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OFF ALERT 12/14/06 |
GUN
BILL DRAFTS POSTED
We now have copies of the drafts introduced yesterday in a joint
session of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
Most of these drafts, (which will be introduced as "committee
bills" so no legislator's names are on them,) will be introduced
as House Bills. The "lock up your gun" draft has been
introduced in the Senate.
As you know, while anti-gunners control both the House and Senate,
they are stronger in the Senate. (The recent defection of Ben
Westund to the Democrats gives them an additional vote.) We
believe that bills introduced in the House will have any pro-gun
language stripped out when the bills make their way to the Senate,
where they will be under the control of Ginny Burdick.
One of these drafts eliminates the ability to petition for a
restoration of rights after a felony conviction. Keep in mind,
if Burdick has her way, almost all gun owners will be felons.
Another is the Sheriff's bill from last year that OFF members
killed. It is basically a wish list of new ways to revoke or
deny permits. Interestingly, it includes our language from last
year which would allow active duty military, who are deployed
away from home, to renew concealed handgun licenses by mail.
This was the token pro-gun addition the Sheriffs allowed last
year in hopes of getting our approval. That bill had been introduced
in the House as well, and we knew that when it went to the Senate
and Burdick, it was likely that the pro-gun token would be stripped
out. The rest of the bill was bad news. We opposed it, and when
you made your voices heard the bill died
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We have no plans of supporting any bill that reduces gun owners'
rights. Last year the bill was opposed by the NRA. We have no
idea whether we can count on their opposition this year.
Also returning is a bill that would define the word "unloaded"
for situations where a person was operating a snowmobile or
atv. Currently, it is a traffic violation to operate either
with a firearm that contains a round even if not in the chamber.
This bill would define "loaded" has having a chambered
round, or a round under the hammer of revolver.
All the drafts can be downloaded here.
Please bookmark this page. It will be where all gun bills will
be tracked in the 2007 session |
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