To: firearms-alert@shell.portal.com Subject: CA, California Rifle and Pistol Assn. legislative update Date: Thu, 05 Oct 1995 08:53:12 PDT From: John Walker 10/3/95 Here is the weekly legislative update from the California Rifle and Pistol Assn. (CRPA). This is a transcript from a broadcast made on the "It's not about Guns,. . .It's about Freedom" radio show on KIEV 870 A.M. (Glendale, CA). Broadcasted each Tuesday night from 8:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. Typing errors are my own. ***********Beginning of Article******* Good evening, this is Gerald Upholt, Manager of Governmental Affairs for the California Rifle and Pistol Association with a "Legislative Watch" report on activities in the state capitol. ******* The Legislature has passed and sent to the Governor SB 28 by Republican Senator Tim Leslie of Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe, which would require the Department of Fish and Game to initiate a "hands on" management program for mountain lions. Under existing law, the management of mountain lions is illegal, except in the case of an individual lion that has attacked a human being or domesticated animal. Animal rights extremists and many of those who oppose the private ownership of firearms want the mountain lion to go unmanaged because, if their numbers expand to the point where they deplete populations of deer and other prey species, perhaps sport hunting of deer and other mountain lion prey species can be stopped. These people believe that hunting is the primary valid reason for firearms ownership and that, if hunting is stopped, it will make it easier to make the private ownership of any firearm illegal. Thus, the issue of not managing mountain lions is directly linked to those who deny the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. If signed by the Governor, SB 28 will appear on the March, 1996, statewide ballot for final approval by California voters. Its passage would be a setback for animal rights extremists and for opponents of the individual's right to own, possess, and use firearms. *********** Please tune in next week for another update on legislative actions in the state capitol. To find out more about the California Rifle and Pistol Association, call (800) 305-CRPA, that's (800) 305-CRPA. ***************End of article******** By the way, The people in the Fullerton, CA office of the CRPA deserve a pat on the back for making this update available for posting on the internet. If you want to let them know that you appreciate this, their phone number is (714) 992-2772 or if you want to fax them a note of thanks, their fax number is (714) 992-2996. Their legislative aides helped make this possible. All for now. More next week. John W.