+ OUR NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2010
...MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
This month's news and events about our equal rights including the right to keep and bear arms include:
--We recommend joining Second Amendment Foundation
--News and entertainment
--Events
--U.S. and Utah flag days
--Some SSSU accomplishments
--Go shooting
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WE RECOMMEND JOINING SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION
Second Amendment Foundation was one of the appellants of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago, 08-1521 (2009). The group is also the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal-action group focusing on the constitutional right and heritage to own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974 with its lobbying group Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the group has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters, and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. The group has defended the right of gay citizens to keep and bears arms in many of its lawsuits, and publishes Second Amendment-related books, the daily KeepAndBearArms.com news aggregator, the semimonthly Gun Week magazine, the monthly Gottlieb-Tartaro Report newsletter, the bi-monthly Women & Guns magazine, and the periodic Journal on Firearms and Public Policy law review.
Today's SAF offers many reasons to join now.
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NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Published news and entertainment this month include:
--LOCAL
Backcountry Utah Radio
Black Rifle Radio
Discover Utah Wildlife Radio
Kyal 2K Show Radio
Local First Directory (July 1 at various distributers)
QPages Directory (June 1 at various distributers)
QSaltLake Magazine (August 19 and September 2, 16 and 30 at various distributers)
Tenth Amendment Center: Utah
Trail Master Outdoors Radio
--NATIONAL
Alphecca Blog
Armed American Radio
FederalJack.com
Here! Network Television
In the Life Television
Logo Network Television
NRANews.com Television
Outdoor Channel Television
Snowflakes In Hell Blog
Sportsman Channel Television
Tammy Bruce Show Radio
TenthAmendmentCenter.com
Tom Gresham's Gun Talk Radio
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EVENTS
Announced events* this month include:
--AUGUST 18: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LGBT RESOURCE CENTER "SAFE-ZONE TRAINING"
University of Utah Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center will host on Aug. 18 its "Safe-Zone Training" at the university A. Ray Olpin Union Building Union Den at 200 South Central Campus Drive (1600 East), Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9109.
--AUGUST 20 THROUGH 22: SWERVE "CAMPOUT"
sWerve will host on Aug. 20 through 22 its sWerve "Campout" at the National Scenic Byway Nebo Loop Blackhawk Campground near Payson, Utah.
--AUGUST 21 THROUGH 22: ROCKY MOUNTAIN GUN SHOWS
Rocky Mountain Gun Shows will host on Aug. 21 through 22 its gun show at Golden Spike Events Center at 1000 North 1200 West, Ogden, Utah 84401-3441. An admission-discount coupon is available.
--AUGUST 22: SIMPLYSOCIAL "GAY DAY AT RAGING WATERS"
SimplySocial will host on Aug. 22 its "Gay Day at Raging Waters" at Raging Waters Utah at 1200 West 1700 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-2972.
--AUGUST 22: UTAH PRIDE CENTER "'DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY' GOLF CLASSIC TOURNAMENT"
Utah Pride Center will host on Aug. 22 its "'Drive for Diversity' Golf Classic Tournament" at Stonebridge Golf Course at 4415 West Links Drive (2400 South), West Valley City, Utah 84120-8221.
--AUGUST 23: PRIDE COMMUNITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE "2010 EXTENDED SEASON"
Pride Community Softball League will host on Mondays starting Aug. 23 its "2010 Extended Season" at Salt Lake City Parks Division Jordan Park Southwest Field at 1060 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-1515.
--AUGUST 25: GAY & LESBIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE "CANDIDATE AND CAMPAIGN TRAINING"
Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute with Equality Utah, Utah Log Cabin Republicans, Utah Pride Center and Utah Stonewall Democrats will host on Aug. 25 at 7:00 p.m. its "Candidate and Campaign Training" at Salt Lake County Government Center Council Chambers at 2001 South State Street (100 East), Salt Lake City, Utah 84190-0001.
--AUGUST 28: TAKE BACK UTAH "LAND ACCESS PARADE AND RALLY"
Take Back Utah will host on Aug. 28 its "Land Access Parade and Rally" at Utah Capitol Hill at 350 North State Street (100 East), Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-0002.
--SEPTEMBER 8 THROUGH 15: UTAH PRIDE CENTER "'OUT OF HOME' YOUTH FORUMS"
Utah Pride Center will host on Sept. 8 through 15 its "'Out of Home' Youth Forums" at several locations in the state:
Sept. 8 -- Utah State University at Taggart Student Center Room 336, Logan, Utah 84322-0001
Sept. 9 -- Sorenson Unity Center at Performance Theatre 1383 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-1603
Sept. 13 -- Washington County Library at St. George Branch 88 West 100 South, St. George, Utah 84770-3405
Sept. 13 -- USU College of Eastern Utah at Leavitt Student Center 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501-2626
Sept. 15 -- Provo City Library at Academy Square at 550 North University Avenue (0 East) Room 302, Provo, Utah 84601-1618
--SEPTEMBER 12: UTAH PRIDE CENTER SAGE UTAH "'DO YOU LIKE MY HAT?' GARDEN PARTY"
Utah Pride Center SAGE Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders Utah will host on Sept. 12 its "'Do You Like My Hat?' Garden Party" at Memorial House in Memory Grove Park at 485 North Canyon Road (120 East), Salt Lake City, Utah 84103-0000.
