[From nobody Tue Jan 19 11:57:49 2010 Received: from ilaalerts.org ([204.68.130.252]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.4.0) with SMTP id ZSE59413 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:39:13 -0800 Message-ID: <20100115234632.APBBBBPQ7N4ACAMmatchlock.3463930@www.ilaalerts.org> Originator: <NRA-ILA_Alerts@ilaalerts.org> Errors-To: <NRA-ILA_Alerts@ilaalerts.org> X-Mailer: UnityMail X-UnityID: <20100115234632.APBBBBPQ7N4ACAMmatchlock.3463930@www.ilaalerts.org> X-UnityUser: NRA X-Mailer-Version: 5.2.58 Thread-Topic: Sleep Easy, America - Feds' Terrorist Watchlist Nabs Cub Scout From: "NRA-ILA_Alerts" <NRA-ILA_Alerts.UM.A.1.7099@ilaalerts.org> To: "NRA-ILA_Alerts" <NRA-ILA_Alerts@ilaalerts.org> Subject: [Spam 6.00] Sleep Easy, America - Feds' Terrorist Watchlist Nabs Cub Scout Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:46:32 -0500 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01D3_01CA9616.7008EB00" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1983 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01D3_01CA9616.7008EB00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS ALERT Vol. 17, No. 02 01/15/10 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (800) 392-8683 Fax: (703) 267-3918=09 www.NRAILA.org Sleep Easy, America- Feds' Terrorist Watchlist Nabs Cub Scout As we've reported before, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), encouraged by = New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, wants to prohibit anyone on the = FBI's terrorist watchlist from possessing a firearm. Yet, the list and = its criteria are secret, and Lautenberg's bill would criminalize the = exercise of a constitutionally protected right while denying a person = the opportunity to clear himself of accusations in a fair and open = hearing before a court of law. Even today, thousands of people who = aren't terrorists cannot prevent the list from misidentifying them, = causing them delays and embarrassment when trying to board commercial = aircraft.=20 It's one thing when an adult gets the run-around at an airport, because = he or she has a name identical or similar to someone the FBI is = watching. As the American Civil Liberties Union has pointed out, the = Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) "automatic selectee" list = -- its list of people who are not permitted to board an aircraft without = being given the once-over by the agency's machines and uniformed, = latex-gloved personnel -- is based on people's names, not on physical = factors like age. =20 Help Us Help You: The 2010 legislative session has started, with = Congress and most states currently in session. With the holidays now in = our rearview mirrors, it is time to turn our energies toward our = critically important legislative agenda and the 2010 elections. Much is = on the line for our gun rights, our country, and our future. In recent = election cycles, gun owners have enjoyed great successes. But none of = our victories have happened by accident. It takes careful, long-term, = advance planning to ensure victory for the Second Amendment on Election = Day, as well as in the legislative arena. In order for us to meet the = inevitable challenges and opportunities we will face this year, our = preparation must begin now. =20 Arizona: NRA Wins Right To Defend Hunters Against Lawsuit Seeking To Ban = Lead Ammunition - As reported on CalGunLaws.com, U.S. District Court = Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt has ruled that NRA has a right under federal = law to intervene in a lawsuit filed, in the plaintiff's own words, as = part of a campaign "to ban the use of lead bullets[.]" NRA will now be = able to defend hunter's rights against the claims of extremist = environmental groups that filed the lawsuit. =20 Your Help Is Needed In Support of BATFE Reform Bills S. 941 And H.R. = 2296:=20 As we've been reporting for months, Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and = Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have = introduced S. 941, the "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and = Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act" in the U.S. Senate. =20 INTERPOL: Over the past year, we have reported several times on the = abundance of rumors being circulated regarding firearm issues. Among = other things, we've heard phony tales circulating about such things as = guns being banned for the elderly, ammunition with expiration dates, a = requirement that guns be listed on tax returns, and a prohibition on gun = and ammunition imports. The latest scuttlebutt has to do with a recent = Executive Order by President Obama concerning the International Criminal = Police Organization (INTERPOL).=20 The UN And International Treaties: Over the last several weeks, we have = received many inquiries regarding the UN and the impact of international = treaties on our Second Amendment freedom. =20 Sign-Up For New American Rifleman Insider Newsletter: Get exclusive = videos, articles and breaking industry news with the American Rifleman = Insider e-newsletter, delivered directly to your inbox.=20 Sign up here to receive the next Insider! The NRA Online Advisory Panel: A few weeks ago, we launched a brand new = service -- the NRA Online Advisory Panel -- a community of our most = active and loyal supporters.=20 Help Defend Your Gun Rights One Click At A Time: We have a = revolutionary yet simple tool that will allow you to stay connected to = NRA-ILA and raise valuable contributions to defend our Second Amendment = rights without spending a dime! It's the NRA-ILA Toolbar, and you can = make a difference by downloading and using it.=20 Grassroots Minute Video: To view the most recent "Grassroots Minute" = video, please click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxzSvEewWhic =20 STATE ROUNDUP (Please note the only items listed below are those that = have had recent action. For other updates on state legislation, please = go to the state legislation section at www.NRAILA.org, and check each = week's issue of the Grassroots Alert.") ALABAMA: Legislature Reconvenes in Montgomery The Alabama Legislature reconvened in Montgomery on January 12, for the = 2010 Legislative Session. NRA-ILA is working to introduce several = bills including "Workplace Protection" and "No-Net-Loss" legislation. = The "Workplace Protection" bill would allow the lawful storage of = firearm(s) in locked motor vehicles while individuals are at work. The = No-Net-Loss bill would require that if an area currently open to public = hunting is closed to hunting, the same number of acres of public land = must be opened to hunting elsewhere. Please continue to check = www.NRAILA.org and your e-mail for updates throughout the legislative = session. CALIFORNIA: Right-to-Carry Bill Defeated in Committee =20 The Assembly Committee on Public Safety defeated Assembly Bill 357, by a = vote of 4 to 1. The lone vote in favor of the bill was Assembly Member = Curt Hagman (R-60), Vice Chair of the committee. AB357 would have = created a "shall issue" concealed handgun permit system in California. = Under current law, an applicant must show cause as to why they should be = issued a permit to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense. AB357 = sought to remove that stipulation and require sheriffs to issue the = license if all other mandated criteria are satisfied. Thank you to all = of the NRA members who took action in support of AB357. =20 Hunting Threatened on Mojave National Preserve=20 The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), in concert with the Sierra = Club and other anti-hunting organizations, has filed a petition with the = California Fish and Game Commission to ban most hunting in the Mojave = National Preserve, including rabbit and varmint hunting. What hunting = remains (resident game birds, deer, and bighorn sheep) would be = restricted. The "Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Hunting in the = Mojave National Preserve" blames hunters for the declining population of = the desert tortoise, a threatened species under the state's Endangered = Species Act. CBD filed a similar petition in 2003, but the commission = did not act on it. The commission could schedule a hearing on it early = this year.