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CAL-ERT 04/09/09 ---
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
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.
GUN SHOW BAN SCHEDULED FOR SENATE HEARING!
SB585 (Leno) –
GUN SHOW BAN This bill would prohibit the
sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace and would
thereby make a violation of that prohibition a misdemeanor. This
bill would ban having a gun show at the Cow Palace, which is a
state owned facility in the South San Francisco area. If it
passes, it will likely be expanded to ban gun shows on any public
property, such as fairgrounds, throughout the State. It is a major
attack on the right of sportsmen and other firearms owners to
assemble, communicate with each other, and to purchase new, used
and collectible firearms, accessories and sporting supplies.
STATUS: Hearing scheduled in the Senate
Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, April 14, 2009
POSITION:
NRA STRONGLY OPPOSES
Facts regarding SB585:
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Law enforcement fears that the lack of the gun show would
drive firearms sales underground due to the lack of a the
gun show as a regulated location for such sales to take
place.
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The unfair lack of access to this publicly-owned venue
restricts the First Amendment Rights of many thousands of
attendees who have done nothing wrong and should not have to
endure such censorship.
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The gun show promoters, including Crossroads of the West
(who produce the show at the Cow Palace) worked with law
enforcement, the state fair board and others, in support of
AB295 several years ago. AB295 provided protections,
including event operation under the strict scrutiny of law
enforcement, at all gun shows in the state.
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Gun show promoters in California, including Crossroads of
the West, have a close working relationship with law
enforcement agencies (at all levels) due to the nature of
cooperation that exists at gun shows, such as the one at the
Cow Palace.
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California has the toughest gun show laws of any state in
the nation. Currently, California's gun shows are monitored
by local, state, and federal enforcement agencies and all
firearms transactions are required to be processed by
dealers who possess federal, state, and local licenses.
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Buying a firearm at a gun show is no different than going to
a firearms dealer's store.
All firearms transactions occur only after a comprehensive
background check that includes a 10-day waiting period
before a firearm can be delivered to the new owner.
SB585 is an attempt by anti-firearms rights activists to
find more creative ways to discourage people from owning
firearms! Like most such bills, it would have no impact on
criminals, just on lawful individuals!
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Please note: As a major gun
show promoter throughout California, Crossroads of the West
Gun Shows (Bob and Lynn Templeton) have been STRONG NRA
supporters for more than twenty years. Their efforts to
support the NRA have resulted in the recruitment/retention
of tens-of-thousands of NRA members throughout this time.
And as we all know, this is California -- a battleground
state for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and every NRA
member is important to the survival of the Second Amendment.
Immediate Action requested:
LET'S RAMP-UP THE PRESSURE!!!
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Please
CALL, FAX, and EMAIL
the legislators. All three methods of communication are
effective and we must demonstrate a broad-based effort.
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If you are located within the Sacramento Area, please
consider attending the Senate Public Safety Committee
hearing (held in the State Capitol) on Tuesday, April 14th
and voice your opposition to SB585.
Contact Information:
Senate Public Safety Committee: A complete listing of all of
the members of the Senate Public Safety Committee
phone/fax/email information can be found
HERE
. Also, you can send a single email to each of the Senate
Public Safety Committee Members by using the special "ONE
CLICK" email address that you can find
HERE
. By sending one email to the special "ONE CLICK" address, each
one of the Senate Public Safety Committee Members will receive
a copy of your message (so it is probably a good idea to address
your messages with: Dear Senator,).
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