Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Law & Justice held the public hearing for gun control measure SB 5232. This ill-conceived measure is now scheduled for its committee vote next Thursday, Feb. 16, at 8 a.m. virtually and online in senate hearing room 4. If you have not already emailed the committee urging them to OPPOSE SB 5232, there is still time to do so. Please use the Take Action button below.
SB 5232 requires an individual who wants to purchase a firearm first to complete an officially sanctioned firearms training course, which must be done every five years to maintain a permit. It also requires a 10-day waiting period prior to a new gun owner taking possession of their firearm and could make this waiting period longer, or indefinitely, if the state fails to complete background checks during the original 10-day wait.
There was no movement on SB 1143 and SB 1240 this week, but these two bills could move at any time. Please continue to use our Take Action button to email your state Senator urging them to OPPOSE SB 1143 and SB 1240.
SB 1143 requires a permit to purchase a firearm and institutes a ten-day waiting period before a person can take possession of their legally purchased firearm. SB 1143 is scheduled to be heard in the House Appropriations Committee where we expect it to pass and be sent to the Senate floor.
SB 1240 bans a provided list of rifles, including many that are utilized by millions of Americans for self-defense and hunting, and also goes the additional step of adding “features” of firearms that expand the list to hundreds more. SB 1240 can receive a vote on the Senate floor at any time.
To ensure your state Senator and the respective committee members hear your opposition to these serious gun control bills, please use each of the Take Action buttons.
Don’t forget to tell your family, friends and fellow sportsmen about these serious gun control measures, and urge them to also take action.
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