tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23861370394134477842024-03-12T17:46:15.903-07:00AB 144/ Open CarryStay informed and stay involved.California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-47193033536152588942012-04-05T19:03:00.002-07:002012-04-05T19:07:00.435-07:00LEGISLATIVE UPDATES 04/05/2012<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">LEGISLATIVE UPDATES 04/05/2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><b style="font-size: 100%; "><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">STATE LEGISLATION</span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><u><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">ASSEMBLY</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">AB 1527 Portantino (D)Ban on Open Carry of Unloaded Rifles</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Oppose: Heard in Assembly Public Safety 3/27/2012, passed through to Assembly Appropriations (6 more levels left).</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:maroon"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />This bill extends the ban to unloaded long guns. This bill affects transportation rights of all gun owners by creating an issue with vagueness when transporting firearms. This bill may also prevent our abilities to shoot on BLM lands unless hunting.</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">Purpose of Legislation: This bill would, subject to exceptions, make it a misdemeanor for a person to carry an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun on his or her person outside a motor vehicle in an incorporated city or city and county and would make it a misdemeanor with specified penalties if a person carries an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun outside a motor vehicle in an incorporated city or city and county and the person at the same time possesses ammunition capable of being discharged from the unloaded firearm that is not a handgun, and the person is not in lawful possession of the unloaded firearm that is not a handgun, as specified. The bill would also authorize a county board of supervisors to enact an ordinance that regulates the carrying of unloaded firearms that are not handguns in unincorporated areas of the county where the county has prohibited the discharge of firearms, as specified.<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">AB 2182 Torres (D) Firearms: Arrest/Airport</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Oppose: Pulled from hearing 3/27/2012 due to potential of constitutional issues preventing travel.</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />This bill requires the arrest of a person carrying a concealed firearm within an airport and requires the confiscation of the firearm.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/23/2012</i></span><b style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">AB2221 Block (D)Firearms Disclosure in Public Records</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Oppose: Hearing Assembly Public Safety </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Date: 04/10/2012 9 am Room 126</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />This bill would add prosecutors and public defenders to the list of professionals whose firearm applications are not required to be disclosed as public records.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">AB 2460 Dickinson (D) Firearms: Handguns</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Oppose: Hearing Assembly Public Safety </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Date: </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">4/17/2012 </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">9 am Room 126</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />Prevents an exempted individual from giving a handgun deemed unsafe by the state of California to another individual who is not exempted.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">AB 2549 Hall (D) Possession of Assault Weapons by Law Enforcement</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000"><br /><b>Oppose: Referred to Assembly Public Safety, no hearing date scheduled yet.</b></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />Law enforcement officers are allowed to own firearms deemed “assault weapons. “This bill will require written authorization from the employer stating that the firearm is for law enforcement purposes.<br /><i>Status: Introduction 2/24/2012</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">AB 2615 Jones (R) Concealed Weapons</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Support: Hearing Assembly Public Safety </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Date: </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">04/10/2012 9 am Room 126</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />This bill would require the issue of a CCW license if the applicant meets requirements, and states that personal protection/self-defense is enough of a good cause.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span><i style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "> </span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">AB 1559 </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">Portantino (D) </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#C00000;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Oppose: </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#C00000">Hearing Assembly Public Safety </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#C00000;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Date: 04/10/2012 9 am Room 126<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">Purpose of Legislation: This bill would provide that the current requirement to complete the transfer through a licensed firearms dealer does not apply to the transfer of a firearm if the transfer is infrequent, the firearm is not a handgun, the firearm is a curio or relic, the person receiving the firearm has a current certificate of eligibility, and the person receiving the firearm is licensed as a collector. The bill would provide that the requirement to complete the transfer through a licensed firearm dealer does not apply to a transfer of firearms between or to manufacturers of ammunition licensed under federal law where the firearms are to be used in the course or scope of the licensee’s activities pursuant to the license. This bill would additionally require the Department of Justice to include collectors of firearms, and dealers, importers, or manufacturers of ammunition on its centralized list who are likewise federally licensed and likewise claim the exemption from the specified state licensing requirements.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><u><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SENATE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 404 Anderson (R) HSC: Fees to Veterans</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Support: Referred to Senate Public Safety, no hearing scheduled</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />Honorably discharged Veterans will only pay a one-time $10.00 fee to apply for a Handgun Safety Certificate, rather than the$25.00 that is now charged.<br /><i>Status: Amended 1/4/2012</i></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 1286 LaMalfa (R) Firearms: Handgun Registry</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">No activity to report/ Referred to Com. on Rules.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; "><span > This is a spot bill.</span><br /><i style="font-family: Constantia, serif; font-weight: normal; ">Status: Introduced 2/23/2012</i></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 1315 De Leon (D) Imitation Firearms: Regulation</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Oppose: Senate Public Safety Hearing Date : 04/17/2012 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />This bill exempts Los Angeles County and any city within the county, from the state preemption on the control of airguns.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/23/2012</i></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:maroon"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 1366 DeSaulnier (D) Lost/Stolen Firearms</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Oppose: Senate Public Safety Hearing Date : 04/10/2012 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />This bill requires the reporting of a lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours of the time one would have reasonably known that the gun was missing. If you don’t, it is a misdemeanor.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 1367 Fuller (R) Archery Season: Concealed Firearms</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Support: SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE 04/24/2012 9:30 A.M. in Room 112</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />If you have a CCW, you may take your firearm with you when you go bow hunting for deer. You can’t use it, but you can take it with you.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 1422 Anderson (R) Handgun Safety Certificate: Exemptions</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Support: Senate Public Safety Hearing Date: 04/24/2012 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />Honorably discharged members of the US Armed Forces, National Guard, Air National Guard and the active reserve would be exempted from needing a handgun safety certificate when purchasing a handgun.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 1567 LaMalfa (R) Waiting Period: Exemptions</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Support: Senate Public Safety Hearing Date: 04/24/2012 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />Exempts CCW holders from 10 day waiting period.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SB 1569 Fuller (R) Firearms: Waiting Period</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Support: Senate Public Safety Hearing : 04/24/2012 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />Changes the law from a 10 day waiting period to a 72 hour waiting period when purchasing a firearm.<br /><i>Status: Introduced 2/24/2012</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">SJR 10 De Leon (D) Resolution to return Assault Weapons Ban</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br /></span><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#C00000">Oppose: In Assembly. Held at Desk.</span></b><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; "><br />A liberal response to an erroneous report, this resolution urges the President and Congress to take extraordinary measures to stem the trafficking of illegal firearms and ammunition into Mexico. This measure does not carry the force of law, even if it passes.<br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><b><u><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif; ">CURRENT FEDERAL LEGISLATION UPDATED 03/25/2012<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">House:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 17 (Bartlett):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would reaffirm the right to use firearms for self-defense and for defense of one’s home and family.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 45 (Rush):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would require a license for handguns and semiautomatics, including those currently possessed. The applicant must be thumb printed and sign a certification that, effectively, the firearm will not be kept in a place where it would be available for the defense of the gun owner’s family. The applicant must also make available ALL of his psychiatric records, pass an exam, and pay a fee of up to $25. The license may be renewed after five years and may be revoked. Private sales would be outlawed, and reports to the attorney general of all transactions would be required, even when, as the bill allows, the AG determines that a state licensing system is sufficiently draconian to substitute for the federal license. With virtually no exceptions, ALL firearms transactions (involving semi autos, handguns, long guns, etc.) would be subject to a Brady check. In addition, the bill would make it unlawful in nearly all cases to keep any loaded firearm for self-defense. A variety of “crimes by omission” (such as failure to report certain things) would be created. Criminal penalties of up to ten years and almost unlimited regulatory and inspection authority would be established.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 197 (Stearns):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would establish national standards for concealed carry reciprocity, but would not protect residents of pro-gun states like Vermont and Alaska which do not require paper permits.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 256 (Jackson-Lee):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would, among other things, impose a ten-year prison sentence (a life sentence if death or kidnapping results) for using a firearm to cause bodily injury on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 257 (Jackson Lee):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would take the already Byzantine restrictions on teaching your kids the responsible use of firearms and extend them from handguns to semi-autos; increase the age of applicability from 18 to 21; and increase potential penalties to up to 10 years in prison.