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May 2007

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance

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Contact: Beth Ruth (614) 888-4868 ext. 214

May 31, 2007

Microsoft Funds the Anti-Hunting Movement

(Columbus) – Microsoft has rejected a U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance request to abandon its partnership with the nation’s leading anti-hunting organization.

Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000 donation to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a pilot program called the i’m Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a Windows Live Messenger user has a conversation using i’m, Microsoft will give a portion of the program’s advertising revenue to one of ten organizations selected by the user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to the amount of money that can be donated.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsmen’s advocacy organization, has urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but the company refused. According to Microsoft representative Tara Kriese, Microsoft believes the i’m Initiative is “a great way to enable people to help causes that are important to them.”

“Microsoft is going to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably more, into an organization that recently issued a manifesto that targets hunting for extinction,” said USSA President Bud Pidgeon. “If there was ever a time for sportsmen to take grassroots action, this is it.”

Sportsmen should contact Microsoft and demand that its financial support of HSUS be terminated. Contact Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft, 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: (425) 882-8080. Fax: (425) 936-7329.

The Humane Society of the United States opposes all animal use, including trapping, hunting and fishing. It was a key player in the campaigns to outlaw dove hunting in Michigan, trapping in California, and black bear hunting in Colorado. The organization has created a hit list of hunting traditions that it hopes to dismantle, including bear hunting and hunting with hounds.

“The HSUS already has a multi-million dollar budget that it invests in legislative and ballot campaigns to ban trapping and hunting,” said Pidgeon. “The partnership that it has formed with Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox, will allow the organization to make money hand over fist, and continue to fund efforts to ban outdoor sports.”

Sportsmen can make a difference in an issue like this. Companies such as Iams, General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware ended relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.

In 2002, Jeep raised the ire of sportsmen when it aired a blatantly, anti-hunting commercial called the “Deer Hunter.” After a flood of sportsmen’s contacts, Jeep pulled the commercial in three days.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organization that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs.  For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.

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GOVERNOR AND COMMONWEALTH MAYORS RALLY AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

5-22-07

By Heather Hottle, PLS intern

Governor Ed Rendell, several mayors and legislators met today to rally for the legislature to act on current proposed legislation that will limit gun purchases to one handgun per month, end straw purchasing, enable local communities to enact their own handgun restrictions and upgrade the penalty for possession of a stolen handgun.

“None of us are against second amendment rights,” Governor Rendell said. “The legislation will hurt no one but the gun trafficker, someone who is making money off of someone else’s misery. We’re not asking for the moon here.”

Gov. Rendell also noted that many Pennsylvanians, 71%, support a limit on the number of guns a person can purchase to one per month and 81% of Pennsylvanians support legislation requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen guns.

“People of Pennsylvania get it, they’re not stupid,” Gov. Rendell said. “It’s tough to get 71 percent of the people of Pennsylvania to agree on anything.”

He also reported that between 2005 and 2006, robberies with firearms were up to 77 percent in Erie, 57 percent in Allentown, 36 percent in Williamsport and 28 percent in Reading.

“It’s time for everyone to bite their lip, suck it up and do the right thing here in Harrisburg,” the Governor said.

Other speakers at the rally included Reading Mayor Thomas McMahon, Philadelphia Mayor John Street, Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia) and Rep. Dan Frankel (D-Allegheny).

Mayor Street spoke about the costs of gun violence, saying that in Philadelphia’s five year plan, $25 million will be taken from the police department alone to control gun violence.

“Those costs are in the Governor’s budget, they’re in our budget, they’re in the budget of everyone that’s here today, because everyone must pay,” Mayor Street said.

He went on to point out that 97 percent of Pennsylvanians support House Bill 29, legislation that provides for a registry of stolen or lost guns.

“Illegal guns from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania find themselves everywhere,” Mayor Street said. “We have the negative distinction for being a mecca of the illegal spreading of guns.”

