Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 12:07:29 -0700
From: rsrchsoc@ionet.net ("John Wilde")
Subject: [lpaz-discuss] voluntary Sky Marshalls
To: legality-of-income-tax@egroups.com ("LOIT"), LibertarianExchange@yahoogroups.com ("LibExc"), lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com ("lpaz-discuss"), lpaz-repost@egroups.com ("lpaz-repost"), ice-bucket-owner@egroups.com ("ICE"), dmeador@poncacity.net ("Dan Meador")
Cc: bblankstyn1@home.com ("Bill Blankstyn")
Reply-To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com


Hello,

   I am preparing draft a bill that everyone can take to their
Congress critter for legislative consideration.  It would repeal
the current law prohibiting carrying firearms on an aircraft and
create a "Sky Marshall's Service" which will be made up of 1 Sky
Marshall in Charge per plane and those who volunteer to be a Sky
Marshall when they choose to carry a firearm on board.  Those
could be any combination of passengers and flight crew.  You
don't want to be a Sky Marshall you don't carry.

    Like it or not this fits the rights vs. responsibility aspect
for a freedom loving people.  With every right there is always at
least one responsibility, and in most cases many more
responsibilities, that goes with it.  At least in the near term,
5 to 10 years, the responsibility
of agreeing to be a "voluntary Sky Marshall" would go along with
your right to carry that firearm onboard that aircraft.

    I will draft the bill with only four conditions:  1) you must
sign up to be a volunteer Sky Marshall and go through a
background check (probably the same one that FBI agents go
through); 2) you must declare the firearm when you pass through
gate screening; 2) you must
sit in specifically designated seats, that are found to be the
most advantageous tactically in the event of an incident; 3) we
take our instructions from the "Sky Marshall in Charge"

     For now, assuming we could even get something like this
considered, the requirement for the background check and to
declare the firearm is going to be there no matter what we might
want.  There are going to be other restrictions I am sure once
the critters get a hold of it, if they even consider it.

    Once the legislation is drafted, I will put it in PDF format
along with a Petition.  If you are serious about getting some
sort of legislation considered, once you get the text printed out
you are going to have to gather several hundred signatures within
your legislative district (1000 seems to be that magic number for
legiscritters to sit up and take notice).

    There have been many on various list who have asked what they
can do to foster freedom and in particular gun rights.  This is
your opportunity to realistically engage the public dialogue and
bring it to the Congress.  I will be gathering signatures in my
district once I finished the proposed legislation.

g'day
John Wilde






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