--SEPTEMBER 18: UTAH AIDS FOUNDATION "WALK FOR LIFE, BIKE FOR LIFE"
Utah AIDS Foundation will host on Sept. 18 its "Walk For Life, Bike For Life" at Liberty Park at 589 East 1300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84105-1111.
--SEPTEMBER 18 THROUGH 19: CROSSROADS OF THE WEST
Crossroads of the West will host on Sept. 18 and 19 its gun show at Dixie Center at 1835 South Convention Center Drive (150 East), St. George, Utah 84790-5811. An admission-discount coupon is available.
--SEPTEMBER 25 THROUGH 26: CROSSROADS OF THE WEST
Crossroads of the West will host on Sept. 25 and 26 its gun show at South Towne Exposition Center at 9575 South State Street (100 East), Sandy, Utah 84070-3212. An admission-discount coupon is available.
--SEPTEMBER 28: EQUALITY UTAH "'GAINING GROUND' ALLIES DINNER"
Equality Utah will host on Sept. 28 its "'Gaining Ground' Allies Dinner" at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center at 100 South West Temple (100 West), Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1408.
*WHILE NOT LEGAL ADVICE, PLEASE REMEMBER AT ALL EVENTS THAT UTAH LAWS:
(Updated on June 28, 2010)
--Must not prohibit or unconstitutionally restrict the individual "right to keep and bears arms" that is guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution for the United States of America [1], [2]
--Protect generally the possession of 1) an unconcealed or concealed weapon (including a loaded or unloaded firearm) by a citizen who is 21 years of age or older, and is a Utah Concealed Firearm Permit holder; 2) an unconcealed weapon (including an unloaded firearm) by a citizen who is 18 years of age or older; and 3) an unconcealed weapon (including, in certain cases, an unloaded firearm) by a citizen who is under 18 years of age and has "the permission of his parent or guardian to have the weapon" [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]
--Protect generally the possession of a weapon by a citizen at any location in the state except when the location is 1) a designated state- or federal-government secure area, or 2) a house of worship or private residence, building or property where the person who owns the house of worship or private residence, building or property restricts the possession and may enforce the restriction with a complaint of trespass [10]
--Protect generally the possession of a weapon by a citizen who is at a location where alcoholic beverages are served or who is consuming an alcoholic beverage, but the possession is unlawful when the citizen is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance with "the same level of influence or blood or breath alcohol concentration" that is unlawful when driving a motor vehicle (BAC of 0.08 grams or greater) [11], [12]
--Prohibit the confiscation of a weapon except by a law-enforcement officer when the officer detains or arrests an individual who possesses the weapon, and define the confiscation by a person other than the officer as "theft of property" which is punishable as a second-degree felony when the weapon is a firearm, or as a third-degree felony, class-A misdemeanor or class-B misdemeanor when the weapon isn't a firearm, and the theft as "civilly liable for three times the amount of actual damages [...] and for costs of suit and reasonable attorneys' fees" [13]
--Prohibit a state- or local-government worker including a law-enforcement officer from enforcing "any ordinance, regulation, rule, or policy pertaining to firearms that in any way inhibits or restricts the possession or use of firearms on either public or private property" "[u]nless specifically authorized by the Legislature" [14]
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U.S. AND UTAH FLAG DAYS
Official federal and state flag days this month include these holidays:
--SEPTEMBER 6: U.S. LABOR DAY
This national holiday celebrates the 128th anniversary of the creation of "a day off for the working citizens."
--SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. PATRIOT DAY
This national holiday memorializes the 9th anniversary of the attacks at New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
--SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. CONSTITUTION DAY
This national holiday celebrates the 223rd anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution.
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SOME SSSU ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We are asked often what SSSU has accomplished. A summary of our work shows how we:
--Joined other firearm groups in 2008 to lobby members of the Utah Senate successfully against the confirmation of Utah 3rd District Court Judge Robert K. Hilder to serve as a member of the Utah Court of Appeals after he declared his opinion in 2003 that administrators of the University of Utah could prohibit the possession of firearms by citizens at the university.
--Lobbied the staffers of the Salt Lake County Office of the District Attorney successfully in 2007 to repeal an illegal prohibition of the possession of firearms by citizens at Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City and South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah.
--Joined other firearm groups in 2007 to lobby members of the Utah Legislature successfully for legislation which protects the possession of firearms by citizens at public school and university properties.
--Graded state and federal candidates for elected public office since 2004 so voters could make informed choices.
--Lobbied gay members of the Utah Legislature since 2003 to enroll in special Utah Concealed Firearm Permit classes which are offered annually to them by other firearm groups.
--Lobbied members of the Utah Legislature since 2003 about every bill which would disproportionately affect gay Utahns and firearm owners.
--Welcomed more gay Utahns to the shooting sports since 2002 than any other gay firearm group worldwide.
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GO SHOOTING
We no longer sponsor group meetings or other shooting events. Our simple reminder is to "go shooting." Most of our supporters shoot on their own schedules already, and we encourage that. We also encourage everyone to invite others or ask to be invited to shoot in pairs or small groups as they choose. Here are our recommended instructor and ranges.
We welcome you to share this message with others. Share the sport of shooting!
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