For those wishing to take an active role in protecting RKBA in
California,
the information below will be useful to you.
Best, Michael
Dear Everyone;
An interesting article from USA Today comparing gun rights and
abortion rights. It is by a woman whom I'm guessing is also a gun
owner. She co-authored the book: Gun Women: Firearms and Feminism in
Contemporary America.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-05-05-
stange_x.htm?csp=15
Ron Getty
SF Libertarian
P.S. On the California bill to tax ammo and gun sales for a Firearms
Victims Reimbursement Fund one wonders how much of the funds raised
will go to administration - bureacracy - regulations and how much to
actually benefit a firearm victim. About 99% agency and 1% victim?
I'd be really interested to read the definition of a firearms victim.
Could it include the African-American who according to several eye
witnesses was apparently giving up and got gunned down by the SFPD
the other night? Or was the SFPD shooting retaliation for the
slaying of Officer Espinoza as others are claiming??!!
And " The Beat " goes on.
P.PS. How about a tax on each bill a legislator introduces of 10% of
their annual pay and benefits to go into a tax payers victims relief
fund? This should be at both the state and federal levels.
--- In lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com, "Dr. Michael R. Edelstein"
<dredelstein@t...> wrote:
For those wishing to take an active role in protecting RKBA in
California,
the information below will be useful to you.Best, Michael
From: "James C Finn" <jcfiii@s...>
To: "Edelstein, Dr. Michael R." <dredelstein@t...>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:21 AM
Subject: FW: CAL-ERT 05/07/04 -- 6:15 P. M.> Michael, I forgot if I have sent this to you in the past or not.
It's a great way to keep up on current issues important to
protecting
the right to self defense in California. Specific bills, their
impact, and how to express your opinion about them to your state
legislators is all available. Its from the NRA members councils of
California, the contact and subscription information is at the
bottom
of the page. I strongly encourage you, and your Libertarian
friends,
to get actively involved (writing letters, emails, or faxes) to
your
respective legislators as soon as possible, before it's too late
and
another chip off the rock of the fundamental individual right to
self
defense is removed by the statists in the California legislature.
>
> Regards,
>
> James C Finn MD
> Santa Rosa, CA
> jcfiii@s...
>
>
> From: CAL-ERT System
> To: CALIFORNIA ALERT SYSTEM
> Sent: 5/7/2004 18:50:10
> Subject: CAL-ERT 05/07/04 -- 6:15 P. M.
>
>
> << Please cross-post and distribute this CAL-ERT >>
> << Please cross-post and distribute this CAL-ERT >>
> << Please cross-post and distribute this CAL-ERT >>
>
> CAL-ERT 05/07/04 -- 6:15 P. M.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
>
> This information is accurate at the time this CAL-ERT was written
and originally distributed. The scheduled times and dates for
hearings are subject to change, by the legislature, with little or
no
advance notice. The NRA Members' Councils of California will keep
you
informed as the legislative situation changes in Sacramento.
>
> Legislation:
> AB2858 (Ridley-Thomas) - AMMO AND HANDGUN TAX - Would impose a
10%
Tax on Ammunition and a 5% Tax on handguns; the revenue to be
deposited in the Firearm Victims' Reimbursement Fund. In Assembly
Appropriations - 5/12/04.
>
> SB1140 (Scott) - CRIMINAL STORAGE - This bill would make criminal
storage of a firearm of the 3rd degree punishable by imprisonment
in a
county jail not exceeding 6 months, by a fine not exceeding
$1,000, or
by both that fine and imprisonment. In Senate Appropriations -
5/10/04.
>
> SB1152 (Scott) - AMMUNITION SALES REGISTRATION - Would require
any
person engaged in the retail sale of ammunition to record the date,
the name, address, and date of birth of the transferee, a
thumbprint,
and to make the information available to peace officers. This bill
would also outlaw the sale of ammunition to a person under 18
years of
age. On the Senate Floor - vote could come at any time.
>
> SB1733 (Speier) - FIREARMS & AMMO SALES BAN AT THE COW PALACE
FAIRGROUNDS - Would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition at
the Cow Palace Fairgrounds. Gun Show promoter's Alert and
Discussion
Points are available at http://www.calnra.com/legs.shtml#sb1733 .
In
Senate Appropriations - 5/10/04.
>
> Action requested:
> KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!!! Your voice is being heard in the
Capitol.
Please continue to CALL, FAX, and EMAIL the legislators. All three
methods of communication are effective and we must keep up the
broad-based effort.
>
> Contact Information:
> Assembly Appropriations Committee: (AB2858) The phone number for
this committee is (916) 319-2081. A complete listing of all of the
members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee phone/fax/email
information can be found on the Internet at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs/asmapprops.shtml . Also,
you
can send a single email to each of the Assembly Appropriations
Committee Members by using the special "ONE CLICK" email address
that
you can find at: http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml . By
sending one email to the special "ONE CLICK" address, each one of
the
Assembly Appropriations Committee Members will receive a copy of
your
message (so it is probably a good idea to address your messages
with:
Dear Assembly Member,).
>
> State Senate: (SB1152) A complete listing of all of the State
Senators including phone/fax/email information can be found at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs/sen.shtml . Also, you can
send a single email to each of the State Senators by using the
special "ONE CLICK" email address that you can find at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml . By sending one
to the special "ONE CLICK" address, each one of the State Senators
will receive a copy of your message (so it is probably a good idea
to
address your messages with: Dear Senator,).
>
> Senate Appropriations Committee: (SB1140 & SB1733) The phone
number
for this committee is (916) 445-3284. A complete listing of all of
the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee phone/fax/email
information can be found at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs/senapprops.shtml . 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 at: http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml . 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