Louisiana House Bill 5, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, passed out of the House with a vote of 67-25. This bill is in the Senate and will have a Judiciary C committee hearing and likely vote on Tuesday, 05-07-13
HB5 will prohibit the enforcement of any federal law in the state of Louisiana which attempts to either ban the ownership or possession of semi-auto firearms (including magazines and accessories), or impose registration requirements for such firearms.
Your action is needed right now to help this bill move to the full Senate. ย Please take the following steps right now, not tomorrow. ย When contacting Senators, make CALLS, don’t send emails. ย Contact them over night and leave a message if needed. ย Only email if you get a full voice mail box.
ACTION ITEMS for HB5
1. Contact the Committee Chairman.ย Thank him for scheduling the hearing. ย Politely request that he vote YES on HB5.
Bob Kestelka (318) 362-3474ย kostelka@legis.la.gov
2. Contact all the other members of the Committee.ย Strongly, but respectfully, let each of them know you want them to vote YES on HB5!
JP Perry (337) 740-6425ย perryj@legis.la.gov
Robert Adley (318) 965-1755ย adleyr@legis.la.gov
Yvonne Dorsey Colomb (225) 342-9700ย dorseyy@legis.la.gov
Elbert Guillory (337) 943-2457ย guillorye@legis.la.gov
Fred Mills (337) 365-8484ย millsf@legis.la.gov
Mack White (225) 272-1324ย whitem@legis.la.gov
3. Get active on Facebook.ย ย Join the 2nd Amendment Louisiana group and stay active in support of HB5 and other legislation moving forward.ย http://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndAmendmentLouisiana/
4. Share this information widely. ย Please pass this along to your friends and family. ย Also share it with any and all grassroots groups youโre in contact with around the state. ย Please encourage them to email this information to their members and supporters.
5. Nullify Locally!ย ย Introduce model legislation to protect the right to bear arms into your city, town, and county. Click below to download model legislation for your local community.
Model Legislation:ย http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/legislation/2nd-amendment-preservation-act/
ADDITIONAL READING AND RESOURCES
The 2nd Amendment Preservation Act IS constitutional
How to Respond to Unlawful Orders
The 2nd Amendment didnโt โgrantโ rights
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