After the rally, the participants answered some questions from the press:

Some of these proposals have been on the table for quite a while now, to the extent that you believe anything has changed, what has changed that makes the effort more likely now then it was five years ago?

Governor Rendell responded that there has been growth in the number of deaths resulting from firearms and the problem is not just a Philadelphia and Pittsburgh problem anymore because gun violence problem is everywhere. He said the spread of guns is all over the state, which is evident in crime after crime. He also commented that if the correct measures had been taken in Virginia, the shooter at Virginia Tech would not have had access to guns.

What on the political and strategic end of things has changes to make you more optimistic?

Governor Rendell responded that as long as the problem is isolated, the legislation is dead in the water, but gun violence is a problem all across the state. He used mass transit as an example, saying it is no longer just an issue in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but also in smaller places like Altoona.

Rep. Evans offered that no one said this would be changed overnight and not to underestimate the power of the Governor. He continued that in his 27 years, Governor Rendell is the first governor he has seen take a lead and initiative. It starts with raising awareness, this is just the beginning, he remarked.

Christopher Doherty, the Mayor of Scranton, said as mayors, they all have an obligation to their respective cities. He said if they did not take action, tonight, someone else would get shot and if the problem is not addressed, “Shame on us.” He concluded that crime does not know borders and gun violence effects economic development.

As you stated earlier, the legislature is under control of the NRA, what evidence is there to prove that the legislature is under control of the NRA?

Governor Rendell said it is evident because receiving a stolen TV has more of a penalty than receiving a stolen gun. He continued that when your car is stolen, you are required to report it, but a person has no duty to report a stolen gun. He continued to say that these pieces of legislation are basic elemental things and the legislature won’t act upon them. He concluded by saying that when the tidal wave comes, it wipes everything away and that “we are close.”

Philadelphia mayor John Street said there were three things that will help ease this problem: the fact that this isn’t just a big city problem anymore, the economic impact of proliferation of guns is going to cause people to reconsider, and educating citizens on gun laws. He said that when the dam breaks, it’s just going to break and that people are going to say enough is enough and you can feel a sense of movement on the issue.

Rep. Babette Josephs (D-Philadelphia) added that she bets none of the participants standing at the rally were endorsed by the gun lobby or gun manufacturers. She said voters do not want candidates in this state who are endorsed by the gun lobby.

Gun rights advocates say it’s not about passing new laws but enforcing old ones.

Governor Rendell agreed that old laws need to be enforced. He noted that when he was mayor of Philadelphia, he worked with the NRA to enforce the existing laws and worked to send people to federal court. The Governor also stated that there is no slippery slope with these pieces of legislation that the rally is pushing towards. “Everybody here is for better enforcement of existing laws, we’re for more police and more effective courts,” he said.

Reports prepared by PA Legislative Services for PFSC

Links to several articles on the press conference:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_509021.html

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/200..._gun_sales.html

http://www.ydr.com/newsfull/ci_5966402

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1179885338198730.xml&coll=1

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Release #061-07
May 23, 2007
For Information Contact:
Jerry Feaser
717-705-6541
PGCNews@state.pa.us

CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES INFLUENCE DEER MANAGEMENT

HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Game Commission's efforts to heighten public participation in deer management took a big step forward recently when agency biologists considered Citizen Advisory Committee recommendations for deer population changes in four of the state's 22 Wildlife Management Units (WMUs).

Citizen Advisory Committees (CACs) were first employed in the Game Commission's deer management program in 2006, when a pilot committee - comprised of stakeholders with varying interests in deer - was used in WMU 4B, comprising Perry and parts of Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin and Snyder counties, to develop a recommendation on how the deer herd should be managed over the next five years.

These groups have helped pioneer a new way to integrate community input into the biological analyses and methodical deliberations that have long defined deer management by assembling residents to identify and arbitrate collectively their local deer management goals in relation to the deer-human conflict measure and to relay that information to the agency's Deer Management Section.  However, when making a final decision on its recommendations for deer seasons and bag limits, the Deer Management Section also considers deer herd health and habitat health.  The measurements used to determine these two goals are outlined in the "Deer Program" section in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us).

