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California: Senate Committees to Hear Gun- and Hunting-Related Bills Next Week

Friday, July 7, 2017

California: Senate Committees to Hear Gun- and Hunting-Related Bills Next Week

On Monday, July 10, the Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear AB 7Please use the TAKE ACTION button below to email the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and urge them to OPPOSE AB 7.  Also take a moment to CALL the members below to voice your OPPOSITION to AB 7. 

Assembly Bill 7, sponsored by Mike Gipson (D-64), would further restrict the open carry of an unloaded firearm on public property by including unincorporated areas as prohibited places. 

Committee Members that need to hear from you:

Senator Ricardo Lara (Chair) – (916) 651-4033

Senator Jim Beall – (916) 651-4015

Senator Steven Bradford – (916) 651-4035

Senator Jerry Hill – (916) 651-4013

Senator Scott Wiener – (916) 651-4011 

On Tuesday, July 11, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee is scheduled to hear AB 521.  Sponsored by Assembly Member Jim Frazier (D-11), AB 521 would significantly reduce California’s high-priced resident elk tags from nearly $450 to $100 and creates an apprentice (youth) elk tag for $20 per tag.  Currently, youth hunters pay the same price for elk tags as adults.   Please use our TAKE ACTION button above to email the members of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and urge them to SUPPORT AB 521.  Also take a moment to CALL the members below to voice your SUPPORT for AB 521. 

Committee Members that need to hear from you:

Senator Robert Hertzberg (Chair) – (916) 651-4018

Senator Benjamin Allen – (916) 651-4026

Senator Toni Atkins – (916) 651-4039

Senator Ben Hueso – (916) 651-4040

Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson – (916) 651-4019

Senator Bill Monning – (916) 651-4017

Senator Henry Stern – (916) 651-4027   

Please continue to check your inbox and www.StandandFightCalifornia.com for updates on issues impacting your Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage in California.

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