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06-17-2005, 09:41 AM
From SCI:
California Ammo in Trouble
The California bill to serialize and micro-stamp each piece of ammunition has passed the full Senate and moves to the Assembly. Senate Bill 357 “would require all “handgun” and rimfire ammunition to be serialized and have the purchaser’s identity stored in a Department of Justice-run database. This legislation will be expensive for consumers, threatens law enforcement training and budgets, targets law-abiding citizens and does nothing to minimize or decrease criminal activity.”
For those of you in California, Senate Bill 357 will be heard in the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, June 28. Please take action and contact your legislators today! The website that is used to find your legislator is http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html.
Your Support Needed Now for S. 397
SCI is calling on all its members to immediately contact their U.S. Senators in support of Senate Bill 397. This bill will do one thing and one thing only – block the baseless, dangerous lawsuits against the firearms manufacturing industry which seek to blame gun makers for the illegal misuse of their products by criminals. A recent decision in the D.C. Court of Appeals has made the situation more urgent, opening the door to another wave of lawsuits that could topple the industry. Left unchecked, these lawsuits will leave SCI members unable to purchase the firearms of your choice, at any price. Last year, this bill was poisoned by the addition of irrelevant anti-gun amendments, so please be sure to emphasize to your Senators that you urge them to support this bill without ANY anti-gun amendments. You can call the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3121, or you can find detailed contact info for your Senators at www.senate.gov <http://www.senate.gov/> . It is especially important that SCI members in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, North Dakota and Ohio contact their U.S. Senators without delay.
SCI Wins Mute Swan Lawsuit
Federal District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan rejected the Fund for Animals’ most recent attempt to stop Maryland’s mute swan management efforts. The Fund’s defeat is the latest chapter of lawsuits, Congressional action, and scientific controversy. Safari Club International and the Safari Club International Foundation helped the federal government overcome the Fund’s challenge and have paved the way for Maryland to manage their own wildlife species. SCI was joined in the suit by Ducks Unlimited.
Animal Rights Groups Surrender to Maryland Bear Hunt
On June 17th in Maryland State Court, animal rights plaintiffs supported by The Fund for Animals and HSUS agreed to dismiss their case against the State of Maryland which paves the way for a 2005 bear hunt. The plaintiffs stated that they would not challenge the state’s target harvest of 40-55 bears, which is almost double the number of last year’s hunt.
Hunters interested in participating in the state's 2005 hunt will be able to apply for a chance to get one of 200 bear hunting permits through an Internet and telephone lottery process that will begin on July 1. Detailed application instructions will be included with the 2005-06 hunting license, which goes on sale July 1.
Black Bear Hunting In New Jersey This Fall?
Brad Campbell, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, may be reversing his position on bear hunting this year. After allowing a black bear hunt in 2003, Campbell rejected the New Jersey Fish and Game Council’s decision to hold a hunt in 2004. Campbell's decision prompted litigation challenges and the New Jersey Supreme Court ultimately ruled in Campbell's favor. In a recent press release however, Campbell was quoted: "While no final decision has been made, I do agree with the Council that sound wildlife principles and public safety require that we consider a bear hunt as part of New Jersey's black bear management strategy in this and future years."
Animal Rights Activists Being Questioned by FBI
The FBI is talking to Bay Area animal rights activists in the hopes of obtaining the whereabouts of Daniel Andres San Diego. San Diego has been accused of setting off explosives at Chiron Corp., a biotech firm and Shaklee, a health and beauty products company in 2003. These two companies are liked to Huntingdon Life Sciences in New Jersey and do drug and chemical research involving animals. After years of no leads, the federal government is steeping up its search by issuing multiple subpoenas for activists friends of San Diego to appear before a Grand Jury.
California Ammo in Trouble
The California bill to serialize and micro-stamp each piece of ammunition has passed the full Senate and moves to the Assembly. Senate Bill 357 “would require all “handgun” and rimfire ammunition to be serialized and have the purchaser’s identity stored in a Department of Justice-run database. This legislation will be expensive for consumers, threatens law enforcement training and budgets, targets law-abiding citizens and does nothing to minimize or decrease criminal activity.”
For those of you in California, Senate Bill 357 will be heard in the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, June 28. Please take action and contact your legislators today! The website that is used to find your legislator is http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html.
Your Support Needed Now for S. 397
SCI is calling on all its members to immediately contact their U.S. Senators in support of Senate Bill 397. This bill will do one thing and one thing only – block the baseless, dangerous lawsuits against the firearms manufacturing industry which seek to blame gun makers for the illegal misuse of their products by criminals. A recent decision in the D.C. Court of Appeals has made the situation more urgent, opening the door to another wave of lawsuits that could topple the industry. Left unchecked, these lawsuits will leave SCI members unable to purchase the firearms of your choice, at any price. Last year, this bill was poisoned by the addition of irrelevant anti-gun amendments, so please be sure to emphasize to your Senators that you urge them to support this bill without ANY anti-gun amendments. You can call the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3121, or you can find detailed contact info for your Senators at www.senate.gov <http://www.senate.gov/> . It is especially important that SCI members in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, North Dakota and Ohio contact their U.S. Senators without delay.
SCI Wins Mute Swan Lawsuit
Federal District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan rejected the Fund for Animals’ most recent attempt to stop Maryland’s mute swan management efforts. The Fund’s defeat is the latest chapter of lawsuits, Congressional action, and scientific controversy. Safari Club International and the Safari Club International Foundation helped the federal government overcome the Fund’s challenge and have paved the way for Maryland to manage their own wildlife species. SCI was joined in the suit by Ducks Unlimited.
Animal Rights Groups Surrender to Maryland Bear Hunt
On June 17th in Maryland State Court, animal rights plaintiffs supported by The Fund for Animals and HSUS agreed to dismiss their case against the State of Maryland which paves the way for a 2005 bear hunt. The plaintiffs stated that they would not challenge the state’s target harvest of 40-55 bears, which is almost double the number of last year’s hunt.
Hunters interested in participating in the state's 2005 hunt will be able to apply for a chance to get one of 200 bear hunting permits through an Internet and telephone lottery process that will begin on July 1. Detailed application instructions will be included with the 2005-06 hunting license, which goes on sale July 1.
Black Bear Hunting In New Jersey This Fall?
Brad Campbell, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, may be reversing his position on bear hunting this year. After allowing a black bear hunt in 2003, Campbell rejected the New Jersey Fish and Game Council’s decision to hold a hunt in 2004. Campbell's decision prompted litigation challenges and the New Jersey Supreme Court ultimately ruled in Campbell's favor. In a recent press release however, Campbell was quoted: "While no final decision has been made, I do agree with the Council that sound wildlife principles and public safety require that we consider a bear hunt as part of New Jersey's black bear management strategy in this and future years."
Animal Rights Activists Being Questioned by FBI
The FBI is talking to Bay Area animal rights activists in the hopes of obtaining the whereabouts of Daniel Andres San Diego. San Diego has been accused of setting off explosives at Chiron Corp., a biotech firm and Shaklee, a health and beauty products company in 2003. These two companies are liked to Huntingdon Life Sciences in New Jersey and do drug and chemical research involving animals. After years of no leads, the federal government is steeping up its search by issuing multiple subpoenas for activists friends of San Diego to appear before a Grand Jury.