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09.22.07 MEDFORD TEACHER UPDATE. |
As
you probably know, our lawsuit against the Medford school district
has received international
attention. We have received media inquiries from as far
away as Canada and the story has been reported in publications
as far away as India. Clearly we have hit a nerve.
For all who have contributed to our legal fund, we to thank
you. We have heard from people across the country who believe
strongly in what we are doing and recognize that this issue
has national ramifications.
The case boils down to one very simple question. Does a person
lose the right to protect herself and the people for whom she
is responsible because she accepts a job at public school? Obviously
we don't think so, and by your support, you have made it clear
you don't either.
The papers
have been filed. The arguments are due to be heard Oct 11th.
The future of the rights of government employees is now (at
least temporarily) in the hands of the courts.
If you are an OFF supporter, you will soon receive a letter
from our Foundation.
OFEF does not do the kind of constant fundraising you have come
to expect from activist organizations. We only ask for your
financial support when we have a issue that requires us to take
action. Clearly we believe this is a critical issue and we hope
we can count on your help.
Frankly, there is no one else stepping up. Despite what you
may have heard, despite the misreporting
and the self serving press releases, only OFEF is involved in
financing this critical legal action. For more misleading or
false reporting see
here.
Some in the press have incorrectly reported that the NRA
has been involved. This is not true. In fact, it is the NRA's
official position that trained and licensed adults should never*
be allowed to carry self defense firearms in schools."That
means no guns in America's schools, period ... with the rare
exception of law enforcement officers or trained security personnel."
(*This speech has been pulled from the NRA website. You can
see an archived copy
here.)
Obviously, we disagree. We believe that responsible people have
a right to protect themselves anywhere. We also believe that
it's nothing short of insanity to continue a policy of disarming
people in schools where lunatics and terrorists have been told
that they have plenty of potential victims and no one to fight
back.
Predictably, the talking heads and media sockpuppets are horrified
that anyone would choose to defend themselves. and predictably,
Senator Ginny
Burdick has announced plans to introduce legislation to
ban license holders from school property.
In an editorial in the Oregonian, she branded you "extremist"
and painted nightmare scenarios of classroom shootouts, never
considering the alternative, where only the killers have weapons.
It's absurd, but nothing new. Burdick has spent years introducing
bills to restrict your gun rights, and she's introduced this
bill over and over, only to be defeated by your activism. We
are counting on that commitment now to guarantee that we have
the resources to defend this one brave teacher, and by extension,
all government employees who have been disarmed by rules that
contradict state law.
You can help by making a tax deductible contribution here.
Win or lose, we believe this is a fight we must have. Too many
people are at the mercy of bureaucrats who would prefer to see
them as dead victims than as armed survivors. Too many politicians
are determined to allow women to continue to be victims of violence
rather than allowing them to have the tools to protect themselves.
In her editorial, Burdick got one thing right. She said "The
gun lobby is relentless in pushing its agenda."
That's true. and as long as there are people like her
committed to making women defenseless, with your help, we'll
be standing in her way.
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