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CAL-ERT
05/10/05 --- 1:30 P.M.
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
This information is accurate
at the time this CAL-ERT was written and originally distributed.
The NRA Members'
Councils of California
will keep you informed as the legislative situation changes in
Sacramento.
There are several bills in
California that the NRA is following at this time. Some are good and some
are bad. Today, we are targeting
AB352 because it is
currently on the Floor of the State Assembly and it should be defeated. To
see the information on other bills that NRA is tracking, within California,
go to
http://www.calnra.com/legs.shtml .
Please Focus on this Pending
Legislation:
AB 352
(Koretz) FIREARMS MICRO-STAMPING
- This un-necessary bill would, commencing January 1, 2007, expand
the definition of unsafe handgun to include semiautomatic pistols that are
not designed and equipped with a microscopic array of characters, that
identify the make, model, and serial number of the pistol, etched into the
interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol, and which are
transferred by imprinting on each cartridge case when the firearm is fired.
Status -- AB352 is currently on the Assembly Floor and could be heard
at any time. Position – OPPOSE
Immediate Action requested:
Please contact members of the Assembly and urge them to
OPPOSE AB352. KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!!!
Please continue to CALL, FAX, and EMAIL the legislators. All three methods
of communication are effective.
Please send the following letter
to their offices NOW!
Dear
Assembly Member:
Vote "No" on AB352
“FIX
YOUR GUN - FACE A FELONY.”
In AB352, the proponents seek to mandate that all new semi-automatic
handguns introduced in 2007 would be required to have information (make,
model & serial number) about the firearm "micro-stamped" on the surface of
parts of the handgun. This "micro-stamped" information would supposedly be
transferred onto the cartridge case of the ammunition when it is fired.
The technology being mandated in AB352 has not been studied or tested in the
real world and is only available from a single source and would create a
government sanctioned monopoly for that company.
The advocates of AB352 claim that the addition of this requirement in the
manufacturing of handguns for California will assist law enforcement by
creating additional evidence for solving crimes. In committee hearings the
author admitted that the “micro-stamped“ cartridge cases could not even be
used for evidence!
There is NO SUPPORT from the California law enforcement organizations and
PORAC has come out opposing AB352.
The parts of the handgun that would have the 25 microns deep (half the
thickness of a fine human hair) "micro-stamping" etched on them can be
easily replaced without the use of tools. The markings on the parts will
also be degraded and easily erased with the normal wear and tear in using
the handgun.
A review of federal law has revealed that AB352 would make the everyday
practice of maintaining and repairing firearms (as outlined in the handgun
owners’ manual) a felony. If a person needed to replace commonly worn out
“micro-stamped” parts to keep their handgun safely operating, that person
would be violating Federal law because the alteration, removal and
obliteration of a manufacturer’s or importer's markings on those parts
carries the penalty of up to ten years in federal prison and $250,000.00
fine. If AB352 becomes law: If you “FIX YOUR GUN you FACE A FELONY.”
ALL RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF CALIFORNIA URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON AB352 (KORETZ)
ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
Thank you.
Contact Information:
State Assembly: A complete listing of all of the members of
the State Assembly including phone/fax/email information can be found
at:
http://www.calnra.com/legs/asm.shtml . Also, you can send a single email
to each of the State Assembly Members by using the special
"ONE CLICK" email message that you can
find at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs/form . By sending this detailed
email to the each of the State Assembly you will help NRA get our
important message to the legislators.
Note: It is important to contact ALL of the
Assembly members in Sacramento, not just your own representative. Some of
them might not want to hear from those of us outside of their own districts,
but since their vote affects ALL OF US, we will continue to contact ALL OF
THEM. That is why “ONE CLICK” usage is FREE, unless you are an anti-gunner
or someone not supporting the NRA and the Second Amendment, in which case we
charge you.
Continue to monitor the latest legislative updates at: http://NRAMembersCouncils.com/legs.shtml
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