Here is the latest email that I have sent to both the Senate and House of
Representatives.
Floyd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Floyd Petri" <fpetri@eastex.net>
To: "Senator Phil Gramm" <Phil_Gramm@gramm.senate.gov>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 3:41 PM
Subject: Fw: Senate Bill 1438
>
>
>
> Dear Senator
>
> I have been told that Senate Bill 1416 has been reintroduced as Senate
Bill
> 1438 in an attempt circumvent the opposition to SB 1416 Section 921. Let
me
> make myself perfectly clear on these issues. I and all the veterans and
> people that I talk to are very very much opposed to any wording or any
> attempt by a Senate Bill of any number that would endanger the possession
of
> any surplus military firearms, vehicles, armor or equipment already in
> private hands of civilians that are U.S. Citizens.
>
> All of my constituants will be monitoring the voting records of Senators
> that vote for the type of legislation that allows agencies to more or less
> do what they want to errode our rights under the Constitution or Bill of
> Rights. There has never been any reason to doubt the loyalty of American
> Citizens in possession of Military Surplus and never has any of it been
used
> for Terrorism. Unless we are under Martial Law, I assume that elections in
> the future could very well not be a vote "for someone", but a vote to
"oust
> someone" that supports this kind of legislation. I want to thank you
> personally for you past support and I will continue to encourage you to
> stand fast and not weaken to peer pressure from those that want to
infringe
> upon our freedoms.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Floyd N. Petri, Jr.
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