No on SB 798

On June 21, 2011 the public safety committee in the California State Assembly voted down SB798. The bill was defeated with a 5-2 vote. This is an amazing feat for the Airsoft community. Politicians tend to strictly vote party lines, and with a 5-2 majority of democrats in the public safety committee, SB798 was favored to pass. Even though the bill was voted down it doesn’t mean we’ve won. The bill is up for reconsideration, which means it could be rewritten and resubmitted as early as July 5th.

California SB798 Assembly Safety Committee vote tally
Tom Ammiano – Chair Dem-13 NO
Steve Knight – Vice Chair Rep-36 NO
Gilbert Cedillo Dem-45 YES
Curt Hagman Rep-60 NO
Jerry Hill Dem-19 NO
Holly J. Mitchell Dem-47 YES
Nancy Skinner Dem-14 NO

Please take the time to thank all the members who voted against SB798 and commend them on their common sense for Keeping Jobs intact in California, not endangering Law Enforcement and supporting you their constituents!
Let the 2 members who voted for SB798 know your continued opposition!

The Airsoft Safety Foundation along with our attorneys and lobbyist will continue to safe guard the sport of Airsoft and help ensure our sport continues to flourish in the future. The bill is up for re-submission so keep vigilant and stay tuned to the the ASF website at www.airsoftsafetyfoundation.org

If you do business with shops that are not currently a member of the ASF please encourage them to join. It’s only through your help and the attorney and lobbyist of the ASF that this bill was defeated.

Examiner article showing some of whats really behind SB798 and you guessed it.. it has nothing to do with Public Safety its good ole political horse trading in smoke filled back rooms…

Click here to see the article and find out whats realy behind SB798

YOU NEED TO READ THIS AND PASS IT ON. Quoted from the paper “When it comes to the firearm industry, State Senator Kevin deLeón (D-22nd) can always find new ways to insult voters and this time he has allowed former Republican Assemblyman-turned lobbyist, Nunez, to add an amendment to SB798 excluding his clients in the paintball industry and saving them millions of dollars.”

Warrensville Heights, OH – -(Ammoland.com)- No more black airguns! If you enjoy shooting your Walther PPK/S or a Crosman C11, you better get used to them being ALL red or ALL blue or ALL green — or completely clear!

California State Senator Kevin de Leon thinks your black airguns are dangerous and has proposed CA Senate Bill 798 to stop you from having them. SB 798 states that all airguns MUST be painted brightly. No more black guns!

Some background
In December 2010, three boys were shooting their airsoft guns in a public park. It was dark, but their pistols had orange muzzles. The police confronted them and ordered them to put down their guns. Two boys complied but the third did not. He was shot and suffered severe injuries.

To prevent another such occurrence, Sen. de Leon had a knee-jerk reaction and wrote SB 798 to stop EVERYONE from buying, owning or shooting black airguns.

It gets worse!
This new law also affects airsoft guns, which millions of people safely use for re-enactments, skirmishing and maintaining firearm proficiency.

If you hate orange muzzles on your airsoft guns, what are you going to do when the ONLY airsoft guns you can buy, carry or shoot are red, blue, green or completely clear?

California’s Penal Code prohibits the sale and distribution of imitation firearms. BB devices, which are listed as airsoft guns and BB guns, are specifically excluded from that law. HOWEVER, SB 798 adds airsoft guns and BB guns to the list of imitation firearms that are prohibited UNLESS those guns are brightly colored.

YOU are guilty
Because you shoot a “BB device,” Sen. de Leon thinks you’re not a responsible person and must be forced to have brightly colored guns for your own protection. Basically, he’s saying you’re guilty by association because you shoot one of these guns!

While we sympathize with the boy who was injured in last December’s incident, that does not give Sen. de Leon the right to include every airsoft or BB gun owner as someone who needs the government to tell them what to do.

What you can do
If California passes this bill, other states will get similar bills going. Whether you live in California or elsewhere, show your support for airsoft and airgun owners everywhere.

Click here to go to our facebook page to download a letter that you can send to Senator de Leon and your own California representatives about SB 798.

copied from:
http://www.ammoland.com/2011/05/13/california-is-taking-away-your-black-airguns-forever/

Complete list including emails and phone numbers for your District Assembly Representitive

Tool to find what district you live in and your Assembly Representative

Please remember to be courteous when contacting your representative, show them the Honor and Respect Airsoft is founded on!