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">In addition, the bill prohibits unaccompanied minors from gun shows, and subjects parents to up to 3 years in prison for keeping an unloaded gun (with ammunition in the vicinity) if a jury finds that they disregarded a risk, that a kid (including a burglar) would get a hold of the gun and the unauthorized user causes injury. This provision effectively eliminates having guns available for self-defense.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 265 (Jackson-Lee</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">): This bill is intended to remove the disparity between sentencing for crack cocaine (perceived as a drug used more frequently by blacks) and powder cocaine (perceived as a drug used more frequently by whites). The bill is, among other things, intended to relieve sentencing on the basis of the fact that crack cocaine was the drug involved, but increase sentencing on the basis of the fact that a weapon was “brandished.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 442 (Rehberg): </span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">This bill would provide amnesty for a veteran who acquired a “souvenir” (such as a machine gun) while serving overseas, so long as it is registered during a 90-day grace period.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 455 (Welch):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would add the Missiquoi and Trout Rivers in Vermont to the Wild and Scenic Rivers system, and commission a study on, among other things, the possession of weapons on lands adjacent to the area.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 495 (Rodriguez, Teague, Engel, and Reyes):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would authorize $15,000,000 for two years to the BATFE for the purpose of enhancing its project to thwart the transportation of firearms across the Mexican border.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 510 (Kind et al.):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would provide that the manufacturer’s excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 623 (Reyes):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would suspend minimum sentencing requirements in the case of a person who was authorized to carry a firearm in connection with his employment and committed the crime during and in relation to his employment. (See, also, H.R. 834 and H.R. 866.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 642 (Flake):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would provide that, except for overriding reasons such as national security or safety, public lands should be open to recreational shooting. It would generally require that withdrawal of lands from recreational shooting be offset, and would require congressional committees to be notified in writing before such a withdrawal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 673 (Filner, McHugh):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would make changes in the federal employee retirement system with respect to certain law enforcement personnel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 675 (Filner):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would provide police, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement personnel in the Department of Defense with the authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 808:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would create a Department of Peace, which would be tasked with, among other things, analyzing policies with respect to “tools of violence, including handguns.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 834 (Poe):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would suspend minimum sentencing requirements in the case of a person who was authorized to carry a firearm in connection with his employment and committed the crime during and in relation to his employment. (See, also, H.R. 623 and H.R. 866.) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 866 (Brady et al.):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would suspend minimum sentencing requirements in the case of a person who was authorized to carry a firearm in connection with his employment and committed the crime during and in relation to his employment. (See, also, H.R. 623 and H.R. 834.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1022 (Schiff and Bono Mack):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This is the 111th Congress’ incarnation of the “gang bill.” It would, among other things, define a “criminal street gang” to include an informal group of five or more people (such as a family or business), each of whom has committed one or more “gang crimes” (such driving by a school with a gun in the car under 18 U.S.C. 922(q)), including a violent felony (such as defending your family against a criminal under circumstances in which a prosecutor feels you should have retreated).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1048 (Sires, Hare, Wilson, Frank, Meek):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would prohibit the HUD secretary from accepting any fees for enforcing any provision of a dwelling lease agreement that requires registration of firearms or prohibits their possession for sport or self-defense.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1074 (Scalise):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would allow for the interstate sale of firearms, provided that the laws of the State in which the transfer is conducted and the State of residence of the transferee are complied with, in addition to federal law.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1448 (Rodriguez et al.):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> Like H.R. 495, this bill would authorize $15,000,000 a year to send BATF agents to the Mexican border and to Mexico in connection with “Project Gunrunner.” In addition, it would provide $9,500,000 a year to do things like trace firearms recovered in Mexico, presumably for the purpose of building a case for anti-gun legislation in the U.S. It also contains $150,000,000 a year for other border security operations and $15,000,000 for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1620 (Boozman):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This “Vermont-friendly” bill would authorize a person who can lawfully carry concealed in his state of residence -- or has a concealed carry permit from any state -- to carry a concealed firearm in all states. Unlike some reciprocity bills, it allows non-permit states like Vermont to benefit from its provisions and does not set “national standards” for carrying firearms.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1684 (Hastings):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would codify the Bush Administration's regulations concerning guns in National Parks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1913 (Conyers, Frank):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This is the controversial House-passed Hate Crimes bill. It would impose a 10-year prison sentence for a simple “attempt” to cause bodily injury if a firearm was involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 1923 (Gingrey):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> The Fairness in Firearms Testing Act bill will require that an unedited video be recorded during the testing of a firearm to determine if it is a machine gun. Getting guns to malfunction is a favorite technique of the BATFE as it gives them a great opportunity to rack up convictions on the possession or selling of “machine guns,” which requires a special type of license. David Olofson is one of the most recent victims of BATFE abuse. Olofson’s AR-15 malfunctioned at a range when it fired a multiple round burst with a single trigger pull before jamming. But the BATFE could only replicate the malfunction after experimenting, behind closed doors, with different types of ammo. They labeled the firearm a machine gun and, as a result, Olofson was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. A law such as H.R. 1923 would demonstrate to jurors the extent to which the BATFE is capable and willing to trample the rights of citizens in their frenzy to put innocent gun owners behind bars.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 2159 (King of New York, Rangel, McCarthy, et al.):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would allow Eric Holder to declare any person a "prohibited person” (revoke licenses of, etc.) if he "suspects" that individual of aiding terrorism. Given recent disclosures that the government regards pro-lifers, pro-gun advocates, veterans, and other conservatives as potential terrorists, this has to be regarded with some alarm. This is particularly true because Holder is specifically authorized by the bill to withhold information concerning the basis for putting conservatives on his "enemies list."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 2296 (King, Space):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This is a reincarnation of a bill which contains a hodge-podge of relatively minor good things -- and one really bad thing which was used to secure the cosponsorship of the Judiciary Committee Chairman on the Senate version of the bill. The bad thing is that the bill would allow BATFE to impose, for the first time, civil penalties on federal firearms licensees. Civil penalties could easily put a small licensee out of business, but can be imposed without the burden of proof, disclosure requirements, and other protections accorded criminal defendants. And, although proponents argue that civil penalties will allow BATFE to impose penalties short of license revocation, there is no requirement that license revocations be reduced commensurately. While GOA has pushed other provisions in the bill tightening state-of-mind requirements and gun definitions, these are not enough to offset giving the BATFE a tool which has served as the central engine for expanding the power and jurisdiction of other agencies (like the SEC).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 2324 (Castle, McCarthy, et al.):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill is a reincarnation of the year-after-year effort to effectively ban gun shows by allowing them to be regulated and inspected to an unlimited extent. In addition, any gun show sponsor would be subject to up to two years in prison if he failed to notify every single attendee of his responsibilities under the Brady Law.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">H.R. 2401 (McCarthy):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill is a reincarnation of legislation to make “prohibited persons” of everyone on an administration “terrorist watch list.” Suffice it to say that: there are virtually no guidelines to who can or can’t be placed on one of these lists, and they have prohibited boarding by people like Ted Kennedy; it is impossible to find out why you are on the list and very difficult to get your name off.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">Senate:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 160:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This is the Senate-passed bill to grant a voting representative for the District of Columbia in the House. As a result of an amendment added on the Senate floor by Senator John Ensign, it would repeal the gun registration and microstamping provisions of D.C. law, and would bar the District from passing new anti-gun statutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 296 (Chambliss, Cornyn, Coburn, Isakson):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax. Although the language is a little muddy, it appears that the 1934 National Firearms Act is retained.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 325 (Cochran):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> The bill would allow pest control pyrotechnics to be exempted from the explosives provisions of Title 18.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 371 (Thune, Vitter):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This “Vermont-friendly” bill would authorize a person who can lawfully carry concealed in his state of residence -- or has a concealed carry permit from any state -- to carry a concealed firearm in all states. Unlike some reciprocity bills, it allows non-permit states like Vermont to benefit from its provisions and does not set “national standards” for carrying firearms.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 556 (Vitter):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> Current law allows long guns to be purchased in a face-to-face transaction with a gun dealer in a state outside the purchaser’s state of residence. This bill:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">* extends that law to all firearms;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">* allows the gun to be purchased at a gun show; and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">* rescinds provisions that allow the state of residence to reach into another state and prohibit a transaction which has nothing to do with its jurisdiction. