GLSSA

This report will deal with Legislative activity during “lame duck” portion of the last “2005-2006” session.

HB 5217 Rep. Scott Hummel R-93. There was a lot of careful and controversial debate   over this very important piece of
legislation which protects the privacy rights of all CPL applicants by exempting the information contained in your application from
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act). This will ensure that only those who need to know such information will have access to it.
It has been signed by the Governor and takes immediate effect of 9-19-2006. GLSSA supported this legislation.

HB 5408 Rep. Tim Moore R-97 Occasionally gun owners transporting their firearms found themselves in violation of Michigan’s
game laws if they didn’t have a hunting license. This bill codified and clarified legal use and transportation of firearms (and
other hunting weapons) that does not require a hunting license. This bill passed out of the House back in March and was sent to
the Senate Natural Resources Committee where it languished until September and an end of session flurry of work got the bill
passed out of the Senate and the Governor signed the bill. It takes immediate effect as of 11-9-06. GLSSA supported this bill.

HB 4042 Rep. Fulton Sheen R-88 This bill is pretty straight forward. It waves the requirement for fingerprinting on CPL
renewals. I want to make a short comment here, that the issue of adjusting license fees was not addressed at all in this bill and it
wouldn’t surprise me that there is the notion that they will continue to collect the fee and keep the money for fingerprinting that is
not being done. Watch for this issue to be taken up in the future.

HB 6363 & 6364 Rep. Scott Hummel R-93 Hurricane Katrina was the wake-up call.   Louisiana’s Governor and the Mayor of
New Orleans used special powers granted to them while a state of disaster or emergency had been declared to confiscate
firearms and declare only police and military could possess guns. These two bills make it clear that Michigan Law under a state
of disaster or emergency does not authorize the seizure or confiscation of lawfully possessed firearms or ammunition. Has been
signed by the Governor and takes immediate effect. GLSSA supported this legislation.

The last two year session in the legislature saw a lot of activity that was very important to all of us who have an interest in the
shooting sports. Most of this activity was “below” the radar of the main stream media and you probably would have not known
about it except for information sources like this newsletter and our informed members. While the “Castle Doctrine” Legislation
was quite controversial and made the news, I think many of the other bills that we have reported on will affect you personally as
much or more than the high pro-file legislation. It is my sincere hope that our GLSSA members appreciate what we are doing
and will continue with membership in the association. To keep us strong, encourage your friends and family to join also. The
more members we have the stronger our association is which means we can do more for you.

Wayne E Groth
GLSSA - President

NRA - Life
269-781-6993
wayneg@glssa.org