=20 The petition contains the flimsiest of evidence that hunting in the = preserve is the cause or even a contributing factor of the decline in = the tortoise population. In fact, statistics confirm that vehicular = traffic and increased tourism within the designated critical habitat of = the tortoise have increased substantially since 1994 when the preserve = was established. Those activities are believed to be the leading causes = of tortoise mortality. Further, there is sufficient research to suggest = that predation by ravens and coyotes are also taking its toll on this = protected species. The objective of the petition is not to protect and = enhance the tortoise population. Rather, it is an attempt by this = coalition of anti-hunting organizations to permanently end hunting in = the Mojave National Preserve. CBD was also behind the ban on the use of = lead ammunition for hunting big game within the range of the California = condor, and earlier this year, CBD attempted unsuccessfully to extend = that ban to all game species.=20 Please take a few minutes to contact the commission and ask that they = deny the petition. Please address and mail comments to:=20 John Carlson, Jr., Executive Director California Fish and Game Commission 1416 Ninth Street, Room 1320 Sacramento, CA 95814 fgc@fgc.ca.gov=20 Hunters are continually being harassed with restrictions on hunting and = access to hunting areas for reasons not based on science. Please do not = let CBD impose their pseudo-science on those who hunt in the Mojave = National Preserve! COLORADO: Support Needed to Re-Open Rampart Shooting Range! =20 Following an accidental shooting last July, the Forest Service closed = the very popular and heavily used Rampart Shooting Range on the Pike = National Forest. In its nearly 20 year history, Rampart had never = before experienced a shooting-related injury or fatality. Rampart is = the only free public range in El Paso County and receives 40,000 = visitors a year. The Service called the closure a "time-out" in order = to assess whether the design of the range was a factor. An = investigation determined that the range was not a factor in the = accident. Safety experts have said that the accident could have = happened at any range. But after it closed Rampart, the Forest Service = devised a scheme to keep the range closed permanently.=20 The Forest Service has listed requirements that must be met before it = will reopen Rampart. There is no timetable for meeting these = requirements and likely no money to cover costs. The most significant = issue is the requirement of full time supervision. Most ranges on = federal lands operate without supervision and this requirement could = place all such ranges in jeopardy. Rampart Range is in need of = improvements, which were identified more than two years ago. Such = improvements can be addressed and implemented with the range reopened. = The Forest Service has said that it could take up to five years before = Rampart is reopened, but there is no guarantee that it would reopen = Rampart in that timeframe or at any time in the future.=20 NRA has been working to get Rampart Range reopened since the day it was = closed, but we need the help of Colorado hunters and shooters to show = the Forest Service and your elected officials that the federal = government cannot continue to close public lands to recreational = shooting, and certainly not without replacing those areas lost with = other areas of the same or great value. Rampart Shooting Range is an = important resource for the shooting community along the Front Range. = There is no incentive for the Forest Service to reopen Rampart unless = the shooting sports community demands it!=20 Shooting ranges on public lands are few and far between in Colorado. In = addition to the closure of Rampart, the Forest Service has closed its = lands to recreational shooting near Boulder and on the Pawnee = Grasslands, and large acreage closures have occurred west of Sedalia. = The Forest Service is not planning for recreational shooting. Closures = are imposed without opening new areas and needed improvements to = existing areas, including the Rampart Shooting Range, have not been = made. Recreational shooting is not being treated by the Forest Service = in Colorado as a legitimate and valued recreational activity on forest = lands.=20 Please send an e-mail in support of the immediate reopening of Rampart = to:=20 Tom Tidwell, Chief of the Forest Service, at ttidwell@fs.fed.us, and = copy your letter to: =20 Senator Mark Udall at senator_mark_udall@markudall.senate.gov,=20 Senator Michael Bennet at http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/,=20 Congressman Doug Lamborn at CO05ima@mail.house.gov, and=20 Governor Bill Ritter by clicking here.=20 Please stress that keeping the range closed is not supportable by the = investigative report; that the closure has robbed the shooting community = of a valuable resource; and that needed improvements to the range can be = planned and implemented without closure. GEORGIA: 2010 Legislative Session Reconvenes=20 The Georgia Legislature reconvened for the 2010 Legislative Session. = NRA-ILA is keeping a close watch over firearm and firearm-related bills = being introduced. =20 Currently, in the Senate, Senator Mitch Seabaugh (R-28) introduced SB = 308 and Senator David Shafer (R-48) has introduced Senate Bill 291, both = pro-gun Right-To-Carry reform and clarification bills. In the House, = Representative Timothy Bearden (R-68) has introduced House Bill 615, = also a pro-gun Right-To-Carry reform and clarification bill. Please = continue to check www.NRAILA.org and your email for updates on these = bills=20 and others throughout the legislative session. INDIANA: Two Important Pro-Gun Bills Need Your Help! On Thursday, January 14, the Indiana House Natural Resources Committee = voted unanimously to pass House Bill 1068. The bill now heads to the = House floor for consideration. HB1068, sponsored by State = Representative Peggy Welch (D-60), would limit access to the Indiana = Right-to-Carry permit list in order to protect the privacy of = law-abiding Hoosiers. If passed, this legislation would make = Right-to-Carry permit information confidential and would prohibit the = publication of that information. Also, the committee will consider = House Bill 1065 next week. Sponsored by State Representative Bob = Bischoff (D-68), HB1065 would prevent state or local government = authorities from confiscating lawfully owned firearms during declared = states of emergency, such as occurred in New Orleans following Hurricane = Katrina. Moreover, this bill would prohibit employers from firing = employees who safely and lawfully store their firearms in locked = vehicles. Please contact your State Representative TODAY and = respectfully urge them to support HB1068 when it comes before them on = the House floor. Also, please contact the members of the House Natural = Resources Committee and kindly urge them to pass HB1065. To find = contact information for your State Representative, please click here. Self-Defense Bill Heads to Senate Floor in the Hoosier State! On Tuesday, January 12, Senate Bill 25 passed out of the Senate = Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters by a vote of 8 to = 3. SB 25, will now head to the full Senate for a floor vote. This = legislation would prevent a business from adopting or enforcing a policy = or rule that prohibits an individual from legally possessing a firearm = that is locked in the individual's private vehicle while the vehicle is = in or on the business' property. Twelve states have already enacted = similar legislation to protect their law-abiding citizens from being = wrongfully terminated for exercising their Second Amendment rights, and = its time Indiana did the same. Please contact your State Senator and = urge him or her to support Senate Bill 25. Your can find their contact = information by clicking here. IOWA: NRA-ILA Grassroots to Conduct Workshops Across the Hawkeye State! Iowa's state legislature has convened for 2010, and important = legislation affecting your rights, including Right-to-Carry legislation, = will be considered. In order to ensure that Iowa's gun owners are fully = engaged to protect freedom, NRA-ILA will be hosting a series of FREE = Grassroots Workshops across the state to help gun owners join the = Frontlines today! At these FREE Workshops, NRA-ILA Staff will discuss = how you can take on an even more active role in your community in our = fight to advance and protect our freedoms in this very busy year! We = will provide you with the materials and strategies needed to educate, = empower, and engage your fellow gun owners as well. With your support = and attendance at these Workshops, you'll help ensure that NRA members = and gun owners across Iowa are actively in engaged in the battle to = protect the Second Amendment. Please encourage your family, friends, and = fellow firearm owners to attend as well! Please click here for the full = list and schedule of the NRA-ILA Grassroots Workshops. MONTANA: Montana FWP Proposes Politically-Motivated Lead Shot Ban The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is proposing to = ban the use of lead shot for upland game bird hunting on Wildlife = Management Areas (WMAs) as part of its 2010-2011 hunting season = regulations (http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/oppForPubCommentDefault.html). = While FWP has provided no information as to why the ban is being = proposed, this is a move straight out of the radical anti-hunting = crowd's playbook. