California Gun Owners Could Use Your Help Against SB249

[Librarian]

The bill is targeting 'assault weapons'. You are reading it correctly.

It's bad enough as it is.

 

[danez71]

The bill is targeting 'assault weapons'. You are reading it correctly.

It's bad enough as it is.

Thank you for clarifying. I value your posts... a lot.

And I do agree.

I was born and lived in CA most of my life and will be moving back soon.

I'm not happy about the gun laws but I'm eager to join to voting pool again.

Its insane for example, IMO, when a Ruger mini 14 is fine... until you put a folding stock on it and then it becomes an 'assault rifle'.

The proposed laws is a terrible idea on so many levels.


I'm glad to see the Riverside Sheriff come out against it.

Thanks again.

 

[montanaoffroader]

Signed and shared. Hope it does some good.

Mike

 

[Librarian]

Rumor mill on this is active Wed, Aug 16.

IMO, it is not dead until we know it is not on the Governor's desk in time. That time is Sept 2 at dawn (or, strictly, 00:00:01 of Sunday, Sept 2).

The legislature still can suspend rules, or simply ignore them, to get the bill considered up through August 31, and they can make Aug 31 last all the way through Sept 1 with the 'stop the clock in the chamber' trick.

 

[fxstchewy]

Signed.

 

[Kynoch]

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee has tabled SB249. It's not going anywhere right now.

http://sd08.senate.ca.gov/news/2012-08-15-assault-weapon-bill-held-committee

 

[Quiet]

Keep up the grassroots pressure on the legislature.

Currently, there are reports that SB249 has been removed from the Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing that is scheduled for Thursday. According to information that is about five minutes old, SB249 is still scheduled for that hearing! The source of this information is the Assembly Appropriations Committee chief-of-staff.

NRA's lobbyist Ed Worley and CRPA lobbyist Tom Pedersen have just left the Assembly Appropriations Committee Office and were told that information.

What are the facts, and what are the possibilities?

FACT: THERE ARE NO RULES IN THE CAPITOL!!! They can change the "rules" just about any time the desire.

FACT: Our efforts to oppose SB249 are resulting in a tremendous number of calls, faxes, letters, and email into the Capitol.

FACT: Even if they claim that SB249 is dead, it is NOT dead until the legislative deadline has passed. Why would we trust that they would not bring it up with a "rule waiver"?????

POSSIBILITY: They could hear the SB249 pretty-much whenever they want to.

QUESTION: Why should we let-up the pressure in opposition to SB249?

ANSWER: We shouldn't. And we won't!!!!!

FACT: We are getting more and more law enforcement opposition to SB249. The pressure is mounting and it is doing so at the right time in the legislative process.

Please think about this: No matter what we hear out of the Capitol about SB249, if we are winning -- why would we let up? If we are not winning -- why would we let up?

PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE UNTIL WE CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE DEFEATED SB249.

Note: I was not planning to post anything regarding SB249 because so many people are already commenting on it. And off course, there are those who are complaining that they don't believe that the NRA has been involved in the fight against SB249 from the beginning --- because we don't post our strategy and tactics on the Internet for the anti-gunners to read. Oh well, complain if you want. But I won't roll around in the mud and argue with anyone. It doesn't accomplish anything.

H. Paul Payne, NRA Liaison to the Executive Vice President

In the past, there have been a few bills that were tabled, then brought back as soon as public outcry stopped.

 

[Quiet]

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee has tabled SB249. It's not going anywhere right now.

http://sd08.senate.ca.gov/news/2012-...held-committee

Misinformation, to get people to stop pressuring their legislature.

CA Assembly Appropriations Committee Schedule for Thursday 08-16-2012
Item #5. S.B. No. 249 Yee. Assault weapons.

 

[Kynoch]

Misinformation, to get people to stop pressuring their legislature.

CA Assembly Appropriations Committee Schedule for Thursday 08-16-2012
Item #5. S.B. No. 249 Yee. Assault weapons.

Sure it is.

 

[powder]

SO what happened?

 

[Jon_Snow]

SO what happened?

It failed to make it out of committee. That doesn't mean they can't "rule waiver" it, so the danger isn't past until midnight on the 31st, but it's a very good sign.

 

[hexum77]

signed

 

[Quiet]

It failed to make it out of committee. That doesn't mean they can't "rule waiver" it, so the danger isn't past until midnight on the 31st, but it's a very good sign.

What he said.

But, the NRA is saying it died, for this legislative session, when it could not get out of the appropriations committee.


THANKS EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT!