Who's written to their representatives today?

[JVC]

After working in a Congressman's district office as an intern in my college days, I can confirm that letters from constituents are read to be tallied "for" or "against" an issue. That is exactly why I send emails several times per week to my representatives.

The responses I have received from Udall and Bennet are not encouraging. Their multi-paragraph position paper letters waffle around and generally describe their current stances as uncommitted. I don't like it, but that is a key reason to keep up the emails. As a practical matter, it looks like any move on an AWB doesn't have the votes in the Senate, and for sure not in the Republican-controlled House. But, you never know what kind of back room deals are going on, so it is no time to let up on the pressure.

The real fight is going to be in the state legislature. States like NY and CA have awful gun laws, and we do not want CO to follow in their footsteps. Ted Harvey, my rep in the Colorado State legislature, responded to my earlier email with this one-sentence reply: "Senator Harvey absolutely supports the second amendment and will vote no on ANY gun control legislation." Simple and effective!

It is somewhat ironic that Ruger is championing their "Take Action" campaign, since Bill Ruger was an advocate of the original AWB. However, Bill is gone and the company seems to be looking to make amends for this past mistake. They have a very easy to use online application to send an email to all of your federal and state lawmakers at one time: http://www.ruger.com/micros/advocacy/.



DeGette is a lost cause, but Hickenlooper can be influenced.

[low drag]

I'm going to see my rep Saturday.

[losttrail]

More emails (condensed) to Udall & Bennet already this morning. Not that it will do any good.

[dogbreath650]

It's better than doing nothing and your emails will show up in the totals. Can't hurt!

[Goodburbon]

Me

[USAFGopherMike]

I wrote to my representative and the governor of florida.

[low drag]

More emails (condensed) to Udall & Bennet already this morning. Not that it will do any good.

Keep contacting Bennett & Udall. Both will face a state wide election and Colorado is still pro gun. They can be influenced with enough contact from pro gun owners/fear of loosing their seats.

[hatidua]

I slacked and only wrote each of them twice today, I've been trying for at least 3X per day for the past two weeks. I know they don't read them, but it keeps their interns busy.

[osok-308]

Thanks to the link on this thread, I've been reminded to write these officials every day. I may not be old enough to have opposed the ban in 94 (Being a kid at the time), so I will fight twice as hard this time! I wonder if the availability of internet access and the increased access to gun FACTS will help us to fight this piece of excrement disguised as a bill.

[JVC]

Keep contacting Bennett & Udall. Both will face a state wide election and Colorado is still pro gun. They can be influenced with enough contact from pro gun owners/fear of loosing their seats.

EXACTLY!

If we don't write, then the risk is that one of these guys will stand at the podium with a stack of emails from gun control advocates and say, "My constituents are begging for gun control."