"Citizen Advisory Committees cultivate community outreach, program understanding and a local commitment by the agency to increase regional involvement in deer management decisions," explained Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe. "They provide residents a chance to get involved and to see firsthand the diverse interests, concerns and priorities that influence deer management decisions. Most realize quickly this is a complex process that is anything but cut-and-dried."

This year, CACs were used to develop population management recommendations for WMU 1B, comprising Erie County and parts of Crawford, Venango and Warren counties; WMU 3B, comprising Sullivan County and parts of Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lycoming, Luzerne and Tioga counties; WMU 2C, comprising Somerset County and parts of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland counties; and WMU 5C, comprising parts of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties.   

While developing their recommendations, CACs consider deer population trend information in their respective WMUs, local deer health and forest habitat, as well as solicited public feedback. They conclude their work by making recommendations to allow deer numbers to increase, decrease or remain the same. Biologists in the agency's Deer Management Section evaluate that input when proposing antlerless deer license allocations to the Board of Game Commissioners, who also receive the results of the CAC process. 

The five-year recommendations varied significantly from one committee to the next, illustrating both the differences in WMUs and member interactions and expectations. In WMU 1B, the committee opted for a 15 percent deer population increase.  In WMU 5C, the committee recommended a 40 percent population decrease.  In WMU 3B, the committee recommended no change.  Each of these recommendations were adopted by the deer management staff in developing recommendations for the Board of Game Commissioners.

However, in WMU 2C, the agency's deer biologists chose not to follow the CAC's recommendation, which was to increase the deer population by 25 to 50 percent. The primary reasons for not following the recommendation were that deer health in the unit currently is considered poor, and forest habitat health there only recently has been upgraded to fair. If these measures improve - and the deer and habitat health measures are checked annually - the agency's staff will move to accommodate the CAC's desire to see the herd increase.

"We wish we could go along with the recommendations of every CAC," noted Jeannine Tardiff Fleegle, a biologist with the agency's Deer Management Section. "But, it's not that simple. Deer populations must be balanced with habitat to ensure forest and wildlife diversity, as well as deer herd health. Furthermore, deer numbers should not create undue human conflicts.

"Values and observations have been used by hunters, legislators and other stakeholders to influence the management of Pennsylvania's whitetails for more than 100 years. But there isn't - and has never been - a consensus deer population goal for people who sustain property damage from deer and those who count on the resource for recreation and hunting. And, there likely never will be common ground. Somebody will always want more deer, and others fewer.

"That enduring difference of opinion and the need for Pennsylvanians to learn more about deer management underscore the need for CACs. They are a refinement that can improve community involvement in deer management and increase public awareness of the science being used to manage deer."

Assisting the Game Commission in recruiting CAC teams and facilitating CAC meetings, the Governor's Office of Administration's Bureau of Management Consulting (BMC) has played a key role in the development of these specialized committees, and will continue to do so through 2011. The Bureau's role in the process ensures impartiality and procedural consistency. It also monitors committee member perceptions and positions through surveys, interviews and observations. Game Commission employees were on hand only to answer questions and provide background and technical assistance.

Glenn Florence, a consulting manager with BMC, said CACs are helping the Game Commission reach a broader citizen base and increasing public participation in deer management.

"The Game Commission depends upon the grassroots nature of these committees," Florence said. "Committee members contacted more than 1,100 people in their efforts to represent their particular stakeholder group, and they really opened up in the sessions to say their piece.

"The CAC process provides an opportunity to educate people from diverse backgrounds about deer management and its inherent complexities and intangibles. Members are leaving the CAC process with a greater understanding of what the Game Commission is up against. In fact, 13 of 22 members who replied to our post-session survey said they viewed deer management differently as a result of their involvement in CACs."

CAC member nominations were solicited from agency staff and more than 60 outside organizations, including those representing hunting, agricultural and forestry interests on both a local and statewide level. Each committee was comprised originally of 10 or more members.