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 632 (Baucus et al</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">.): This bill would provide that the manufacturer’s excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 669 (Burr):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would protect veterans by first requiring a finding by a judge or magistrate that an individual is mentally incompetent before his guns are taken away under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This would replace the current method, which has resulted in the disarmament of more than 100,000 veterans by government psychiatrists, who have issued opinions claiming that PTSD symptoms require a returning veteran to get help to manage his financial affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 816 (Crapo):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill would codify the Bush Administration's regulations concerning guns in National Parks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 843 (Lautenberg):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> This bill is the standard biennial effort to effectively abolish gun shows. It would require registration (18 U.S.C. 932), unlimited inspection requirements (subsection (d)), unlimited <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">record-keeping requirements (18 U.S.C. 932 (b) (4) et al.), and an uncapped fee of potentially any amount (18 U.S.C. 932 (a)(2)). A gun that is merely mentioned at a gun show by a private individual to a private individual would probably be required to undergo a Brady check. And experience with Instant check has shown that system shutdowns can effectively bring a gun show to a halt. Perhaps most importantly, however, a promoter who fails to notify EVERY attendee of his responsibilities under the Brady Law under 18 U.S.C. 932 (b)(3) (because, e.g., the person responsible for that took a bathroom break) would be subject to two years' imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. 924(a)(8)(B)(i). No rational person would sponsor a gun show under these circumstances.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 845</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> (Thune, Vitter): This is the GOA-supported “Vermont-friendly” concealed carry reciprocity bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 941</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> (Crapo, Leahy): This is the Senate counterpart to H.R. 2296 and is a reincarnation of a bill which contains a hodge-podge of relatively minor good things -- and one really bad thing which was used to secure the cosponsorship of Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy. The bad thing is that the bill would allow BATFE to impose, for the first time, civil penalties on federal firearms licensees. Civil penalties could easily put a small licensee out of business, but can be imposed without the burden of proof, disclosure requirements, and other protections accorded criminal defendants. And, although proponents argue that civil penalties will allow BATFE to impose penalties short of license revocation, there is no requirement that license revocations be reduced commensurately -- and it's pretty clear (and GOA has in fact been told) that this anti-gun provision was added as an inducement for the support of Leahy and Obama. And, while GOA has pushed other provisions in the bill tightening state-of-mind requirements and gun definitions, these are not enough to offset giving the BATFE a tool which has served as the central engine for expanding the power and jurisdiction of other agencies (like the SEC).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif"">S. 1317</span></b><span style="font-family:"Constantia","serif""> (Lautenberg): This bill would allow the Attorney General to deny the purchase of a firearm pursuant to an Instant check (or a permit which would allow a person to by-pass the Instant check) if he “suspect[s]” that the person has been engaged in conduct “related to terrorism” and the Attorney General has a “reasonable belief” that the firearm might be used in connection with terrorism. The Attorney General is specifically permitted to withhold any information concerning his “reasonable belief.” Take into consideration, in evaluating the application of this bill, that DHS in 2009 circulated an advisory attempting to link mainline Second Amendment and pro-life groups to “terrorism” -- and a number of recent newspaper commentaries have argued that groups like GOA and the NRA are, in some way, responsible for criminal acts recently committed in Pittsburgh and Wichita.<o:p></o:p></span></p>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-73728751158602162362012-03-12T07:59:00.007-07:002012-03-12T08:17:50.826-07:00State-of-Emergency/ Open Carry<div style="text-align: center; "><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><span ><span><span>Open Carry has had mixed reviews in the media and mixed feelings in the gun rights community. There is an issue of serious divides in the gun community with the thoughts or feelings that open carry is the prevention of concealed carry. I will absolutely go on record to discredit this claim in its entirety!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>With the passing of the open carry ban AB 144 even with the exemptions we are now left in a position where transportation is regulated. Open Carry was viewed by some as our only right to carry left yet this right was already full of issues since the firearm was not carried in a functional way (unloaded). While I am all for fighting for loaded open carry I also cannot say it is right to ban what is transportation means to carry a firearm.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>The new bill to allow for an exemption of gun dealers to open carry (AB 1559/ Portantino) is being done due to flaws in the bill that could allow for an overturning though I have not had the research time yet to determine this issue.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>A bill to ban carry of long guns is now in the work as well AB 1527 Portantino (D) will be the beginning of a new generation of regulation started by AB 144.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>Within 2 years of banning all non-permitted carry we will begin to see further regulation on transportation.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>Gun Owners of California deserves the most and strongest credit for defense of our gun rights. GOC is a "NO COMPROMISE" on our gun rights gun lobby. What I see and have seen is the strong stance against expanding and regulation and not a trade of rights like some groups have advocated for. Though I can see the annoyance of open carry to some I would also never advocate on any sort of ban of the right of a person to carry, after all I like GOC is not anti-gun in any way.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>I would like to ask all those involved in gun rights why it is ok to take away any right to gain another. What is the gain to anybody by the loss of our rights to protect ourselves in the interim while we fight in courts to gain the right to carry? What options are left to protect ourselves during states of emergency, states of temporary individual duress and those of temporary residency of this state? The answer is we are losing all options to protect ourselves without permit.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>We should never compromise on our gun rights in CA because when we compromise we open doors that may never be shut again and allow for added restrictions like we are allowing with a ban on open carry. For those with enough money to sue this also will apply to you in the near future. For those with permitting counties, you should look forward to 5 years from now added restrictions added when CA becomes larger in a "shall issue" situation.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>Soon enough we will be looking closer to New Jersey or Hawaii regulation where all guns have to be permitted to transport in a locked case only. We are also now headed for regulation on locations where we may take guns with us. If the guns are not on the list of approved locations the gun owner will then face prosecution. Recently a man in Hawaii was prosecuted after stopping at the mall with his guns New Jersey there was a family who was moving who did not get a permit to move the guns and was prosecuted for transporting without permit.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>Once transportation regulation is developed on the coattails of AB 144 we will look back and ask how this happened. The ultimate answer lies with AB 144, the ban on transportation of handguns. This all was developed after gun owners compromised on gun rights in the hopes it would assist in the courts for concealed carry.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>I ask that CA gun owners unite in an idea and to stop all regulation of our gun rights regardless of their personal feelings. To assist I ask you join organizations only who will not compromise on these rights such as </span></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://gunownersca.com/">Gun Owners of CA</a> </span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">and </span><a href="http://gunowners.org/" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Gun Owners of America</a><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">. For those in "trade-my-rights" groups, I ask you pressure those groups to stop all action that allows for a trade of rights. </span><br /><br /><span><span>One person can make a difference or change in this state; Why not allow it to be you? It is time to understand what not only the laws mean but also how the regulation affects us and how it is used to open doors to additional policy either for or against us. All of us should fight, write letters and get involved at any level. If more people understood the differences they could accomplish then only at that time we start to win again. Get involved, stay involved and be safe and protective of your life and your rights. If one person can make a difference then imagine what 1000 people could do.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r-94GC0LeaCFw2CmFVoykQKtgNWUb8T9-BcmnmpFI6uXSEyNT6YPTbrXyO-WJWt4Tj9LZoUxBd6bxAoRCQhisudWLpOo-zgk4edQ0oMM2yItKeWkmjNuZ60PHtihFRcc6joyVYkRHAQ/s1600/Your+Rights+YOur+Life+Protect+Both+Stay+INvolved.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r-94GC0LeaCFw2CmFVoykQKtgNWUb8T9-BcmnmpFI6uXSEyNT6YPTbrXyO-WJWt4Tj9LZoUxBd6bxAoRCQhisudWLpOo-zgk4edQ0oMM2yItKeWkmjNuZ60PHtihFRcc6joyVYkRHAQ/s400/Your+Rights+YOur+Life+Protect+Both+Stay+INvolved.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719029257615688946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px; " /></a></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-87305256324426840682011-12-24T21:39:00.000-08:002011-12-24T21:43:18.816-08:00<a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/397671_2850051659873_1516920629_2831069_1988487469_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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<br />California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-31667129398838103252011-08-19T22:06:00.000-07:002011-08-19T23:37:53.926-07:00We are not equal in California, but we can be.<a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/311389_10150284261209140_370861594139_7458041_1519850_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 589px; height: 518px;" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/311389_10150284261209140_370861594139_7458041_1519850_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
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<br />Most crime and major tragedies in the United States are stopped or intervened in by average citizens, police are regular citizens with the same rights and are accountable to levels equal when it comes to the laws, only on the job they have added protection. Without the people crime would be far worse and police would be ineffective.
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<br />In 1992 LA Riots it took 6 days to be brought under control, during this time defense was left to the people. In some jurisdictions in California police can take up to 2 hours to respond, in our area (the Bay Area Northern CA) it can take upwards of 11 minutes from the time of the dialed call to police. In Pleasant Hill during an assault when police were called (assault by anti-gunner against pro-gunner) it took almost 3 minutes to explain to dispatch and a total of 11 minutes for police to arrive, most assaults and crimes happen in far less time than this.
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<br />In areas where police have been cut back such as Oakland the residents have been refusing to intervene due to potential retaliatory actions. These areas the police have a very difficult time.
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<br />The people must step in and stop cuts to law enforcement budgets as well as have means necessary to protect themselves. Staying alive until police arrive is essential to preservation of life.
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<br />During an earthquake our phone lines and police get tied up simple or complex states of emergency you will need the right to be able to carry a firearm to adequately protect yourself and get safely from location to location. This in and of itself should be enough for people to want to protect the right to open carry.