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has = called for a nationwide ban on the use of lead ammunition for all = purposes. The proposal by FWP moves them one step closer to this goal. = HSUS spends $120 million a year lobbying and litigating against our = hunting rights. Its President has said, "If we could shut down all = sport hunting in a moment, we would." Comments are due Friday, January = 22nd on the changes to the state's hunting regulations, including the = addition of this new lead shot ban. The NRA urges all hunters to submit = comments to FWP in opposition to the expansion of the lead shot ban. A = short, simple note in opposition is sufficient. The lack of any = scientific evidence to justify the proposed ban suggests that this fight = is going to be decided by popular support or opposition, and rest = assured that the anti-hunting radicals will be active. In the end, this = proposal is a symbolic gesture that only serves to continue the = expansion of a lead ammunition ban to all hunting. Science, not = symbolism and politics, should drive good wildlife management decisions. = Please click the following link, http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N2CCH9R, = and submit your comments under "15. Upland Game Bird hunting season = comment, if any:" to make your voice heard! Comments may be copied and = pasted into the dialogue box. FWP reads these comments carefully, which = will weigh heavily on the proposal's fate. Comments on other proposals = may also be submitted and it is vitally important that FWP hears from = you. Information about the proposals may be found at = http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/oppForPubCommentDefault.html. NEVADA: Clark County Shooting Park Needs Your Help!=20 The Clark County Shooting Park has been the target of a lawsuit by a = handful of anti-gun homeowners intending to close this major shooting = facility north of Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas. The Shooting Park was = established by federal legislation in November 2003 by transferring = nearly 3,000 acres of land from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to = Clark County.=20 The NRA previously sent an alert on this issue asking for its members to = submit comments to the BLM in support of an Environmental Assessment = that the court required BLM to prepare. It was released for public = comment in August. More than 1,000 comments in support of the Shooting = Park were received by the BLM compared to a fraction in opposition. However, the issue has not been settled. Because some of the comments = provided new information or raised questions or concerns regarding the = Environmental Assessment, the BLM was forced to consider a wider range = of alternatives and thus had to prepare a supplement. The revised = document has been released for a 45-day comment period that will end = January 29th. We ask that our members in Nevada and the surrounding states once again = take the time to submit comments to the BLM in support of the Preferred = Alternative A, which is the conveyance of the federal lands to the = County for the Shooting Park. The environmental assessment is available = online at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html. Written comments should be = addressed to Bob Ross, BLM Las Vegas Field Manager, 4701 North Torrey = Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130. Your comments will make a difference = as to whether the Shooting Park becomes a reality or falls victim to the = whims of anti-gunners. NEW JERSEY: Governor Corzine Signs Marginal "One-Gun-a-Month" Reform = Bill On Tuesday, January 12, Senate Bill 3104/Assembly Bill 4361was signed = into law by Governor Jon Corzine (D). S3104/A4361 attempts to address = the problems with New Jersey's "one-gun-a-month" law; however, it falls = far short. While it will, in very limited circumstances, allow a = law-abiding person to purchase multiple handguns, an individual will = only be able to do so after filing a formal application with the State = Police. In addition, the individual will need to justify why they = "need" to purchase these firearms together and why it would not be = "feasible or practical" to purchase the firearms separately. New Jersey = gun owners are already some of the most heavily regulated in the nation = and New Jersey's "one-gun-a-month" law simply heaps additional = complications on an already overly burdensome process. We would like to = thank those NRA members who contacted their legislators requesting that = they broaden the exemptions to New Jersey's "one-gun-a-month" law and = for continuing the fight against further encroachment of our Second = Amendment rights and freedoms in the Garden State. RHODE ISLAND: South Kingstown Zoning Ordinance is Attempting to Force = Gun Shops Out! As early as Monday, January 25, the South Kingstown Town = Council could consider two amendments to the Zoning Ordinance that would = put restrictions on firearm retailers, such as how and where they can = operate their business'. Firearm retailers in the state of Rhode = Island are already licensed by both the Federal and State government and = go through an extensive background check process. The extra = restrictions proposed by these amendments are unnecessary, burdensome = and unfairly target one industry. The Town Council meets regularly on = the second and fourth Monday of each month and these amendments could be = brought up as soon as Monday, January 25. Please contact members of the = Town Council of the Town of South Kingstown and request that they oppose = any proposals that would place further restrictions on firearm = retailers. Contact information can be found by clicking here. VERMONT: Anti-Gun Bill Introduced in Montpelier =20 The Vermont State Legislature reconvened in Montpelier this week for the = 2009-2010 Legislative Session. Senate Bill 168 would penalize the = "negligent use of a firearm." This proposed legislation is an = irrational attack on gun owners, as Vermont already has reckless = endangerment laws under which an individual who acts in a negligent = manner can be charged, whether the incident involves a firearm, a = vehicle or a backyard swimming pool. Please call members of the Vermont = State Legislature TODAY and respectfully urge them to oppose Senate Bill = 168. Contact information for the members of the House of = Representatives can be found by clicking here. Contact information for = members of the Senate can be found by clicking here. =20 VIRGINIA: More Firearm-Related Bills Introduced in the General Assembly The Virginia General Assembly opened its 2010 legislative session on = Wednesday, January 13, and thus far nearly two dozen firearms-related = bills have been introduced. Earlier this week we reported on the = introduction of more than a dozen pro-gun bills. As of today, lawmakers = in Richmond introduced several more gun bills, including several = anti-gun bills. For a list of these bills please click here. WASHINGTON: "Assault Weapons" Ban Proposed in Olympia! A group of four State Senators has introduced Senate Bill 6396, = legislation that would bring California-style gun-control to the = Northwest, and ultimately ban many semi-automatic firearms commonly = owned by Washingtonians. This legislation would establish far-reaching = restrictions on semi-automatic firearms (dubbing them "assault weapons") = and ammunition magazines. SB6396 affects every firearm modified to = conform with the expired Clinton Gun-Ban, plus many other semi-automatic = firearms that have no lineage to those rifles or any military-style = orientation whatsoever. Please contact both of your State = Representatives and your State Senator TODAY at 800-562-6000 and = politely urge them to oppose SB6396. More contact information for your = legislators can be found here.