December 3, 2001
KeepAndBearArms.com -- The Petition for Enforcement of
the Second Amendment received a welcome and significant boost in the January
2002 issue of the premiere journal for shooting enthusiasts, Guns and Ammo.
Writing in his "Newsbreak" column, feature editor Jeff John informed
the magazine's 5.8
million readership:
"RKBA columnist David Codrea and the staff at
KeepAndBearArms.com [Ed. note -- the Petition is also co-sponsored by Citizens
of America] have put together a petition asking Attorney General, John
Ashcroft, to enforce the Constitution of the United States in a civil-rights
action against the state of California. California is accused of violating the
Constitution's Second Amendment with passage of recent gun-control
legislation. The petition cites specific examples of California's failure to
enforce the Second Amendment at the state's legislative, executive and
judicial branches of government, as well as the failure of the federal
judiciary -- up to and including the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals -- to
remedy the situation.
"Why should Americans in other states care what happens to California
gun owners? Although California doesn't have the most repressive anti-gun laws
in the nation, it is the most populous state in the Union and often influences
nationwide trends in legislation. So it is important that the petition start
here.
"Recent comments by the state's most anti-gun legislators let
Californians know that recent legislation is only a start. This petition asks
Ashcroft to do nothing more than his duty. That he has been sympathetic to the
true meaning of the Constitution is unquestionable. If it is ever able to
begin, such redress must start now.
"The petition can be edited to work in other states through
substitution of names, and the inclusion of specific instances of
Constitutional violations by a given state's branches of government and
failure of the federal judiciary to redress. It's about time we gunowners got
pro-active instead of reactive in the Second Amendment fight."
We gratefully agree. The Petition authors, which include KeepAndBearArms.com
Director Angel Shamaya, and Citizens of America President Brian
Puckett, thank Mr. John and the foreward-thinking management of Guns and
Ammo for this valuable testimonial. We encourage our supporters to let them know
that their leadership is appreciated -- and we can't think of a better way than
by subscribing to this great magazine if you don't already do so. Here's how:
Click here: http://GunsAndAmmoMag.com
and it will take you to their website-- a popup window will appear taking you to
their online subscription form. During this special NO RISK online offer, you
can get 2 FREE ISSUES and receive an additional 10 issues for only $11.97 -
that's just $1.00 an issue. If you choose not to subscribe, just write
"cancel" on your invoice, send it back and owe nothing. Either way,
the first 2 issues are yours to keep -- without obligation. Just complete the
information on their online form, and click on submit.