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<br />The other reason or purpose to carry for self protection is when an individual is under direct threat of death or duress and it is the only lawful way to carry until a permit may be obtained if you are in a one of the rare counties that issue permits. We have a law that allows us to carry loaded but to risk confiscation and prosecution while that item to protect yourself is needed is an unnecessary risk.
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<br />Individuals in witness protection programs in California are unable to buy firearms due to no ability to prove residency. People who file retraining orders for protection in areas of Contra Costa and other counties risk losing their rights to own guns during periods where they need protected most due to mutual orders being issued. The owner of this site has worked with the FBI due to threats and has been denied a concealed weapon from Contra Costa County Sheriff. The stance of the department at the time was one had to be attacked first prior to obtaining the ability to obtain a Concealed Carry Permit.
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<br />Right now most counties do not issue permits to those trained. I can attest to the level of training available to the open carry groups and the level most people take. Most the people who carry also care enough to go through training. If an individual is allowed a permit it would still take months to get a permit and cost prohibitive. During an immediate need, time is of essence.
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<br />This is your rights to self-defense under fire. Protect it! Help us to defend these rights today, every little bit counts whether involvement, monetary or both. All funds taken in go 100% to lobbying to maintain these rights. There are no admin costs since we are all volunteers.
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<br />Please read the other articles on this site for more information. Last year this author researched constantly and wrote more than 350 pages on the topic of open carry.California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-85152987449226182011-08-09T10:40:00.000-07:002011-08-09T11:59:55.767-07:00AB 144 is a Law Our Cities and Departments Cannot Afford.In California we have numerous restrictions on the ability to carry firearms for self-protection. It takes the average open carry advocate 3-6 months to be able to learn and abide by the law.
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<br />In other states throughout the United States there are less restrictions and guns are loaded. In the years since open carry has been legal in these states open carry causes no issues for authorities and has not placed the public at risk yet here in California there are accusations that our law enforcement officials have issues and less training. <span style="font-weight:bold;">We believe these accusations are false.</span> We believe our officers in California are trained and capable even if our elected officials have less faith in our law enforcement departments.
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<br />Training of law enforcement have been ongoing in California as part of standard training in police departments and academies throughout California. This training is ensure the public (including those who exercise their rights to carry arms)remain safe and secure.
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<br />AB 144 will require all law enforcement academies produce new training manuals, literature and take the time to train all officers on exemptions of this law. The drafting errors in AB 144 will create a nightmare for those burdened with enforcement of the law and will confuse the public when they continue to see open carry.
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<br />Law enforcement departments who are currently trained must now undergo a substantial level of new training and redevelopment of departmental policies. If AB 144 is passed into law it will take 3-4 years to train departments on proper handling of citizens who carry and longer to resolve the series of false arrests that will burden the departments and cities. AB 144 is a law that has no local reimbursements for cities and schools and will create a shift of funds away from resources that are already cash strapped.
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<br />Restricting self-defense and tools necessary to defend life places the public at risk in more ways than are currently predicted.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Recent Reason Magazine on AB 144</span>
<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4o6yhv6-3LQ?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4o6yhv6-3LQ?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-81070293257500443872011-08-02T10:47:00.000-07:002011-08-02T10:54:13.471-07:00AB 144 Must be defeated!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/40808-4/please_massa_8017web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 574px;" src="http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/40808-4/please_massa_8017web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/40805-2/dead_8032text_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 477px;" src="http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/40805-2/dead_8032text_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-5658887723686316962011-07-29T17:56:00.000-07:002011-08-29T18:23:57.810-07:00Protections Must Be Defended / Stay Strong and Never Give Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/40817-2/seconds_count_7778-2web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/40817-2/seconds_count_7778-2web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<br />here are too many common grounds to ignore. Brady Campaign and Terrorism are both acts against the law-abiding citizens to promote attack and crime. Guns belong in the hands of our citizens to assist in our defense against attack both foreign and domestic. We must continue to fight against oppression, racism, attack and crime by denying groups such as the Brady Campaign the ability to continue to operate and promote removal of defensive tools that protect our citizens. <div>
<br /></div><div>Citizen intervention is the #1 protective means our citizens have with police being secondary means of defense. To remove carry rights and ability of our citizens we render our public defenseless against attacks which will raise our ratings in terrorist targets. To protect California we must all fight for these rights by getting up to the capitol, to our communities and local government officials to strengthen our ability to defend ourselves and out public.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I would like to thank <a href="http://olegvolk.net/blog/2011/07/29/brady-campaign-terrorists/">Oleg Volk</a> for spending his time, effort and money to assist us with the gun rights media to defend these critical rights. AB 144 and SB 427 must be defeated.</div><div>
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background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">There are <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">5</b> major bills that are currently moving through the legislative process. Your immediate action is needed to help <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">stop all of these bills</span></b> from passing! Thankfully, the legislature is currently on summer recess. All action on these bills will take place after August 15 and before September 9, so please contact them soon.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Contact your local legislators, and especially the members of the corresponding committees listed below, and ask them to oppose these bills. It is critical that members of the legislature hear from you so that they will know the importance of voting “No”. Many are newly elected to the legislature and they need the guidance of their constituents and other members of the public.</span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; 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"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Anti-Gun Bill #1</span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">AB 809 (Feuer) Firearms - </b>Would require <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">registration</span></b> with the Department of Justice of rifle and shotgun sales, and other transfers, making the Department’s registry of information about rifles and shotguns, and their owners, the same as for handguns.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Position: Oppose; Location: Senate Appropriations Committee.</i></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CONTACT IN OPPOSITION TO AB 809:</span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Senate Committee on Appropriations:</span></b></p></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Democratic Senators</span>:</b></p><p style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Chair:</span></i><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Christine Kehoe (<st1:place><st1:city>San Diego</st1:city></st1:place>)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4039</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Elaine Alquist (<st1:place><st1:city>Santa Clara</st1:city></st1:place>)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4013</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kevin De <st1:country-region>Leon</st1:country-region> (<st1:place><st1:city>Los Angeles</st1:city></st1:place>)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4022</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Fran Pavley (Agoura Hills)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4023</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Curren Price (<st1:place><st1:city>Los Angeles</st1:city></st1:place>)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4026</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Darrell Steinberg (<st1:place><st1:city>Sacramento</st1:city></st1:place>)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4006</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Republican Senators</span></span></b><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">:</span></b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Vice Chair</span></i><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">: Mimi Walters (Laguna Niguel)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4033</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Bill Emmerson (<st1:place><st1:city>Riverside</st1:city></st1:place>)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4037</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mark Wyland. (<st1:place><st1:city>Escondido</st1:city></st1:place>)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-651-4038</span></p></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Anti-Gun Bill #2</span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">SB 124 (De León) Ammunition –</b> Would redefine the term “handgun ammunition” to mean <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">any</span></b> ammunition “capable” of being used in a handgun. Accordingly, <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">all</span></b> rifle ammunition cartridges than can be fired in a handgun, such as the Thompson Contender, would be classified as handgun ammunition.</p><p style="margin-top: 9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Handgun ammunition “designed” to penetrate metal or armor would be redefined to mean any ammunition, except a shotgun shell, that is designed to penetrate a body vest or body shield when discharged from a handgun and which, by virtue of its shape, cross-sectional density, or any coating applied thereto, is manufactured or designed to breach or penetrate a body vest or body shield (armor piercing). This definition is imperfect and would require interpretation, likely by the Department of Justice or the courts.</p><p style="margin-top: 9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Depending upon how the term is interpreted, SB 124 could make it a <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">felony</span></b> to possess most popular center fire rifle ammunition, as virtually all can be discharged in at least one model of hunting or competition pistol, and <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">all</span></b> are designed with an aerodynamic shape and cross sectional density sufficient for hunting, competition and other lawful purposes, that would enable the penetration of a body vest or body shield.</p><p style="margin-top: 9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">When combined with other provisions of existing law, SB 124 would result in <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">any</span></b> rifle cartridge that can be used in a handgun also being subject to the handgun ammunition buyer registration provisions. The registration law was declared in court to be unconstitutional as written, but SB 124 would re-write the unconstitutional provisions in a manner to make it operational.</p><p style="margin-top: 9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Thus, if SB 124 is passed and becomes law, a hunter or other rifle ammunition buyer would be required to register his or her thumbprint and personal information at the time of purchase in order to buy either handgun or rifle ammunition that can be used in a handgun (providing that SB 124 is later amended so that rifle ammunition is clearly defined not to be armor piercing). <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Position: Oppose; Location: Assembly Appropriations Committee.