Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:20:07 +0000
From: alan@BLOOMFIELDPRESS.COM (Alan Korwin)
Subject: Gun Law Updates
To: AZRKBA@asu.edu


LOTS OF NEW MATERIAL UP AT GUNLAWS.COM
LOTS OF NEW MATERIAL UP AT GUNLAWS.COM
LOTS OF NEW MATERIAL UP AT GUNLAWS.COM



TEXAS
TEXAS

The Texas legislature enacted 27 different bills in 1999 that effected
the state's gun laws.  I've finished the massive job of detecting and
describing them, from the more than 1,500 bills that passed.  An updated
4th Edition of the well known "Texas Gun Owner's Guide" contains all the
changes and is being released this week (2/7/00).  A free summary of the
update is available on the web, click "Position Papers and Updates" at
http://www.gunlaws.com. Here's the list of bills:

HB 436 - Trespass on agricultural land
HB 525 - U. S. Forest Service authority
HB 592 - Instructor background checks
HB 635 - Taking weapon from peace officer
HB 668 - Street gangs
HB 690 - Criminal mischief penalties
HB 957 - Conditions for arming deputies
HB 998 - Burglary includes assault
HB 1265 - Carry on Superfund site penalty
HB 1269 - Detention of armed delinquents
HB 1428 - Restrain redefined
HB 1933 - CHL mental check and fees
HB 2231 - Rail-car burglary definitions
HB 2825 - Antique, curio, relic and black powder arms
HB 2869 - Probation conditions for kids with guns
HB 3517 - Sanction levels for armed juveniles
SB 24 - Repetitious assault on family
SB 43 - Reporting gunshot wounds
SB 50 - Protective order gun and ammo notification
SB 93 - Gun-free assisted living facilities
SB 131 - Hospital 51 sign exemption
SB 152 - Escape by juveniles
SB 370 - DPS statistics on CHL
SB 404 - Peace officer CHL after retirement
SB 717 - Conditions for government lawsuits against gun companies
SB 1368 - Technical corrections, overhaul of Chapter 411 (CHL law)
SB 1558 - Criminal trespass includes aircraft;
HCR 57 - Childrens Firearm Safety Week.

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Extra hot ----

A 30-STATE 'SHALL ISSUE' CARRY-LICENSE GUIDE
A 30-STATE 'SHALL ISSUE' CARRY-LICENSE GUIDE

"Licensed to Carry" by Greg Jeffery

If you want to know what it takes to get licensed in all 30 "shall
issue" states, get this book.  Author Greg Jeffery produced this
incredibly detailed report to compare Missouri's proposed carry law
(remember "Proposition B" last year?) to all the other states.  In the
process he learned they were oddly lucky to see Prop B fail, because it
would have been the most restrictive license nationally.  He says
they'll have a better draft bill next time around.

Covers each state's requirements for eligibility, background checks,
training requirements, permitted weapons, permit forms, waiting periods,
reciprocity, penalty for unlicensed carry, applicant qualifications,
places where carry is prohibited, who issues the license, what it costs,
renewal fees and much more.  See how your state stacks up.

Packed with charts and graphs, it even includes stats on the number of
licenses issued and revoked.  The only other thing you'll need is a
travel agent.  This book is extra fine.  For more info, or to get a
copy, click "Juicy Info About Our Books" at http://www.gunlaws.com.


VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA

The legislature was busy in 1998 and 1999, increasing gun law 4.4% and
5.8% respectively, to a new total of 34,184 words.  The new 3rd edition
of "The Virginia Gun Owner's Guide" contains all the changes, and the
update list is now available for anyone interested, numbered to match
the prior edition of the guide.  Click "Position Papers and Updates" at
http://www.gunlaws.com.



ARIZONA
ARIZONA

The new state reciprocity list is posted, along with some thoughts about
the whole concept of having reciprocity -- instead of what you might
recall we used to have -- Second Amendment rights.  Click "Position
Papers and Updates" at http://www.gunlaws.com.



