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CAL-ERT
02/11/05 Midnight
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CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE & LITIGATION 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.
Legislation
Pending:
AB
88 (Koretz) This un-necessary bill would provide
that, with regard to specified prohibited conduct, there would
be a separate and distinct offense charged for each assault weapon,
.50 BMG rifle, or frame or receiver. AB88 is scheduled to be
heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday,
February 15, 2005. Position -
OPPOSE
Immediate
Action requested:
Please contact members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee
and urge them to OPPOSE AB88.
Contact
Information:
Assembly Public Safety Committee: A complete listing
of all of the members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee
including phone/fax/email information can be found at: http://www.nramemberscouncils.com/legs/asmpubsafety.shtml
. Also, you can send a single email to each of the Assembly
Public Safety Committee Members by using the special "ONE CLICK" email address
that you can find HERE.
By sending one email to the special "ONE
CLICK" address, each one of the Assembly Public
Safety Committee Members will receive a copy of your message
(so it is probably a good idea to address your messages with:
Dear Assembly Member,).
Victory
in Court:
The Court of Appeals of the State of California, First Appellate
District, Division One, upheld a lower court dismissal of a suit
brought against firearm manufactures, distributors, by several
municipalities: alleging that the firearms industry engaged in
unfair trade practices and those actions resulted in the criminal
misuse of firearms, causing a "public nuisance."
This recent Court of Appeals decision is great news and a tremendous victory against the trial lawyers and gun banning municipalities that filed the lawsuits. The court focused on the fact that there was no causal connection (among other elements, you have to "cause" the damage before you might be liable for it) between the gun sales practices and the misuse of guns in crime.
For more information
on this interesting court victory, download the entire decision
at NRAMembersCouncils.com/legs.shtml
Continue to monitor the latest legislative updates at: http://NRAMembersCouncils.com/legs.shtml
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