=20 Legislation Introduced to Attack Gun Shows in Washington State Representatives Brendan Williams (D-22) and Maralyn Chase (D-32) = have introduced House Bill 2477, a bill that seeks to abolish the = private transfer of firearms at gun shows, even between family and = friends. HB2477 would hold law-abiding gun owners liable for the acts = of criminals. Under this bill, if a firearm is privately transferred at = a gun show to a person who is ineligible, even if the seller had no = reason to suspect there was any problem the seller can be held liable = for injury or death caused by the criminal use of that firearm. = Liability would apply even if the injury wasn't caused by the = unauthorized buyer. Please contact both of your State Representatives = and your State Senator TODAY at 800-562-6000 and politely urge them to = oppose HB2477. More contact information for your legislators can be = found here.=20 Gun Ban Upheld by Snohomish County Council The Snohomish County Council decided to uphold a 1970s-era prohibition = on firearms in county parks. Councilmember John Koster introduced a = proposal that would have overturned the county's ban and brought = Snohomish County into compliance with state law but it failed due to a = procedural motion. Please take the time to respectfully voice your = disapproval with the County Council's actions. Also, please contact = Councilmember Koster and thank him for his efforts to defeat this = outdated, Draconian restriction. For more information on the proposed = effect of the proposal and how to contact the City Council, please click = here. WISCONSIN: Mentored Hunting Program Proves Far Safer than Critics = Predicted Based on the most recent numbers detailed in the Wisconsin DNR Chief = Warden's 2009 Season Report, NRA and other sportsmen's groups now have = clear data that proves the new Mentored Hunting Program is safe. Of the = nearly 10,000, 10 and 11 year-old children who participated in the = program, there was not a single hunting related shooting incident. = Consistent with the experience in more than two-dozen states that have = enacted similar legislation, critics who emotionally claimed this = program would pose a danger to public safety have been proven wrong. 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Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), = encouraged by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, wants to prohibit = anyone on the FBI's terrorist watchlist from possessing a firearm. Yet, = the list and its criteria=20 are secret, and Lautenberg's bill would criminalize the exercise of a = constitutionally protected right while denying a person the opportunity = to clear himself of accusations in a fair and open hearing before a = court of law. Even today,=20 thousands of people who aren't terrorists cannot prevent the list from = misidentifying them, causing them delays and embarrassment when trying = to board commercial aircraft. </P> <P><SPAN>It's one thing when an adult gets the run-around at an airport, = because he or she has a name identical or similar to someone the FBI is = watching. As the American Civil Liberties Union has pointed out, the = Transportation=20 Security Administration's (TSA) "automatic selectee" list -- its list of = people who are not permitted to board an aircraft without being given = the once-over by the agency's machines and uniformed, latex-gloved = personnel -- is based on=20 people's names, not on physical factors like age.<SPAN>&nbsp; = </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.8.3463930"><STRONG>He= lp Us Help You:</STRONG></A><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>The 2010 = legislative session has started, with Congress and most states=20 currently in session.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>With the holidays now in our = rearview mirrors, it is time to turn our energies toward our critically = important legislative agenda and the 2010 elections.<SPAN>&nbsp; = </SPAN>Much is on the line=20 for our gun rights, our country, and our future.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>In = recent election cycles, gun owners have enjoyed great = successes.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>But none of our victories have happened by = accident.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>It takes=20 careful, long-term, advance planning to ensure victory for the Second = Amendment on Election Day, as well as in the legislative = arena.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>In order for us to meet the inevitable = challenges and opportunities we will face=20 this year, our preparation must begin</SPAN> = <SPAN>now</SPAN>.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN></P> <P><B><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.9.3463930">Arizona: = NRA Wins Right To Defend Hunters Against Lawsuit Seeking To Ban Lead = Ammunition</A> -</SPAN></B> As reported on <a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.10.3463930">CalGunLaw= s.com</A>, U.S. District Court Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt has ruled that = NRA has a right under federal law to intervene in a lawsuit filed, in = the plaintiff's own words, as part of a campaign=20 "to ban the use of lead bullets[.]" NRA will now be able to defend = hunter's rights against the claims of extremist environmental groups = that filed the lawsuit.<SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><B><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.11.3463930">Your = Help Is Needed In Support of BATFE Reform Bills S. 941 And H.R. = 2296:</A></SPAN></B><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN>As we've been <a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.12.3463930">reporting= </A> for months, </SPAN>Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate = Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have introduced S. = 941, the "Bureau of=20 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms = Modernization Act" in the U.S. Senate.<SPAN>&nbsp; = </SPAN><B><SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.13.3463930">INTERPOL<= SPAN>:</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Over the past year, we = have reported several times on the abundance of rumors being circulated=20 regarding firearm issues.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Among other things, we've = heard phony tales circulating about such things as guns being banned for = the elderly, ammunition with expiration dates, a requirement that guns = be listed on tax=20 returns, and a prohibition on gun and ammunition imports. The latest = scuttlebutt has to do with a recent Executive Order by President Obama = concerning the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). = <B><SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.14.3463930">The UN = And International Treaties:</A></SPAN></B><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Over the = last several weeks, we have received many inquiries regarding the UN and = the impact of international treaties on our Second Amendment = freedom.<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN>&nbsp;</P> <P><B><SPAN>Sign-Up For New American Rifleman Insider = Newsletter:<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B>Get exclusive videos, articles = and breaking industry news with the American Rifleman Insider <a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.15.3463930">e-newslet= ter</A>, delivered directly to your inbox. </P> <P>Sign up <a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.15.3463930">here</A> = to receive the next Insider!</P> <P><B><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.16.3463930">The NRA = Online Advisory Panel</A>:</SPAN></B><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>A few weeks = ago, we launched a brand new service -- the <a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.17.3463930">NRA = Online Advisory Panel</A> -- <SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>a community of our most = active and loyal supporters. </P> <P><B><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.18.3463930">Help = Defend Your Gun Rights One Click At A Time:</A></SPAN></B><SPAN>&nbsp; = </SPAN>We have a revolutionary yet simple tool that will allow you to=20 stay connected to NRA-ILA and raise valuable contributions to defend our = Second Amendment rights without spending a dime!