House Bill 615 : Firearms

During the Clinton Administration, and long before I had acquired the use of the computer, I once listen to "The American Freedom Network" and "The Shooting Show" hosted by Johnny Rowlands. I met Johnny at the S.H.O.T. Show in Atlanta in '99, just days into the Federal Lawsuits against the Firearm Manufacturers. This created a sore eye on the City of Atlanta to host such a event, only to have the rug pulled out of it only two days prior, by the Mayor Bill Campbell. Governor Roy Barnes tried to stop the Lawsuits from proceeding any further, but Clinton offered federal assistance in the Lawsuits.

My brother and I had waited a long time to attend this event, only to have it turn sour at the last moment. This was surely was a rude awakening to me, especially since I had to tolerate such events like "Freak Nick". A dark cloud hung over the show that year and we was only able to attend by special invitation from the leading gun smith of The Pistolsmiths Guild.

While talking to people like Johnny Rowlands, Jerry Miculek & His wife, Kay Clark Miculek, over at the Clark Boothe; I tried to convince them that down the road, just 15 minutes away, we was a totally different type of people, that was found in the City of Atlanta.

The S.H.O.T. Show generated an estimated $50,000,000. million dollars for The City of Atlanta, that year, but the show was never to return again. That was when I began to taking a closer look at my State Legislators, and how they was voting to maintain my rights and represented my best interest, instead of the goals set up by the special groups, like The NAACP and SCLC.

When I said that we was different from the folks in Atlanta, I never thought that we would end up with the dogshet, that we now have as our so called State Legislators in this county.











09 LC 94 0119

Senate Resolution 63
By: Senators Seay of the 34th and Buckner of the 44th
A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, during the summer of 1986, several members of the Clayton County African American community expressed a desire to establish a Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to organize and unify the work being done throughout the community by several civic leagues and social organizations; and
WHEREAS, many leaders in the African American community of Clayton County were instrumental in efforts to create the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP including: Reverend McAlister and Cynthia Hollins, Reverend Charles Grant, Eddie White, James Jackson, Reda Brooks, Carolyn and Gail Davenport, Oscar Blalock, Catherine Glover, Leonard Tate, Adelle Freeman, Cornelia Smith, Wade Starr, Jr., Joe and Tonella Frierson, and Jessie Dent; and

WHEREAS, the initiative and leadership of Leonard Tate, Tonella Frierson, and Jesse Dent during the organizational period of the Clayton County Branch were vital in the group's creation; and

WHEREAS, after 119 signatures of support from the community were collected and officers were elected, the Clayton County Branch was chartered on October 18, 1986; and

WHEREAS, one of the first programs organized by the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP was a School Superintendent Candidates Forum in the fall of 1986; and

WHEREAS, since its inception, the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP has been intricately involved in the social, political, economic, and religious development of Clayton County; and
WHEREAS, throughout the years, the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP has been superbly led by numerous talented presidents including: James Jackson, Ben Marsh, Oscar Blalock, William Mouzon, Reverend Joseph Wheeler, and Dexter Matthews; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting that this body express its appreciation for the great advancements made by the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People over the past three decades.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that members of this body recognize the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for the organization's significant role in leading social change in Clayton County and Georgia.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the current president of the Clayton County Branch for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Dexter Matthews


It's no wonder, why the rest of the State is looking down on us; Our legislators are being governed by the NAACP