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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 11, No. 43 10/29/2004

4 DAYS LEFT--WHAT (MORE) CAN YOU DO?

[Editor`s Note:  This week`s Grassroots Alert is very similar to the one transmitted last week.  This is due to the fact that: 1) we have new subscribers this week who didn`t receive last week`s Alert, and 2) with only four days before November 2, the tasks laid out in last week`s Alert bear repeating, as sustaining and increasing gun owner activism in these remaining four days is our top priority.  Please continue to do what you`ve been doing in the past few days, increase your activism, and work to ensure your family, friends, and fellow firearm owners get this Alert and that you encourage them to participate in these activities.]

With the November 2 election only days away, it is critically important for pro-Second Amendment activists to increase their involvement to assure victory for pro-gun candidates, like President George W. Bush, on Election Day.  While we can`t expect every gun owner to do everything, we must work to ensure every gun owner does something!

YARD SIGNS: The key to placing yard signs is location, location, location.  Put signs where large numbers of people will see them, but out of right of ways.  Ask fellow firearm owners who have property that would make a good sign location to post a sign, and make sure the "natural resources of the pro-gun community" (gun shows, gun shops, shooting ranges, and gun and hunting clubs) have signs prominently displayed.  Don`t put signs on private property without permission, and don`t tamper with the opposition`s signs!  And, of course, make sure you have a pro-gun candidate`s sign in your yard or on your property!

LITERATURE DROPS:  Literature drops are an extremely effective way for pro-freedom candidates to get their message out.  Again, take advantage of the "natural resources" of the pro-gun community. Gun shows are the best venue to conduct a literature drop. Check with the show promoter to set up a literature table or share one with a fellow NRA member or pro-gun supporter.  Or, better yet, hand out pro-gun candidates` literature to all attendees as they enter the show.  If distributing literature in neighborhoods, never put materials in a mailbox!  Remember, the goal of this activity isn`t to debate with anti-gun voters, but rather, to distribute as much material to as many potential voters as possible!

BUMPER STICKERS: Make sure every vehicle you own has a pro-gun candidate`s (and/or NRA) bumper sticker on it.  Then, work to ensure the vehicles of your friends and fellow firearm owners are proudly displaying a sticker(s) as well!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:  Please submit at least one letter to the editor of your local newspaper in support of a pro-gun candidate TODAY!  Consult your paper`s deadlines, as some papers stop accepting political letters to the editor on a certain date prior to the election. You can find media contact information by visiting our homepage-- www.NRAILA.org --and accessing the "Write The Media" link.  Your goal in writing should be to ensure that pro-gun candidates are receiving positive media in these final days leading up to November 2.

GET OUT THE VOTE & ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES:  Now that we are in the final days of the campaign season, candidates are focusing their efforts on Get Out The Vote projects, and laying the final groundwork for a barrage of Election Day activities. They need assistance contacting voters by phone, walking precincts, volunteering to drive pro-gun voters to the polls, and putting up signs and handing out literature at polling locations on Election Day.

VOTE BUSH-CHENEY AND FOR ALL OTHER PRO-GUN CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 2: The ultimate act of volunteerism, of course, is casting your ballot on Election Day.  Please be sure you vote on Tuesday, November 2, and urge your family, friends, and fellow firearm owners to do the same.  Remember, too, that in many states you can still vote early, prior to November 2.  Exercising this option not only ensures that your vote will be "banked," but that you will have free time on Election Day to help with the aforementioned activities! NRA-ILA has a section of its website to assist you with early or absentee voting.  To access this site, please go to www.NRAILA.org, and click on the "NRA-ILA HelpingAmericansVote" icon and select your state. Or, you can go directly to the site at http://NRA.HelpingAmericansVote.org.  With this election tight as a tick, we can not take even a single pro-gun vote for granted!  For candidate information, to assist you when voting, refer to your November NRA magazine, which contains NRA-PVF`s Candidate Endorsements, or visit www.NRAPVF.org and click "Elections."

There are a number of ways in which you can get involved with these, and other, similar activities in your area:

1) Contact your NRA-ILA Election Volunteer Coordinator (EVC), who is a local NRA member spearheading our pro-gun volunteer campaign efforts.  To locate your  EVC, please visit NRA`s websites (www.NRAILA.org or www.NRAPVF.org) or contact the ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE-8683.

