Common Folk Using Common Sense

Georgia House Bill 89 is the first real gun law reform in Georgia in the last 20 years. It would expand the places a law-abiding gun owner can legally carry their gun in defense of their loved ones. Two of the places it would now allow are (1) public transit, including MARTA, and (2) restaurants that derive at least 50% of their income from food.

The Georgia Restaurant Association is very publicly urging Governor Perdue to veto HB 89. MARTA is doing the same thing (it is nice to know your tax dollars are being used against your civil rights, isn’t it?). The Georgia Restaurant Association has over 3,000 members, most of whom do not seem to know it is already legal to carry a firearm in their establishments (since most of them do not serve alcohol). In addition, the Governor is being flooded with negative telephone calls stemming from the stream of misinformation being conveyed by the news media.

Please sit down and write Governor Perdue using your personal stationary or paper. Then, grab the telephone and call him. When you are finished, please take the time to send an email. Let him know you support HB 89 and you would appreciate him signing it into law.

Then please contact members of your family and friends and ask them to do the same.

• Be Polite
• Be Precise
• Don’t Be Long Winded
• If You Call, Know What You Want To Say Before Dialing (suggest writing it down even)
• Use Multiple Methods Of Contact; Do Not Use The Same Message
• Encourage Other Gun Owners To Contact The Governor, But Remind Them To Be Polite (Make Friends, Don’t Burn A Bridge)

Web Form E-Mail:
http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,78006749_94820188,00.html

Snail Mail (USPS):
The Office of the Governor
State of Georgia
203 State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Phone:
404-656-1776

Fax:
404-657-7332

As always, please exercise extreme courtesy and self restraint in dealing with Gov. Perdue’s office.

Governor Perdue, HB 89, MARTA, Georgia Restaurant Association

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