<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>It's = the NRA-ILA Toolbar, and you can make a difference by downloading and = using it. </P> <P><B><SPAN>Grassroots Minute Video:</SPAN></B><BR><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN> <a href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxzSvEewWhic"><img = src=3D"http://www.nraila.org/images/grmin013009.jpg" border=3D0 = alt=3D"Grassroots Minute" hspace=3D"10" vsapce=3D"5"></A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </P> <P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.19.3463930"><SPAN><SP= AN><SPAN><B><SPAN>STATE = ROUNDUP</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></= SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;=20 </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><I>(Please note the only items listed below = are those that have had recent action.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>For other = updates on state legislation, please go to the state legislation section = at <a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.20.3463930">www.NRAIL= A.org</A>, and check each week's issue of the Grassroots = Alert.")</I></P> <P><B><I><U><SPAN>ALABAMA:</SPAN></U></I></B><B><I><SPAN> = </SPAN></I></B><SPAN><SPAN><U>Legislature Reconvenes in = Montgomery&nbsp;</U></SPAN></SPAN>The Alabama Legislature reconvened in = Montgomery on January 12, for the 2010=20 Legislative Session.<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>NRA-ILA is working to = introduce several bills including "Workplace Protection" and = "No-Net-Loss" legislation.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>The "Workplace Protection" = bill would allow the lawful=20 storage of firearm(s) in locked motor vehicles while individuals are at = work.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>The No-Net-Loss bill would require that if an = area currently open to public hunting is closed to hunting, the same = number of acres of=20 public land must be opened to hunting elsewhere.<SPAN>&nbsp; = </SPAN>Please continue to check www.NRAILA.org and your e-mail for = updates throughout the legislative=20 session.<BR><B><I><U><SPAN><BR>CALIFORNIA:</SPAN></U></I></B><SPAN>&nbsp;= </SPAN><U><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.21.3463930">Right-to-= Carry Bill Defeated in Committee</A></SPAN></U><SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;=20 </SPAN><BR></SPAN>The Assembly Committee on Public Safety defeated <a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.22.3463930" = target=3D_blank>Assembly Bill 357</A>, by a vote of 4 to 1.&nbsp;=20 The lone vote in favor of the bill was Assembly Member Curt Hagman = (R-60), Vice Chair of the committee.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>AB357 would have = created a "shall issue" concealed handgun permit system in = California.&nbsp; Under current law,=20 an applicant must show cause as to why they should be issued a permit to = carry a concealed handgun for self-defense.&nbsp; AB357 sought to remove = that stipulation and require sheriffs to issue the license if all other = mandated criteria=20 are satisfied.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Thank you to all of the NRA members = who took action in support of AB357.&nbsp; <BR><BR><U><SPAN>Hunting = Threatened on Mojave National Preserve</SPAN></U><SPAN>&nbsp;<BR>The = Center for Biological=20 Diversity (CBD), in concert with the Sierra Club and other anti-hunting = organizations, has filed a petition with the California Fish and Game = Commission to ban most hunting in the Mojave National Preserve, = including rabbit and varmint=20 hunting.&nbsp; What hunting remains (resident game birds, deer, and = bighorn sheep) would be restricted.&nbsp; The&nbsp;"Petition for = Rulemaking Regarding Hunting in the Mojave National Preserve" blames = hunters for the declining=20 population of the&nbsp;desert tortoise,&nbsp;a threatened species under = the state's Endangered Species Act.&nbsp; CBD filed a similar petition = in 2003, but the commission did not act on it.&nbsp;&nbsp;The commission = could schedule a=20 hearing on it early this year.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>The&nbsp;petition contains the flimsiest of evidence that = hunting in the preserve is the cause or even a contributing factor of = the decline in the tortoise population.&nbsp; In fact, statistics = confirm that vehicular traffic=20 and increased tourism within the designated critical habitat of the = tortoise have increased substantially since 1994 when the preserve was = established.&nbsp; Those activities are believed to be the&nbsp;leading = causes of tortoise=20 mortality.&nbsp; Further, there is sufficient research to suggest that = predation by ravens and coyotes are also taking its toll on this = protected species.&nbsp; The objective of the&nbsp;petition is not to = protect and enhance the=20 tortoise population. &nbsp;Rather, it is an attempt by this coalition of = anti-hunting organizations to permanently end hunting in the Mojave = National Preserve.&nbsp; CBD was also behind the ban on the use of lead = ammunition for hunting=20 big game within the range of the California condor, and earlier this = year, CBD attempted unsuccessfully to extend that ban to all game = species.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><B><SPAN>Please take a few minutes to contact the commission and ask = that they deny the petition. Please address and mail comments = to:&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P><SPAN>John Carlson, Jr., Executive Director<BR>California Fish and = Game Commission<BR>1416 Ninth Street, Room 1320<BR>Sacramento, CA = 95814<BR></SPAN><U><SPAN><a title=3Dblocked::mailto:fgc@fgc.ca.gov=20 href=3D"mailto:fgc@fgc.ca.gov">fgc@fgc.ca.gov</A></SPAN></U><SPAN>&nbsp;<= /SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Hunters are continually being harassed with restrictions on = hunting and access to hunting areas for reasons not based on = science.&nbsp; Please do not let CBD impose their pseudo-science = on&nbsp;those who hunt in the Mojave=20 National Preserve!</SPAN></P> <P><B><I><U><SPAN>COLORADO:</SPAN></U></I></B><SPAN><FONT face=3D"Arial = Unicode MS">&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><U><SPAN>Support Needed to Re-Open = Rampart Shooting Range!</SPAN></U><SPAN>&nbsp; <BR>Following an = accidental shooting last July,=20 the&nbsp;Forest Service closed the very popular and heavily used Rampart = Shooting Range on the Pike National Forest.&nbsp; In its nearly 20 year = history, Rampart had never before experienced a shooting-related injury = or=20 fatality.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rampart&nbsp;is the only free public range in = El Paso County and receives 40,000 visitors a year.&nbsp; The Service = called the closure a "time-out" in order to assess whether the design of = the range was a=20 factor.&nbsp; An investigation determined that the range was not a = factor in the accident.&nbsp;&nbsp;Safety experts have said that the = accident could have happened at any range.&nbsp; But&nbsp;after it = closed=20 Rampart,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Forest Service&nbsp;devised a = scheme&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep the range closed permanently.</SPAN><FONT = face=3D"Arial Unicode MS"><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><SPAN>The Forest Service has listed requirements that must be met = before it will reopen Rampart.&nbsp; There is no timetable = for&nbsp;meeting these requirements and likely no money&nbsp;to cover = costs.&nbsp; The most=20 significant&nbsp;issue is the requirement of full time = supervision.&nbsp;&nbsp;Most ranges on federal lands&nbsp;operate = without supervision and this requirement could place all such ranges in = jeopardy.&nbsp; Rampart Range is in need=20 of improvements, which were identified more than two years ago.&nbsp; = Such improvements can be addressed and implemented with the&nbsp;range = reopened.