun to a person 18-20 years old, if it were legal.
In both cases, Texas residency is not required, although it would be a plus.
These folks would not be plaintiffs, but would be supporting witnesses."
"Please contact the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) at ILAlegal@nrahq.org or call (703)267-1661 for more information.
Thank you for your support."
Any help or assistance provided will be greatly appreciated. If you have any relatives or friends in Texas who support the 2nd Amendment, please copy and paste the information above and pass it along. I'll be adding my personal support to this as well. If they win in overturning the Federal law, it could help here in North Carolina as well.
Sincerely yours,
-TomGoffe
Showing posts with label self defense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self defense. Show all posts
Friday, January 14, 2011
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Why Vote? Another Non-Victim, Another Reason
Dear Friends,
I was doing some follow-up to a posting about a store owner who saved himself and three others from two armed thugs when I came across this story. Two armed men confronted a mother and son in Halifax County and tried to rob them on their carport. What they didn't expect was that the son would run into the house, retrieve a gun and fire back. One suspect was wounded and the other was apprehended along with their getaway driver. Police later recovered a double barreled shotgun and a 12 guage pump believed to have been used in the crime. One of the robbers was wounded and all three are in custody and being held on bond. Two of the men have criminal records.
I sure hope that we will continue to enjoy the Right to Keep and Bear Arms that is illustrated in this story and in my last posting. If we vote for candidates who support the 2nd Amendment, our rights stand a much better chance of remaining intact.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Goffe
I was doing some follow-up to a posting about a store owner who saved himself and three others from two armed thugs when I came across this story. Two armed men confronted a mother and son in Halifax County and tried to rob them on their carport. What they didn't expect was that the son would run into the house, retrieve a gun and fire back. One suspect was wounded and the other was apprehended along with their getaway driver. Police later recovered a double barreled shotgun and a 12 guage pump believed to have been used in the crime. One of the robbers was wounded and all three are in custody and being held on bond. Two of the men have criminal records.
I sure hope that we will continue to enjoy the Right to Keep and Bear Arms that is illustrated in this story and in my last posting. If we vote for candidates who support the 2nd Amendment, our rights stand a much better chance of remaining intact.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Goffe
Why Vote? One Store Owner Who Refused to Be a Victim is Alive Today to Tell You Why
Dear Friends,
This morning I read in the News & Observer about why our Right to Keep and Bear Arms are so critical. Two armed men attempted to rob a rural gas station near Micro yesterday afternoon. What they didn't count on was that the owner was armed and ready. In a daring daylight robbery attempt, one suspect entered the store and shot it out with the owner. Also in the store was the owner's son and two other employees. The would-be robber ran out of the store to a waiting car where his accomplice was waiting with a rifle. The thug in the car also shot at the owner, who retrieved a second handgun. Sheriff's deputies found the first robber in the car - dead. The man with the rifle fled and was later arrested and is now in jail. Neither the store owner or the other 3 law-abiding people in the store were injured. According to the News & Observer article, "'They robbed the wrong store,' Bizzell said. 'By being armed, the store owner may have saved his own life and those of the others inside.'"
Had this happened in Chicago or New York City where citizens are essentially prohibited from lawfully owning a handgun, the outcome would have likely been the other way around. Fortunately, we have representatives who defend our rights. We also can be thankful that the Johnston County Sheriff's Department is on the job as an additional line of defense. This is why it is imperative that we must vote for candidates who support our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. I can think of 4 people who are glad to have them, and 2 criminals who are not. You can find a list of NRA Endorsed candidates in my Voter's Guides that were posted last week. Please take a look at the links on the right and exercise your right to vote.
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Tip of the Day: Senator Richard Burr will be appearing at several rallies today across the 2nd Congressional District. You can see the schedule for this NRA Endorsed Candidate online. I plan on being at the Goldsboro rally at 4:30 and Zebulon later. That one is slated to run from 5:00-8:00 and organizers hope to fill the 5,000 seat stadium.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Goffe
This morning I read in the News & Observer about why our Right to Keep and Bear Arms are so critical. Two armed men attempted to rob a rural gas station near Micro yesterday afternoon. What they didn't count on was that the owner was armed and ready. In a daring daylight robbery attempt, one suspect entered the store and shot it out with the owner. Also in the store was the owner's son and two other employees. The would-be robber ran out of the store to a waiting car where his accomplice was waiting with a rifle. The thug in the car also shot at the owner, who retrieved a second handgun. Sheriff's deputies found the first robber in the car - dead. The man with the rifle fled and was later arrested and is now in jail. Neither the store owner or the other 3 law-abiding people in the store were injured. According to the News & Observer article, "'They robbed the wrong store,' Bizzell said. 'By being armed, the store owner may have saved his own life and those of the others inside.'"
