Legislation update-Federal and appeal effort of AB962

[Glock Guy]

From the NRA website:

Vol. 16, No. 42 10/23/09
Congress Passes NRA-Backed Legislation
Protecting Pocketknife Classification

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Back in June, we reported on a proposed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rule change that would have expanded the Switchblade Knife Act of 1958 to include spring-assisted or one-handed-opening knives, and would have directly targeted the importation of "assisted opening" folding knives. (Read the proposed rule here.) Assisted opening knives are frequently used by hunters, anglers, farmers, ranchers, firefighters, law enforcement and emergency personnel and anyone else who may need to open a knife with only one hand.
The proposed regulations would have designated all such knives as "switchblades" -- despite the fact they do not fall under the federal definition of "switchblades" -- and would have made them illegal for import into the United States.
Fortunately, in July, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed an amendment to the Federal Switchblade Act as part of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010. This NRA-supported amendment then headed to a House-Senate conference committee.
Last week, the U.S. House passed the amendment. We are happy to report that this week, the U. S. Senate passed the measure as well.
Lawmakers Question NIH Study On Teens And Firearms: Some Congressional lawmakers are questioning a National Institutes of Health (NIH) "study" designed to determine why inner city teenagers who illegally drink and carry firearms -- and consort with others who do the same -- run a different risk of getting shot. If your "Duh!" meter just went off, don't panic -- you're not alone.
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Clearing Up the Rumors: The Truth About The "Gun Tax Bill" Over the past few months, NRA-ILA has received hundreds of e-mails warning us about "SB-2099," a bill that would supposedly require you to report all your guns on your income tax return every April 15.
Like many rumors, there's just a grain of truth to this one. Someone is recycling an old alert, which wasn't even very accurate when it was new.
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STATE ROUNDUP (Please note the only items listed below are those that have had recent action. For other updates on state legislation, please go to the state legislation section at NRA-ILA ::, and check each week's issue of the Grassroots Alert.")
CALIFORNIA: NRA Sponsors Legislation to Repeal AB962! Earlier this year, Assemblyman Curt Hagman introduced Assembly Bill 373 related to the sales of handguns. AB373 was supported by the National Rifle Association in order to streamline the ability for law-abiding Californians to purchase handguns. Now that Governor Schwarzenegger has signed AB962 into law, people are already becoming aware of the damage that it will do to California and its citizens. Therefore, the NRA worked with Assemblyman Hagman to amend AB373 into legislation that would repeal AB962. The newly-amended AB373 will be heard in the State Legislature in January of 2010, so we must be ready for these hearings. As a first step in this process please contact Assemblyman Curt Hagman and thank him for his leadership in this very important effort to repeal AB962. His office phone number is 916-319-2060 and you can email him at Assemblymember.Hagman@assembly.ca.gov.

[Dan M.]

Thanks for passing this along, Glock Guy. This is important stuff.

[THE Gimper]

It looks like we've got more lobbying to do.

[Markhb]

Thanks for the info

[calco]

i am emailing at Assemblymember.Hagman@assembly.ca.gov but delivery respond error mail return bounceback, is there any other email address?

[X-ffdo]

I am glad to see this kind of information.
Thanks!

[JackOfClubs]

Originally Posted by calco

i am emailing at Assemblymember.Hagman@assembly.ca.gov but delivery respond error mail return bounceback, is there any other email address?

Try going here:

Curt Hagman | Email Us

It will pop up a form that will allow you to send the email. Unfortunately, the list of issues does not include AB373 or anything related to gun control (which is odd if he introduced the bill) so you will have to leave that blank.