</i></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Anti-Gun Bill #3</span></span></b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">SB 819 (Leno) Firearms – </b>Would allow the firearms buyer’s background check money (DROS Fee) to be used to fund the Department of Justice’s firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities dealing with the illegal possession of firearms by persons not lawfully eligible to possess them. This would be a <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">misuse</span></b> of the DROS fee. It is intended to fund the background check for prospective firearms purchasers.<b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Position: Oppose; Location: Assembly Appropriations Committee.</i></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></i></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Please note that both Bill 2 and Bill 3 are in the Assembly Appropriation Committee. You can use one phone call to oppose both bills!</span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CONTACT IN OPPOSITION TO SB 124 (Bill #2) and SB 819 (Bill #3):</span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Assembly Committee on Appropriations.</span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></b></p></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Democratic Assemblymembers</span></b>:</p><p style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Chair</i>: Felipe Fuentes (<st1:place><st1:city>Los Angeles</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2039</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Robert Blumenfield (Van Nuys)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2040</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Steven Bradford (<st1:place><st1:city>Inglewood</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2051</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Charles Calderon (<st1:place><st1:city>Whittier</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2058</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Nora Campos (<st1:place><st1:city>San Jose</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2023</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mike Davis (<st1:place><st1:city>Los Angeles</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2048</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mike Gatto (<st1:place><st1:city>Burbank</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2043</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Isadore Hall (<st1:place><st1:city>Los Angeles</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2052</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Jerry Hill (<st1:place><st1:city>South San Francisco</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2019</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ricardo Lara (<st1:place><st1:city>South Gate</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2050</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Holly Mitchell (<st1:place><st1:city>Los Angeles</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2047</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Jose Solorio (<st1:place><st1:city>Santa Ana</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2069</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Republican Assemblymembers</span>:</b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Vice-Chair</i>: Diane Harkey (Laguna Niguel)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2073</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tim Donnelly (Hesperia)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2059</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Jim Nielsen (Biggs)\</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2002</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Chris Norby (<st1:place><st1:city>Fullerton</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2072</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Donald Wagner (<st1:place><st1:city>Irvine</st1:city></st1:place>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">916-319-2070</p></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Anti-Gun Bill #4</span></span></b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27.35pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">SB 427 (De León) Ammunition – </b>Existing law (AB 962, declared in court to be unconstitutionally vague) requires handgun ammunition vendors, when selling or otherwise transferring ownership of any handgun ammunition, to obtain personal information about the purchaser or transferee (handgun ammunition buyer registration).</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">SB 427 is an attempt to help resolve the unconstitutionally vague provisions of AB 962 and to add new provisions affecting purchasers and retailers of handgun ammunition.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Existing law provides that the delivery or transfer of ownership of handgun ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction with the deliverer or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity from the purchaser or other transferee.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">This bill would also provide that handgun ammunition may be purchased over the internet or through other means of remote ordering only if a handgun ammunition vendor in <st1:place><st1:state>California</st1:state></st1:place> initially receives the ammunition and registers the transfer.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">SB 427 was recently amended to define handgun ammunition for purposes of the handgun ammunition buyer’s registry by creating a list of calibers of various popular handgun cartridges, several of which are also rifle calibers. <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Position: Oppose; Location: Assembly Floor.</i></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Anti-Gun Bill #5</span></span></b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">SB 798 (De León) Firearms: BB devices: imitation firearms – </b>W<span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">ould originally have required Airsoft, BB and Pellet guns to be brightly colored in their entirety, just like toys.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The bill failed passage in the Assembly Committee on Public Safety, largely because federal law preempts state laws affecting airsoft, paintball, BB, and pellet guns (BB devices). Reconsideration was granted by the committee, and the bill was subsequently amended in an attempt to get around the federal preemption issue.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">All previous language was stricken from the bill and, in its place, a <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">repeal </span></b>of the state preemption over local laws dealing with the manufacture, sale and possession of BB devices was inserted.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">If passed in this form, each local government could adopt different ordinances governing the above, except for coloration, identification marks and a complete prohibition on sales, which are federally preempted. For example, they could pass local laws on where and how BB devices could be possessed, how they are sold, power limitations, mandatory safety equipment, and other features, etc!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Accordingly, a person traveling with a BB device through several local jurisdictions could be in and out of violation of local laws multiple times, and subject to penalties, without even knowing about it.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Without the statewide uniformity now provided by state preemption over local laws, it would be virtually impossible to stay in compliance with the different local laws of various local governments. That’s why it is so important that laws dealing with all types of guns be <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">uniform</span></b> statewide!<b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Position: Oppose; Status: Assembly Floor.</i></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Please note that both Bill #4 and Bill #5 are on the Assembly Floor. Please use one phone call to your own Assembly Member to oppose both bills! </span></b><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">These bills when passed will go back to their house of origin</span></span></b><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">. </span></b><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Please contact your Senator as well as your Assembly Member about these two bills.</span></b><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CONTACT IN OPPOSITION TO SB 427 (Bill #4) and SB 798 (Bill #5):</span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; 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padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 19px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">WEBSITE FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBERS CONTACT INFORMATION</span></b>:</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 12.95pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/asm-addresses.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; -webkit-transition-property: color; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-out; -webkit-transition-delay: initial; color: rgb(165, 12, 15); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/asm-addresses.html</a></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 12.95pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">WEBSITE FOR SENATOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION</span></b>: <a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/sen-addresses.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; -webkit-transition-property: color; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-out; -webkit-transition-delay: initial; color: rgb(165, 12, 15); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/sen-addresses.html</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">TO LOCATE YOUR ASSEMBLYMEMBER/SENATOR BY YOUR ZIPCODE:</span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Please go to <a href="http://192.234.213.69/amapsearch/framepage.asp" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; -webkit-transition-property: color; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-out; -webkit-transition-delay: initial; color: rgb(165, 12, 15); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">http://192.234.213.69/amapsearch/framepage.asp</a>.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Scroll down the map of <st1:place><st1:state>California</st1:state></st1:place> and enter your street address, city and zip code in the boxes below; click on “Find”. Your Assemblymember and contact information will then be available.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -27pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.25in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 18pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: red; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">GOC is working closely with many of our friends including the National Shooting Sports Foundation, California Association of Firearms Retailers, Safari Club International and a whole bunch of sportsmen’s groups to defeat these bills. Thank you for helping to protect our Second Amendment Rights!!</span></b></p></span>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-46953279190696881762011-07-10T13:43:00.000-07:002011-07-10T13:44:12.384-07:00Open Carry 2011<div>This is an excellent response and what we see more and more as time goes on. Open Carry is not the concern anymore, the bad guys are. </div><div><br /></div><div><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9sojqOm5Hy8?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9sojqOm5Hy8?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>If you have other videos like this please email me or comment with a link so I can add them.</div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-44038463149389559052011-07-05T12:07:00.001-07:002011-07-06T22:56:44.709-07:00AB 144 Delay to August<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 23px; ">AB 144 will not be heard until after August 15 on the Senate floor. Keep placing pressure on the Senate to vote no, we are getting closer to defeat. I will update more as I get further information.<br /><br />This will be intense, please consider <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=nqhgIITNqQwHxycjh2zBw6s2DZLrhHraOpZ4R6w_H-fq_6M2lzFTcvjehFe&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8deaa77efc63a6eb429928d42bdf5d9d2c" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); "><b><u>donating</u></b></a> to help with materials to the capitol.<br /><br />You all have been great and I wanted to thank you for all your participation. Keep the calls coming but please do not threaten or cause issues since that will work against us. Anger gets you no where but kind information to <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><u>help them say no </u></span>will help.<br /><br />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 <u><a href="http://www.capwiz.com/nra/state/main/?state=CA&view=myofficials" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">HERE.