Had this happened in Chicago or New York City where citizens are essentially prohibited from lawfully owning a handgun, the outcome would have likely been the other way around. Fortunately, we have representatives who defend our rights. We also can be thankful that the Johnston County Sheriff's Department is on the job as an additional line of defense. This is why it is imperative that we must vote for candidates who support our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. I can think of 4 people who are glad to have them, and 2 criminals who are not. You can find a list of NRA Endorsed candidates in my Voter's Guides that were posted last week. Please take a look at the links on the right and exercise your right to vote.
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Tip of the Day: Senator Richard Burr will be appearing at several rallies today across the 2nd Congressional District. You can see the schedule for this NRA Endorsed Candidate online. I plan on being at the Goldsboro rally at 4:30 and Zebulon later. That one is slated to run from 5:00-8:00 and organizers hope to fill the 5,000 seat stadium.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Goffe
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Out & About: This Weekend at the Fayetteville Gun Show
Dear Friends,
This weekend we will be at the Fayetteville Gun Show on Saturday and Sunday. It will be in the Crown Coliseum at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Show hours are Saturday (9:00-5:00) and Sunday (10:00-5:00). If you visit the C&E Gun Shows web site you can get a coupon good for a dollar off the regular admission price of $7.00. Better yet, if you join the NRA or renew your annual membership at the show, you can get in free. Directions to the show are available when you click on this link. We will be passing out campaign literature, bumper stickers, yard signs and talking about the importance of the upcoming election with 2nd Amendment supporters. It will also give you a chance to join the NRA's Frontlines if you have not done so online. Bring your family and friends to this fun event and be sure to stop by our table.
Also in the news, there was an attempted robbery at a pizza restaurant in Charlotte. What the crooks didn't count on was that one of the employees was armed. Read how this citizen used his rights to save his own life and that of two other employees. Remember this when gun rights opponents tell you that regular folks don't have any need to rely on a gun for personal defense.
New today is something I'll call the Tip of the Day. With this I hope to share some of the interesting ideas, trivia and things I've learned as the campaign to support our Right to Keep and Bear Arms progresses.
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Today's tip is about bumper stickers. Did you know that a bumper sticker that costs a campaign pennies is worth up to $250.00 to them in terms of advertising impact? In other words, when you put one of their bumper stickers on your car you have just saved them $250.00 that they would have had to spend on TV, radio or newspaper advertising to achieve the same visibility to voters. For campaigns on a shoestring this is a great use of scarce donation dollars.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Goffe
This weekend we will be at the Fayetteville Gun Show on Saturday and Sunday. It will be in the Crown Coliseum at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Show hours are Saturday (9:00-5:00) and Sunday (10:00-5:00). If you visit the C&E Gun Shows web site you can get a coupon good for a dollar off the regular admission price of $7.00. Better yet, if you join the NRA or renew your annual membership at the show, you can get in free. Directions to the show are available when you click on this link. We will be passing out campaign literature, bumper stickers, yard signs and talking about the importance of the upcoming election with 2nd Amendment supporters. It will also give you a chance to join the NRA's Frontlines if you have not done so online. Bring your family and friends to this fun event and be sure to stop by our table.
Also in the news, there was an attempted robbery at a pizza restaurant in Charlotte. What the crooks didn't count on was that one of the employees was armed. Read how this citizen used his rights to save his own life and that of two other employees. Remember this when gun rights opponents tell you that regular folks don't have any need to rely on a gun for personal defense.
New today is something I'll call the Tip of the Day. With this I hope to share some of the interesting ideas, trivia and things I've learned as the campaign to support our Right to Keep and Bear Arms progresses.
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Today's tip is about bumper stickers. Did you know that a bumper sticker that costs a campaign pennies is worth up to $250.00 to them in terms of advertising impact? In other words, when you put one of their bumper stickers on your car you have just saved them $250.00 that they would have had to spend on TV, radio or newspaper advertising to achieve the same visibility to voters. For campaigns on a shoestring this is a great use of scarce donation dollars.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Goffe
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