Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League Legislative Committee Report

April 2008 Issue 162

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SPORTSMEN LEAGUE ON THE INTERNET http://www.acslpa.org Contacts : Legislative Committee Chairman , Kim Stolfer (412.221.3346) - [email protected] Legislative Committee Vice-Chairman, Mike Christeson - [email protected]

Leading off the Rally was guest speaker Alan Keyes Philadelphia Council and Mayor Pass with host legislator Rep. Daryl Metcalfe guiding the rally. O ther featured speakers at today’s rally included Larry Pratt , and Sign Into Law Illegal Gun executive director, ; Alan Gottlieb , Control Bills chairman, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear (April 10 th ) Just moments ago at 3PM Philadelphia Arms; Jeff Knox , director of operations, Firearms Coalition; Mayor Nutter signed into law five ordinances passed by Kim Stolfer , chairman, Firearms Owners Against Crime; Melody Zullinger , executive director, PA Federation of City Council in ‘violation’ of Pennsylvania law. These Sportsmen’s Clubs, and Jon Mirowitz , Unified Sportsmen of measures cover the following concepts: Pennsylvania. 1. limit handgun purchases to one a month In attendance were over 500 gun owners from all 2. require lost or stolen firearms to be reported to police points of the state and many grassroots groups including: within 24 hours 3. forbid individuals under protection from abuse orders Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League, CCRKBA, from possessing guns if ordered by the court GunWeek, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms 4. allow removal of firearms from "persons posing a risk Ownership, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, Lehigh of imminent personal injury" to themselves or others, as Valley Firearms Coalition, Mothers Arms - Safely in determined by a judge Mothers Arms Inc., National Rifle Association, National 5. outlaw the possession and sale certain assault weapons. Shooting Sports Foundation, PA Firearms Owners It is important to note that violations of these are but Association, PA Gun Collectors Association, PA Gun summary offenses however the true intent is to try to push Owners Association, PA Rifle and Pistol Association, PA the Courts to grant the power that the Legislature will Sportsmen’s Association, Pink Pistols, the Second not—Local Control of Gun Laws. Amendment Sisters and Unified Sportsmen of PA. The real issue here is that, again, the Mayor and City At the end of the Rally a drawing was held for a brand Council are COMMITTING criminal acts that carry a new handgun as a thank you to all of the gun owners who punishment of Misdemeanor 1 level of punishment. This sacrificed their time to come to Harrisburg. is a terrible example to be setting for their constituents and The grassroots lobbying began after the drawing with those they want to follow the law now. Instead of going to gun owners breaking up into teams and directing their court over this the first action should see them dragged out energies to the House and Senate members on the issue of of city hall in handcuffs!! our Right to Bear Arms. Once again it is going to be up to the gun owners of PA The legislature passed HB 1845 (without any gun to step forward and fight this evil or it will spread like control in it) unanimously while we were lobbying for our cancer throughout our communities. freedoms on this day sending it to the Senate for consideration. Gun Owners March On Harrisburg Once Again! Smiles after Heller SCOTUS arguments th by Dave Workman & Joe Tartaro On Monday April 7 gun owners once again rallied in And now, a nation waits. Harrisburg to celebrate the ‘Right to Bear Arms and the Call it cautious optimism sprinkled with a dash of pessimism Constitutional protections of it. her and there -.among some gun activists, but in the wake of the Page 2 landmark Supreme Court oral arguments Mar. 18 on the District clause is a preamble explaining one of the reasons why that right of Columbia v Heller case, gun rights leaders are