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[size=4]50-caliber ban defeated in California[/size=4]
[b]Gun-rights activists credit constituents contacting lawmakers[/b]

Posted: April 25, 2002; 5:00 p.m. Eastern

By Jon Dougherty
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com

Pro-gun-rights activists in California are crediting their constituents with helping defeat a state Assembly bill that would have banned new ownership and importation of .50-caliber rifles.

A.B. 2222 would have outlawed the sale and ownership of the firearms in the state, as well as certain types of ammunition.

The Assembly's Public Safety Committee, in a vote Tuesday, defeated the legislation 4-2 with one abstention. The committee was originally scheduled to vote on the measure April 2, but a spokesman told WND the vote had been delayed.

The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-Hollywood.

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Eric The(Newshound)Hun[>]:)]

Before we get too comfortable, don't forget the upcoming $0.05/round bullet tax, brought to you by our dear friend Don PeRATa.  Keep the pressure on!