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Legislative ALERT & UPDATE
HB 1523 is scheduled for a vote on Feb 6th 2012 @ 11 am in JUDICIARY COMMITTEE for a vote please contact All JUDICIARY COMMITTEE members listed
House JUDICIARY Committee Reps-- http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...?cde=24&body=H
HB 1523 is Rep. Daryl Metcalfe’ legislation to correct Pre-emption ViolationsWE WANT them to VOTE FOR HB 1523 -- 70 Reps signed on as sponsors to HB 1523
*Important* Pro Gun Vote Scheduled in Judiciary Committee Monday, February 6th
The PA House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote on VERY important pro-gun legislation on Monday, February 6th
House Bill 1523 was introduced by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe to address the issues that continue to result in violations of Pennsylvania’s preemption law that prohibits local communities from enacting their own gun laws. Since there appears to be an unwillingness by the district attorney's in the counties where these flagrant violations are occurring to hold accountable these local communities criminally as is provided for in the law, this legislation provides for the option to hold these communities and those who enact the laws civilly responsible by imposing financial penalties.
Representative Daryl Metcalfe is to be commended for doggedly pursuing these local communities flagrant violations of the law and attempting to institute an appropriate remedial action option.
FOAC will grade a vote in support of this legislation as pro-gun! We encourage all gunowners to take a long look at this legislation as well and consider contacting their representatives!
Read About HB 1523 Here: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...type=B&BN=1523
Unfortunately HB 1668, Rep. Tim Krieger’ legislation to fix the current law regarding the transportation of firearms, is once again being stalled in committee for unknown reasons -- WE WANT THIS legislation brought up for a VOTE as well and with 99 co-sponsors (nearly HALF of the House of Representatives) it is time that this legislation is also considered by the House Judiciary Committee. Read About HB 1668 Here:http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...type=B&BN=1668
FOAC will grade a vote in support of this legislation as pro-gun. We encourage all gunowners to take a long look at this and consider contacting their representatives!
Please focus your attention on your Representative (if he/she is a Judiciary Committee member) and then next on the Judiciary Committee members who have ‘not’ yet committed to this legislation.
Thank you!!!
Kim Stolfer
ACSL, Legislative Committee, Chairman
www.acslpa.org
FOAC, Chairman
www.foac-pac.org
PSA, Legislative Committee, Vice-Chairman
Please contact the PA House Judiciary Committee Members as listed below:
Ronald S. Marsico ( R ) Chairman of Judiciary Committee - thx him for allowing the vote
rmarsico@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7832014 fax (717) 7052010 x
Thomas R. Caltagirone ( D ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
tcaltagi@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7873525 fax (717) 7725401
Matthew Bradford ( D )
mbradford@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7722572 fax (717) 7722360
Joseph F. Brennan ( D )
jbrennan@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7729902 fax (717) 7722284
Dom Costa ( D ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
dcosta@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7839114 fax (717) 7804761
Thomas C. Creighton ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
tcreight@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7725290 fax (717) 7831904
Bryan Cutler ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
bcutler@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7836424 fax (717) 7729859
Sheryl Delozier ( R ) past sponsor to unloaded firearms
sdelozie@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7835282 fax (717) 772-9994
Eugene DePasquale ( D )
edepasqu@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7877514 fax (717) 7804765
Brian L. Ellis ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
bellis@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7877686 fax (717) 2606573
Keith J. Gillespie ( R )
kgillesp@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7057167 fax (717) 7729869
Glen R. Grell ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
ggrell@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7832063 fax (717) 7057012
Mark K. Keller ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
mkeller@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7831593 fax (717) 7057012
Tim Krieger ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor xHB1668 PRIME Sponsor - make sure to thx
tkrieger@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 2606146 fax (717) 2606501
Deberah Kula ( D ) past sponsor to Preemption x HB1668 Sponsor
dkula@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7721858 fax (717) 7804784
Brandon Neuman ( D ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
bneuman@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7834834 fax (717) 7051887
Bernard T. O'Neill ( R )
boneill@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7057170 fax (717) 7833278
Todd Rock ( R )x HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
