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GUN RANGE BANS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FROM USING FACILITIES IN RESPONSE TO
LOCKYER’S LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
http://www.crpa.org/showpages.asp?pid=1167
Range’s Move Reflects a Growing Trend In The Industry
Reflecting the latest response to ill conceived legislative proposals from within the gun industry, a Sacramento shooting range banned the use of its shooting facilities by employees of the California Department of Justice because Attorney General Lockyer has misrepresented the truth in sponsoring two bills in the State legislature that the club, and other civil rights groups including CRPA, opposes.
Club President Thomas Hause wrote to Lockyer that the organization "is concerned that your staff will further your efforts regarding AB 352 and SB 357 while using our facility." The Folsom club has roughly 1,000 members and its range sits on more than 880 acres. A copy of the letter is posted at:
http://www.sacvalley.org/SacVal/Lttr_to_DOJ.html
On bill, (AB 352) by Assemblyman Koretz (who has previously stated he advocates banning civilian handgun possession) would require handguns to include a device that stamps a specific number on cartridge cases that are fired by that handgun. The other bill (SB 357), authored by Lockyer and carried by Senator Dunn (D- Santa Ana) would require that ammunition manufacturers mark bullets with a serial number for potential tracking. The state Assembly passed AB 352. The same day the state senate passed SB 357. A day later, the State Senate passed SB 357. AB 352 is now in the State Senate and SB 357 is now in the Assembly.
Both bills are impractical and constitute an enormous invasion of privacy - effectively creating a gun owner database in a state where registration has already lead to confiscation. The bills have the support of the California DOJ, but no other California law enforcement organizations support the measures.
The club's stand has received support from other gun owners throughout the state. It follows a similar stand taken by Ronnie Barret, owner of Barrett Firearms, over proposals to ban .50 caliber single shot bolt action rifles. In 2003 Barrett refused to do further business with the LAPD because of misrepresentations made by the Department while advocating for a ban on the rifles. A copy of the Barrett letter to the LAPD is posted at: http://nramemberscouncils.com/caspecial/la50banbarrett.shtml
Chuck Michel, attorney for the CRPA said the clubs’ move reflects an increasing trend. “As gun bans become more and more extreme, ever larger segments of the firearms industry are responding by cutting off the supply to government agencies. We all support rank and file law enforcement, but some of their leaders are out of control. In fact,” Michel added, “the major ammunition manufactures are warning that if SB 357 is passed, they will abandon the California market.”
An industry representative confirmed that: "We continue to be strongly opposed to the legislation because it amounts to a de facto ammunition ban in California," said Lawrence G. Keane, general counsel for the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute. "Manufacturers cannot comply with requirements of the bill unless new factories are built. And they simply don't have the ability to build new factories for California, so they will have to abandon the market."
GUN RANGE BANS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FROM USING FACILITIES IN RESPONSE TO
LOCKYER’S LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
http://www.crpa.org/showpages.asp?pid=1167
Range’s Move Reflects a Growing Trend In The Industry
Reflecting the latest response to ill conceived legislative proposals from within the gun industry, a Sacramento shooting range banned the use of its shooting facilities by employees of the California Department of Justice because Attorney General Lockyer has misrepresented the truth in sponsoring two bills in the State legislature that the club, and other civil rights groups including CRPA, opposes.
Club President Thomas Hause wrote to Lockyer that the organization "is concerned that your staff will further your efforts regarding AB 352 and SB 357 while using our facility." The Folsom club has roughly 1,000 members and its range sits on more than 880 acres. A copy of the letter is posted at:
http://www.sacvalley.org/SacVal/Lttr_to_DOJ.html
On bill, (AB 352) by Assemblyman Koretz (who has previously stated he advocates banning civilian handgun possession) would require handguns to include a device that stamps a specific number on cartridge cases that are fired by that handgun. The other bill (SB 357), authored by Lockyer and carried by Senator Dunn (D- Santa Ana) would require that ammunition manufacturers mark bullets with a serial number for potential tracking. The state Assembly passed AB 352. The same day the state senate passed SB 357. A day later, the State Senate passed SB 357. AB 352 is now in the State Senate and SB 357 is now in the Assembly.
Both bills are impractical and constitute an enormous invasion of privacy - effectively creating a gun owner database in a state where registration has already lead to confiscation. The bills have the support of the California DOJ, but no other California law enforcement organizations support the measures.
The club's stand has received support from other gun owners throughout the state. It follows a similar stand taken by Ronnie Barret, owner of Barrett Firearms, over proposals to ban .50 caliber single shot bolt action rifles. In 2003 Barrett refused to do further business with the LAPD because of misrepresentations made by the Department while advocating for a ban on the rifles. A copy of the Barrett letter to the LAPD is posted at: http://nramemberscouncils.com/caspecial/la50banbarrett.shtml
Chuck Michel, attorney for the CRPA said the clubs’ move reflects an increasing trend. “As gun bans become more and more extreme, ever larger segments of the firearms industry are responding by cutting off the supply to government agencies. We all support rank and file law enforcement, but some of their leaders are out of control. In fact,” Michel added, “the major ammunition manufactures are warning that if SB 357 is passed, they will abandon the California market.”
An industry representative confirmed that: "We continue to be strongly opposed to the legislation because it amounts to a de facto ammunition ban in California," said Lawrence G. Keane, general counsel for the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute. "Manufacturers cannot comply with requirements of the bill unless new factories are built. And they simply don't have the ability to build new factories for California, so they will have to abandon the market."
