Dear fellow gun owner:

A floor vote in the Wisconsin state Senate on the Personal Protection Act concealed carry bill is scheduled for Tuesday, December 6th.

The outcome of this vote will set the tone for the vote in the Assembly, as well as for the override votes in both the Senate and Assembly after Governor Doyle follows through on his promise to veto the bill. A strong vote in our favor in the Senate will pressure members of the Assembly to follow suit.

In the past, Governor Doyle used the State Troopers as props for his opposition to the bill. With the Wisconsin Troopers Association now having come out in favor of the bill, and with many other law enforcement groups now endorsing the bill, the momentum is with us, not the governor.

We need to build on that momentum by keeping pressure on our legislators.

We can win this fight, but only if we all remain committed.

Please make every effort possible to be at the Capitol on Tuesday at about 9:30 to 10 am. Stop in at Senator Zien's office at Room 15 South in the Capitol to pick up your PPA supporter stickers. Then stop in at your state senator's office to urge him or her to vote for the bill.

We also need to have a barrage of emails and phone calls to state senators. Not a smattering. Not a few phone calls or emails.

A barrage of email and phone artillery.

Call it "shock and awe." We need to stun them with our sheer numbers.

Therefore, it is absolutely critical that you email your state senator, and then follow up that email immediately with a phone call. You can find your state senator's email address and phone number by going to http://165.189.139.210/waml/ and typing in your address.

Your message can be as simple as, "I am a registered voter, and I want you to vote for the Personal Protection Act," or words to that effect. Personalize your email us much as possible. If you're a registered Democrat, and your senator is a Democrat, it is even more important that you let your senator know your party affiliation.

In order to avoid bogging down the email system at the Capitol, and to avoid ticking off people we're trying to keep on our side, we ask that emails and phone calls be scheduled as follows:

If your last name begins with the letters A through M, please send your email and then make your follow-up phone call on Friday.

If your last name begins with the letters N through Z, please send your email and then make your phone call on Monday.

As always, emails and calls to the staffers of your legislators should be polite, but to the point.

We have always outnumbered our opponents on this issue, and by a huge margin. It's time to show our state senators just how many Wisconsin voters support this bill.

So, please, make every effort possible to attend the Senate vote. If you've never seen our legislators in action, this will be a real education for you, your spouse, your children, and your friends.

Even if you're not able to attend, do not forget to send your email and make your phone call.

Once you've done that, please forward this email to every single gun owner you know, and to every last person you know who believes in the God-given right of self defense.

Make no mistake: with recent events, and ongoing efforts, our chances of winning are better than they were last year, when we lost by just one single vote.

One single vote out of 132. That's all it took for Doyle to win. This time around, we're in a far better position to change those numbers to our side.

But we can only win if you and every other supporter does everything necessary to reach our goal.

Thanks,
The Wisconsin Concealed Carry Association