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LETS HERE IT FOR FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

NRA News Release

Thursday, May 13, 2004

 

Governor Bush Supports Gun Owners' Rights:

Signs Two Important Bills into Law

 

After overwhelming support in the Florida Legislature and from firearm

owners across the state, Governor Jeb Bush signed two important gun

rights bills (SB 1156 and HB 155) into law today. Executive Director of

Unified Sportsmen of Florida and former National Rifle Association (NRA)

President Marion P. Hammer, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre,

NRA Chief Lobbyist Chris W. Cox, and Director of State & Local Affairs

Randy Kozuch were present on behalf of the Association's 4 million

members to witness the signing of these two important laws.

 

SB 1156 ends damaging government lawsuits provided firearm ranges make

good faith efforts to exercise sound management principles in their

disposal of lead ammunition. Prior to its passage, range facilities had

no shield or protection against environmental lawsuits devised to force

ranges out-of-business by placing them at the mercy of the court,

irrespective of whether they posed a risk to the environment.

 

During the bill's signing ceremony, Wayne LaPierre said that, "Shooting

ranges are owned and operated by lawful businessmen and women who work

to improve the environment and avoid contamination. The law

demonstrates that our commitment to protecting the environment is just

as strong as our commitment to Second Amendment rights and America's

heritage of firearms ownership."

 

The new law, the first of its kind in the country, requires the Florida

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to provide copies of "Best

Practices for Environmental Stewardship for Florida Shooting Ranges" to

range managers statewide to keep their operations on a sound,

environmentally friendly path. That blueprint for action was the

culmination of nearly a decade of research and cooperative efforts

initiated by the National Rifle Association, the National Shooting

Sports Foundation, and the Wildlife Management Institute.

 

"Shooting ranges that implement these environmental management practices

will not have to fear malicious lawsuits," added Chris W. Cox. "That is

what a win-win strategy is all about - SB-1156 is an ideal remedy for

firearms owners and the environment."

 

The driving force behind passage of SB-1156, Marion P. Hammer, praised

the Florida Legislature and Governor Bush saying, "Once again, Florida

is leading the way with model legislation that should be adopted by

every state. Protecting shooting ranges is an essential element of

protecting Second Amendment rights. And teaching range owners best

management practices to eliminate environmental risk is just plain

common sense."

 

The second bill signed by Gov. Bush, HB 155, stops the illegal compiling

of computerized lists of law-abiding firearms owners and the guns they

own, otherwise known as registration of law-abiding gun owners.

 

In violation of federal law, a few of Florida's urban Sheriffs have been

effectively building gun registration lists and data bases. This

information has nothing to do with criminal investigations or crime

guns, and is in clear violation of The Firearms Owner's Protection Act

(18 U.S. Code section 926).

 

"HB 155 will stop law-abiding firearm owners from being profiled and

made suspects simply because they exercise their constitutional right,"

Hammer said. "This law is important because it stops gun registration,

the worst form of gun control, that only aims to destroy freedom."

 

Passage of the bill was supported by the Florida Police Benevolent

Association, the Florida Sheriff's Association and the Florida Police

Chiefs Association.

 

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OK

Awesome

Now let's take it up a step.

Tennessee has a MANDATORY CLEO must sign a Form 4 if no legal disqualification. How about getting that in every state?

Come on guys the fact we are silent lambs makes us targets.

Did I directly help the Tennessee law NO, am I proactive with our "lawmakers" YOU FREAKING bet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is hope, vote, but more importantly engage the lawmakers.

OK I will shut up now.

michael

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Jim,...GOOD NEWS!..that`s one of the reasons why you and I continue to reside in this beautiful state...NFA friendly...the rest of you guys ought to wise up...and come on down for a little bit of rock`n`roll...out. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif
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Sig--

Did I understand you right? So TN has a mandatory Cleo sign off already on the books? I had no idea. Not that I had any trouble getting signatures in TN, but it's good to know that its on the books.

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