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			    RKBA-ALERT Digest 531
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) ALERT: CO - Bills of Current Interest in Colorado by NRA Alerts 
2) ALERT: RI - Anti-Gun Bills on the Fast Track by NRA Alerts 
3) ALERT: AL CO KY NJ SC VA WV WI - State and Local Alerts by NRA Alerts 
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Topic No. 1
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 17:26:33 -0500 (EST)
From: NRA Alerts 
To: rkba-alert-real.nra
Subject: ALERT: CO - Bills of Current Interest in Colorado
Message-ID: 
FEBRUARY, 04 1998
COLORADO:
              Bills of Current Interest in Colorado 
Monday, Feb. 2, 1998 -- Passed in committee unanamously 
Range Protection (HB 1170) 
Sponsors:  Reps. Doug Lamborn, Russell George and 
           Sen. Ken Chlouber
Was heard in House Local Govt. Committee 
1:30 pm until late into the evening.  
This bill has been reported out of committee unanamously, in 
good form.  
*** Members should contact the Representatives of this
committee to thank them for there strong support.
     
House Local Gov'nt Committee: (13 members)
Rep. Tucker (Chair), Rep. George (Vice-Chair), Rep. G.Berry, 
Rep. Dyer, Rep. Entz, Rep. Johnson, Rep. June, Rep. Mace, Rep. 
Miller, Rep. Smith, Rep. Swenson, Rep. T. Williams, 
Rep. Zimmerman
     
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998 -- Failed in committee by a vote of 8 to 3
to be postponed  indefinately. 
"Assault Weapons Ban" (HB 1181) 
Sponsors:  Reps. Daniel Grossman, Mark Udall and Ken Gordon 
Was heard in the House Judiciary Committee. 
                         WHAT'S COMING UP
*** Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998 -- 1:30 - 6:00 pm (estimated) in
room 356 
"Limitation on private sales of semi-autos" (SB 164)
Sponsors:  Sen's Pat Pascoe, Doug Linkhart, Gloria Tanner and
Bill Thiebaut & Rep. Ken Gordon
To be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee
It is imperative that all concerned gun owners and sportmen
attend the committee meeting and contact the members of the
Senate Judiciary committee.  
     
This bill would prohibit family to family transfers (including
inheritence) and private sales, as well as force those who own
virtually any semi-auto firearm to sell only to licensed FFL's.
     
Senate Judiciary Committee members:
Sen. Wham (Chair), Sen. Mutzebaugh (Vice-Chair), Sen. Arnold,
Sen. Dennis, Sen. Hopper, Sen. Perlmutter, Sen. Rupert, Sen.
Thiebaut.
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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: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 17:27:40 -0500 (EST)
From: NRA Alerts 
To: rkba-alert-real.nra
Subject: ALERT: RI - Anti-Gun Bills on the Fast Track
Message-ID: 
February 6th, 1998
         ANTI-GUN BILLS ON THE FAST TRACK IN RHODE ISLAND!
Once again, attacks on our Second Amendment rights in the Rhode
Island State Legislature are being forged!  The House Judiciary
Committee will soon vote on several proposals:  H 7110, 7111,
7112, 7113, 7119, and 7518. These anti-gun bills, sponsored by
Representative Marsha Carpenter, not only include licensing and
registration schemes, but would outlaw the private transfer of
firearms.  The purpose of this package is to make Rhode Island's
firearms laws stricter than federal laws and to give more control
over the purchase and ownership of firearms to state and local
police departments. 
This package of  bills will not stop criminals from obtaining
firearms.  In fact, they have no crime-fighting merit whatsoever. 
Rather, it's just one more example of government chipping away at
our rights -- one misguided law at a time.
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