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Forest Service&nbsp;has said that it could take = up to five years=20 before&nbsp;Rampart is reopened, but there is no guarantee that it would = reopen Rampart in that timeframe or at any time in the = future.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>NRA has been working to get Rampart Range reopened since the = day it was closed, but we need the help of Colorado hunters and shooters = to show the Forest Service and your elected officials that the federal = government cannot=20 continue to close&nbsp;public lands to recreational shooting, and = certainly not without replacing those areas lost with other areas of the = same or great value.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rampart Shooting Range is an important = resource for the shooting=20 community along the Front Range.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no incentive for = the&nbsp;Forest Service to reopen Rampart&nbsp;unless the shooting = sports community&nbsp;demands it!&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Shooting ranges on public lands are few and far between in = Colorado.&nbsp; In addition to the closure of Rampart, the&nbsp;Forest = Service has closed its lands to recreational shooting near Boulder and = on the Pawnee Grasslands,=20 and large acreage&nbsp;closures have occurred west of Sedalia.&nbsp; The = Forest Service is not planning for recreational shooting.&nbsp; Closures = are imposed without opening new areas and needed improvements to = existing areas,=20 including the Rampart Shooting Range, have not been made.&nbsp; = Recreational shooting is not being treated by the Forest Service in = Colorado as&nbsp;a legitimate and valued recreational activity&nbsp;on = forest=20 lands.&nbsp;<BR><BR><B>Please&nbsp;send an e-mail in support of&nbsp;the = immediate reopening of Rampart&nbsp;to: </B></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Tom Tidwell, Chief of the Forest Service, at</SPAN><SPAN> <U><a = href=3D"mailto:ttidwell@fs.fed.us">ttidwell@fs.fed.us</A></U></SPAN><SPAN= >, and copy&nbsp;your letter to:&nbsp; </SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Senator Mark Udall at </SPAN><U><SPAN><a = title=3Dblocked::mailto:senator_mark_udall@markudall.senate.gov=20 href=3D"mailto:senator_mark_udall@markudall.senate.gov">senator_mark_udal= l@markudall.senate.gov</A></SPAN></U><SPAN>,&nbsp;<BR>Senator Michael = Bennet at </SPAN><U><SPAN><a = title=3Dblocked::http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.23.3463930">http://be= nnet.senate.gov/contact/</A></SPAN></U><SPAN>, <BR>Congressman&nbsp;Doug = Lamborn at </SPAN><U><SPAN><a = title=3Dblocked::mailto:CO05ima@mail.house.gov=20 href=3D"mailto:CO05ima@mail.house.gov">CO05ima@mail.house.gov</A></SPAN><= /U><SPAN>, and <BR>Governor Bill Ritter by clicking </SPAN><U><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.24.3463930">here</A><= /SPAN></U><SPAN>.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>Please stress that keeping the range closed is not supportable by the = investigative report; that the closure has robbed the shooting community = of a valuable resource; and that needed improvements to the range can be = planned and=20 implemented without closure.</P> <P><B><I><U><SPAN>GEORGIA:</SPAN></U></I></B><EM><B><SPAN> = </SPAN></B></EM><SPAN><U>2010 Legislative Session = Reconvenes</U></SPAN><B><I><SPAN><U> <BR></U></SPAN></I></B>The Georgia = Legislature reconvened for the 2010 Legislative=20 Session.&nbsp;&nbsp; NRA-ILA is keeping a close watch over firearm and = firearm-related bills being introduced.&nbsp; </P> <P>Currently, in the Senate, Senator Mitch Seabaugh (R-28) introduced SB = 308 and Senator David Shafer (R-48) has introduced Senate Bill 291, both = pro-gun Right-To-Carry reform and clarification bills.&nbsp; In the = House, Representative=20 Timothy Bearden (R-68) has introduced House Bill 615, also a pro-gun = Right-To-Carry reform and clarification bill.&nbsp; Please continue to = check www.NRAILA.org and your email for updates on these bills <BR>and = others throughout the=20 legislative = session.<BR><SPAN><BR></SPAN><B><I><U><SPAN>INDIANA:</SPAN></U></I></B><B= ><SPAN> </SPAN></B><SPAN><A = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.25.3463930">Two = Important Pro-Gun Bills Need Your=20 Help!</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN>On Thursday, January 14, the Indiana House = Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to pass <A = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.26.3463930">House = Bill=20 1068</A>.&nbsp; The bill now heads to the House floor for = consideration.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>HB1068, sponsored by State = Representative Peggy Welch (D-60), would limit access to the Indiana = Right-to-Carry permit list in order to protect=20 the privacy of law-abiding Hoosiers.&nbsp; If passed, this legislation = would make Right-to-Carry permit information confidential and would = prohibit the publication of that information.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Also, = the committee will=20 consider <a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.27.3463930">House = Bill 1065</A> next week.&nbsp; Sponsored by State Representative Bob = Bischoff (D-68), HB1065 would prevent state or=20 local government authorities from confiscating lawfully owned firearms = during declared states of emergency, such as occurred in New Orleans = following Hurricane Katrina.&nbsp; Moreover, this bill would prohibit = employers from firing=20 employees who safely and lawfully store their firearms in locked = vehicles.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><B>Please contact your State Representative = <I><U>TODAY</U></I> and respectfully urge them to support HB1068 when it = comes before them on the=20 House floor.&nbsp; Also, please contact the members of the House Natural = Resources Committee and kindly urge them to pass HB1065.&nbsp; </B>To = find contact information for your State Representative, please click = </SPAN><U><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.28.3463930">here</A><= /SPAN></U><SPAN>.</SPAN><B><SPAN><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN><BR></SPAN></B><= SPAN><U>Self-Defense Bill Heads to Senate Floor in the Hoosier = State!<BR></U></SPAN><SPAN>On Tuesday,=20 January 12, <U><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.29.3463930" = target=3D_blank>Senate Bill 25</A></U> passed out of the Senate = Committee on Corrections, Criminal,=20 and Civil Matters by a vote of 8 to 3.&nbsp; SB 25, will now head to the = full Senate for a floor vote. This legislation would prevent a business = from adopting or enforcing a policy or rule that prohibits an individual = from legally=20 possessing a firearm that is locked in the individual's private vehicle = while the vehicle is in or on the business' property. Twelve states have = already enacted similar legislation to protect their law-abiding = citizens from being=20 wrongfully terminated for exercising their Second Amendment rights, and = its time Indiana did the same.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><B>Please contact your = State Senator and urge him or her to <U>support</U> Senate Bill = 25.</B>&nbsp; Your can=20 find their contact information by clicking <U><a = title=3D"blocked::http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/legislator/search/&#10;http:= //www.in.gov/apps/sos/legislator/search/" = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.30.3463930"=20 target=3D_blank><SPAN>here</SPAN></A></U>.</SPAN><SPAN><BR><BR></SPAN><B>= <I><SPAN><U>IOWA: </U></SPAN></I></B><SPAN><U></U><A = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.31.3463930">NRA-ILA = Grassroots to Conduct Workshops Across the=20 Hawkeye State!</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN>Iowa's state legislature has convened = for 2010, and important legislation affecting your rights, including = Right-to-Carry legislation, will be considered.&nbsp; In order to ensure = that Iowa's gun=20 owners are fully engaged to protect freedom, NRA-ILA will be hosting a = series of <B><U>FREE</U></B> Grassroots Workshops across the state to = help gun owners join the Frontlines today! At these <B><U>FREE</U></B> = Workshops, NRA-ILA=20 Staff will discuss how <U>you</U> can take on an even more active role = in your community in our fight to advance and protect our freedoms in = this very busy year!