Legislative Blog Updates Here is One

[dzelenka]

Senate Bill 81 by Senator Danny Martiny cleared the full Senate today on a vote of 34-0.* This bill would remove the 1,000′ firearm free zone prohibition for CCH permit holders only.* The general public will still have to abide by the 1,000′ zone.**Should the bill pass the House as currently configured CCH permit holders however will still have to remain off of school property.

Things are stranger than usual at the legislature this week as more focus is being put on the oil spill.** Do not take this unanimous vote for granted, the colleges remain concerned that this bill is a stepping stone to guns on campus and with its passage from the Senate it becomes even more of a threat to that perspective.* We may anticipate hardened resistence to the bill going forward.

 

[1911heat]

We may anticipate hardened resistence to the bill going forward.

True, and the antidote for that is WORKING HARDER, by making more phone calls, writing more emails, and recruiting your friends and families to do the same and let the legislators know how much we support these bills. THEY'VE GOT TO HEAR FROM US, MORE THAN THEY HEAR FROM THE OPPOSITION. MAKE SOME NOISE !!!!

Let's not rest on our laurels, let's do our part to keep Louisiana a gun-friendly state.

BTW, thanks for the update.

 

[XD-GEM]

Since HB 556 is an identical bill and has been passed by committee and is scheduled for the floor this week, is it possible to substitute SB 81 for it on the floor and move final passage?

 

[dzelenka]

Since HB 556 is an identical bill and has been passed by committee and is scheduled for the floor this week, is it possible to substitute SB 81 for it on the floor and move final passage?

They are no longer identical.

 

[charlie12]

This 1000' deal affected me, at my girlfriends house there's a school across the street, another one block behind and another one block to the side.

 

[Jimmy Dean]

This 1000' deal affected me, at my girlfriends house there's a school across the street, another one block behind and another one block to the side.

don't see how it affects you.....private property is exempt from the 1000' rule. (houses, businesses not otherwised banned, etc.) so unless you park on the street and get out of your truck on the street, no reason you are affected....

 

[1911heat]

Of course the bad affect comes when you:

Walk over to a neighbors
Walk the dog, ride a bike, jog the block, walk to the store
Walk to a car parked on the street
Have car trouble, wreck, flat tire in any public part of the 1000' zone.
Get the mail out of a curbside box

The outcome falls in the felony category.

 

[charlie12]

don't see how it affects you.....private property is exempt from the 1000' rule. (houses, businesses not otherwised banned, etc.) so unless you park on the street and get out of your truck on the street, no reason you are affected....

Getting out of my truck outside her gate to open it. parking on the outside of the fence. And cutting the grass in the ditches beside the street.

 

[CCW]

How are SB81 and HB556 no longer identical? What has changed?

 

[FishingBack]

How are SB81 and HB556 no longer identical? What has changed?

indeed?

 

[Tulse Luper]

Wow, that's some good news.


'Engrossed' version of 556 looks the same?

http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=702146

 

[dzelenka]

SB81 amended some language in La. R.S. 40:1379.3 C(10). It doesn't have anything to do with the school zone but it does make the bills non identical. The amendment does not present any problem and I would be fine with passage of SB81 by the house without further change.

 

[Tulse Luper]

Thanks for clearing that up, Dan.

 

[dzelenka]

Here is SB81 at amended:

http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=703889

 

[FishingBack]

just put a call in to my rep for HB556

 

[70116]

Dan,

I sent non-boilerplate, personal emails to my Senator and Representative. Does it pay to copy other Representatives at this point?

 

[dzelenka]

Dan,

I sent non-boilerplate, personal emails to my Senator and Representative. Does it pay to copy other Representatives at this point?

Although your rep and senator are the most important, I don't see any harm in letting others out there know that there is a lot of support for this measure.

 

[1911heat]

Although your rep and senator are the most important, I don't see any harm in letting others out there know that there is a lot of support for this measure.

I agree, I think all the reps and senators should get written support. If any of those legislators have aspirations one day for higher statewide public office, they want you to vote for them. To some level I'm sure your emails have an affect on them nevertheless.

 

[bs875]

Here I thought they were tabling all of these bills. When is this going to be heard by the House and when will HB556 be heard as well? I try to keep up with these things but this one snuck by me. I did write my senators and congressmen on both already though.

 

[dzelenka]

Hb556 will be voted on in the house on may 6.