NEW STATE GUIDES AVAILABLE
NEW STATE GUIDES AVAILABLE

We have obtained a supply of gun law guides for --

NEW JERSEY

TENNESSEE

WASHINGTON STATE

Go directly to their pictures and descriptions:
http://www.gunlaws.com/books.htm

Do you know of a gun-law guide for another state?
Please let us know too!



FEDERAL
FEDERAL

Federal gun law grew by 5.75% in 1998 to a total of 88,584 words
(nothing changed in 1999).  Most people have never heard about any of
this.  Now posted in plain English, ready for download.  The new 3rd
edition of "Gun Laws of America" contains all the statute language, and
the committee report text, plus the "gists" posted here.  Click
"Position Papers and Updates" at http://www.gunlaws.com.



SHANNON'S LAW
SHANNON'S LAW

Arizona is wrestling with a classic case of a feel-good do-nothing law
that tramples the rights of honest people while doing nothing to stop
the crime it pretends to address.  National implications here,
especially if the excellent alternative proposal, a tax credit for
firearms training, takes hold and passes instead.  Click the blue
"Shannon's Law" button on the home page at http://www.gunlaws.com.



THE BYRNE GRANT
THE BYRNE GRANT

Contains all the details on obtaining federal grant money for training
the public in marksmanship and the safe use and handling of guns.  Click
"Position Papers and Updates" at http://www.gunlaws.com.



THE BIG LIE
THE BIG LIE

What do you say to people who tell you the Second Amendment doesn't
protect your rights (as it always used to)?  This editorial has been
widely published by newspapers and flew the email circuit; it is
available for download and sets the facts straight. Show it to
revisionists who would disembowel rights Americans have always had, and
ask them to personally volunteer for "the citizen's gun-free pledge,"
instead of trying to disarm you.  Click "Position Papers and Updates" at
http://www.gunlaws.com.



NICS CLOSES GUN STORES MORE THAN 8 DAYS
NICS CLOSES GUN STORES MORE THAN 8 DAYS

Headlines scream that Amazon.com was shut down for a few hours, but gun
sales nationwide have been shut down for more than eight full days by
the FBI; they blame the computer for this abrogation of your rights.
Get news about the National Instant Background Check you won't see in
the papers or on TV.  Click "Position Papers and Updates" at
http://www.gunlaws.com.



THE ONLY QUESTION ABOUT GUN REGISTRATION
THE ONLY QUESTION ABOUT GUN REGISTRATION

The "common-sense" proposal to list America's gun owners overlooks a
simple but crucial point -- how would writing down my name, or your
name, help stop crime?  Before enormous fortunes are spent on making
national lists of innocent people, these issues must be examined. Read
this compelling, researched editorial, and perhaps decide to send it to
the media in your town.  Click "Position Papers and Updates" at
http://www.gunlaws.com.



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At the risk of sounding too mercenary, people like yourself who think
deeply about these subjects would likely benefit from and enjoy a copy
of "Gun Laws of America," now in its fully revised third edition
(1999).  You can look at it at http://www.gunlaws.com, and click the
image for details.  But wait, why should I apologize?  I believe in free
markets, private ownership of property and capitalism!!  If you're
fighting for your rights and it leaves you broke, maybe you could be
doing a better job somehow!!  (The antis have no compunction about
raising money for their cause.)



Of all the deaths caused by crime, accident,
disaster and maniacs, they hold a distant
back seat to the murders and atrocities
committed against people by governments.

No nation has the right to keep and bear arms unless
its people have the right to keep and bear arms.
-Alan Korwin

Only the rulers should be armed.
--U.N. agenda



"After a shooting spree,
they always want to take the guns away
from the people who didn't do it."
--William Burroughs, 1992

GUNS ARE FOR SAFETY

GUNS STOP CRIME

GUNS SAVE LIVES

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• Government Snitch?????
• David Dorn
• Fat Blond Guy
• Crazy Atheist