</span></a></u><br /><br />Senator Pavley<br />State Capitol, Room 4035<br />Phone: (916) 651-4023<br />Fax: (916) 324-4823<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br /><br />Senator Price<br />State Capitol, Room 2057<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br />Phone: (916) 651-4026<br />Fax: (916) 445-8899<br /><br />Senator Vargas<br />State Capitol, Room 3092<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br />Phone: (916) 651-4040<br />Fax: (916) 327-3522<br /><br />Senator Corbett<br />State Capitol, Room 313<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br />Phone: (916) 651-4010<br />Fax: (916) 327-2433<br /><br /><b>Others to contact:</b><br /><br />Elaine Kontominas Alquist<br />Phone: (916) 651-4013<br />Fax: (916) 324-0283<br /><br />Noreen Evans<br />Phone: 916-651-4002<br />Fax: 916-323-6958<br /><br />Ed Hernandez<br />Phone: (916) 651-4024<br />Fax: (916) 445-0485<br /><br /><br />Carol Liu<br />Phone: (916) 651-4021<br />Fax: (916) 324-7543<br /><br /><br />Gloria Negrete McLeod<br />Phone: (916) 651-4032<br />Fax: (916) 445-0128<br /><br /><br />Michael Rubio<br />Phone: (916) 651-4016<br />Fax: (916) 327-5989<br /><br /><br />Lois Wolk<br />Phone: (916) 651-4005<br />Fax: (916) 323-2304<br /><br /><br />Christine Kehoe<br />Phone: (916) 651-4039<br />Fax: (916) 327-2188<br /><br /><br />Ted Lieu<br />Phone: (916) 651-4028<br />Fax: (916) 323-6056<br /><br /><br />Mark DeSaulnier<br />Phone: (916) 651-4007<br />Fax: (916) 445-2527<br /><br /><br />Alex Padilla<br />Phone: 916-651-4020<br />Fax: 916-324-6645<br /><br />Joseph S. Simitian<br />Phone: (916) 651-4011<br />Fax: (916) 323-4529<br /><br />Two free faxes can be sent per day from:<br /><a href="http://faxzero.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">http://faxzero.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.gotfreefax.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">http://www.gotfreefax.com/</a><br /><br />ALL SENATORS EMAIL ADDRESSES:<br /><br />Senator.Alquist@sen.ca.gov<br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Anderson@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Anderson@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Berryhill@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Berryhill@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Blakeslee@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Blakeslee@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Calderon@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Calderon@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Cannella@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Cannella@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Corbett@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Corbett@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Correa@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Correa@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.DeLeon@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.DeLeon@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.DeSaulnier@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.DeSaulnier@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Dutton@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Dutton@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Emmerson@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Emmerson@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Evans@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Evans@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Fuller@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Fuller@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Gaines@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Gaines@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Hancock@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Hancock@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Harman@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Harman@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Hernandez@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Hernandez@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Huff@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Huff@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Kehoe@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Kehoe@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.LaMalfa@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.LaMalfa@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Leno@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Leno@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Lieu@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Lieu@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Liu@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Liu@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Lowenthal@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Lowenthal@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.McLeod@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.McLeod@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Padilla@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Padilla@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Pavley@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Pavley@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Price@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Price@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Rubio@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Rubio@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Runner@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Runner@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Simitian@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Simitian@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Steinberg@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Steinberg@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Strickland@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Strickland@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Vargas@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Vargas@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Walters@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Walters@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Wolk@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Wolk@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Wright@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Wright@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Wyland@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Wyland@senate.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="mailto:Senator.Yee@senate.ca.gov" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(8, 95, 152); ">Senator.Yee@senate.ca.gov</a></span>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-22178161033943730782011-06-28T17:05:00.000-07:002011-07-01T23:37:45.905-07:00Call to ACTION! Oppose AB 144 before the vote.<div>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. </div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><a href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260590_2132514361889_1516920629_2294455_2643313_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 556px; height: 720px;" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260590_2132514361889_1516920629_2294455_2643313_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/270795_2132513641871_1516920629_2294453_3369078_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 556px; height: 720px;" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/270795_2132513641871_1516920629_2294453_3369078_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><table class="uiInfoTable mvm profileInfoTable" style="font-size: 11px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; width: 493px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><tbody><tr class="spacer"><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; "><hr style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; color: rgb(217, 217, 217); height: 1px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><th class="label" style="padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold; width: 80px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></th><td class="data" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 15px; "><div class="description summary"><div id="id_4e0a6c139662f8f30231381" class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="display: inline; ">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.<br /><br /><br />AB144 is:<br />1.Removing protections of the people<br /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; ">2.Allowing the bad guys the upper hand against law abiding citizens<br />3.Another chip at the rights of responsible California citizens<br /><br /><br />Senator Blakeslee<br /><br />State Capitol, Room 4070<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br />Phone: (916) 651-4015<br />Fax: (916) 445-8081<br /><br /><br />Senator Pavley<br /><br />State Capitol, Room 4035<br />Phone: (916) 651-4023<br />Fax: (916) 324-4823<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br /><br />Senator Price<br /><br />State Capitol, Room 2057<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br />Phone: (916) 651-4026<br />Fax: (916) 445-8899<br /><br />Senator Vargas<br /><br />State Capitol, Room 3092<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br />Phone: (916) 651-4040<br />Fax: (916) 327-3522<br /><br />Senator Corbett<br /><br />State Capitol, Room 313<br />Sacramento, CA 95814<br />Phone :(916) 651-4010<br />Fax: (916) 327-2433<br /><br />Additional reasons to oppose this bill can be found:<br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-oakland/ab-144-californi-a-paradigm-of-political-corruption" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.examiner.com/gu</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>n-rights-in-oakland/ab-144</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>-californi-a-paradigm-of-p</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>olitical-corruption</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-oakland/impassioned-portantino-can-t-get-his-facts-straight-with-ab-144" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.examiner.com/gu</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>n-rights-in-oakland/impass</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>ioned-portantino-can-t-get</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>-his-facts-straight-with-a</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>b-144</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-oakland/the-case-for-open-carry-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.examiner.com/gu</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>n-rights-in-oakland/the-ca</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>se-for-open-carry-californ</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>ia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ca2a.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">www.CA2A.us</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=6958" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.nraila.org/Legi</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>slation/Read.aspx?ID=6958</a><br />(VIA NRA)</span></div></div><div class="description summary"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="display: inline; "><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; ">It is imperative that you contact your state Senator TODAY and urge him or her to OPPOSE AB 144.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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 <a href="http://www.capwiz.com/nra/state/main/?state=CA&view=myofficials">HERE</a>.<br /><br />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.<br /></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Others to contact:</span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); " ><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Senator Corbett<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Phone: (916) 651-4010<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Fax: (916) 327-2433<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; ">Elaine Kontominas Alquist</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="color: black; ">Phone:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> (916) 651-4013<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="color: black; ">Fax:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> (916) 324-0283<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; ">Noreen Evans</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; ">Phone: 916-651-4002</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Fax: 916-323-6958</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; ">Ed Hernandez</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; ">Phone: (916) 651-4024</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Fax: (916) 445-0485</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Carol Liu<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: black; ">Phone:</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; ">(916) 651-4021</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Fax:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">(916) 324-7543</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/negretemcleod"><span style="color:black; mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none">Gloria Negrete McLeod</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: black; ">Phone:</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; ">(916) 651-4032</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Fax:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">(916) 445-0128</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/rubio"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Michael Rubio</span></a></span></b></span><strong><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><strong><span style="color: black; ">Phone:</span></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> (916) 651-4016</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><strong>Fax:</strong><span class="apple-style-span"> (916) 327-5989</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/wolk"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Lois Wolk</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><strong><span style="color: black; ">Phone:</span></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> (916) 651-4005</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><strong>Fax:</strong><span