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Grassroots Alert Vol. 14, No. 27
06/29/07
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 The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) has proposed new rules that would have a dramatic
effect on the storage and transportation of ammunition and handloading
components. The proposed rule indiscriminately
treats ammunition, powder and primers as "explosives."
The public
comment period ends July 12. To file your own comment, or to learn more
about the OSHA proposal, click here
or go to http://www.regulations.gov/
and search for Docket Number OSHA-2007-0032"; you can read OSHA's
proposal and learn how to submit comments electronically, or by fax or
mail.
 MISSOURI
GOVERNOR SIGNS CASTLE DOCTRINE, HUNTING PRESERVATION BILLS INTO LAW: In
a recent fly-around tour across Missouri, NRA-ILA Executive Director
Chris W. Cox joined Governor Matt Blunt (R) at bill signing ceremonies
for two of NRA-ILA's top legislative priorities. SB
62, Missouri's "Castle Doctrine" bill, removes the "duty to retreat"
for victims of criminal attack; while SB 225, the "Hunting Heritage
Protection Areas Act," preserves important wildli fe habitat and
hunting opportunities for future Missouri generations.
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SEEKING
NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 NRA-ILA VOLUNTEER AWARDS: The "Jay
M. Littlefield Memorial NRA-ILA Volunteer of the Year Award" is an
annual honor that recognizes an NRA member who demonstrates
exceptionally meritorious activism in defense of our Second Amendment
rights. Similarly, the "NRA-ILA Volunteer
Organization of the Year Award" is bestowed upon a group that has
gone above and beyond the call of duty in defending our freedom over
the past year. Nominations for the 2006
honors should be submitted to: NRA-ILA
Volunteer Awards, c/o Suzanne Anglewicz, NRA-ILA Grassroots Division,
11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA, 220 30. Nominations
may also be faxed to Suzanne at (703) 267-3918, or e-mailed to sanglewicz@nrahq.org.
All nominations must be submitted
by NRA members in good standing and be accompanied by a one-page
description of why the nominee is deserving. Winners
will be selected by NRA-ILA staff and will be acknowledged at this
Fall's NRA Board of Directors Meeting. The
deadline for submissions is July 13, 2007.
STATE ROUNDUP (please
click to see any updates on states not listed below.)
CALIFORNIA:
Update on California AB821 (lead ammunition ban) and
AB1471 (microstamping)! On Tuesday, June 26,
two anti-gun, anti-hunting measures passed out of committee and are now
making their way through the California Senate. Assembly
Bill 821 would ban the use of lead ammunition for hunting in various
hunting zones around the state that incorporate condor range and
require hunters to switch to non-lead substitutes. Assembly
Bill 1471 would require that the make, model, and serial number be
microstamped onto the interior surface or internal working parts of all
handguns in such a manner that those identifiers imprint onto the
cartridge case upon firing. Please
contact your State Senator today and respectfully urge him or her to
oppose AB821 and AB1471. Contact information for your State
Senator can be found by clicking here.
COLORADO:
Update on Ouray, Colorado Noise Ordinance
On Monday, July 2, the Ouray
County Commissioners decided to table and rework the language of
Ordinance 07-02. Ordinance 07-02 would
restrict decibel (db) levels to 55 during the day and 50 during the
night. Keep in mind that a normal conversation is about 60
db. This ordinance would effectively ban anyone from target
shooting on his or her own property in the county because they
would exceed the decibel levels emanating beyond property
boundaries. The only exception made for firearms in the ordinance
is for cases of emergency. There is no set
timeframe of when Ordinance 07-02 will be reintroduced. The
language is being reworked with public comments ta ken into account.
NRA-ILA will continue to monitor
the situation and report any updates as they become available.
