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URGENT: Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Scheduled to Vote on Anti-Gun Bill Package!

Friday, November 16, 2007

Contact the Members of the House Judiciary Committee TODAY!

At the request of Governor Ed Rendell (D), the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee has tentatively scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, November 20 at 10:00am, to vote on several anti-gun measures.  Governor Rendell will be testifying at this meeting urging members to pass some of the most onerous firearm restrictions in the state’s history, including a “one-gun-a-month” gun rationing scheme, a requirement that individuals report lost or stolen firearms, and overturning Pennsylvania’s preemption law.

House Bill 18, sponsored by State Representative Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia), would permit local municipalities to place further restrictions on the sale, possession, carrying, and use of firearms by gutting Pennsylvania’s preemption law.  State preemption regulating firearms was enacted by the legislature to avoid the possibility of thousands of separate firearm laws across the Commonwealth.  Without preemption there would be countless local firearms laws, making compliance impossible for law-abiding gun owners. In addition, this proposed legislation may also be in conflict with Article 1, Section 21 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania which states "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be questioned."

House Bill 22, "one-gun-a-month" legislation, sponsored by State Representative John Myers (D-Philadelphia), will prohibit law-abiding citizens from purchasing more than one handgun at a time, and impose a 30-day waiting period between single handgun purchases.

House Bill 29, "Lost or Stolen Firearms” legislation, sponsored by State Representative Jewell Williams (D-Philadelphia), would make it a crime to fail to report the loss or theft of a firearm to police within 24 hours of discovering the firearm missing.  This proposal would criminalize victims of crime and is ineffective.

It is imperative that you contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee TODAY to strongly encourage them to OPPOSE this package of anti-gun bills!  Contact information for the House Judiciary Committee is listed below.

State Representative Thomas R. Caltagirone (D-127), Chairman
(717) 787-3525
[email protected]

State Representative Daylin Leach (D-149), Secretary
(717) 783-9114 
[email protected] 

State Representative Kathy Manderino (D-194)
(717) 787-1254 
[email protected] 

State Representative John E. Pallone (D-54)
(717) 783-1819 
[email protected] 

State Representative Don Walko (D-20)
(717) 787-5470 
[email protected] 

State Representative Ron Marsico (R-105), Chairman
(717) 783-2014 
[email protected] 

State Representative Lisa Bennington (D-21)
(717) 705-7011 
[email protected]

State Representative Dan Frankel (D-23)
(717) 705-1875 
[email protected] 

State Representative Harold James (D-186)
(717) 787-9477 
[email protected] 

State Representative Deberah Kula (D-52)
(717) 772-1858 
[email protected] 

State Representative Bryan R. Lentz (D-161)
(717) 787-8574 
[email protected] 

State Representative Joseph A. Petrarca (D-55)
(717) 787-5142 
[email protected]

State Representative Sean M. Ramaley (D-16)
(717) 787-4444 
[email protected] 

State Representative Greg Vitali (D-16)
(717) 787-7647 
[email protected] 

State Representative Chelsa Wagner (D-22)
(717) 783-1582 
[email protected] 

State Representative Jesse White (D-46)
(717) 783-6437 
[email protected] 

State Representative Jewell Williams (D-197)
(717) 772-2004 
[email protected] 

State Representative Tom C. Creighton (R-37)
(717) 772-5290 
[email protected] 

State Representative Craig A. Dally (R-138)
(717) 783-8573
[email protected] 

State Representative John R. Evans (R-5)
(717) 772-9940 
[email protected] 

State Representative Will Gabig (R-199)
(717) 772-2280 
[email protected] 

State Representative Glen R. Grell (R-87)
(717) 783-2063 
[email protected] 

State Representative Kate Harper (R-61)
(717) 787-2801 
[email protected] 

State Representative Beverly Mackereth (R-196)
(717) 783-2655 
[email protected] 

State Representative Carl W. Mantz (R-187)
(717) 787-3017 
[email protected] 

State Representative Bernie O'Neill (R-29)
(717) 705-7170 
[email protected] 

State Representative Tina Pickett (R-110)
(717) 783-8238 
[email protected] 

State Representative Todd Rock (R-90)
(717) 783-5218 
[email protected] 

State Representative Katie True (R-41)
(717) 705-7161
[email protected] 

Please continue to check your email and www.NRAILA.org for updates on these important firearm issues.

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