&nbsp; We will provide you with the materials and = strategies needed to=20 educate, empower, and engage your fellow gun owners as well. With your = support and attendance at these Workshops, you'll help ensure that NRA = members and gun owners across Iowa are actively in engaged in the battle = to protect the=20 Second Amendment. Please encourage your family, friends, and fellow = firearm owners to attend as well!<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Please click here = for the full list and schedule of the NRA-ILA Grassroots = Workshops.</SPAN></P> <P><B><I><U><SPAN>MONTANA</SPAN></U></I></B>: <U><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.32.3463930" = TRACK=3D"true">Montana FWP Proposes Politically-Motivated Lead Shot = Ban</A></SPAN><BR></U><SPAN>The Montana Department=20 of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is proposing to ban the use of lead = shot for upland game bird hunting on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) as = part of its 2010-2011 hunting season regulations (</SPAN><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.33.3463930" = target=3D_blank>http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/oppForPubCommentDefault.html</A= ></SPAN><SPAN>).&nbsp; While FWP has provided no information as to why = the ban is being proposed, this=20 is a move straight out of the radical anti-hunting crowd's = playbook.&nbsp; The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has = called for a nationwide ban on the use of lead ammunition <I>for all = purposes</I>.&nbsp; The proposal by FWP=20 moves them one step closer to this goal.&nbsp; HSUS spends $120 million = a year lobbying and litigating against our hunting rights.&nbsp; Its = President has said, "If we could shut down all sport hunting in a = moment, we=20 would."<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><B>Comments are due Friday, January 22nd</B> = on the changes to the state's hunting regulations, including the = addition of this new lead shot ban.&nbsp; <B>The NRA urges all hunters = to submit comments to FWP=20 in opposition to the expansion of the lead shot ban.</B>&nbsp; A short, = simple note in opposition is sufficient.&nbsp; The lack of any = scientific evidence to justify the proposed ban suggests that this fight = is going to be decided by=20 popular support or opposition, and rest assured that the anti-hunting = radicals will be active.&nbsp; In the end, this proposal is a symbolic = gesture that only serves to continue the expansion of a lead ammunition = ban to all=20 hunting.&nbsp; Science, not symbolism and politics, should drive good = wildlife management decisions.&nbsp;Please click the following link, = </SPAN><SPAN><a title=3Dblocked::http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N2CCH9R=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.34.3463930" = target=3D_blank>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N2CCH9R</A></SPAN><SPAN>, = and submit your comments under "<B>15. Upland Game Bird hunting season = comment, if any:" </B>to make your voice=20 heard!<B> </B>Comments may be copied and pasted into the dialogue = box.&nbsp; FWP reads these comments carefully, which will weigh heavily = on the proposal's fate.&nbsp; Comments on other proposals may also be = submitted and it is vitally=20 important that FWP hears from you.&nbsp; Information about the proposals = may be found at </SPAN><SPAN><a = title=3Dblocked::http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/oppForPubCommentDefault.html=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.33.3463930" = target=3D_blank>http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/oppForPubCommentDefault.html</A= ></SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><BR><BR><B><I><U><SPAN>NEVADA:</SPAN></U></I></B><S= PAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><U>Clark=20 County Shooting Park Needs Your Help!</U> <BR><SPAN>The Clark County = Shooting Park has been the target of a lawsuit by&nbsp;a handful of = anti-gun homeowners intending to close this major shooting facility = north of Decatur Boulevard in=20 Las Vegas.&nbsp; The Shooting Park was established by federal = legislation in November 2003 by transferring nearly 3,000 acres of land = from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to Clark County. </SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>The NRA previously sent an alert on this issue asking for its = members to submit comments to the BLM in support of an Environmental = Assessment that the court required BLM to prepare.&nbsp; It was released = for public comment in=20 August.&nbsp; More than 1,000 comments in support of the Shooting Park = were received by the BLM compared to a fraction in = opposition.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>However, the issue has not been settled.&nbsp; Because some of = the comments provided new information or raised questions or concerns = regarding the Environmental Assessment, the BLM was forced to consider a = wider range of=20 alternatives and thus had to prepare a supplement.&nbsp; The revised = document has been released for a 45-day comment period that will end = January 29th.</SPAN></P> <P>We ask that our members in Nevada and the surrounding states once = again take the time to submit comments to the BLM in support of the = Preferred Alternative&nbsp;A, which is the conveyance of the federal = lands to the County for the=20 Shooting Park.&nbsp; The environmental assessment is available online at = <a = title=3D"blocked::http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html&#10;http://www= .blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html"=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.35.3463930"><SPAN>www= .blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html</SPAN></A>. Written comments should be = addressed to Bob Ross, BLM Las Vegas Field Manager, 4701 North Torrey = Pines Drive, Las Vegas,=20 NV,&nbsp;89130.&nbsp; Your comments will make a difference as to whether = the Shooting Park becomes a reality or falls victim to the whims of = anti-gunners.</P> <P><B><I><U><SPAN>NEW JERSEY:</SPAN></U></I></B><B><I><SPAN> = </SPAN></I></B><SPAN><A = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.36.3463930">Governor = Corzine Signs Marginal "One-Gun-a-Month" Reform=20 Bill</A></SPAN><B><I><SPAN><BR></SPAN></I></B><SPAN>On Tuesday, January = 12, Senate Bill 3104/Assembly Bill 4361was signed into law by Governor = Jon Corzine (D).<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN><U><SPAN><a=20 title=3Dblocked::http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S3500/3104_U1.HT= M = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.37.3463930">S3104/A43= 61</A></SPAN></U><SPAN> attempts to&nbsp;address the problems with New=20 Jersey's&nbsp;"one-gun-a-month" law; however, it falls far short.&nbsp; = While it will, in very limited circumstances, allow&nbsp;a = law-abiding&nbsp;person&nbsp;to purchase multiple handguns, an = individual will only be able to do so=20 after&nbsp;filing a formal application&nbsp;with the State Police.&nbsp; = In addition, the individual will need to justify why = they&nbsp;"need"&nbsp;to purchase these firearms together and why it = would not be "feasible or practical" to=20 purchase the firearms separately.&nbsp;&nbsp;New Jersey gun owners are = already some of the most heavily regulated in the nation&nbsp;and New = Jersey's "one-gun-a-month" law simply heaps = additional&nbsp;complications on an already overly=20 burdensome process.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN>We would like to thank = those NRA members who contacted their legislators requesting that they = broaden the exemptions to New Jersey's "one-gun-a-month" law and for = continuing the fight=20 against further encroachment of our Second Amendment rights and freedoms = in the Garden State.<SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><B><I><U><SPAN>RHODE ISLAND:</SPAN></U></I></B><B><SPAN> = </SPAN></B><U><SPAN><A = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.38.3463930">South = Kingstown Zoning Ordinance is Attempting to Force Gun Shops=20 Out!</A></SPAN></U><SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>As early as Monday, January = 25, the South Kingstown Town Council could consider two amendments to = the Zoning Ordinance that would put restrictions on firearm retailers, = such as how and where=20 they can operate their business'.