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Silveira
v. Lockyer
Status of Fundraising
The fundraising by
KeepAndBearArms.com is essential to
Silveira v. Lockyer and has my backing 100%.
Gary Gorski, Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Silveira v. Lockyer
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Updated
October 1, 2003
We
had $150,000 pledged
to fight a true Second Amendment lawsuit. It's
common for organizations to expect to invest twice
that much in major cases like this one will become
when certiorari is granted.
Unfortunately,
between
the fundraising by Citizens of America and
KeepAndBearArms.com, we've only raised a bit over
$60,000, and all but the last of it is already out
the door -- with more needed immediately.
What's
left in the Silveira Fund escrow account -- from which funds are
being used to support this lawsuit -- is less than
$1,000 after checks clear.
A
few people have requested clear data showing where
the money is going and how it is being used. We'll
gladly share such data. We made it as simple and
clear as possible so you can scan it quickly:
|
TOTAL
FUNDS RAISED FOR SILVEIRA LAWSUIT
as
of 10/1/2003 |
Citizens
of America:
(NOTE:
COA was original fundraising entity for this
case.) |
$ 26,428.45
|
KeepAndBearArms.com:
(From
when COA handed the fundraising torch to
KABA to present) |
$
34,828.00 |
|
TOTAL
RAISED:
(before
associated fees covered
below) |
$
61,256.45 |
|
ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS TO SILVEIRA LAWSUIT
as
of 10/1/2003 |
Legal
research & writing
(law
review articles,
certiorari petition, final Supreme Court brief) |
| KABA: |
30,000.00 |
| COA: |
22,500.00 |
|
Bookkeeper**
(professional
third party) |
| KABA: |
1,549.25 |
| COA: |
donated |
|
Computer
Equipment
(Dell laptop for atty. plus scanner, copier,
fax, ext. hard drive, CD burner, software, etc. plus
lots of extras to make sure he's well
equipped for the duration of this battle) |
| KABA: |
450.00 |
| COA: |
2,711.14 |
|
Books
research,
writing, citation, study of opposition, etc.
(Does
not include the many books the attorney
bought with his own money from funds paid as
his fees) |
| KABA: |
192.76 |
| COA: |
1,846.38 |
|
| Printing
& Printing Supplies |
|
Bank Charges
Checks, Wires,
Merchant Acct. Svc. Charges, etc. |
| KABA: |
1,160.37 |
| COA: |
150.00 |
|
Postage
(not counting greater amount of money attorney
invested from his fees to pitch numerous
articles to Law Review Journals) |
|
|
TOTAL
INVESTED IN
CASE
SO FAR: |
| KABA: |
34,159.62 |
| COA: |
27,463.46 |
|
| TOTAL: |
$61,623.08* |
|
| *
PLEASE NOTE: More has been invested in
this case by KeepAndBearArms.com and
Citizens of America than has been raised. In
fact, a lot more than is even covered above
-- especially when you account for TIME,
which is now several hundred
unaccounted hours. Furthermore, donations to
KeepAndBearArms.com's operating funds have
been virtually nil, by comparison, for
nearly the entire calendar year of 2003 --
as a direct result of the fact that we've
focused on funding legal work being applied
to this true
Second Amendment lawsuit. FYI, Wayne LaPierre's salary
at NRA was
reported last year as $424,000
or $515,000,
depending upon which report you believe --
and their
chief attorney tried to kill this case.
We believe the case will be heard and won on
the two most pressing 2A questions.
**
PLEASE NOTE: Figuring out how much of
KABA's bookkeeper expenses
are directly related to the Silveira case
has been difficult. She's been
with KABA since before we incorporated and
has amazing attention to detail, and we've
still been stumped to produce 100% accuracy
down to the penny -- because she does KABA's
books, too.
Suffice it to say that the bulk of her time
for months has been accounting surrounding
our support for the Silveira lawsuit
-- because donations to our general
operating funds have been sadly and
frustratingly minuscule by comparison.
KABA's bookkeeper has kept us from crashing
and burning in the wreckage long ago and
repeatedly. Without her support, we wouldn't
be here to be fighting this case. |
|
TOTAL
FUNDS RAISED/SPENT FOR SILVEIRA
LAWSUIT
as
of 10/1/2003 |
|
Citizens
of America |
| RAISED |
$ 26,428.45
+950 (reimburse)
= 27,378.45 |
|
| SPENT
+ owed: |
$27,861.45 |
|
| Left: |
-483.00
(KABA will reimburse from Silveira
escrow account to cover recent expenses
incurred -- printing, postage, etc.) |
|
|
KeepAndBearArms.com |
| RAISED: |
$
34,828.00 |
| SPENT: |
$
34,159.62 |
|
| Left: |
$
668.38 * |
|
|
*
NOTE FOR STICKLERS: KABA's bank fees above
are estimated based on the average percentage
of merchant account fees for all types of
credit cards -- Visa, M/C, Discover, Amex --
so the numbers are always off slightly but
average out over time. This is one of the many
bookkeeping headaches KABA's bookkeeper has
had to deal with to support this Second
Amendment case. The actual amount currently in
the Silveira escrow fund, after a
written check clears and a wire transfer fee
is processed, as of 10/1/2003, is
exactly: $995.75. That does not account
for the donations given in the last four days
as it takes a few days for them to process and
actually drop into the bank account to be
transferred to the Silveira escrow
account. |
For
more information on WHY money is needed immediately,
go here:
Silveira
Second Amendment Case Needs Immediate Financial Support,
and Here's Why
Give
online:
https://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/donations/
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by mail:
http://KeepAndBearArms.com/silveira/mail.htm
Silveira
v. Lockyer
The work
Roy Lucas is doing is absolutely essential for the success of this case. The fundraising by
KeepAndBearArms.com will ensure that Mr. Lucas is able to work efficiently, effectively,
and without interruption, and that any contributory work by others can be secured, and that necessary ancillary expenses are taken care of. Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated and have my backing
100%.
Gary Gorski, Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Silveira v. Lockyer |