2)   Contact pro-gun candidates` local campaign offices directly.  By visiting the "Elections" section of  www.NRAPVF.org you`ll find that many of the pro-gun candidates have a hyperlink that you can click to go directly to their website to find their contact information. You can find contact information for you state`s Bush-Cheney campaign office by visiting www.georgewbush.com.

Thank you for all you have done to date to protect our freedom, and all you will continue to do until the polls close on Tuesday, November 2!

A LOOK AT THE STATES

ALASKA
Once again, out-of-state animal "rights" extremists are seeking to force their will on Alaskans by seeking to ban the use of bear management techniques commonly used by the Department of Fish and Game.  Funded largely by fanatical anti-hunting groups such as Greenpeace and PETA, this ballot measure would, in addition to restricting the methods used by hunters to attract bears, ban the intentional feeding of bears for the purpose of photography or viewing, and prohibit the Alaska Department of Fish and Game from live trapping and relocating problem bears. If found in violation of this proposed law, one could spend a year in jail and face a hefty $10,000 fine for each offense. It`s time to say "NO" to a radical agenda that would prevent Alaska`s professional game biologists from utilizing one of the most effective game management tools available. It`s time to say "NO" to extremists who seek to punish law-abiding Alaskans for protecting their children and pets from predatory bears, and it`s time to say "NO," once and for all, to out-of-state interests that would deny local control or public involvement on an issue of this importance.  Please be sure to encourage your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen to VOTE "NO" ON BALLOT MEASURE 3 in the November 2 election. 

MAINE
National animal "rights" groups, led by the Humane Society of the United States, have organized and funded a ballot initiative for the November 2 election that would ban the three traditional methods of bear hunting--baiting, hunting
with dogs, and trapping. These groups routinely use ballot measures to curtail hunting throughout the country and have been successful in several states, including banning all trapping in nearby Massachusetts.   Please be sure to encourage your
family, friends, and fellow sportsmen to VOTE "NO" ON QUESTION 2 on this initiative in the November 2 election. 

NEW MEXICO
If you plan on being out of town or hunting on Election Day, early voting runs through Saturday, October 30.  If you`ve not yet received it, please be on the lookout for NRA-PVF`s 2004 Candidate Endorsements in the November issue of your NRA magazines or visit www.NRAPVF.org for information on candidates in your area. For information on early voting locations, please visit: http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Election/EV2004Gen.htm   

OREGON
By this time, mail ballots have been sent to voters.  Ballots must be returned to your local elections office by 8:00 p.m., on November 2, and postmarks do not count!  If you`ve not yet received it, please be on the lookout for NRA-PVF`s 2004 Candidate Endorsements in the November issue of your NRA magazines or visit www.NRAPVF.org for information on candidates in your area. 

SOUTH CAROLINA
Attention NRA Members: Please join your NRA leadership, special guest Senator Lindsey Graham (R), and country music superstar Lee Greenwood, for a FREE "Vote Freedom First" Rally in support of Jim DeMint (R) for U.S. Senate, and for President George W. Bush (R).  The rally will be held TONIGHT, Friday, October 29, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center & Visitor`s Bureau, 1101 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC 29201.  Doors will open at 7:00 p.m.  Please show your support for NRA-PVF endorsed candidates and the Second Amendment by attending this rally!  For more information, please call the Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683. 

SOUTH DAKOTA
Attention NRA Members:  Please join your NRA leadership and country music superstar Lee Greenwood, for a FREE "Vote Freedom First" Rally in support of John Thune (R) for U.S. Senate, and for President George W. Bush (R).  The rally will be held TOMORROW, Saturday, October 30, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, Ballroom A, 1211 N. West Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104.  Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.  Please show your support for NRA-PVF endorsed candidates and the Second Amendment by attending this rally!  For more information, please call the Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683. 

WISCONSIN
Attention NRA Members:  Please join your NRA leadership and country music superstar Lee Greenwood, for a FREE "Vote Freedom First" Rally in support of Tim Michels (R) for U.S. Senate, and for President George W. Bush (R).  The rally will be held TOMORROW, Saturday, October 30, at the KI Convention Center, Ballroom A, 333 Main Street, Green Bay, WI 54301.  Doors will open at 11:30 a.m.  Please show your support for NRA-PVF endorsed candidates and the Second Amendment by attending this rally!  For more information, please call the Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683. 

Paid for by NRA Political Victory Fund www.NRAPVF.org and not authorized by any candidate or candidate`s committee.

NRA ILA

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.