Here we are the 3rd of March. In 10 days our efforts in participatory democracy may just be over. Why? March the 13th is the last day that a bill can be sent from a committee to its respective floor to be considered.
As of today, not one of our bills is headed to the floor of the Assembly or the Senate. NOT ONE!! In fact one of the highest priority bills being followed by SECTION 11, A.B. 95, hasn’t even had a hearing yet. You remember A.B. 95? It’s the anti-confiscation bill sponsored by Assemblywomen Valerie Weber and Francis Allen and Assemblyman Garn Mabey. There are about 14 other co-sponsors on this bill that should have absolutely no controversy. So why has it not had a hearing?
I was told by Assemblywoman Weber that A.B. 95 would have its first hearing tomorrow, March 4th. The day that the Government Affairs Committee announced the agenda for March 4th was the day that Ms. Weber found out that A.B. 95 wasn’t there.
We want to know why isn’t it there! There is something going on, you can bet on that. If you are a member of the NRA you may have received an orange card in the mail today. Click HERE to see it. This “Legislative Alert” has great intentions, but it’s got the facts wrong!
Sheriff Doug Gillespie NEVER “indicated during his campaign” that he would not confiscate firearms during an emergency until he was called on it! In fact he initially said that he felt he should have that authority! The NRA has it wrong! Gillespie is NO friend to firearms owners. The NRA had it RIGHT when they gave Gillespie a very poor rating during the last election cycle (I can’t remember if it was a “D” or an “F”).
The NRA also has it right in that if we don’t get off of our collective butts every one of our bills will die. Not just A.B. 95, but S.B. 92 --the bill Doug Gillespie really wants to die—and all of the rest outlined here on SECTION 11 will just fade away.
So it’s up to each of us. Email Chairman Marilyn Kirkpatrick of the Government Affairs Committee and ask that she give A.B. 95 a hearing and a vote. In addition we need to contact Ms. Kirkpatrick on A.B. 91, the explosives bill. It hasn’t been voted on either.
Tomorrow we’ll get more specific regarding the bills tied up in the Assembly Judiciary Committee as well as the Senate’s Government Affairs Committee.
We must remain ever vigilant, ever watchful
As of today, not one of our bills is headed to the floor of the Assembly or the Senate. NOT ONE!! In fact one of the highest priority bills being followed by SECTION 11, A.B. 95, hasn’t even had a hearing yet. You remember A.B. 95? It’s the anti-confiscation bill sponsored by Assemblywomen Valerie Weber and Francis Allen and Assemblyman Garn Mabey. There are about 14 other co-sponsors on this bill that should have absolutely no controversy. So why has it not had a hearing?
I was told by Assemblywoman Weber that A.B. 95 would have its first hearing tomorrow, March 4th. The day that the Government Affairs Committee announced the agenda for March 4th was the day that Ms. Weber found out that A.B. 95 wasn’t there.
We want to know why isn’t it there! There is something going on, you can bet on that. If you are a member of the NRA you may have received an orange card in the mail today. Click HERE to see it. This “Legislative Alert” has great intentions, but it’s got the facts wrong!
Sheriff Doug Gillespie NEVER “indicated during his campaign” that he would not confiscate firearms during an emergency until he was called on it! In fact he initially said that he felt he should have that authority! The NRA has it wrong! Gillespie is NO friend to firearms owners. The NRA had it RIGHT when they gave Gillespie a very poor rating during the last election cycle (I can’t remember if it was a “D” or an “F”).
The NRA also has it right in that if we don’t get off of our collective butts every one of our bills will die. Not just A.B. 95, but S.B. 92 --the bill Doug Gillespie really wants to die—and all of the rest outlined here on SECTION 11 will just fade away.
So it’s up to each of us. Email Chairman Marilyn Kirkpatrick of the Government Affairs Committee and ask that she give A.B. 95 a hearing and a vote. In addition we need to contact Ms. Kirkpatrick on A.B. 91, the explosives bill. It hasn’t been voted on either.
Tomorrow we’ll get more specific regarding the bills tied up in the Assembly Judiciary Committee as well as the Senate’s Government Affairs Committee.
We must remain ever vigilant, ever watchful
3 comments:
Gillespie did get an F The first time around on the NRA Report. Then he resubmitted, and got a C- NRA Report.
He has done that once again looks like a pattern to me !
We all need to contact the Chairperson to express our opinions to the Committee.
A Good Job by all !
I stayed up very late writing a letter to the committee as I could not attend the hearing in person.
Now I learn that the bill was pulled from the schedule!
It is becoming clear to me that the supporters of "Our" bills need to visit the legislature as a group to demand action on the bills.
It seems we are being maneuvered, our bills delayed, and the dreaded "consolidation" of bills by amending them to each other is now being openly discussed.
We need to pick a date, SOON, and turn out in as large a group as possible.
We have to convince the state legislature that we are not an insignificant number of citizens, who can be ignored without consequence during next years election.
Here was a reply from an Assemblyman to my expressed opposition to AB-91, and the information to be collected and logs to be created on every powder purchase.
"The law has undergone a serious facelift.
It now only requires, one that is a reloader, to comply with follow
federal laws.
Basically only have 50 lbs if over that one must report."
I can only guess he meant to say bill... No more info as to the current status.
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