Hunting and Recreational Shooting Restrictions
Proposed on BLM Land! Hunting
and recreational shooting is being targeted by the Bureau of Land
Management in south central Colorado near Salida. If
you hunt, target shoot, use motorized vehicles, hike and/or camp on
these public lands, the proposal will affect you. It is
important that BLM hear from you. The management plan and
information on how to submit comments can be found at: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo/travel_mgmt/arkansas_river_travel0.html
ILLINOIS:
The Illinois General Assembly
continues to operate in an overtime session, trying to finalize the
state's budget. Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) is
attempting to exploit the budget impasse that he has helped create by
trying to call special sessions of the General Assembly in order to
promote some of his pet projects. Gun control is
one of the pet projects, and there are indications the Governor will
try to call for a special session next week in an effort to ban certain
semi-automatic firearms. Please call your State
Senator at (217) 782-5715 and State Representative at (217) 782-8223
and urge them to focus their energy on passing a budget, and oppose any
efforts by Governor Blagojevich to use his position for political
posturing and attacks on law-abiding gun owners and their lawful
firearms.
MICHIGAN:
"No-Net-Loss" Legislation Heading to Senate Floor!
House Bill 4597, "No-Net-Loss"
legislation, is heading to the Senate floor for
consideration. This bill will protect
Michigan's valuable hunting tradition by ensuring that
today's total acreage of public hunting lands is not reduced.
Please contact your State Senator
at (517) 373-2400 and respectfully urge him or her to pass HB4597 to
protect Michigan's hunting heritage.
NEW
JERSEY: Bill to Reorganize Fish & Game Council Heads
to Assembly Floor! A3275, a bill
that seeks to drastically change the membership of the Fish & Game
Council from six sportsmen and three farmers who represent various
geographical regions of the state to seven political appointees
recommended by the Governor, is now heading to the full Assembly.
The bill passed the Assembly
Environment and Solid Waste Committee by a 5-2 vote on Thursday, June
14. Animal "rights" extremists testifying in
support of A3275 derided hunting as a "15th century" means
to wildlife management and touted this legislation as a "21st
century" tool for wildlife management. They also
expressed their desire to rid the Fish &am p; Game Council of
anyone with a "hunter driven background." Please
contact your State Assembly member at (800) 792-8630 and
respectfully urge him or her to vigorously oppose this anti-hunting
legislation. To identify your Assembly member,
please click here.
OHIO:
"Castle Doctrine" Bill Introduced in the Buckeye State!
On June 13, legislation was
introduced in Ohio that would restore the most basic of fundamental
rights: self-defense. State Senator
Steve Buehrer (R-1) and State Representative Lynn Wachtmann (R- 75)
have introduced Senate Bill 184 and House Bill 264, a package that restores
the right of individuals to respond in force in defense of their lives
and family without fear of civil lawsuits by criminals injured or
killed while attacking law-abiding victims. Please contact your
State Senator at (614) 466-4900 and your State Representative at (614)
466-3357 and respectfully urge him or her to support SB 184 and HB 264.
OREGON:
Oregon Emergency Powers Provision Heads to Governor's
Desk! House Bill 2370, a Homeland
Security-related bill containing an amendment prohibiting any
government agency from confiscating or regulating the lawful sale,
possession, transfer, transport and carry of firearms during a state of
emergency, passed the Oregon Legislature and is now headed to the desk
of Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) for his expected signature.
PENNSYLVANIA:
Pennsylvania "Landowner Liability Protection Act"
Signed by Governor! On Saturday,
June 30, Governor Edward Rendell (D) signed House Bill 13, the
"Landowner Liability Protection Act," into law. HB13
will give added protection to a landowner who either directly or
indirectly invites or permits any person to use his property for
recreational purposes. The landowner would not
incur liability for any injury to persons or property caused while
hunting. Thank you to all NRA members who
took the time to contact their legislators in support of this important
measure.
Victory for Pennsylvania's Fall Turkey Hunters!
Governor Ed Rendell (D) recently
signed SB 580 that will legalize the use of dogs for fall turkey
hunting in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State now
joins several other states that allow the use of dogs while hunting
turkeys.
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