From firearms-alert-owner Fri Jul 8 07:13:00 1994 Received: from localhost (chan@localhost) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.4/8.6.5) id HAA28354 for firearms-alert-outgoing; Fri, 8 Jul 1994 07:06:28 -0700 Received: from nova.unix.portal.com (nova.unix.portal.com [156.151.1.101]) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.4/8.6.5) with ESMTP id HAA28326 for ; Fri, 8 Jul 1994 07:06:26 -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 HAA15211 for ; Fri, 8 Jul 1994 07:06:15 -0700 Received: by hound.edaca.ingr.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA05605; Fri, 8 Jul 94 07:02:53 PDT From: crphilli@hound.edaca.ingr.com (Ron Phillips) Message-Id: <9407081402.AA05605@hound.edaca.ingr.com> Subject: ALERT: CA: NRA FAX-NEWS 7JUL94 To: rkba-alert@mainstream.com (RKBA ALERT), firearms-alert@shell.portal.com (Firearms Alert), fap@world.std.com (Firearms Politics), rkba-dems@netcom.com (Democrats For The Second Amendment) Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 7:02:52 PDT X-Mailer: ELM [version 06.00.01.12 (2.3 PL11)] Sender: firearms-alert-owner@shell.portal.com Precedence: bulk Status: R **** NRA FAX-NEWS **** **** July 7, 1994 **** NRA-ILA 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 455 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone : (916) 446-2455 FAX : (916) 448-7469 ====================================================================== *** STATE (California) NEWS *** We had another good week in the legislature. ASSEMBLY WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: AB X23 (Eastin) would have extended handgun controls to long guns. It was defeated. AB X24 (Eastin) would have imposed a $50 tax on each firearm and a $0.05 tax on each cartridge sold in California. The bill was defeated but granted reconsideration. AB X120 (Speier) would have committed $25 million from the general fund for a gun "buy back" program. The bill was defeated but granted reconsideration. AB X121 (Speier) would have put the above gun "buy back" program on the ballot as a bond issue. The bill was defeated but granted reconsideration. Although three of the above bills were granted reconsideration, they are 95% dead. Assemblyman Ross Johnson summarized these four bills during the committee hearing in the following way, "We take $50 from law-abiding citizens and then give the $50 to a burglar who's turning in a stolen gun." Right on Ross! ASSEMBLY FLOOR: AB X132 (Katz) would increase the penalty for illegal concealed carry. Katz lacks the votes and didn't bring up the bill. AB X37 (W. Brown & Burton) would repeal state preemption for firearm laws. Burton didn't bring the bill up for a vote. ASSEMBLY WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: SB 822 (Hayden) would require the destruction of seized firearms. Hayden didn't bring the bill before the committee. ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: SB 1278 (Hart) would allow a judge to require the subject of a domestic violence restraining order to remove all firearms from his/her possession. Stan Statham (R-Redding) gave the deciding vote for passage. Assemblyman Tom Connolly (D-Lemon Grove) held firm under intense pressure from Willie Brown. SB 1278 must also be heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. The legislature adjourned today for summer recess. They return on August 8 and the final day to consider bills is August 31. Between now and August 8, it is essential that you "gear up" your friends and family in opposition of SB X46 (Roberti) - the new assault weapon ban. We can expect that the last days of the session will see a full scale assault by the anti-gun forces. Additionally, you shouldn't forget that Roberti's magazine ban SB 1128 is still sitting on the Assembly Floor and can be brought up for a vote at any time. Since the legislature is now on recess, there probably won't be a FAX Alert next week. ====================================================================== -- ************************************************************ * Ron Phillips crphilli@ingr.com * * Senior Customer Application Engineer * * Intergraph Electronics * * 381 East Evelyn Avenue VOICE: (415) 691-6473 * * Mountain View, CA 94041 FAX: (415) 691-0350 * ************************************************************