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      NEWS RELEASE
            National Rifle Association=20
            11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030=20
           California Rifle & Pistol Association=20
            271 East Imperial Highway, Suite 620 Fullerton, CA 92835=20
            Chuck Michel, CRPA Spokesperson: (310)548-0410 =20

      March 19, 2001=20

      "UNSAFE HANDGUN ACT" TARGET FOR TRIAL ATTORNEYS

      Police Face Increased Liability Under New Law
      LOS ANGELES - Mr. Chuck Michel, Civil Rights Attorney and =
Spokesperson for the California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA), plans =
a statewide talk show tour to discuss the disastrous impact to law =
enforcement of the "Unsafe Handgun Act" signed into law by Governor =
Davis in 1999 as Senate Bill 15 (Polanco) (now Penal Code Section =
12125-12133).=20

      SB15 declares every handgun "unsafe" unless it passes a series of =
state mandated performance tests. Because the Act only allows =
manufacturers to submit guns for testing, and because only current =
production handgun models have been submitted by those manufacturers, =
all untested models carried by police departments across the state are =
branded "unsafe" by the law, regardless of their quality and safety =
features. Recently obtained documentation from police departments across =
the state demonstrates that the vast majority of police handguns are =
untested, and indicates that many police firearms used for back up and =
off duty use would not pass even if tested.=20

      Although law enforcement agencies are exempt from restrictions on =
buying the guns under the new law, there is no provision immunizing them =
from the increased liability for using those guns.=20

      "This creates real liability problems for law enforcement officers =
and agencies," stated Mr. Michel, a former prosecutor. "These firearms =
have been deemed 'unsafe' for law-abiding citizens to own, yet we have =
thousands of law enforcement officers in this state carrying them while =
on the job, off the job, and under cover. The exposure to increased =
liability for damages in the event of an accident is tremendous. Any =
time there is a shooting trial lawyers will point to the gun as the =
cause. In fact, not having these guns safety tested is itself negligent. =
It's like half of a plaintiff's lawyer's work has already been done for =
them by the State Legislature!"=20

      In response to a Public Records Act request done at the behest of =
the California Rifle & Pistol Association and the National Rifle =
Association and coordinated by Mr. Michel, police departments across the =
state provided documentation that they have approved the 'unsafe' =
handguns for on duty, off duty, and "backup" use by their officers, and =
that accidental discharges are not uncommon.=20

      Mr. Michel has attended seminars that the American Bar Association =
has been hosting where plaintiffs lawyers are taught how to use these =
"unsafe" gun laws to sue successfully and increase liability of gun =
users. "This is a trial attorney's dream," said attorney Michel. "All it =
will take to reek financial havoc on to a city or a county is to have =
one of these guns discharge and hurt someone, if it hasn't happened =
already." # # #=20



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      See the letter to Sheriff Les Weidman, President, California State =
Sheriffs Association regarding the research results of the Public =
Records Act request.=20
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      Posted: 2001-03-22 =20




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          <TD><FONT size=3D-2>National Rifle Association <BR>11250 =
Waples Mill=20
            Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 <BR></FONT></TD>
          <TD align=3Dright><FONT size=3D-2>California Rifle &amp; =
Pistol=20
            Association <BR>271 East Imperial Highway, Suite 620 =
Fullerton, CA=20
            92835 <BR>Chuck Michel, CRPA Spokesperson: (310)548-0410=20
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      <P align=3Dright><FONT size=3D-1>March 19, 2001</FONT>=20
      <CENTER>
      <H3>&#8220;UNSAFE HANDGUN ACT&#8221; TARGET FOR TRIAL =
ATTORNEYS</H3><BR><B>Police Face=20
      Increased Liability Under New Law</B></CENTER>
      <P>LOS ANGELES - Mr. Chuck Michel, Civil Rights Attorney and =
Spokesperson=20
      for the California Rifle &amp; Pistol Association (CRPA), plans a=20
      statewide talk show tour to discuss the disastrous impact to law=20
      enforcement of the &#8220;Unsafe Handgun Act&#8221; signed into =
law by Governor Davis=20
      in 1999 as Senate Bill 15 (Polanco) (now Penal Code Section =
12125-12133).=20
      <P>SB15 declares every handgun &#8220;unsafe&#8221; unless it =
passes a series of state=20
      mandated performance tests. Because the Act only allows =
manufacturers to=20
      submit guns for testing, and because only current production =
handgun=20
      models have been submitted by those manufacturers, all untested =
models=20
      carried by police departments across the state are branded =
&#8220;unsafe&#8221; by the=20
      law, regardless of their quality and safety features. Recently =
obtained=20
      documentation from police departments across the state =
demonstrates that=20
      the vast majority of police handguns are untested, and indicates =
that many=20
      police firearms used for back up and off duty use would not pass =
even if=20
      tested.=20
      <P>Although law enforcement agencies are exempt from restrictions =
on=20
      buying the guns under the new law, there is no provision =
immunizing them=20
      from the increased liability for using those guns.=20
      <P>&#8220;This creates real liability problems for law enforcement =
officers and=20
      agencies,&#8221; stated Mr. Michel, a former prosecutor. =
&#8220;These firearms have=20
      been deemed &#8216;unsafe&#8217; for law-abiding citizens to own, =
yet we have=20
      thousands of law enforcement officers in this state carrying them =
while on=20
      the job, off the job, and under cover. The exposure to increased =
liability=20
      for damages in the event of an accident is tremendous. Any time =
there is a=20
      shooting trial lawyers will point to the gun as the cause. In =
fact, not=20
      having these guns safety tested is itself negligent. It&#8217;s =
like half of a=20
      plaintiff&#8217;s lawyer&#8217;s work has already been done for =
them by the State=20
      Legislature!&#8221;=20
      <P>In response to a Public Records Act request done at the behest =
of the=20
      California Rifle &amp; Pistol Association and the National Rifle=20
      Association and coordinated by Mr. Michel, police departments =
across the=20
      state provided documentation that they have approved the =
&#8216;unsafe&#8217; handguns=20
      for on duty, off duty, and &#8220;backup&#8221; use by their =
officers, and that=20
      accidental discharges are not uncommon.=20
      <P>Mr. Michel has attended seminars that the American Bar =
Association has=20
      been hosting where plaintiffs lawyers are taught how to use these =
&#8220;unsafe&#8221;=20
      gun laws to sue successfully and increase liability of gun users. =
&#8220;This is=20
      a trial attorney&#8217;s dream,&#8221; said attorney Michel. =
&#8220;All it will take to reek=20
      financial havoc on to a city or a county is to have one of these =
guns=20
      discharge and hurt someone, if it hasn&#8217;t happened =
already.&#8221; # # #=20
      <P>
      <HR>

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letter=20
      to <I>Sheriff Les Weidman</A>, <B>President,</I> California State =
Sheriffs=20
      Association</B> regarding the research results of the Public =
Records Act=20
      request. </P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT size=3D-3>Posted: 2001-03-22</FONT></TD>
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