Dear Friends:
Yesterday was the last day, technically, for the Finance Committee to raise Proposed Bills for consideration this year. The Ammo Tax was NOT raised. This is great news! With the legislative process, there is always room for nefarious deals outside the normal procedure. However, the proposal is likely dead for the year. However, please see the discussion below under "Gun Violence and Public Health," to get a better look at where this issue is likely headed next year.
A big THANK YOU to all of the supporters reading this since we had more than 100% response rate in our call to contact your legislators to oppose an Ammo Tax. Many of you shared the link to your personal networks and it showed. This kind of response at the right time is very effective. As long as you continue to advocate for yourself, you will have wins. Not all the time, for sure. But a lot more often than if you say nothing.
Specific language for many bill concepts raised in the last two weeks were posted this week. HERE is the latest bill report.