Stop Calling Your Senators Now

03/12/03 00:00:00    

By Michael Mealling

It seems we did a better job than anyone expected. Senator Enzi's staff wants us to hold off until they actually introduce the legislation. See below for more from John Wickman. To ARSA members and other rocketeers,

Please discontinue calling your Senators for now.

The staff in Washington didn't think it was possible and have never seen

anything like it from such a small group. You have been so persistent in

making phone calls that the staffs of many of the Senators are getting

frustrated because they would like to co-sponsor the legislation, but will

not do so until it is introduced. So, Senator Enzi's staff have asked us to

turn off the phone calls for a few days. However, you can still write. It

seems the phones have been tied up a bit. :-)

Some of the wording in the bill is still being worked on with most of this

work focused on closing potential loop holes for the ATF to jump through.

The Senators before making a decision of support would like to see the

wording of the bill, as it will be introduced. As that final wording has

not been decided yet, they cannot make a decision. Your phone calls are

just getting these Senators and their staffs frustrated.

Please be assured that all of us and our respective organizations have been

heard in the halls of Congress with a loud roar. We have their attention

and have picked up support.

We will send out another email when it is time to roar again in Washington.

Congratulations on a job well done!!

Please repost this to other forums and web sites.

John Wickman