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      SACRAMENTO REPEALS "SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL" LAW
      State Preemption and Technical Problems Cited -- Other Cities To =
Follow Suit



      SACRAMENTO- Acknowledging that a new state handgun law invalidates =
local "Saturday Night Special" ordinances, Sacramento became the first =
city in the state to repeal its "Saturday Night Special" ordinance on =
December 12, 2000. The repeal was effective January 1, 2001, the same =
day that the new state law, which requires all handguns to go through a =
series of tests before they can be sold by dealers in this state, went =
into effect.

      Sacramento repealed its ordinance in response to California Rifle =
and Pistol Association (CRPA) and National Rifle Association (NRA) =
demands that cited the new state law on the subject, as well as other =
recently confirmed technical problems with the ordinance which would =
result in many police guns being deemed "unsafe junk guns" under the =
local law. Approximately 40 other California cities have the identical =
local laws with the same problems. CRPA and NRA are in the process of =
sending pre-litigation demand letters to each of those cities requesting =
the repeal of their ordinances as well. Marin County allowed its law to =
expire on 1/1/2001. San Jose and Los Angeles are currently considering =
repealing their ordinances at CRPA/NRA request.

      CRPA and NRA attorneys provided Sacramento with evidence, =
including sworn testimony from San Jose law enforcement officers and =
from firearm manufacturer Glock, Inc. which proved that the local =
ordinance actually bans Glock firearms and other high quality polymer =
(i.e., plastic) framed firearms carried by Sacramento's police officers. =
The proponents of the ordinances misrepresented the way those guns were =
manufactured to Sacramento and other city officials when the laws were =
passed, claiming the guns had internal steel frames. They do not. Faced =
with the prospect of having to add those guns to their list of =
prohibited "junk guns" because they do not meet the ordinance's =
standards, and with the increased liability the police department would =
face for carrying guns that the city council had inadvertently declared =
to be "unsafe," Sacramento avoided the embarrassment and the liability =
issue by repealing the law.=20

      "The mistake in the ordinance's definition section that condemned =
police guns, and the technical misrepresentations made by gun control =
groups about the construction of Glock and other polymer framed =
firearms, vividly illustrates the problems that arise when gun control =
extremists who are not familiar with firearms engineering draft these =
laws," said James Erdman, Executive Director of the CRPA. "These city =
officials were so anxious to get on the gun control bandwagon that they =
didn't even question the technical misrepresentations about the =
construction of high quality firearms made by the groups promoting the =
ordinances."

      "We're pleased that Sacramento has acknowledged the problems in =
its ordinance, and expect the other cities and counties with the =
ordinance will soon follow suit," said Chuck Michel, a civil rights =
attorney who represents both the CRPA and the NRA. "With the evidence =
we've provided, city officials now know that the proponents of these =
laws have no credibility when it comes to what guns the ordinance =
condemns. If any city refuses to acknowledge that these ill-conceived =
local ordinances are preempted by the state law, then they'll be forced =
to apply the ordinance's definition of 'junk gun' uniformly, condemning =
the guns carried by their own police officers in the process."

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      Posted: 2001-03-09 =20




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      <H2 align=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D+2>SACRAMENTO REPEALS "SATURDAY =
NIGHT SPECIAL"=20
      LAW</FONT></H2>
      <H3 align=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D+1>State Preemption and Technical =
Problems=20
      Cited --</FONT> <FONT size=3D+1>Other Cities To Follow =
Suit</FONT></H3><BR=20
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      <P>SACRAMENTO- Acknowledging that a new state handgun law =
invalidates=20
      local "Saturday Night Special" ordinances, Sacramento became the =
first=20
      city in the state to repeal its "Saturday Night Special" ordinance =
on=20
      December 12, 2000. The repeal was effective January 1, 2001, the =
same day=20
      that the new state law, which requires all handguns to go through =
a series=20
      of tests before they can be sold by dealers in this state, went =
into=20
      effect.</P>
      <P>Sacramento repealed its ordinance in response to California =
Rifle and=20
      Pistol Association (CRPA) and National Rifle Association (NRA) =
demands=20
      that cited the new state law on the subject, as well as other =
recently=20
      confirmed technical problems with the ordinance which would result =
in many=20
      police guns being deemed "unsafe junk guns" under the local law.=20
      Approximately 40 other California cities have the identical local =
laws=20
      with the same problems. CRPA and NRA are in the process of sending =

      pre-litigation demand letters to each of those cities requesting =
the=20
      repeal of their ordinances as well. Marin County allowed its law =
to expire=20
      on 1/1/2001. San Jose and Los Angeles are currently considering =
repealing=20
      their ordinances at CRPA/NRA request.</P>
      <P>CRPA and NRA attorneys provided Sacramento with evidence, =
including=20
      sworn testimony from San Jose law enforcement officers and from =
firearm=20
      manufacturer Glock, Inc. which proved that the local ordinance =
actually=20
      bans Glock firearms and other high quality polymer (i.e., plastic) =
framed=20
      firearms carried by Sacramento's police officers. The proponents =
of the=20
      ordinances misrepresented the way those guns were manufactured to=20
      Sacramento and other city officials when the laws were passed, =
claiming=20
      the guns had internal steel frames. They do not. Faced with the =
prospect=20
      of having to add those guns to their list of prohibited "junk =
guns"=20
      because they do not meet the ordinance's standards, and with the =
increased=20
      liability the police department would face for carrying guns that =
the city=20
      council had inadvertently declared to be "unsafe," Sacramento =
avoided the=20
      embarrassment and the liability issue by repealing the law. </P>
      <P>"The mistake in the ordinance's definition section that =
condemned=20
      police guns, and the technical misrepresentations made by gun =
control=20
      groups about the construction of Glock and other polymer framed =
firearms,=20
      vividly illustrates the problems that arise when gun control =
extremists=20
      who are not familiar with firearms engineering draft these laws," =
said=20
      James Erdman, Executive Director of the CRPA. "These city =
officials were=20
      so anxious to get on the gun control bandwagon that they didn't =
even=20
      question the technical misrepresentations about the construction =
of high=20
      quality firearms made by the groups promoting the ordinances."</P>
      <P>"We're pleased that Sacramento has acknowledged the problems in =
its=20
      ordinance, and expect the other cities and counties with the =
ordinance=20
      will soon follow suit," said Chuck Michel, a civil rights attorney =
who=20
      represents both the CRPA and the NRA. "With the evidence we've =
provided,=20
      city officials now know that the proponents of these laws have no=20
      credibility when it comes to what guns the ordinance condemns. If =
any city=20
      refuses to acknowledge that these ill-conceived local ordinances =
are=20
      preempted by the state law, then they'll be forced to apply the=20
      ordinance's definition of 'junk gun' uniformly, condemning the =
guns=20
      carried by their own police officers in the process."</P>
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