class="apple-style-span"> (916) 323-2304</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/kehoe"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Christine Kehoe</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; ">Phone: (916) 651-4039</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Fax: (916) 327-2188</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/lieu"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Ted Lieu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: black; ">Phone:</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; ">(916) 651-4028</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Fax:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">(916) 323-6056</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/desaulnier"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Mark DeSaulnier</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; ">Phone: (916) 651-4007</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Fax: (916) 445-2527</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/padilla"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Alex Padilla</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="color: black; ">Phone:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> 916-651-4020<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="color: black; ">Fax:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "> 916-324-6645<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.senate.ca.gov/simitian"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Joseph S. Simitian</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Phone: (916) 651-4011</span></span></b></span><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Fax: (916) 323-4529</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b><br /></b></p><p></p></span></div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-30860916054475293852011-06-26T16:18:00.001-07:002011-06-27T01:15:33.951-07:00SB 427 Creating Victims out of Law Abiding through Ammo Registration<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUoXzwMMYIM">Ammo Registration video 1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amjw8akLDro">Ammo Registration Video 2</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUMVGbvf5jQ">Ammo Registration Video 3</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Right now there is a bill that would cause ammunition to be registered. The claim by author Senator De Leon is it will reduce crime by taking guns out of the hands of criminals. SB 427 and SB 124 will create a new unintended consequence through public records by displaying names, ID#, DOB and addresses so criminals can figure out exactly who has guns and what caliber of guns they have.</div><div><br /></div><div>Attached is a low quality video when I made a purchase 6/26/2011 at Sports Authority in Concord, CA where they are ready for the change in the law. Please tell me these books are not just identity theft ready to happen. Criminals do not practice so purchase little to no ammunition. Most ranges require identification which prevents practice by the bad guys.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/264279_2126185483671_1516920629_2285927_8143197_n.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-21396494494307592052011-06-24T17:37:00.000-07:002011-06-25T13:41:37.715-07:00AB 144 hits a bypass 28.8 rule and will go to Senate Floor Thursday<span class="Apple-style-span">Despite the fiscal issues, the Senate Appropriations Committee has set AB 144 to be bypassed by Senate Appropriations. This means the costs that are reimbursable to the state were not found in this bill yet we disagree.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Currently AB 144 is unstable and, as many of you recognize, unconstitutional. In a time of fiscal crisis in our state, we should not pass laws that divert funds away from cities, schools, and local services. AB 144 reduces prosecution of more serious offenses by jamming up the courts unnecessarily with individuals that carry for self-defense. In essence, this bill has recreated the wheel by reenacting laws that have been shot down by the courts. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">AB 144 claims to be a "fix" to a loophole yet it ends up not being a fix at all but instead furthering loosening of the screws that were already rusty and falling apart. </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Currently, firearms laws are so complex that many have prosecution difficulties. Some District Attorneys in California have announced an intentional reduction of prosecutions or to drop charges based on constitutional concerns brought forth by the June McDonald ruling. Even our current Governor, Jerry Brown, voiced the need to incorporate the 2nd amendment into California when he filed his Amicus brief under the McDonald ruling (link to Amicus brief --> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDEQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nraila.org%2Fmedia%2FPDFs%2Flitigation%2FNRA_v._Chicago_Final_Amicus.pdf&ei=AjQFToa9NcrRiAKkyMG1DQ&usg=AFQjCNGDcaXp6GA7IvnLLrOMroyNUqq_Bw">HERE</a> ).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">There are so many loopholes to AB 144 that most open carriers will become exempted from the open carry law. Part of the 29 exemptions will allow for open carry on all private property, including all meeting locations of open carry, and the new law will cause lots of confusion for law enforcement. Portantino's office calls this the "A-B exemption"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Law Enforcement have been fully trained in open carry over the past few years. If training took 3 years for the current open carry laws, then AB 144 will take much longer to train law enforcement on exemptions and mapping of all locations. Law enforcement dispatch will be called frequently by those believing open carry is banned under AB 144, however it may not be for the person walking around if certain situations, locations or exemptions apply. With AB 144, there will be no way to identify whether the individual is exempt without arrest and courts since there are no standards set forth to identify exempted individuals. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Open Carry, in it's current form, is plagued with mapping of locations and prohibited areas which is meant to discourage unpermitted carry. Adding a ban on open carry in the way it is written will require all law enforcement to be provided with parcel maps identifying public from private property. Currently, most shopping centers, restaurants, and adjacent parking areas not within public buildings, are considered private property. To travel unrestricted would require persons open carrying to live in counties such as Napa County where open carry laws do not apply. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">If this open carry laws is not really a ban, then what does it do?</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span">It will restrict carry on public sidewalks and streets in some counties. Exempted counties will be 31 counties including Napa County</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Will restrict individual groups who have school zones exemptions (PC626.9) to remain only near and around schools while on public streets.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Will confuse and create problems for hunters by creating issues related to where the restricted paths are. (Current exemption is not strong enough to prevent prosecution. Dirt paths are considered roads which are difficult to identify)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Will create special training requirements for law enforcement</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Will cause County Supervisors to divert funding from scarce resources such as schools, police departments and cities.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">AB 144 will reduce the number of more serious offenses prosecuted and allow more serious offenders free due to violations of speedy trials. </span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">It will create added burdens to already overburdened courts and public defender offices currently working on reduced hours.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">It will create a gamut of false arrests for those who may be exempt in some way. These false arrests will include gun confiscations that require use of the Department of Justice resources to return firearms once the participant is cleared.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Adds to felony convictions through creation of alternate felonies (99-00 AB 491 Scott) and loaded firearm felonies when accidentally stumbling across prohibited areas.<i> [Loaded open carry is not prohibited in unincorporated territory (People vs Knight) (except where discharge of a firearm is prohibited by law - any discharge prohibition triggers the loaded prohibition in state law) PC12031]</i></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Currently, Open Carry generates few calls to police. Of the calls that are made, dispatch of officers is rare. Most daily open carriers may have their firearm inspected 1-2 times a year, due to normal run ins. This year, one of the event organizers in Northern California has reported no law enforcement encounters at scheduled open carry events since last year. During the blood/ toy drive in November 2010, law enforcement was seen driving through the shopping center, but only stopped to tell protesters to stop blocking doorways and a second time to tell protesters to stop impeding traffic (protesters were Brady Campaign members)</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">One of the most publicized events was set up by Nor Cal Open Carry in Walnut Creek, California. Approximately 20-30 open carriers, 30-40 spectators, and media came to downtown Walnut Creek. Police incident reports, pulled for 2 hours before and 2 hours after the event, revealed no calls to law enforcement. Last year, 4 months worth of event police logs were pulled via public records and submitted to the capitol. The event logs revealed a single call which was an advisory to police call, not a citizen call (logs submitted under 2010 AB 1934)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Fixing the open carry laws to address identified issues is far different than what is written in AB 144, since this far there have been no identified issues to address. If open carry created any community concerns, these would be used and documented by police and anti-gun organizations such as Legal Community Against Violence or the Brady Groups.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Defense of life is essential to the freedoms we enjoy. AB 144 at Assembly Public Safety was argued to be unconstitutional, yet passed though with expectations of revisions to resolve these concerns. So far, constitutional issues remain since carry of firearms is a right guaranteed to the people not to be infringed on by the state. The 2nd Amendment is a right of the people, for the people.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">If government wishes for the people to be involved, then they must treat the people with respect and dignity instead of going after those who go out of their way to abide by the law, such as the open carriers. Government should instead target those who target law abiding citizens for personal or political gains. These acts of terrorism, and attacks against law abiding must be stopped. </span></div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-82457399211126175762011-06-23T10:49:00.000-07:002011-06-23T10:58:33.357-07:00Gun Rights Pictures for California<span class="Apple-style-span"> I will be flying to TN in late July to do some gun rights photography for California. I need to know ideas like at this site: </span><a href="www.a-human-right.com">www.a-human-right.com</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">These pics will be geared toward CA defense of our rights. Donations would be appreciated to help with costs, those who contribute at least $25 will have access to all pics once complete (early). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JWCFE9SUBUM5U">Click here to donate</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><br /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="7TSGSSMH62MXC"><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /><br /></form>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-22296783794938485592011-06-14T16:34:00.001-07:002011-06-18T07:26:19.555-07:00AB 144 Senate Appropriations Hearing 6/27 9:30 am<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><table class="uiInfoTable mvm profileInfoTable" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; width: 493px; "><tbody><tr><th class="label" style="padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold; width: 80px; line-height: 15px; ">Time</th><td class="data" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 15px; "><div><div>June 27 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-06-28T09:30:00"></span>9:30am</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-06-28T12:30:00"></span>12:30pm</span></div></div></td></tr><tr class="spacer"><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 11px; 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"><div class="description summary"> I would like to see others argue any found fiscal issues with this bill that would be a non-local expense. Show up and show your opposition.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></span>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-24241408211023602812011-06-07T16:28:00.000-07:002011-06-07T16:30:29.424-07:00AB 144 Passes Committee and now will move to Appropriations.AB 144 Passes Senate Public Committee 4 to 2 in favor and now will move to Senate Appropriations. