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http://www.myvssa.org/content/vssa-and-media Dear Virginia NRA Member:
I don’t have to tell you that gun owners are under attack like never before. At the national level, members of congress and the Obama Administration want to ban and register whole classes of firearms, even the pump action shotgun that you use at the skeet and trap range or for hunting. The U.S. Department of Justice is even talking about making you sign a log when you purchase ammunition, similar to what you have to do for certain over-the-counter drugs.
At the state level, there is talk in New York and Iowa of confiscation of firearms. And, in your home state of Virginia, anti-gun legislators have already introduced legislation to hold you civilly liable if your firearm is stolen and then used in a crime. Within the next two weeks, they have already promised to introduce bans on so-called “assault weapons”, ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, and restart their annual attack on gun shows. A candidate for Governor has even called for reinstatement of handgun rationing that was repealed last year, all while making a political show of purchasing a high-end shotgun to show that he supports the Second Amendment.
The only way to defeat these attacks is to band together, and make your voice heard in opposition to new restrictions on your rights. That’s why I’m asking you to join me in supporting the Virginia Shooting Sports Association (VSSA). I hope you will take a minute now to join, or if you are already a member, renew your membership. For 75 years, VSSA has been working to protect the rights of Virginia’s law abiding gun owners. They have played a key role in reforming Virginia’s concealed carry law, protecting gun shows as we know them, protecting shooting ranges from frivolous noise complaints, repealing the ban on concealed carry in restaurants like Applebee’s and Olive Garden that serve alcohol as well as food, and in repealing Virginia’s one gun-a-month law.
Now, as we face the biggest threat to our rights in decades, VSSA is already hard at work in the Virginia General Assembly, lobbying legislators, and letting them know that thousands of Virginia’s gun owners stand ready to answer the call to flood their offices with calls and emails. But they need more of you to add your voice to their membership. Only a small portion of Virginia’s NRA membership are also members of VSSA. You may be saying, “I’m already an NRA member. Why do I need to join the state association?” Because VSSA is NRA’s partner in protecting your rights and supporting the shooting sports so the next generation can enjoy the same rights we enjoy. They are at the General Assembly everyday making sure your rights are protected.
Finally, VSSA is the only full service gun rights organization in Virginia. In addition to lobbying the General Assembly, they support shooting disciplines, sanction state championships, and introduce new shooters to the sport. Just last year, VSSA played a key role in introducing hundreds of new women to the shooting sports by supporting NRA Women on Target clinics. In short, VSSA is your connection to the NRA and NRA programs at the state level.
Please take a moment now to go to
http://www.myvssa.org/join and join VSSA. For less than the price of a half tank of gasoline, you can join for $25 for one year. For about the cost of a tank of gas, you can join for three years for $60, a $15 savings off the cost of the annual membership rate. When you join you will receive the quarterly member publication The Bullet, by email each quarter. You will also receive the e-Bullet, an electronic newsletter of information of interest to gun owners. And because VSSA is a Civilian Marksmanship Program affiliate, you will be eligible to make purchase of surplus firearms when they are available from CMP.
We don’t have time to waste. The General Assembly has just convened and I need you to add your voice to VSSA so they can defeat the anti-gun bills that have been promised this session. Please join VSSA today.
Sincerely,
Wayne LaPierre