I know there is already a thread on this, but I think this needs its own to get attention.
ISRPA News
House Bill 1065 might be in trouble -- and the House Democrats need to hear from you now!
After passing out of the Senate last Thursday, HB 1065 was sent back to the House for a vote to pass the Senate's changes, such as removing the Homeland Security Amendment because that amendment would have gutted the bill and made it worthless. All that was necessary was for the bill's author, Representative Bob Bischoff (D), to concur.
Instead of concurring as was expected, Representative Bischoff filed a motion to dissent and called for a conference committee with less than a week remaining in this legislative session. This tactic would undoubtedly kill the bill. In prior sessions, Speaker Pat Bauer (D) has not allowed a vote on a gun bill, but the hope this year was that the Speaker would allow good gun legislation to be passed, since many of his Democrat members want to be shown as pro-2nd Amendment in this election year.
Please contact the Democrat Representatives today and urge them to support HB 1065 as it came out of the Senate. You might also send a polite e-mail to Speaker Bauer reminding him that the majority of the Democrats, along with the Republicans, have been very supportive of HB 1065 and deserve the chance to show their voters that they are indeed pro-2nd Amendment and want to protect their right "to own and bear."
For those of you who are not familiar with this bill, a synopsis is included below our signatures.
Links to find and contact your representatives, and to the bill are as follows:
Indiana General Assembly: Contact your Legislator
Indiana General Assembly
ISRPA News
House Bill 1065 might be in trouble -- and the House Democrats need to hear from you now!
After passing out of the Senate last Thursday, HB 1065 was sent back to the House for a vote to pass the Senate's changes, such as removing the Homeland Security Amendment because that amendment would have gutted the bill and made it worthless. All that was necessary was for the bill's author, Representative Bob Bischoff (D), to concur.
Instead of concurring as was expected, Representative Bischoff filed a motion to dissent and called for a conference committee with less than a week remaining in this legislative session. This tactic would undoubtedly kill the bill. In prior sessions, Speaker Pat Bauer (D) has not allowed a vote on a gun bill, but the hope this year was that the Speaker would allow good gun legislation to be passed, since many of his Democrat members want to be shown as pro-2nd Amendment in this election year.
Please contact the Democrat Representatives today and urge them to support HB 1065 as it came out of the Senate. You might also send a polite e-mail to Speaker Bauer reminding him that the majority of the Democrats, along with the Republicans, have been very supportive of HB 1065 and deserve the chance to show their voters that they are indeed pro-2nd Amendment and want to protect their right "to own and bear."
For those of you who are not familiar with this bill, a synopsis is included below our signatures.
Links to find and contact your representatives, and to the bill are as follows:
Indiana General Assembly: Contact your Legislator
Indiana General Assembly