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-88211774055608612672011-05-25T22:02:00.000-07:002011-06-07T18:52:55.971-07:00AB 144 Senate Public Safety 6/7<span class="Apple-style-span">It is currently projected that AB 144 will be heard by the Public Safety Committee of the Senate 6/7 at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">9:30 am in Room 4203</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Here are a list of members for you to call and fax your oppositions to. I suggest you fax your oppositions with a signature, title, address and letterhead if you have one so you get registered. Now that it is in a different house we need to register these oppositions. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd09" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(137, 25, 2); ">Senator Loni Hancock (Chair)</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; ">Phone: (916) 651-4009</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Fax: (916) 327-1997</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">District Office</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Phone: (510) 286-1333</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Fax: (510) 286-3885</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd30" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Senator Ron Calderon</a><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Phone: (916) 651-4030<br />Fax: (916) 327-8755</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">District Office</span><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; ">Phone: (323) 890-2790<br />Fax: (323) 890-2795</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd21" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(137, 25, 2); ">Senator Carol Liu</a></span></div><div><div class="headlineDisplay" xmlns="" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; "><div>Phone: (916) 651-4021<br />Fax: (916) 324-7543<br /></div></div><div class="headlineDisplay" xmlns="" style="margin-bottom: 0.6em; "><a href="http://dist21.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_LOC&SEC={107788ED-F8B0-4FCC-9762-A765AE63E99D}&DE={394EB5DE-1D9F-4EF3-9938-3B57E31FA158}" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 16px; ">District Office</a><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 16px; ">Phone: (818) 409-0400<br />Fax: (818) 409-1256</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 16px; "><br /></div><div><div class="headlineDisplay" xmlns="" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.6em; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd26" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(137, 25, 2); ">Senator Curren Price</a></span></div><div>Phone: (916) 651-4026<br />Fax: (916) 445-8899<br /></div></div><div class="headlineDisplay" xmlns="" style="margin-bottom: 0.6em; "><a href="http://dist26.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_LOC&SEC={C352B6E5-7DE7-4734-A709-4117D07C3847}&DE={9CB36E78-5FED-4C51-AD27-AB8593240DE3}" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; ">Los Angeles Office</a><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; ">Phone: (213)745-6656<br />Fax: (213) 745-6722</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd06" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(137, 25, 2); ">Senator Darrell Steinberg</a></span> (President pro Tempore)</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; ">Phone: (916) 651-4006</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; ">Fax: (916) 323-2263</div></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><div>Phone: (916) 651-1529</div><div>Fax: (916) 327-8754</div></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><p><a href="http://spsf.senate.ca.gov/">http://spsf.senate.ca.gov/</a></p></span></span></div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-69836138557830629582011-05-23T11:09:00.000-07:002011-05-24T14:05:00.803-07:00"CA Open Carry Militia" Constitutional limitations of government to protect the people.<span class="Apple-style-span"><b>There seems to be the first step in formation of a Militia for Open Carry. I wonder if the folks at the Capitol will ban Militias while they are at it.<br /><br />Researching it seems like average citizen Militias include the National Guard and Army Reserve, however military has limited authority over enforcement of state laws. The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385) passed on June 18, 1878 substantially limiting the powers of the federal government to use the military for law enforcement.<br /><br />"TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE /CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE<br />PART 215_EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY RESOURCES IN THE EVENT OF CIVIL DISTURBANCES<br />(b) Aside from the constitutional limitations of the power of the<br />Federal Government at the local level, there are additional legal limits<br />upon the use of military forces within the United States. The most<br />important of these from a civil disturbance standpoint is the Posse<br />Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. 1385), which prohibits the use of any part of<br />the Army or the Air Force to execute or enforce the laws"<br /><br />If the military is not allowed to protect the people and the people are not allowed to protect themselves what will be left? Any attempt to take the means of freedom from the people is an act of rebellion against the people. AB 144 is an act of rebellion against the people.<br /><br />Below is a post from "CA Open Carry Militia"</b></span><div><br /><a href="http://caopencarrymilitia.webs.com/index.htm">http://caopencarrymilitia.webs.com/index.htm</a><br /><a href="http://caopencarrymilitia.webs.com/index.htm"></a><span style="font-style:italic;"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br />Intent to form a Open Carry Militia in CA<br /><br />Don't wait until the next disaster or the next attack. Prepare yourselves now. The last line of Homeland Defense<br /><br />Due to the threat against the rights of those in CA and agianst the protections afforded to us under the United States Constitution it is the intent of this site to form a Militia group of Open Carry enthusiasts who do not wish to lose the rights given to them by our founding fathers. The meets will be scheduled just as the previous open carry meets with the exception of range days and required membership to be effective begin 1/1/2012.<br /><br />To provide required identifications to be exempt from the open carry ban there will be cost. This will be a non-profit organization where all members will contribute direct expenses of their own activities. All events and meets will be posted.<br /><br />If you decide Open Carry is a right you would like to maintain and AB 144 (open carry ban) passes then this will be the group for you. As with the open carry groups this group will work with law enforcement to better the protections of yourself and the public at large. Every member must agree to take part in a minimum level of firearms instructions and qualify as frequently as law enforcement officials. Failure to attend and show proof of using your firearm at minimum of quarterly will be grounds of disqualification.<br /><br />As time permits we will form the guidelines we expect members to abide by similar to current open carry expected conduct . These rules of conduct will be established by all members as to be reasonable to the majority. The exemptions to the rules will include current P.O.S.T. certified employees.<br /><br />Stay Safe and Carry On<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span></div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-61681428891575425142011-05-16T21:54:00.000-07:002011-05-16T23:53:56.276-07:00AB 144 for the Rape, Robbery, and Murder of Women and Children. (back away from the cheeseburger)Assembly voted to pass AB 144 to the Senate where it will be heard first by Public Safety. The image below reflects the real vote before the changes that will happen by the morning. Now is where the real fight begins. <br /><br />I will have lots of comments which will not include cheeseburgers. Portantino makes claims of threats from an open carrier. These were a mention of an individual who had been victimized. Like that individual my family has been victimized and we have had threats against our lives of myself and my loved ones. Unless you have been in this situation yourself you would not understand why open carry is such an essential right when under duress. The comment included comments to this nature and was mention if he or his family were victims he may understand the nature to the degree this right to self protection is essential. I understand this since the threats on my family lead me to become a gun owner. While I worked with the authorities to regain control of the situation I am still unable to get a concealed weapons permit even after being trained, back ground checked, security cleared and live scanned. I remain a state employee and advocate of public safety issues. I have carried concealed when under direct threat but because I have three daughters who are at the ages they are I also would never break the laws as written even if those who I am being threatened by do. I open carry because I need to carry, not because I want to carry. My threats come and go due to my line of work as an advocate and my participation in free speech and government. Maybe one day Portantino will place the cheeseburger down before more lives are lost to senseless laws that strip rights from those who take the time to learn and obey them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrvC5tK5s_UztDelX6-OFz65sFS5dDGc7Eu3S-C-b0UoYuMD4qhupz6tHxNctgMyzwBmnTQkhS6qGI7CHa9UiyO_jbHHqvBfecCk1ejuasEjYCCDnD9C63HTtg495U_C0zWG0RCkC0ZU/s1600/2011-05-16+AB+144+Assembly+Floor+Vote.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrvC5tK5s_UztDelX6-OFz65sFS5dDGc7Eu3S-C-b0UoYuMD4qhupz6tHxNctgMyzwBmnTQkhS6qGI7CHa9UiyO_jbHHqvBfecCk1ejuasEjYCCDnD9C63HTtg495U_C0zWG0RCkC0ZU/s400/2011-05-16+AB+144+Assembly+Floor+Vote.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607545236301247826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/18Gse2iFbF4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3yFD-dOnkx4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Comments to some items I heard will be posted later on this article through a revision so check back.California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386137039413447784.post-48257463225855643652011-05-09T12:38:00.000-07:002011-05-09T21:07:48.426-07:00AB 144 heads to Assembly Floor ThursdayLast week at the Appropriations Hearing there was a crowd there who ran the first filibuster in the state appropriations history. I am being told this was a buzz around the capitol. <div><br /></div><div>I really enjoyed seeing the public participate though the amount involved by open carry seems a bit less than last year. </div><div><br /></div><div>After passing through the Assembly Appropriations with primarily negative comments this bill will now head to the assembly floor for a floor vote. Last year AB 1934 the ban on open carry 2010 it passed the floor by a single vote. Later after the vote was complete several others changed their votes. </div><div><br /></div><div>We expect for this to be on the floor Thursday. This year we have more power and control since there were so many gun bills that went into suspense where this bill should be. </div><div><br /></div><div>Keep alert and keep up the calls and fighting. This is a fight for even those who hate open carry but still enjoy guns. This bill crosses many barriers and infringes on many other rights. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_18026082">http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_18026082</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><h1 id="articleTitle" class="articleTitle" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(38, 43, 127); font-weight: bold; width: 640px; ">'Open carry' bill set to go before Assembly Thursday</h1><div id="articleByline" class="articleByline" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></div><div id="articleDate" class="articleDate" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(0, 0, 136); ">Posted: 05/09/2011 12:44:07 PM PDT</div><br /><span type="start" id="default"></span><div class="articlePositionHeader" style="text-align: center; "></div><span type="end" id="default"></span><div id="articleBody" class="articleBody" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; padding-right: 10px; "><div class="articleViewerGroup" id="articleViewerGroup" style="text-align: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "><span class="articleEmbeddedViewerBox" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "></span><span type="start" id="default"></span><span type="end" id="default"></span></div><span type="start" id="default"></span>PASADENA - A bill by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, that would ban the "open carry" of unloaded handguns is scheduled to hit the Assembly floor Thursday, according to Portantino spokeswoman Wendy Gordon.<p>The measure sailed through the Assembly's Appropriations Committee last Wednesday following a demonstration of both open-carry supporters and opponents in Old Pasadena the week before.</p><p>AB 144 makes it a crime to openly carry an unloaded handgun in any public place or street. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000. Law-enforcement personnel are exempt, as are hunters and others carrying unloaded weapons under specified licensed circumstances.<br /></p></div><span><br /><br />Read more:<a href="http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_18026082#ixzz1Lv2qzRcM" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_18026082#ixzz1Lv2qzRcM</a></span></span></div>California Open Carryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924256826793258741noreply@blogger.com0