July 31, 2014
Dear Legislators:
Before you today is an historic opportunity. Never before has our Legislature seen a piece of legislation concerning gun trafficking that is supported so widely by so many - including gun Owners' Action League (GOAL).
The deliberations in the House built a great foundation upon which the Senate added, eventually crafting a conference committee bill that GOAL can and will support. We are excited to have been a part of the process to craft this uniqua nd historic piece of legislation you will be voting on today.
Throught hte process, we were able to carefully craft a proposal that includes:
* Improving school safety planning;
* Upgrading National Instant Check System (NICS) information our states(sp) sends;
* Enancing mental health background checks;
*Making firearm background checks consistent with federal policy;
* Creating the Criminal Firearms and Trafficking Division of the State Police;
* Centralizing firearm crime scene data collection;
* Heightening illegal firearm trafficking crimes and punishments;
* Creating a new charge for committing burglary wiht the intent to steal firearms;
* Creating a new charge of giving a prohibited person a firearm;
* Reforming the firearm licensing process;
* A variety of legal reforms that gun owners have long needed.
While no legislation is perfect, many people have worked extremely hard to make this piece of legislation work.
We, at GOAL, are proud to make history today.
Sincerely,
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Jim Wallace
Executive Director
Gun Owners' Action League
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