Tyler, TX: Crowd calls for nationwide pit bull ban
Posted on July 1, 2009 by stopbslcom
Contact information for U.S. Rep. Louie Gomert, who this group intends to approach with their request for a nationwide pit bull ban:
WASHINGTON OFFICE, 511 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.3035
Fax: 202.226.1230
Local Address:
1121 ESE Loop 323, Ste 206, Tyler, TX, 75701
Phone: 903.561.6349
Gomert’s constituents may e-mail him using this form:
Congressman Louie Gohmert : Contact Louie
You can bet this group will be getting attention and support from pro-ban, anti-pit bull groups. Please do your part to educate lawmakers and others in Tyler, on the Texas state level, and on the national level about the serious ethical, legal, public safety, and financial perils that
BSL brings with it.
State senators and representatives for the Tyler area may also be targeted by the group. You can find contact info for these individuals here:
Who Represents Me--Districts By City (enter “Tyler”)
Tyler Paper - Tyler Morning Telegraph
UPDATE: Leash Law Approved for Portions of Rusk County
By BETTY WATERS
Staff
HENDERSON — Rusk County Commissioners this morning adopted a leash law for portions of the county.
The meeting was packed with people calling for the county to take a tougher stance against pit bull dogs.
Last month a 10-year-old Justin Clinton was mauled to death by pit bull dogs near Leverett’s Chapel School.
Before the meeting, 60 to 70 people gathered on the steps of the Rusk County Courthouse calling for the banning of pit bull dogs.
They hope what would be called “Justin’s Law” would outlaw ownership of pit bull dogs across the nation.
Among those attending the protest was Cynthia Kent, a Tyler attorney who served for several years as a district judge in Tyler.
Mrs. Kent called the death a “senseless and preventable tragedy.”
She and others vowed to take the fight to ban pit bull dogs to the national level. Mrs. Kent said she would speak with U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Tyler about the prospect of national legislation.
Commissioner adopted the leash law for the Elderville and Airport Garden areas. A public hearing on enacting restrictions had previously been held for those communities. The court agreed to look at expanding the leash law to other areas.
The court also adopted a resolution calling for the banning of pit bulls throughout the nation.
Michael Jimerson, county and district attorney, said the county is limited to what it can do to prevent pit bull dog attacks.
In another action, the court accepted $15.78 million as the maximum cost for expansion of the county jail.
Updated Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. CDT