trock@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7835218 fax (717) 2606505
Rick Saccone ( R ) HB1523 Sponsor x HB1668 Sponsor
rsaccone@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 260-6122
Todd Stephens ( R )
tstephens@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 260-6163
Marcy Toepel ( R )
mtoepel@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 7879501 fax (717) 7878215
Tarah Toohil ( R ) x HB1523 Sponsor
ttoohil@pahousegop.com
hbg (717) 2606136
Jesse White ( D ) HB1523 Sponsor xHB1668 Sponsor
jwhite@pahouse.net
hbg (717) 7836437
John P. Sabatina ( D ) expect a Nay votes
jsabatin@pahouse.net
hbg(717) 7724032 fax (717) 7831579
Ronald G. Waters ( D ) expect a Nay votes
rwaters@pahouse.net
hbg(717) 7729850 fax (717) 7831516
Batch Judiciary Committee Members E-MAIL Addresses are below:
rmarsico@pahousegop.com;tcaltagi@pahouse.net; mbradford@pahouse.net; jbrennan@pahouse.net; dcosta@pahouse.net; tcreight@pahousegop.com;bcutler@pahousegop.com; sdelozie@pahousegop.com;edepasqu@pahouse.net; bellis@pahousegop.com; kgillesp@pahousegop.com;ggrell@pahousegop.com; mkeller@pahousegop.com; tkrieger@pahousegop.com;dkula@pahouse.net; bneuman@pahouse.net; boneill@pahousegop.com; trock@pahousegop.com; rsaccone@pahousegop.com;tstephens@pahousegop.com;mtoepel@pahousegop.com; ttoohil@pahousegop.com; jwhite@pahouse.net;
PLEASE CONTACT ALL Representatives, by E-Mails, Phone and fax and ask them to become co-sponsors, IF they are not already co-sponsors, as well as to vote FOR HB 1523 & HB 1668
The article below shows that some in local government are comfortable with a double standard of justice so THEY are NOT held accountable for breaking the law!
http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-02/news/31016995_1_illegal-guns-gun-violence-gun-owners
Will state disarm the city on gun law
FOUR YEARS AGO, City Council passed a law requiring gun owners whose firearms were lost or stolen to report the missing weapons to police within 24 hours or face fines of up to $2,000 and 90 days in jail.
The idea was to thwart "straw purchasers," people who buy guns legally and then sell or give them to criminals. Police tracing crime guns often hit a dead-end when their legal owners say that their guns were long-lost or stolen.
Other cities beset by gun violence followed Philly's lead, even though Pennsylvania lawmakers in 2008 rejected a proposal to pass a statewide law to report lost or stolen handguns. Forty-eight municipalities statewide - from sprawling metropolises like Pittsburgh to tiny burgs like Oxford, in Chester County - now have local laws requiring timely reporting of lost or stolen guns or have passed resolutions asking the state to do so.
But now, under a bill that state lawmakers are considering, Philadelphia and its followers could face financial penalties for enacting gun-control measures that supersede state law. The bill, introduced in May by state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler, would allow any gun owner challenging the local ordinances to collect attorneys' fees and damages from the city that passed the ordinance.
The bill may come up for discussion and a vote Monday in the House Judiciary Committee. Discussion on the bill was postponed last week, after gun-control activists lobbied to oppose it.
The issue is key in Philadelphia, where Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey blame gun violence for the city's murder spike - 85 percent of last year's 324 murder victims were shot, and Nutter last week announced $500 rewards to tipsters who out anyone with illegal guns.
This bill sets the stage for a showdown between gun-rights supporters and illegal-gun foes like Nutter and Ramsey, who say that gun control is the city's best hope for reducing violence. The state and city long have wrestled in court over the city's right to enact gun-control laws.
"We're against any measure that would inhibit the city's ability to seek legislative remedies in order to get perpetrators and their illegal guns off the streets of Philadelphia," said Mark McDonald, a Nutter spokesman.
Today, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson plans to introduce a resolution urging the Judiciary Committee to reject the bill.
Max Nacheman, director of CeaseFirePA, called the bill a bullying tactic aimed at reversing the local ordinances and crippling towns from clearing their streets of illegal guns.
"These guns aren't coming off container ports at sea," Nacheman said. "These are guns that were all, at one point or another, bought legally. You can't lose a gun in a couch cushion like you can lose a TV remote."
But supporters say that lost-and-stolen-gun reporting requirements penalize lawful gun owners and do little to affect illegal-gun trafficking.
Further, gun restrictions that vary among municipalities make enforcement impossible, said state Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone, D-Reading, a bill co-sponsor and minority leader of the Judiciary Committee.
"You can't have a hodgepodge all over the state; it don't work that way," Caltagirone said. "If it's going to be done, it has to be done statewide."
More than 350 firearms have been reported missing in Philly since 2008, when the city enacted its reporting law, police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers said.
Evers could not provide similar data for firearms reported stolen.
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