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GRNC
Alert:
5- 29 -06 |
Grass Roots North
Carolina
Forum for Firearms Education
P.O. Box 10684, Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 664-8565, http://www.grnc.org
GRNC Alert Hotline: (919) 562-4137
hotline@grnc.org |
Gun Owner Registration Hearing is THURSDAY
ACT NOW!!
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HB 1415, a
bill we have been watching since last year, will be
brought for consideration before the NC Senate
Judiciary I committee. This onerous bill would serve
to register your guns and doesn't deserve serious
consideration by this committee.
[Analysis] HB 1415, "Gun Owner Registration Act", had
the original intention of simply reporting back to the
home county sheriff if a person was denied a pistol
purchase permit in a different county. As bills
involving guns tend to do, this one was been amended
beyond recognition, passed out of the house and now
heads to the NC Senate Judiciary I committee. In its
present form, it now will REGISTER anyone who is
denied a permit in a DATABASE with the State Bureau of
Investigation. Also included is an amendment by WILMA
SHERRILL (R - Buncombe) that includes people under
protective orders in this database. People under
protective orders have not been convicted of anything
and in fact may not have even had an opportunity to
defend themselves in court.
The House pulled one over on you by amending and fast
tracking this bill in order to avoid constituent
input. Now it heads for the Senate. In its present
form, HB 1415 is unnecessarily obtrusive and is
opposed by GRNC.
SHERIFFS' DISCRETION BROAD IN DENIALS
In the matter of Pistol Purchase Permits, a county
sheriff's discretion in issuing a denial is broad. The
reasons are too numerous to fully quantify here, but
for instance a sheriff is allowed to set the number of
permits he will grant in any given period. So if the
sheriff decides that he will only issue three permits
a year and you apply for a fourth one that would be
grounds for denial, in which case you would then be
registered in an SBI DATABASE! It is also worth noting
that your county sheriff may deny you based on his
judgment that you are not of "good moral character."
One wonders if some sheriffs may judge anyone who owns
guns to not be of "good moral character."
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
DELIVER THIS MESSAGE
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Dear Senator:
I am OPPOSED to HB 1415, "Report Denial of Some Pistol
Permits." In the form it passed the NC House, it is
now nothing less than a GUN OWNER REGISTRATION!
This bill is intrusive and Orwellian. The reasons for
denial of a pistol purchase permit are broad and
sometimes arbitrary; hardly a sound reason to register
gun owners in a permanent SBI database.
HB 1415 is a bad bill and does not deserve a hearing.
I will be monitoring the progress of this matter.
Please put a stop to HB 1415. Grass Roots North
Carolina will keep me informed on this matter.
Sincerely,
A Concerned North Carolina Voter
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Deliver the preceding message to the following people:
- Deliver the preceding message to Senator Mark
Basnight. Email AND CALL:
Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight
2007 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
(919) 733-6854
Marcb@ncleg.net
- Email and call members of the Senate Judiciary I
committee. You may use our automated email at:
http://grnc.org/alerts/email5_29_06.htm
Chairman Sen. Daniel G. Clodfelter (919) 715-8331
Danielc@ncleg.net
Vice Chairman Sen. R. C. Soles, Jr. (919) 733-5963
Rcsoles@ncleg.net
Vice Chairman Sen. Phil Berger (919) 733-5708
philbe@ncleg.net
Vice Chariman Sen. Julia Boseman (919) 715-2525
Juliab@ncleg.net
Sen. Charles W. Albertson (919) 733-5705
Charliea@ncleg.net
Sen. Andrew C. Brock (919) 715-0690
Andrewb@ncleg.net
Sen. Harry Brown (919) 715-3034
Harryb@ncleg.net
Sen. Janet Cowell (919) 715-6400
Janetc@ncleg.net
Sen. David W. Hoyle (919) 733-5734
Davidh@ncleg.net
Sen. Clark Jenkins (919) 715-3040
Clarkj@ncleg.net
Sen. Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (919) 733-4599
Jeannel@ncleg.net
Sen. Vernon Malone (919) 733-5880
Vernonm@ncleg.net
Sen. Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. (919) 715-3001
martinn@ncleg.net
Sen. Keith Presnell (919) 733-3460
Keithp@ncleg.net
Sen. Tony Rand (919) 733-9892
Tonyr@ncleg.net
Sen. Richard Stevens (919) 733-5653
Richards@ncleg.net
Sen. Jerry W. Tillman (919) 733-5870
Jerryt@ncleg.net
Sen. Pete Brunstetter (919) 733-7850
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Find your representative here:
http://www.grnc.org/contact_reps.htm
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