The first meeting of a CAC after its formation is to acquaint members with the committee process and deer management. Members also are polled for their thoughts on their WMU's deer population and asked to collect opinions of others in the stakeholder group they represent. At their second meeting, the CAC members present their findings and discuss issues and attempt to achieve a consensus recommendation. The entire process occurs over a six-week period.

In 2008, CACs are scheduled to be held in five WMUs: WMU 2A, comprising Greene County and parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties; WMU 4C, comprising parts of Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne and Schuylkill counties; WMU 4D, comprising parts of Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Snyder and Union counties; WMU 4E, comprising Northumberland and Montour counties and parts of Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Snyder and Union counties; and WMU 5A, parts of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York counties.

Information on how to volunteer for a CAC, as well as complete "final reports" on each of the five CAC meetings held to date, deliberations and recommendations has been posted on the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us). Click on "Deer Program" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage, and then choose "Opportunities for Citizen Input" under the "Support Strategies" category.

Created in 1895 as an independent state agency, the Game Commission is responsible for conserving and managing all wild birds and mammals in the Commonwealth, establishing hunting seasons and bag limits, enforcing hunting and trapping laws, and managing habitat on the 1.4 million acres of State Game Lands it has purchased over the years with hunting and furtaking license dollars to safeguard wildlife habitat.  The agency also conducts numerous wildlife conservation programs for schools, civic organizations and sportsmen's clubs. 

The Game Commission does not receive any general state taxpayer dollars for its annual operating budget.  The agency is funded by license sales revenues; the state's share of the federal Pittman-Robertson program, which is an excise tax collected through the sale of sporting arms and ammunition; and monies from the sale of oil, gas, coal, timber and minerals derived from State Game Lands.

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PENNFUTURE ANNOUNCES LEGAL ACTION TO STOP AIR POLLUTION FROM POWER PLANT

5-22-07

By Nate Collins, PLS

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) announced Tuesday that with the support of the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), it intends to sue FirstEnergy for air pollution violations at its Bruce Mansfield plant in Beaver County.

Charles McPhedran, Senior Attorney for PennFuture, said his organization sent the legally required 60-day notice letter to the company. He stated records provided by FirstEnergy show that the Bruce Mansfield plant released harmful and illegal air pollution at least 257 times between November 22, 2002 and March 29, 2007.

He said they filed the notice letter with a hope that the company will appropriately address the problem because going to court as the “last resort”. He stated they are willing to talk with FirstEnergy about this situation.

McPhedran also noted that the plant is not continually monitored, explaining that a person hired by the company views the smoke released from the power plant to determine how “thick” the plume is. Some of the violations included very thick smoke and they are ongoing, he remarked.

The plant is taking some measures to update the scrubbers but we don’t think it is adequate, he stated, adding that PennFuture would like to see more monitoring of the plant.

Susan Bird, a resident of Beaver County who lives about a mile from the Bruce Mansfield plant, talked about her fears of living under the clouds of air pollution.

She said when she was pregnant with her first child she lived 40 miles from the plant but when she was pregnant with her two younger sons, she was living one mile from the plant. “Our first child is healthy, but our two younger sons have neurological disorders,” Bird stated.

She offered that she sees black clouds coming from the stack at the plant almost 90% of the time. She added that she has seen white, grey, and on July 22, 2006, soot-filled “black rain”.

We really just want to live healthy lives, so the plant has to make a change, she concluded.

Ralph Hysong of the Action Committee to Improve the Environment of Beaver County also lives within a mile of the plant. He commented that the air from the plant is making him sick. He also noted that he lost his sense of smell and taste and has some growths on his skin.

“Our family has been forced to make lifestyle changes due to pollution from the Bruce Mansfield plant. We limit the time our grandchildren are permitted to play outside. We no longer grow a garden or have fruit trees, especially after last year’s major upset that spewed grimy ash for several miles,” Hysong said.

