and something the rest of ya'll should be aware of.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ALERT
This information is accurate at the time this CAL-ERT was written and originally distributed. The NRA Members' Councils of California and the California Rifle and Pistol Association have issued this alert in a cooperative effort and will keep you informed as the legislative situation changes in Sacramento.
LEGISLATION PENDING: (This is a partial list. Complete list is found at
http://www.calnra.com/legs.shtml)
The California State Legislature is back in session and two very bad anti-gun bills could be voted on at any time. Please take the requested action to oppose both of these bills. Your support is critical if we are to defeat this unreasonable legislation.
AB962 (DeLeon) AMMUNITION SALES RESTRICTIONS
This bill would:
establish a database and a program administered and maintained by the Department of Justice for licensing handgun ammunition vendors.
require that commencing July 1, 2010, unless specifically excluded, no person shall sell or transfer more than 50 rounds of handgun ammunition in any month unless he or she is registered as a handgun ammunition vendor.
also provide that no retail seller of ammunition shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale, any handgun ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser without the assistance of the retailer or employee thereof.
further provide that handgun ammunition may only be purchased in a face-to-face transaction and only if certain conditions exist. This restriction would eliminate mail-order and Internet sales of ammunition.
require certain ammunition vendors to obtain a thumbprint and other information from ammunition purchasers, and would require submission of that information to the Department of Justice.
Furthermore, if AB962 were to pass, it would potentially halt all smallbore rifle youth programs, including ROTC, Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and 4-H shooting sports programs. Friends and family-members who provide ammunition to each-other could become criminals if this bill were to become law.
STATUS: AB962 has been moved to the Suspense File in the Senate Appropriations Committee and can be voted on at any time.
POSITION: NRA & CRPA STRONGLY OPPOSE
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SB585 (Leno) – GUN SHOW BAN This bill would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace and would thereby make a violation of that prohibition a misdemeanor. This bill would ban having a gun show at the Cow Palace, which is a state owned facility in the South San Francisco area. If it passes, it will likely be expanded to ban gun shows on any public property, such as fairgrounds, throughout the State. It is a major attack on the right of sportsmen and other firearms owners to assemble, communicate with each other, and to purchase new, used and collectible firearms, accessories and sporting supplies.
STATUS: SB585 is now on the Assembly Floor and can be voted on at any time.
POSITION: NRA & CRPA STRONGLY OPPOSE
Facts regarding SB585:
Law enforcement fears that the lack of the gun show would drive firearms sales underground due to the lack of a the gun show as a regulated location for such sales to take place.
The unfair lack of access to this publicly-owned venue restricts the First Amendment Rights of many thousands of attendees who have done nothing wrong and should not have to endure such censorship.
The gun show promoters, including Crossroads of the West (who produce the show at the Cow Palace) worked with law enforcement, the state fair board and others, in support of AB295 several years ago. AB295 provided protections, including event operation under the strict scrutiny of law enforcement, at all gun shows in the state.
Gun show promoters in California, including Crossroads of the West, have a close working relationship with law enforcement agencies (at all levels) due to the nature of cooperation that exists at gun shows, such as the one at the Cow Palace.
California has the toughest gun show laws of any state in the nation. Currently, California's gun shows are monitored by local, state, and federal enforcement agencies and all firearms transactions are required to be processed by dealers who possess federal, state, and local licenses.
Buying a firearm at a gun show is no different than going to a firearms dealer's store. All firearms transactions occur only after a comprehensive background check that includes a 10-day waiting period before a firearm can be delivered to the new owner. SB585 is an attempt by anti-firearms rights activists to find more creative ways to discourage people from owning firearms! Like most such bills, it would have no impact on criminals, just on lawful individuals!
Please note: As a major gun show promoter throughout California, Crossroads of the West Gun Shows (Bob and Lynn Templeton) have been STRONG NRA supporters for more than twenty years. Their efforts to support the NRA have resulted in the recruitment/retention of tens-of-thousands of NRA members throughout this time. And as we all know, this is California -- a battleground state for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and every NRA member is important to the survival of the Second Amendment.
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: LET'S RAMP-UP THE PRESSURE!!!
Please continue to contact the Senate Appropriations Committee and urge a NO vote on AB 962.
Please contact the members of the Assembly and urge a NO vote on SB 585.
Note: Please remember to be professional, courteous and concise.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE LEGISLATURE:
AB962 -- Senate Appropriations Committee: A complete listing of all of the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee phone/email information can be found HERE . Also, you can send a single email to each of the Senate Appropriations Committee Members by using the special "ONE CLICK" email address that you can find HERE . By sending one email to the special "ONE CLICK" address, each one of the Senate Appropriations Committee Members will receive a copy of your message (so it is probably a good idea to address your messages with: Dear Senator,).
SB585 -- Assembly: A complete listing of all of the members of the Assembly phone/email information can be found HERE . Also, you can send a single email to each of the Assembly Members by using the special "ONE CLICK" email address that you can find HERE . By sending one email to the special "ONE CLICK" address, each one of the Assembly Members will receive a copy of your message (so it is probably a good idea to address your messages with: Dear Assembly Member,).
WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO:
Join the NRA and CRPA now!
If you are not already a member of your local NRA Members' Council, JOIN NOW! It costs you nothing but a little of your time - volunteering to help the NRA regain our Second Amendment rights in California.
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