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			    RKBA-ALERT Digest 540
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) ALERT: CO CT IL MD RI WA WI - State and Local Alerts by NRA Alerts 
2) ALERT: WA - Pro-Gun Bills Now In Governor's Hands by NRA Alerts 
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Topic No. 1
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:25:48 -0500 (EST)
From: NRA Alerts 
To: rkba-alert-real.nra
Subject: ALERT: CO CT IL MD RI WA WI - State and Local Alerts
Message-ID: 
MARCH 13, 1998
State and Local Alerts: CO CT IL MD RI WA WI
COLORADO: Earlier this week, HB 1170, NRA-supported range
protection was unanimously reported out of the Senate Local
Government Committee.  It now moves to the full Senate for
consideration.  Please call your State Senators at (303) 866-2316
and urge them to support HB 1170. 
CONNECTICUT: In the wake of the tragic Lottery shootings, the
State Legislature is searching for ways to prevent such tragedies
from occurring in the future. Unfortunately, the anti-gunners in
the Legislature are using this tragic event to promote schemes
that diminish your rights, not enhance public safety. The
provisions included in HB 5746 would have done nothing to prevent
this tragic event or similar events.  HB 5746 includes mandatory
trigger locks on all guns sold (even private sales), a ban on
small affordable handguns, mandatory fingerprint checks at the
local level & with the State Police prior to obtaining your
certificate of eligibility or carry permit, handgun tracing, and
the invasion of your private medical records just to own a
firearm. You are a law-abiding citizen! Do not let your
legislative representatives use this unfortunate event as a
vehicle to impose these restrictions, invasions of privacy and
bans on your rights.  Please call your  Democrat Sens. at (800)
842-1420, your Republican Sens. at (800) 842-1421, your Democrat
Reps. at (800) 842-1423 and Republican Reps. (800) 842-1902 and
urge them to oppose HB 5746.  Also, the House Judiciary Committee
is holding a public hearing on Monday, March 16, at 1:00 pm in
room 2C of the Legislative Office Building, located at 300
Capitol Ave. in Hartford.  Those wishing to testify before the
committee must sign up prior to the hearing time beginning at
9:30 am.
ILLINOIS: Tuesday, March 17 is primary election day.  Please go
to the polls and support those candidates that support our
firearm freedoms. For candidate endorsements please contact NRA-
ILA's Grassroots Division 1-800-392-8683.
MARYLAND:  The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will hold
their gun day on Wednesday, March 18, at 1:00 p.m. in room 300 of
the James Senate Office Bldg. -- again, to many bills to list
here.   If you wish to testify you must sign up prior to the
hearing time.  As on the House side, the Senate Committee will
consider some of the most restrictive bills we face this session,
so it is critical that as many gun owners and sportsmen attend
and show our strong opposition.  For a complete listing of gun
bills call NRA-ILA's Grassroots Division at 1-800-392-8683.
RHODE ISLAND: As early as next week, the House Judiciary
Committee is expected to debate and vote on several very
restrictive gun control bills. These bills are being spearheaded
by  Representative Marsha Carpenter (D-18) and are backed by both
Governor Almond (R) and the State Police.  The package of anti-
gun bills include among other things  creating licensing and
registration schemes, outlawing the private transfer of firearms,
and even goes so far as to again create a new gun regulation
enforcement bureaucracy under the State Police, complete with
it's very own "Gun Czar".  Please call the members of the
Committee at (401) 222-1478 and  strongly urge them to oppose the
entire anti-gun agenda in the House Judiciary Committee.  
WASHINGTON: Three bills are awaiting Governor Locke's (D)
signature.  HB 1541, NRA-supported range protection legislation; 
HB 1408, that would allow Washington to recognize out-of-state
carry permits and HB 2969, which provides an exemption from sales
tax on the purchase of a gun safe. Please contact Governor Locke
at (360) 902-4111and politely urge him to sign these measures. 
WISCONSIN:  Good News!  AJR 11, the proposed right to keep and
bear arms amendment to the state constitution received final
approval by the full Senate yesterday on a 28-4 vote.  Within the
next few weeks the Legislature will decide whether the question
will appear on the Sept. 8, 1998 primary election ballot or the
Nov. 3, 1998  general election ballot. We'll keep you posted.
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This information is provided as a service of the National Rifle
Association Institute for Legislative Action, Fairfax, VA.
This and other information on the Second Amendment and the NRA is
available at: http://WWW.NRA.Org
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Topic No. 2
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:28:20 -0500 (EST)
From: NRA Alerts 
To: rkba-alert-real.nra
Subject: ALERT: WA - Pro-Gun Bills Now In Governor's Hands
Message-ID: 
March 13, 1998
WASHINGTON:
     Good news!  Three important proactive measures recently
received final approval by the State Legislature.  HB 1408, which
would allow Washington to recognize out-of-state carry permits,
HB 1541, the NRA-supported Range Protection bill, and HB 2969,
which would exempt gun safes from sales tax, are all awaiting the
governor's signature.  
     In order to get these important proposals signed into law
Governor Locke needs to hear from you!  Please contact Governor
Locke today at (360) 902-4111 and urge him to sign HB 1408, HB
1541, and HB 2969.  Again, that number is (360) 902-4111.   
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This information is provided as a service of the National Rifle
Association Institute for Legislative Action, Fairfax, VA.
This and other information on the Second Amendment and the NRA is
available at: http://WWW.NRA.Org
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