He voiced his concern that there is no enforcement and nothing is being done to protect the citizens living near the plant.

“We want government to do its job and enforce the laws designed to protect our health. It’s a sad day when citizens have to sue to get the environmental and health protections guaranteed them by state and federal pollution laws,” he concluded.

Eric Schaeffer, Director of EIP, said this legal action is important because in the 21^st-century people should be able to live near a power plant without being showered in soot.

Because of a decision by the Bush administration, the EPA won’t bring enforcement action against the plant, he said. He added that power plants all over the country are subject to hourly tests for particulate emission, which is poorly monitored and enforcement is worse.

McPhedran then answered questions from the press.

Are you seeking a monetary settlement?

McPhedran replied that they want compliance, they want FirstEnergy to pay the applicable penalties, and they believe the company should pay the legal fees for the case.

What has to happen in the next 60 days so you don’t go forward with the lawsuit?

McPhedran said they need to see a plan from FirstEnergy to deal with the problem. If we do go the legal route, we will propose a plan, if necessary, he added.

What has happened when you filed 60-day notices to plants in the past?

McPhedran commented that some of the plants knew they had a problem and they settled. He added that sometimes they have had to go to pretrial to get a settlement. In this case, we want an early resolution, he remarked.

Have you approached FirstEnergy about this issue?

McPhedran said no, adding that is what the notice letter is for. He said they want to see if the company is willing to talk.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5-21-07

State Rep. Dwight Evans  D-PHILADELPHIA www.pahouse.com/evans

CONTACT: Johnna A. Pro  Phone: 717-783-4290 Cell: 717-418-3749 Email: japro@pahouse.net

CONTACT: Barbara Fellencer  Phone: 717-772-3353 Email: bfellenc@pahouse.net

REP. DWIGHT EVANS JOINS GOV. RENDELL AND PENNSYLVANIA MAYORS URGING LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT COMMON SENSE HANDGUN POLICIES

HARRISBURG, May 21 - State Rep. Dwight Evans will join Gov. Edward G. Rendell and mayors from the Pennsylvania League of Municipalities at noon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in the Governor’s Reception Room to urge the legislature to adopt common sense handgun policies. The event marks the first time the Governor, Evans and the League have stood together to promote common-sense handgun policies for Pennsylvania.

Evans, the legislature’s leading authority on handgun and violence issues, has advocated for stronger handgun laws for more than a decade; the Pennsylvania League of Municipalities last year adopted a formal position on various pieces of legislation; and Gov. Rendell has, most recently in his budget address, urged the legislature to take action.

Among the legislation Rendell, Evans and the Mayors support are measures that limit the sale of handguns to one per month; require gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons with 24 hours; and give communities the authority to regulate their own gun laws

WHO: Gov. Rendell, Dwight Evans, Mayors call for common sense gun policies.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 21, 2007

TIME: Noon

PLACE: Governor’s Reception Room

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Governor Rendell Joins Pennsylvania Mayors in a Call to Action Against Gun Violence

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.

Rendell joined with mayors from across Pennsylvania today to call upon the

General Assembly to address the growing trend of violence with common-sense gun laws.

"From Scranton to Carlisle, York to Philadelphia and Lancaster to

Pittsburgh, our mayors know first-hand the devastation that illegal guns

and straw purchasers are having in our neighborhoods and communities," the

Governor said. "As these mayors know -- because they are here -- this is

not just a Philadelphia or Pittsburgh problem."

Gun violence is a statewide problem that knows no geographical

boundaries. In 2005, the rate of gun homicides rose twice as fast in the

rest of the state as it did in Allegheny and Philadelphia counties.

Eighty-three percent of all homicides in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Reading

and York were committed with firearms. And, on average, more than one

person is killed each day in Philadelphia, usually with a firearm.

Governor Rendell commended the Pennsylvania League of Cities and

Municipalities, which organized today's event. In January, the group formed a gun violence task force to focus on finding common ground among its varied members to make a difference in Pennsylvania's communities.

