SB 1 and SB 858 to be Considered Tuesday, 3/7

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The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee has removed SB 1 and SB 858 from consideration from Friday morning’s voting session. Instead, they’ll be taken up in a voting session on Tuesday next week (3/7).

What can you do?

You should absolutely respectfully talk with your lawmakers about your right to protect yourself. Don’t know which state senators and delegates represent you? Find out HERE. That tool also provides their email addresses and contact information.

Find each of the bills below:

SB 1 Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023)

SB 858 Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law)

Stay tuned to MSI for updates on all of these bills. If you use a calendar app, be sure to subscribe to our Gun Bill Tracker by inserting this link into it: https://bit.ly/3Z67kMq

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Should you talk to your lawmakers about issues that affect your right to keep and bear arms for self-defense? Absolutely!
Use these links to find the State lawmakers who represent you in the General Assembly and how to contact them. 

Always be civil and speak on how a bill or bills directly affect you.

  1. Emails are ok.
  2. Phone calls are better.
  3. Visits are the best.

Find your representatives HERE
Committee Contacts can be found HERE

 

 

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Senate Witness Guidelines

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All Committee Testimony Guidelines HERE

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