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              RKBA-ALERT Digest 532
Topics covered in this issue include:
  1) ALERT: CT UT - State and Local Alerts by NRA Alerts 
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Topic No. 1
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 18:10:04 -0500 (EST)
From: NRA Alerts 
To: rkba-alert-real.nra
Subject: ALERT: CT UT - State and Local Alerts
Message-ID: 
February 11, 1998
Legislative Updates for CT & UT.
CONNECTICUT:
America's shooting ranges are under fire like never before! In
what has become a disturbing trend, more and more of these
facilities have been forced to close due to local noise
ordinances or nuisance lawsuits aimed at shutting them down.  The
State Legislature's Public Safety Committee will soon consider
legislation which would safeguard Connecticut's long established
shooting ranges and help keep them open. It is critical that we
protect these facilities, as they are a valuable community
resource.  Not only do they serve as place for our law
enforcement officers to train, but they provide a place for
people to learn how to shoot safely.  Isn't it time Connecticut
joined the 28 other states with range protection laws on the
books?    
Please contact the members of the Public Safety Committee and
urge them to support Range Protection legislation.
     
Alvin Penn          (860) 240-0500
Gary LeBeau         (860) 240-0500
Angelina Scarpetti  (860) 240-0500 
Stephen Dargan      (860) 240-0570
Steven Mikutel      (860) 240-8527
Michael Caron       (860) 240-0470
Annette Carter      (860) 240-8585
Joseph Clemmons     (860) 240-8528
Thomas Conway       (860) 240-8585
Louis Esposito, Jr. (860) 240-0470
Minnie Gonzalez     (860) 240-0400
Evelyn Mantilla     (860) 240-8500
Mary McGrattan      (860) 240-0443
Linda Orange        (860) 240-8500
James O'Rourke      (860) 240-0540
Peter Panaroni Jr.  (860) 240-8500
Raymond Collins     (860) 240-8700
Chris DePino        (860) 240-0570
Richard Ferrari     (860) 240-0430
Angelo Fusco        (860) 240-8700
Ronald San Angelo   (860) 240-8787
Scott Santa-Maria   (860) 240-8787
Anthony Tercyak     (860) 240-8787
UTAH:
In Utah,  the Senate Judiciary Committee will soon consider SB 57
which would prohibit lawful carry permit holders from carrying
their handgun on private property without the explicit permission
of the owner as well as in churches.  Additionally, carrying on
school property would also be banned unless you were dropping off
or picking up an individual.  
Truly, this type of legislation does nothing to reduce crime and
criminal behavior.  State law already prohibits the carrying of
firearms on school premises, unless you are a licensed right to
carry permit holder.  Also, churches already have the authority
under existing Utah trespass laws to post a prohibition on
carrying firearms and the same holds true for private property
owners.  So what's the problem?  No problem!  Amazingly, even 
the sponsor of this bill, was quoted as saying: "There is zero
evidence that we have a problem here that needs to be solved."
Deseret News, February. 4, 1998
     
Please call the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and key
members of the Senate listed below at (801) 538-1035 and leave a
message urging them to oppose SB 57.  Let them know that
legislation is not needed where there is no problem to be solved.
Howard Stephenson (R-4)
* David Buhler (R-7)
L Steven Poulton (R-9)
Al Mansell (R-10)
Ed Mayne (D-11)
Craig Peterson (R-14)
Howard Nielson (R-16)
Robert Muhlestein (R-17)
Nathan Tanner (R-18)
Robert Montgomery (R-19)
Joseph Hull (D-20)
David Steele (R-21)
* Craig Taylor (R-22)
* Lane Beattie (R-23)    (sponsor of SB 57 ask him to withdraw
                         the bill)
John Holmgren (R-24)
* Lyle Hillyard (R-25)
* Mike Dmitrich (D-27)
Lorin Jones (R-29)
* Judiciary committee members
For up to the minute information on this bill and other anti-gun
bills, please call the Utah Gun Rights Association's (UGRA) 24
hour legislative hotline at (801)299-7230 AND plan to attend the
hearing when it is scheduled.
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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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