[Drjones]

Well, the end of the year is not that far off.

Any new firearms laws we CA'ers should know about?

Any reason to go on a buying spree before the end of the year?

[gunsmith]

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.

Legislation:

SB489 (Scott) - Semi-Auto Handgun bill - would
require 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. SB489 has passed the Senate and now is in the
Assembly Appropriations Committee. In a desperate
attempt to gain passage, the author of this
ill-conceived piece of legislation has once again
amended it, but it is still bad! SB489 is currently
scheduled for a vote on August 20th. TAKE ACTION
TO OPPOSE! See "Action Requested" below.

Action requested:
KEEP UP THE PRESSURE on SB489!!! Use the
contact information listed below.

Your voice has been heard in the Capitol! Please
continue to CALL, FAX, and EMAIL the legislators.
All three methods of communication are effective
and we must keep up the broad-based effort.

The NRA recognizes the efforts that firearms
owners have made to defend their Second Amendment
freedoms and these efforts are appreciated. But as
long as there is a legislative threat we will
continue to keep you informed and ask you to contact
the legislators in the Capitol and in the
District Offices. Together, we have made a difference.

Note: Please take notice that since SB489 has
cleared it's "house of origin" it now has been sent
to the other legislative house (the Assembly) to
work it's way through the process.

Contact Information:

Assembly Appropriations Committee: The phone
number for this committee is (916) 319-2081. A
complete listing of all of the members of the
Assembly Appropriations Committee phone/fax/email
information can be found at:
http://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:
http://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,).

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

A printable version (flyer) of this CAL-ERT is
available at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/calerts/pdf/calert081803.pdf

An HTML version of this CAL-ERT can be found at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/calerts/calert081803.shtml

Archived CAL-ERTs can be found at:
http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/calerts/archives/index.shtml

[Bainx]

Sorry you asked, aren't you!

[Drjones]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36453

I already called EVERYONE on that committee.

[Sven]

Jones:

You belong to CRPA? If you don't, you are doing the community and yourself a disservice. This is the best source (other than online) for updates on the Legislative front... newsletter is very informative.

-s

[shooterx10]

I found these websites to be the best sources:

www.gunnewsdaily.com (formerly www.calnra.org)

www.calguns.net

www.nramemberscouncils.com

www.ggnra.org (Golden Gate United NRA Member's Council)

[BenW]

You belong to CRPA?
Every shooter in CA should belong to the CRPA. I think if I had to choose between the NRA or CRPA, I'd choose the CRPA. They are doing a fantastic job keeping on top of all the new bills in the state, and as Sven said, their newsletter is an excellent resource.

[QuickDraw]

You belong to CRPA?

Yes,I do!:D

QuickDraw