"The League's commitment to finding common-sense solutions to a

statewide problem, while putting aside partisan difference, is admirable,"

the Governor said.

Between 2005 and 2006, robberies with firearms were up 77 percent in

Erie, 57 percent in Allentown, 36 percent in Williamsport, and 28 percent

in Reading, the Governor said.

The Governor urged the General Assembly to:

-- Help prosecutors lock up "straw purchasers" by requiring lost and

stolen guns to be reported to law enforcement.

-- Enable local communities to enact their own restrictions on the flow, distribution and use of handguns.

-- Upgrade the penalty for possession of a stolen gun to a felony, and

-- Reduce gun trafficking by enacting a one handgun a month law.

"Such legislation will put a stop to gun runners -- the so-called 'straw purchasers' who sell so many of the guns used in crimes -- and it will put no burden on lawful gun owners who can still purchase 12 handguns a year -- or 24 handguns if they are married," he said.

The Governor said Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly support tougher laws to

control the availability of guns. According to a recent survey by Lake

Research Partners, 71 percent of Pennsylvania voters -- and 61 percent of

gun owners -- support a statewide limit on handgun purchases to one handgun per month. The survey found that 81 percent support legislation requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen guns.

The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public

education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing

economic investment to support our communities and businesses. To find out

more about Governor Rendell's initiatives and to sign up for his weekly

newsletter, visit his Web site at: http://www.governor.state.pa.us.

CONTACT:

Teresa Candori

717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor

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To all clubs,

The following is an exciting new program for clubs to participate in. It could prove to be a very valuable day for you. It will be held August 18 at the Holiday Inn in Mechanicsburg (just 5 minutes from Harrisburg, PA)

It is an all day program and it’s FREE!

Debbie Codinach is the contact person and can be reached at 703-267-1345, dcodinach@nrahq.org

Or you can register on line

Continental Breakfast and Buffet Lunch will be provided.

Check out the sample agenda below….

Also, feel free to include this info on your clubs website or in their newsletter this summer

NRA Club University

Sample Agenda

9:00 a.m. – Noon

Opening Remarks Brooke Berthelsen, National Manager, Clubs, Associations & Range Services

Welcome Herbert Lanford, Jr., NRA Board Member

Colorado State Shooting Association Tony Fabian, President

 Clubs & Associations Department Debbie Codinach, Marketing Manager

Son Nguyen, Marketing Coordinator

Break (10 minutes)

NRA Endorsed Insurance Jeff Hewitt, Senior Vice President, Lockton Risk Services

Friends of NRA & NRA Foundation Grants NRA Field Representative

 Institute for Legislative Action Darin Goens, NRA-ILA State Liaison

Noon- 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00- 5:00 p.m.

Range Services Department John Joines, Range Technical Team Leader

Community Service Programs Eric Lipp, Manager, Eddie Eagle Gunsafe ® Program

Break (10 minutes)

Education & Training Division John Howard, Administrative Assistant

Membership Division- Club Recruiting Randy Clark, Marketing Representative

Break (10 minutes)

Competitive Shooting Division Don Nance, High Power Rifle Coordinator

Roundtable Discussion/Questions Debbie Codinach, Marketing Manager

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Attached is the proposed amendment to HB 73 by Rep Pallone.  The subcommittee was to meet tomorrow to refer the bill back to the Judic. Cmte with the recommendation that the full committee consider the amendment.  Word is there will not be a vote on the bill or the amendment.  We will continue to follow the situation.

Thanks to John (NRA) and everyone for their calls regarding this issue.  Further calls/emails are needed to Rep. Pallone and other committee members regarding any attempts to move this bill.

mz

----- Original Message -----

From: John Hohenwarter

Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:15 PM

Subject: Fw: Amendment to HB 73

I was able to get the meeting cancelled for tomorrow with the help of Ed Staback and Bill DeWeese.  I recommend that the PFA and other sportsmen's groups sit down with the chairman of the sub-committee (Rep. John Pallone) sometim