http://www.ccrkba.org/pub/rkba/press-
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NEWS RELEASE
Citizens Committee for the
Right to Keep and Bear Arms
12500 N.E. Tenth Place
Bellevue, WA 98005
CCRKBA TELLS WISCONSIN: ‘LEGISLATORS HAVE MORE BACKBONE IN
KANSAS’
For Immediate Release: March 24, 2006
BELLEVUE, WA – In the wake of Thursday’s landmark override by the
Kansas Legislature of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ veto of that
state’s concealed carry legislation, the Citizens Committee for
the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is telling lawmakers in
Wisconsin that they need more backbone.
“Earlier this year,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan M. Gottlieb,
“Wisconsin legislators had the opportunity to uphold the state’s
constitutional right to bear arms, but they chickened out and
rolled over for anti-gun Gov. Jim Doyle. Kansas lawmakers,
working in a bipartisan atmosphere to do what’s right for voters
instead of the governor, showed the nation that political courage
still exists in the Midwest.
“It is obvious that neither Doyle nor Sebelius, both Democrats,
don’t really care about the civil rights or personal safety of
their constituents,” Gottlieb observed, “but in Kansas at least,
state legislators do, and once they cast a vote, they stick with
it.
“But that’s not the case in Wisconsin,” he continued, “where
earlier this year, Democrats Terry Van Akkeren of Sheboygan and
John Steinbrink of Pleasant Prairie both flip-flopped, voting
initially for passage of a concealed carry law, then voting to
uphold Doyle’s veto. One supposes that when they run for re-
election, they will pull a ‘John Kerry’ on voters, saying that
they ‘actually voted for that bill before voting against it.’
“The difference between Wisconsin and Kansas Democrats appears to
be that in the Badger State, party loyalty and upholding the
party’s anti-gun philosophy is more important than serving the
voters,” Gottlieb stated. “In Kansas, they obviously still
understand that once you give your word, you keep it. Only four
Wisconsin Democrats, Reps. Barbara Gronemus, Mary Hubler, Marlin
Schneider and Amy Sue Vruwink, seem to get it because they voted
to override Doyle.
“Politicians like Doyle and Sebelius always try to hide behind
claims that they support the Second Amendment,” Gottlieb said.
“Well, it’s all hot air. Telling people you support gun rights,
then vetoing their right of self-defense is the zenith of
arrogance and hypocrisy. Legislators should also remember that
voting for gun rights, then voting against them isn’t courageous,
it’s cowardly.”
With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is one of
the nation's premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit
organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving
firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials
and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists
in local communities throughout the United States. The Citizens
Committee can be reached by phone at (425) 454-4911, on the
internet at www.ccrkba.org or by email to
InformationRequest@ccrkba.org.
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