From ba-firearms-request Fri Apr 8 08:39:04 1994 Received: (daemon@localhost) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.7/8.6.5) id IAA29840; Fri, 8 Apr 1994 08:38:59 -0700 Errors-to: ca-firearms-request@shell.portal.com Sender: ca-firearms-request@shell.portal.com Precedence: bulk Received: from nova.unix.portal.com (nova.unix.portal.com [156.151.1.101]) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.7/8.6.5) with ESMTP id IAA29836 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 1994 08:38:57 -0700 Received: from hound.edaca.ingr.com (hound.dazixca.ingr.com [129.135.106.43]) by nova.unix.portal.com (8.6.7/8.6.5) with SMTP id IAA21206 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 1994 08:38:52 -0700 Received: by hound.edaca.ingr.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA02865; Fri, 8 Apr 94 08:37:51 PDT From: crphilli@hound.edaca.ingr.com (Ron Phillips) Message-Id: <9404081537.AA02865@hound.edaca.ingr.com> Subject: ALERT: CA / NRA FAX-NEWS -7apr94 To: ca-firearms@shell.portal.com (California Firearms), rkba-dems@netcom.com (Democrats For The Second Amendment), fap@dixie.com (Firearms Politics), rkba-alert@mainstream.com (RKBA ALERT) Date: Fri, 8 Apr 94 8:37:50 PDT X-Mailer: ELM [version 06.00.01.12 (2.3 PL11)] Status: R **** NRA FAX-NEWS **** **** April 7, 1994 **** NRA-ILA 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 455 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone : (916) 446-2455 FAX : (916) 448-7469 ====================================================================== **** STATE (California) NEWS **** AB 1333 (Gotch) - The seized firearm destruction bill was not voted on today in the Senate. The obvious reason is that Hayden/Gotch didn't have the votes. The only Senator who wasn't present was Alquist (D-San Jose). Please call his district office at 408/286-8318 today or tomorrow and urge a *NO* vote. Please keep up the pressure on the swing votes we identified in yesterday's fax alert. AB X37 (Willie Brown/John Burton) - We have received information that this bill will come to a vote on the Assembly Floor on Monday, April 11. The bill would allow cities and counties to ban *any semi- automatic firearm*. This is going to be a very tough bill to vote against for some of the Democrats who support us because of Speaker Brown`s involvement. Please call the listed Assembly members and urge them to vote *NO* or *abstain*: Joe Baca (D-Rialto) - 916/44507454 Julie Bornstein (D-Palm Desert - 916/445-5416 Debra Bowen (D-Marina Del Rey) - 916/445-8528 Cruz Bustamente (D-Fresno) - 916/445-8514 Robert Campbell (D-Martinez) - 916/445-7890 Sal Cannella (D-Ceres) - 916/445-8570 Tom Connolly (D-Lemon Grove) - 916/445-3266 Dominic Cortese (D-San Jose) - 916/445-8243 Jim Costa (D-Fresno) - 916/445-7558 Bob Epple (D-Long Beach) - 916/445-6047 Tom Hannigan (D-Fairfield) - 916/445-8368 Dan Hauser (D-Arcata) - 916/445-8360 Johan Klehs (D-San Leandro) - 916/445-8160 Bruce McPherson (R-Santa Cruz) - 916/445-8496 Margaret Snyder (D-Modesto) - 916/445-7906 Curtis Tucker (D-Inglewood) - 916/445-7533 AB X37 would create a nightmare for law enforcement and consequently does not have the support of the Attorney General, the police chiefs or sheriffs. SB 1275 and 1276 (Hart) were approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee this week (both by one vote). SB 1275 would require a state license to purchase a handgun and SB 1276 would require a state license to purchase ammunition. SB 1276 also had the Schumer/Metzenbaum "arsenal" language. An arsenal was defined as 25 handguns or 1000 rounds of ammunition. The ammunition language was amended out. President Pro Tem Lockyer spoke and voted against both bills. Please call him at 916/445-6671 and thank him for his support. AB 3499 (O'Connell) was amended and passed by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Initially, it would have prohibited a minor from possessing a firearm unless they were accompanied by or had written permission from the parent/guardian. As amended, the bill now only deals with penalties for illegal possession of firearms by minors. The new twist is loss of driving privileges and community service. ANOTHER BIG WIN FOR SAN DIEGO "GRASS ROOTS" You'll probably see this story in your local paper. Russ Grisbeck is a 12-year-old San Diego reloader/shooter. Russ earned an "A" for his science project which involved an accuracy/reloading evaluation of .30-'06 ammunition. His project was deemed unsafe by the San Diego Union-Tribune-dominated review committee and he was to be barred from further competition. After an "attitude adjustment" by enraged "grass roots" members, political correctness surrendered to "pain avoidance". A big "atta boy" to Russ, his dad and everyone who supported him! ====================================================================== -- ************************************************************ * Ron Phillips crphilli@hound.edaca.ingr.com * * Senior Customer Engineer * * Intergraph Electronics * * 381 East Evelyn Avenue VOICE: (415) 691-6473 * * Mountain View, CA 94041 FAX: (415) 691-0350 * ************************************************************