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I've sent in faxes and calls to Rep. Edwards and Sen. Ellis, and will be sending in paper copies of the faxes, in which I outlined my personal reasons for supporting these bills. I work at a university campus, which has had its fair share of violent crime, so it's very important to me that these bills pass., that sort of thing. Nothing specific yet about amendments or the current status. I'll write those next.

I called Rep. Edwards' office, and had a nice chat with an aide that actually lives in my neighborhood. He wasn't sure of Edwards' position on it, but said he'd call me back with that information. I mentioned the fax, and outlined my basic reasons for wanting this bill to pass, and politely asked if he would pass that along.

I then called Sen. Ellis' office, and when I asked the aide what Ellis' position was, I got passed to a senior staff, who informed me that Ellis does not support it. I politely asked, what are his reasons behind that? The staffer told me nothing new, that Ellis does not think putting more guns on campus would make it any safer. (My next letter will address this very issue, pointing out the inconsistency that the same people who believe this believe that adding more police to campus would make it safer, and police protect themselves and others with guns...so the issue isn't really about guns, it's about not trusting everyday citizens with them). But for this phone call, I didn't debate the staffer, I simply summarized my reasons for wanting it passed, again as politely as possible.

Getting ready for the next round of communication...