Michigan Chapter
Contacting Representatives
We are frustrated that current gun laws are not being enforced and yet the misinformed are demanding more laws that will not deter violent offenders but will make it difficult for individual citizens to protect themselves and their children.
Make your voice heard! With all of the media hype surrounding the gun control vs. Bill of Rights debate, they need to hear what's really on our minds - our Second Amendment rights!
Do try to be calm and rational and polite... and to not end constructive discussion. We are all trying to reduce violence in our society; some people are just going about it in different ways. Keep that truth in mind and become familiar with gun and crime statistics. The facts are on our side! Educate yourself so you can educate others!
Also remember that handwritten notes carry more weight than computer-generated or typed letters, and that anything with a U.S. stamp on it gets more attention than an email.
The White House:
telephone (202) 456-4114
FAX:(202)456-2461
e-mail president@whitehouse.gov
The Vice President's Office:
telephone:(202) 274-5000
FAX:(202) 456-2883
e-mail vice.president@whitehouse.gov
Vice President's Senate Office: telephone: (202) 224-2424
the U.S. Capitol Switchboard:
Governor Engler: http://www.state.mi.us/MIGOV/gov/ComtactGovernor.shtm
Governor John Engler
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, Michigan 48909
PHONE
(517) 335-7858
FAX
(517) 335-6863
Southeastern Michigan Office
1200 6th Street, 20th Floor
The Michigan Plaza Building
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 256-1003
Northern Michigan Office
540 West Kaye
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-2850
Washington D.C. Office
444 North Capitol Street, Northwest
Hall of the States, Suite 411
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 624-5840
U.S. Capitol Switchboard (all Senators and Representatives):
(202)224-3121
Locate your representitive at the Michigan House of Representitives http://www.house.state.mi.us/
Contact your sentator at the Michigan State Senate http://www.senate.state.mi.us/ .
The Library of Congress also provides information about state and local governments, including a section broken down by state.
The U.S. House of Representatives has links to member offices, committee offices, and contact information. They also have a page which lets you put in your zip code and locate your Representative.
The U.S. Senate has similar services.
Thomas - The U.S. Congress on the Internet, a service in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson provided by the Library of Congress, has all sorts of legislative information online, including texts of bills currently on the floor.
Gun Owners of America has an extensive page to help citizens find contact information.
You are registered to vote, aren't you? Check out the Michigan Secretary of State website to find out how to get registered.
Chicago Sun-Times:
(312) 321-3000
Michael Cooke, Editor in Chief
e-mail: mcooke@suntimes.com
Chicago Tribune
(800) 874-2863
Howard A. Tyner, Editor
e-mail: ChiEd@aol.com
Bruce Dold, Editorial Page Editor
e-mail: bdold@tribune.com
Los Angeles Times
(213) 237-7935 (opinion department)
(213) 237-4511 and Fax: (213) 237-7679 (letters to the editor)
(202) 293-4650 (Washington bureau)
e-mail: www.latimes.com (follow prompts to e-mail windows)
New York Post
(212) 930-8000
John Mancini, News
e-mail: jmancini@nypost.com
New York Times
1 (212) 556-1234
Joseph Lelyveld, Executive Editor Letters to the Editor
fax: (212) 556-3622
e-mail: letters@nytimes.com.
Philadelphia Inquirer
(215) 854-4500
Letters to the editor: Inquirer.Letters@phillynews.com
USA Today
(703) 276-3400
Karen Jurgenson, Editor
e-mail: www.usatoday.com and follow feedback prompts
Washington Post (202) 334-6000
Fred Hiatt, Editorial Page Editor
e-mail: hiattf@washpost.com
Time e-mail: letters@time.com
ABC e-mail: http://abc.go.com/abc/help/contact.html
CNN (404) 827-1500
CBS (212) 975-4321
MSNBC e-mail: World@MSNBC.com
NBC:
NBC-Nightly News: e-mail: Nightly@NBC.com
NBC Today Show: e-mail: Today@NBC.com
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