According to Knife Rights, Georgia Knife Preemption Bill SB432 passed out of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee yesterday on a 6-2 vote. Your emails and calls make an impact!
Successful passage of SB432 would not only ensure Georgia residents carrying a knife are treated fairly wherever they travel in Georgia, but all those traveling to the BLADE Show though towns and cities with knife laws more restrictive that Georgia’s otherwise decent knife laws, would be safe from violation.
Now the bill moves to the House Rules Committee today or Thursday to be scheduled for a vote of the full House. You can continue to help by calling or emailing the members of the House Rules Committee and request they schedule SB432 for a vote. It is VERY IMPORTANT to remember to be very RESPECTFUL & POLITE when making your request. Knife Rights has included a succinct sample message below. Committee members a lot of bills to consider, so all you need to do is to politely let them know that this bill has support from an involved constituency.
If you are a Georgia resident it is best that you call the committee members below. If you can’t call, at least email.
If you are a BLADE Show attendee from outside of Georgia, please email ALL of the committee members (listed below) and ask them to vote YES on SB432.
Use Email SUBJECT: Please Schedule SB432 for a Vote
Suggested email:
Dear Representative [insert name],
As a knife owner, collector and enthusiast, I attend the BLADE Show in Atlanta which generates millions of dollars for the Georgia economy. SB432 would ensure that when I visit Georgia, the knife laws will be consistent statewide. It will also ensure that Georgia residents will know that their pocketknife is legal throughout the entire state.
Please schedule SB432 for a vote as promptly as you can.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
[your signature]
If you call, here is what you might say to the Representative’s secretary:
Hello my name is xxxxxx xxxxxxx and I am calling to ask Representative [insert name] to please schedule SB432 for a vote as soon as possible. This bill is important to me because I attend the BLADE show in Atlanta and would like to see the knife laws across Georgia be consistent. Thank you for taking my message.
Rich Golick: 404-656-5943 – [email protected]
Tommy Benton: 404-656-0213 – [email protected]
David Casa: 404-656-0254 – [email protected]
Mickey Channell: 404-656-5103 – [email protected]
Sharon Cooper: 404-656-5069 – [email protected]
Katie Dempsey: 404-463-2247 – [email protected]
Earl Ehrhart: 404-463-2247 – [email protected]
Gerald Greene: 404-732-2973 – [email protected]
Bob Hanner: 404-656-7859 – [email protected]
Bill Hembree: 404-659-9195 – [email protected]
Judy Manning: 404-656-7868 – [email protected]
Greg Morris: 404-656-5115 – [email protected]
Butch Parrish: 404-463-2247 – [email protected]
Allen Peake: 404-656-5025 – [email protected]
Tom Rice: 404-656-5912 – [email protected]
Jay Roberts: 404-656-7153 – [email protected]
Ed Setzler: 404-656-0177 – [email protected]
Donna Sheldon: 404-656-5025 – [email protected]
Barbara Sims: 404-656-0213 – [email protected]
Lynn Smith: 404-656-7149 – [email protected]
Ron Stephens: 404-656-5115 – [email protected]
Tom Weldon: 404-656-0152 – [email protected]
Wendell Willard: 404-656-5125 – [email protected]
It is much, much better to email each member individually, but if you cannot, below are all the email addresses which you can copy and paste into your email:
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