Call to ACTION! Oppose AB 144 before the vote.

AB 144 will be heard either on a Monday or a Thursday. Soonest next week will be Thursday since there is only a Tuesday session where not enough members will be present.

This bill will be heard when all members are present to vote so it could be a week or so before that happens. DeLeon or Hancock will present AB 144 and I would anticipate that the presentations will not be fair and instead be filled with as much deception as AB 144.

It is imperative that you contact your state Senator TODAY and urge him or her to OPPOSE AB 144. The time is drawing near, we need all who see this to make that call, send that fax…*BE HEARD!* The Senators need you to oppose this bill today before it hits a floor vote in the next week. AB144 is: 1.Removing protections of the people 2.Allowing the bad guys the upper hand against law abiding citizens 3.Another chip at the rights of responsible California citizens Senator Blakeslee State Capitol, Room 4070 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4015 Fax: (916) 445-8081 Senator Pavley State Capitol, Room 4035 Phone: (916) 651-4023 Fax: (916) 324-4823 Sacramento, CA 95814 Senator Price State Capitol, Room 2057 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4026 Fax: (916) 445-8899 Senator Vargas State Capitol, Room 3092 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4040 Fax: (916) 327-3522 Senator Corbett State Capitol, Room 313 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone :(916) 651-4010 Fax: (916) 327-2433 Additional reasons to oppose this bill can be found: http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-oakland/ab-144-californi-a-paradigm-of-political-corruption http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-oakland/impassioned-portantino-can-t-get-his-facts-straight-with-ab-144 http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-oakland/the-case-for-open-carry-california www.CA2A.us http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=6958 (VIA NRA) It is imperative that you contact your state Senator TODAY and urge him or her to OPPOSE AB 144. The language of AB 144 is back for a second consecutive year. This year it was introduced by anti-gun state Assemblyman Anthony Portantino. AB 144 is a clear demonstration of the irrational “gun-phobia” that so often drives our opponents. Anti-gun politicians in the legislature are not satisfied that law-abiding Californian’s are almost completely denied the right to carry; they also want to ban the open carrying of unloaded guns. This bill is a knee-jerk reaction by anti-gun legislators to punish citizens for engaging in the legal act of openly carrying an unloaded handgun. In reality, the open carrying of firearms by law-abiding citizens is a result of California’s unfair concealed carry law, which allow citizens from some counties to received a permit to carry, while their neighbors in the next county are denied that basic right for political, not public safety, reasons. Rather than place more restrictions on the right of self-defense for law-abiding Californians, the legislature should instead take steps to ensure that all citizens of the Golden State are treated equally by enacting a statewide “shall-issue” Right-to-Carry law, with clear standards for the issuance of a carry permit that all counties must follow. Please call AND e-mail your state Senator TODAY and urge him or her to OPPOSE AB 144. For contact information or help identifying your state Senator, please click HERE. Please take a moment to forward this alert to your family, friends and fellow gun owners. The state Senate needs to hear opposition on this bill from ALL Californians.

Others to contact:

Senator Corbett

Phone: (916) 651-4010

Fax: (916) 327-2433

Elaine Kontominas Alquist

Phone: (916) 651-4013

Fax: (916) 324-0283

Noreen Evans

Phone: 916-651-4002
Fax: 916-323-6958

Ed Hernandez

Phone: (916) 651-4024
Fax: (916) 445-0485

Carol Liu

Phone: (916) 651-4021
Fax: (916) 324-7543

Gloria Negrete McLeod

Phone: (916) 651-4032
Fax: (916) 445-0128

Michael Rubio

Phone: (916) 651-4016
Fax: (916) 327-5989

Lois Wolk

Phone: (916) 651-4005
Fax: (916) 323-2304

Christine Kehoe

Phone: (916) 651-4039
Fax: (916) 327-2188

Ted Lieu

Phone: (916) 651-4028
Fax: (916) 323-6056

Mark DeSaulnier

Phone: (916) 651-4007
Fax: (916) 445-2527

Alex Padilla

Phone: 916-651-4020

Fax: 916-324-6645

Joseph S. Simitian

Phone: (916) 651-4011
Fax: (916) 323-4529