IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

[Mitch HanK Sauer]

IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY - Source from Turner's Outdoorsman

This information is accurate at the time this CAL-ERT was written and
originally distributed. The scheduled times and dates for hearings are
subject to change, by the legislature, with little or no advance notice.
The NRA Members' Councils of California will keep you informed as the
legislative situation changes in Sacramento.

AB 50 (Koretz) - .50 Caliber Rifle Ban - would ban the sale/possession of
rifles that are chambered for the .50 BMG cartridge and the sale/possession
of .50BMG cartridges. Passed Assembly Public Safety Committee on 4/29/03.
AB 50 will be next heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Thanks to Ronnie Barrett of Barret Firearms and Bill Ritchie of EDM Arms for
their strong testimony against AB 50!

AB 992 (Ridley-Thomas) - Ammo Tax - Amended to direct revenues to a "Victim
Reimbursement Fund". AB 992 will be next heard in the Assembly
Appropriations Committee.

SB489 (Scott) - Semi-Auto Handgun bill - would have required that all
semiautomatic handguns, manufactured after a specific date - that are
imported and sold in California, be equipped with a loaded chamber indicator
and a magazine disconnect mechanism. Although it passed the Senate Public
Safety committee on 5/6/03, it was massively amended. SB 489 will be next
heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

SB 601 (Perata) - .50 Caliber Handgun Ban - would ban sale/possession of .50
caliber handguns. This bill is aimed specifically at the new S&W .500 Magnum
cartridge but would also ban others. Passed the Senate Public Safety
Committee on 5/6/03. SB 601 will be next heard in the Senate Appropriations
Committee.

Thanks to Smith & Wesson for their strong lobbying effort against both SB601
and SB489!

Action requested:
AB50 and AB992 could possibly be heard in the Assembly Appropriations
Committee as early as Wednesday, May 14th or May 21st. Please contact the
Assembly Appropriations Committee and urge them to oppose AB50 and AB992.

SB489 and SB601 could possibly be heard in the Senate Appropriations
Committee as early as Monday, May 12th or May 19th. Please contact the
Senate Appropriations Committee and urge them to oppose SB489 and SB601.

Contact Information:
Assembly Appropriations Committee: The phone number for this committee is
[phone]. A complete listing of all of the members of the Assembly
Appropriations Committee phone/fax/email information can be found at:
www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs/asmapprops.shtml . Also, you can
send a single email to each of the Assembly Appropriations Committee Members
by using the special "ONE CLICK" email address that you can find at:
www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml . By sending one email to the
special "ONE CLICK" address, each one of the Assembly Appropriations
Committee Members will receive a copy of your message (so it is probably a
good idea to address your messages with: Dear Assembly Member,).

Senate Appropriations Committee: The phone number for this committee is
[phone]. A complete listing of all of the members of the Senate
Appropriations Committee phone/fax/email information can be found at:
www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs/senapprops.shtml . Also, you can
send a single email to each of the Senate Appropriations Committee Members
by using the special "ONE CLICK" email address that you can find at:
www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml . By sending one email to the
special "ONE CLICK" address, each one of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Members will receive a copy of your message (so it is probably a good idea
to address your messages with: Dear Senator,).

Continue to monitor the latest legislative updates at:
NRAMembersCouncils.com/legs.shtml