SB 152 TO ALLOW CONCEALED CARRY AND SUPPRESSORS WHILE HUNTING WITH NO CALIBER RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING NON-FIREARMS SEASONS 

The House passed SB 152 this morning with a vote of 124-0.  Here are the details.

On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 124; Nays 0; Present but not voting: 0; Absent or not voting: 1.

Yeas: Alford, Arpke, Aurand, Ballard, Bethell, Billinger, Bollier, Boman, Bowers, Brookens, Brown, Bruchman, Brunk, Burgess, Burroughs, Calloway, Carlin, Carlson, Cassidy, Collins, Colloton, Crum, Davis, DeGraaf, Denning, Dillmore, Donohoe, Fawcett, Feuerborn, Finney, Flaharty, Frownfelter, Garber, D. Gatewood, S. Gatewood,

Goico, Gonzalez, Goodman, Gordon, Grange, Grant, Gregory, Grosserode, Hayzlett, Hedke, Henderson, Henry, Hermanson, Hildabrand, Hill, Hineman, Hoffman, C. Holmes, M. Holmes, Howell, Huebert, Johnson, Kelley, Kelly, Kerschen, Kiegerl,

Kinzer, Kleeb, Knox, Kuether, Landwehr, Lane, Loganbill, Mah, Mast, McCray-Miller,

McLeland, Meier, Meigs, Mesa, Montgomery, Mosier, Moxley, O'Brien, O'Hara, O'Neal, Osterman, Otto, Patton, Pauls, Peck, Peterson, Phelps, Pottorff, Powell, Prescott, Proehl, Rhoades, Roth, Rubin, Ruiz, Ryckman, Scapa, Schroeder, Schwab, Schwartz, Seiwert, Shultz, Siegfreid, Slattery, Sloan, Smith, Spalding, Suellentrop,

Swanson, Tietze, Trimmer, Tyson, Vickrey, Victors, Ward, Weber, Wetta, Williams, Winn, B. Wolf, K. Wolf, Wolfe Moore, Worley.

Nays: None.

Present but not voting: None.

Absent or not voting: Fund.

The bill passed and now goes to the Governor for a signature.  It will become effective July 1, 2011. 

 Please call your representative and thank them for their vote on this important bill! 

The Senate passed this bill yesterday with a 38 to 1 vote!  Here are the details. 

On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 38, Nays 1, Present and Passing 0, Absent or Not Voting 1.

Yeas: Abrams, Apple, Bruce, Brungardt, Emler, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Hensley, Holland, Huntington, Kelly, Kelsey, King, Kultala, Longbine, Love, Lynn, Marshall, Masterson, McGinn, Merrick, Morris, Olson, Ostmeyer, Owens, Petersen, Pilcher-Cook, Pyle, Schmidt A, Schmidt V, Schodorf, Steineger, Taddiken, Teichman, Umbarger, Vratil, Wagle.

Nays:  Reitz

Absent:  Donovan

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SB 152 has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.  Senator Terry Bruce saw to the writing and introduction of this bill.  Chairman of this committee is Senator Ralph Ostmeyer, one of our Second Amendment friends.

This legislation will allow hunters to carry their concealed carry firearms while in the act of hunting.  Currently they are restricted from carrying most guns and calibers and are not allowed to carry any gun for personal protection during bow season.

This bill is supported by The Kansas State Rifle Association.

Please call your Senator and urge them to vote YES on the passage of this important piece of legislation.

CLICK HERE to read this bill. 

HB 2013 ALLOW PURCHASE OF  

LONG GUNS OUTSIDE OF  

CONTIGUOUS STATES 

HB 2013 passed Final Action in the Senate today.  Vote was 38-0.

On roll call, the vote was:  Yeas 38; Nays 0; Absent not voting 2.

Yeas: Abrams, Apple, Bruce, Brungardt, Emler, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Hensley, Holland, Huntington, Kelly, Kelsey, King, Kultala, Longbine, Love, Lynn, Marshall, Masterson, McGinn, Merrick, Morris, Olson, Ostmeyer, Owens, Petersen, Pilcher-Cook, Pyle, Schmidt A, Schmidt V, Schodorf, Steineger, Taddiken, Teichman, Umbarger, Vratil.

Nays:  None 

Absent:  Donovan, Wagle

Please call and thank your Senators and Representatives for their support!   

This bill now goes to the Governor for his signature.  We expect it to be signed with no problems.  It will become effective on July 1, 2011. 

THIS BILL PASSED IN THE  

HOUSE 118 - 0!

HB 2013 is a piece of legislation that will allow gun purchases outside of contiguous states and was spearheaded by Representative Richard Carlson, member and long time supporter of the Second Amendment.  This change in law is long overdue for Kansan's. 

This bill now moves to the House Floor for debate and vote.  Please contact your Representative and urge them to vote YES on this important piece of legislation.

This bill is supported by the KSRA.

CLICK HERE to read this bill. 

SB 149 FIREARMS FREEDOM ACT

This bill has died for this session. 

***URGENT ACTION NEEDED!***

PLEASE CALL MEMBERS OF THE  

SENATE FEDERAL AND STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND URGE THEM TO  

SET A HEARING FOR THIS BILL.

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The FFA has been introduced in the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.  Sponsors of this bill are Senators Ray Merrick,  Steve Abrams, Terry Bruce, Bob Marshall, Ty Masterson, Rob Olson, Ralph Ostmeyer, Mike Petersen and Mary Pilcher-Cook. 

The FFA is primarily a states' rights challenge to the power of Washington to regulate everything under the guise of commerce among the several states.  The states created the federal government to serve the states and the people. The states need to begin drawing boundaries and clearly demarked lines for their servant.  The FFA is such a boundary.

The right to bear arms is clearly a fundamental right the people have reserved to themselves.  That right is compromised if access to firearms is only through a federally controlled supply chain.

Once validated in court, the FFA will open doors for in-state business and jobs in manufacture of state-made and retained firearms.  The FFA will not affect existing firearm manufacturers.  Those manufacturers are already federally licensed for an interstate market essential to the business model of those manufacturers.

Please call your Senator and urge them to vote YES on this important piece of legislation.

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HB 2295 CHANGE HUNTING REGS

 HB 2353 LIABILITY OF POSTING NO CONCEALED CARRY SIGNS ON PUBLIC & MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS 

HB 2153 CAMPAIGN FINANCE

This bill is being heard by the Committee on Elections.   

It would require every lobbying organization, such as the KSRA and NRA, to report the name and personal information of every member who makes donations to the organization.  

Please call your Representative and urge them to vote NO on this terrible piece of legislation.  

No further action on this bill as of Thursday, February 17th. 

CLICK HERE to read HB 2153.  

There is a companion bill in the Senate, SB 31.   Please call your Senator and urge them to vote NO on this bill.

CLICK HERE to read SB 31.