Usually Minnesota is pretty quiet on the gun rights front but this week has been an exception. Representative Paymar’s bill HF2960 which is attempting to end private sales of firearms in this state is being heard on Friday. We need to make sure it gets no further than the sub-committee. To that end we need to call and e-mail (Written letters won’t arrive on time sadly) all members of the sub-committee and tell them to oppose this bill. Here is the list of people on the committee:
Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A)
651-296-0171
rep.margaret.kelliher@house.mnMajority Leader Tony Sertich (DFL-5B)
651-296-0172
rep.tony.sertich@house.mnSub-Committee on Crime Victims/Criminal Records
State Representative Debra Hilstrom (DFL-46B)
651-296-3709
rep.debra.hilstrom@house.mnState Representative Kory Kath (DFL-26A)
651-296-5368
rep.kory.kath@house.mnState Representative Paul Kohls (R-34A)
651-296-4282
rep.paul.kohls@house.mnState Representative John Lesch (DFL-66A)
651-296-4224
rep.john.lesch@house.mnState Representative Dave Olin (DFL-1A)
651-296-9635
rep.dave.olin@house.mnState Representative Ron Shimanski (R-18A)
651-296-1534
rep.ron.shimanski@house.mnState Representative Jenifer Loon (R-42B)
651-296-7449
rep.jenifer.loon@house.mn
Let’s shut this down people.
Just called Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s office and was informed she’s NOT on the committee. Here’s a link to a list of the committee members: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/committeemembers.asp?comm=86131
Mike
Yeah after reading more thoroughly I don’t believe the first two people are on the committee. That’s my bad I ripped the list straight off of the NRA-ILA alert. Still the more people we contact the better.
Just a followup FYI. I called all of the legislators’ numbers at the above link (this is a first for me), and found their staff to be very courteous. Three had answering machines, but the rest were very nice!