<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp; = </SPAN></SPAN>Firearm retailers in the state of Rhode Island are already = licensed by both the Federal and State government and go through an = extensive background check=20 process.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>The extra restrictions proposed by these = amendments are unnecessary, burdensome and unfairly target one = industry.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>The Town Council meets regularly on the = second and fourth Monday of each=20 month and these amendments could be brought up as soon as Monday, = January 25.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><B>Please contact members of the Town = Council of the Town of South Kingstown and request that they oppose any = proposals that would place=20 further restrictions on firearm retailers.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Contact = information can be found by clicking = here.</B><B><SPAN><BR><BR></SPAN></B><B><I><U><SPAN>VERMONT:</SPAN></U></= I></B><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><U><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.39.3463930">Anti-Gun = Bill Introduced in Montpelier</A></SPAN></U><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><BR>The = Vermont State Legislature reconvened in Montpelier this week for the = 2009-2010 Legislative=20 Session.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Senate Bill 168 would penalize the = "negligent use of a firearm."<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>This proposed = legislation is an irrational attack on gun owners, as Vermont already = has reckless endangerment laws under=20 which an individual who acts in a negligent manner can be charged, = whether the incident involves a firearm, a vehicle or a backyard = swimming pool.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><B>Please call members of the Vermont = State Legislature=20 <I><U>TODAY</U></I> and respectfully urge them to oppose Senate Bill = 168.</B><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>Contact information for the members of = the House of Representatives can be found by clicking <U><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.40.3463930">here</A><= /SPAN></U>.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Contact information for members of the = Senate can be found by clicking <U><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.41.3463930">here</A><= /SPAN></U>.<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp; = </SPAN><BR><BR><B><I><U><SPAN>VIRGINIA:</SPAN></U></I></B><B><SPAN> = </SPAN></B><U><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.42.3463930">More = Firearm-Related Bills Introduced in the General = Assembly</A></SPAN><SPAN><BR></SPAN></U>The&nbsp;Virginia General = Assembly opened its 2010&nbsp;legislative session=20 on&nbsp;Wednesday, January 13, and&nbsp;thus far nearly two dozen = firearms-related bills have been introduced.&nbsp; Earlier this week we = <SPAN><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.43.3463930">reported<= /A><U>=20 on</U></SPAN></SPAN> the introduction of more than = a&nbsp;dozen&nbsp;pro-gun bills.&nbsp; As of today, lawmakers in = Richmond introduced several more gun bills, including several anti-gun = bills.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>For a list of these=20 bills please click <U><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.42.3463930">here</A><= /SPAN></U>.</P> <P><B><I><U><SPAN>WASHINGTON:</SPAN></U></I></B><FONT face=3D"Arial = Unicode MS"> </FONT><SPAN><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.44.3463930">"Assault = Weapons" Ban Proposed in Olympia!</A><BR></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>A=20 group of four State Senators has introduced </SPAN><U><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.45.3463930" = target=3D_blank>Senate Bill 6396</A></SPAN></U><SPAN>, legislation that = would bring=20 California-style gun-control to the Northwest, and ultimately ban many = semi-automatic firearms commonly owned by Washingtonians.&nbsp; This = legislation would establish far-reaching restrictions = on&nbsp;semi-automatic firearms (dubbing=20 them "assault weapons") and&nbsp;ammunition magazines.&nbsp;&nbsp;SB6396 = affects every firearm&nbsp;modified to conform with&nbsp;the expired = Clinton Gun-Ban,&nbsp;plus many other semi-automatic firearms that have = no lineage to those=20 rifles or any military-style orientation whatsoever.&nbsp; <B>Please = contact both of your State Representatives <U>and</U> your State Senator = <I><U>TODAY</U></I> at 800-562-6000</B> <B>and politely urge them to = oppose SB6396.</B>&nbsp;=20 More contact information for your legislators can be found <U><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.46.3463930" = target=3D_blank>here</A></U>.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.47.3463930">Legislati= on Introduced to Attack Gun Shows in = Washington</A><BR></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>State Representatives Brendan = Williams (D-22) and Maralyn Chase (D-32)=20 have introduced <U><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.48.3463930" = target=3D_blank>House Bill 2477</A></U>, a bill that seeks to abolish = the private transfer of firearms at gun shows, even=20 between family and friends.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>HB2477 would hold = law-abiding gun owners liable for the acts of criminals.&nbsp; Under = this bill, if a firearm is privately transferred at a gun show to a = person who is ineligible, even if=20 the seller had no reason to suspect there was any problem the seller can = be held liable for injury or death caused by the criminal use of that = firearm. Liability would apply even if the injury wasn't caused by the = unauthorized=20 buyer.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN><B>Please contact both of your State = Representatives <U>and</U> your State Senator <I><U>TODAY</U></I> at = 800-562-6000</B> <B>and politely urge them to oppose HB2477.</B>&nbsp; = More contact information for=20 your legislators can be found <a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.46.3463930" = target=3D_blank>here</A>.&nbsp;<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><A = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.49.3463930">Gun Ban=20 Upheld by Snohomish County Council</A><BR></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>The = Snohomish County Council decided to uphold a 1970s-era prohibition on = firearms in county parks.&nbsp; Councilmember John Koster introduced a = proposal that would have=20 overturned the county's ban and brought Snohomish County into compliance = with state law but it failed due to a procedural motion.&nbsp; <B>Please = take the time to respectfully voice your disapproval with the County = Council's=20 actions.&nbsp; Also, please contact Councilmember Koster and thank him = for his efforts to defeat this outdated, Draconian restriction.&nbsp; = </B>For more information on the proposed effect of the proposal and how = to contact the City=20 Council, please click </SPAN><U><SPAN><a = href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.49.3463930">here</A><= /SPAN></U><SPAN>.<BR><BR></SPAN><B><I><U><SPAN>WISCONSIN:</SPAN></U></I><= /B><B><SPAN> </SPAN></B><SPAN><SPAN><a=20 href=3D"http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.5701.50.3463930">Mentored = Hunting Program Proves Far Safer than Critics = Predicted</A><BR></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>Based on the most recent numbers = detailed in the Wisconsin DNR Chief Warden's 2009=20 Season Report, NRA and other sportsmen's groups now have clear data that = proves the new Mentored Hunting Program is safe.&nbsp; Of the nearly = 10,000, 10 and 11 year-old children who participated in the program, = there was not a single=20 hunting related shooting incident.&nbsp; Consistent with the experience = in more than two-dozen states that have enacted similar legislation, = critics who emotionally claimed this program would pose a danger to = public safety have been=20 proven wrong.</SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P align=3Dcenter><B><I>NRA will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2010 = <BR></I></B><B><I>in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s = Birthday.<SPAN>&nbsp; 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