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MORE GOOD NEWS!
Senate President Lane Beattie has announced his retirement from the Utah Senate! Beattie, long known as Gov. Leavitt's alter-ego in the Senate, is known for his ardent support of gun control.
Two years ago, Utah gun rights advocates forced Beattie to call a press conference to announce he was killing his gun control bill, SB 57. This year we did it again, and Beattie again called a press conference to announce he was killing SB 161 and 162. These awful bills would have provided for government-mandated harassment of gun owners in schools and churches. They would also have needlessly endangered our children and all religious people. Advertising to criminals that schools and churches are "free-fire" zones, where criminals can attack without fear of being stopped, is a dangerously stupid idea!
While Beattie didn't give credit to "kooks with guns" for his retirement, UTGuns is glad he's finally learned his lesson.
So, Senate President Lane Beattie is gone. Senate Minority Leader Scott Howell is widely rumored to be considering retiring. House Minority Leader Dave Jones is retiring. (Yes, we're aware that all of them will likely seek higher office. We'll deal with that when the time comes!)
Who's left? Speaker of the House Marty Stephens. The man who "considered" challenging Mike Leavitt, and ended up ENDORSING him! The man who claims he "didn't know anything" about his own Majority Leader's major gun control bill! (Kevin Garn's HB 372) The "powerful leader" who let the unconstitutional SB 72 pass the House with less than a minute to spare!
UTGuns sincerely hopes that Speaker Stephens will listen to the pleas of citizens outraged at the deceitful way in which this bill "passed" the legislature - after midnight, without an opportunity for legislators to read and understand what they were voting for, and with USSC lobbyist, Rob Bishop assuring everyone that it was a "good" bill - and that he will do everything possible to encourage Gov. Leavitt to veto SB 72.
See http://www.sltrib.com/03092000/utah/32279.htm
for info on Beattie's retirement.
Meet the candidates night - Davis County!
For Immediate Release
Date: March 6, 2000
Contact: Don Guymon, 294-0241
Residents of Davis and Weber Counties are invited to attend a voter
information meeting March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Davis County Library
in
Clearfield. The library is located just off I-15 exit 336 at
562 S. 1000 E.
Voters will have a chance to listen to candidates for statewide office
and
learn information about the party caucus meetings, which will be held
on
March 27. Scheduled to address the meeting are Greg Hawkins,
Republican
candidate U.S. Senate, Steve Stromness, Republican candidate for governor
and Frank Mylar, Republican candidate for attorney general. There is
no
admittance charge.
For more information contact Dave Hansen, 544-2744, Craig Caldwell,
451-8206
or Don Guymon 294-0241.
Coming soon - Gun Rights Treason! Stay tuned!
Sarah
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