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Polo Shirts, New T-shirt Colors!
The LSA is now offering polo shirts! Few can resist the delightfully soft hand and lightweight honeycomb knit texture of our 100% pima cotton polo. Crafted with 100% pima cottonone of the highest grades of cotton in the world. 6.2-ounce 100% pima cotton. The shirts have double-needle stitching throughout, flat knit collars and cuffs, locker patches, 3-button plackets, pearl buttons, side vents, and are embroidered with the LSA logo over left breast. Six polo shirt colors are available: Banana, Ivory, Light Pink, Sea Foam, Stone, and White. The embroidered logo has black lettering and black shooters over a forest green state.
The LSA is now offering our official short sleeve T-shirt in four colors: Sports Grey, Sand, Gold (new), and Military Green (new). The shirts feature a large LSA logo on the back and a small LSA logo over the left breast. The logos on the Sports Grey, Sand, and Gold shirts will feature black lettering and black shooters over a forest green state. The logos on the Military Green shirts will feature black lettering and black shooters over a white state. Long sleeve T-shirts are still available in Sports Grey and Sand featuring the LSA logos on front and back with black lettering and black shooters over a forest green state. Larger sizes of short sleeve and long sleeve T-shirts are now back in stock! |
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2013 Bills in the Louisiana House of Representatives
The following is a list of bills related to firearms filed in the House.
HB4 – Norton, would create the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm when the firearm is stored in a manner that leaves it operational. Exemptions are made for persons carrying a firearm or while “using” a firearm, whatever that means. Opposed by the LSA.
HB 5 – Morris, would prohibit enforcement of federal restrictions on the use or possession of semi-automatic firearms. This is tricky to defend from a legal perspective but certainly on the right track. Supported by the LSA.
HB 6 – Schroder, would allow off-duty (when is that?) police officers to carry firearms on school property. LSA takes no position.
HB 8 – Thompson, prohibits and provided penalties for the release of information to the general public regarding concealed handgun permits or application. This adds teeth to the current prohibition and will help deter the desire in some political circles to compromise the safety of CCH permit holders. Supported by the LSA.
HB 21 – Burns, mandates and provides a structure for the uploading of certain mental health information to the national background check database. This does not compromise the treatment relationship between a doctor and patient, nor does it single out returning veterans. Instead of useless “universal” background checks which are touted as actual safety measures, this bill, and SB 135, would do some meaningful work to exclude those mental ill from obtaining firearms through retail purchase. Supported by the LSA.
HB 45 – Lopinto, creates the framework for non-federally regulated firearms, ammo and accessories (think hi-cap mags here) provided the firearm or accessory is produced wholly within Louisiana. A comprehensive bill which provides for equal or improved background checks and dealer licensing. Supported by the LSA.
HB 48 – Burns, would clarify that off-duty law enforcement officers would be able to carry firearms into bars. LSA takes no position.
HB 90 – Mack, would allow the Department of Public Safety to sell bulletproof vests to other law enforcement agencies. Current law requires the destruction of vests that have gone out of the manufacturer’s warranty period. This bill would allow DPS to “sell” those vests to smaller police departments who have no vests. Not an ideal situation considering how tax dollars are plentiful to study some pretty silly things while the small town PD is underequipped, but still an outdated vest is better than no vest, right? Supported by LSA
HB 98- Thompson, would allow the local concealed handgun permit issued by a sheriff in one parish to be recognized in an adjoining parish. These are not the more common statewide CCH permits that 50,000 residents currently have but rather they are issued on a much smaller scale. LSA takes no position.
HB141 – Badon, would make it a crime for a firearms dealer to sell to an otherwise qualified person any firearm unless the dealer first confirmed the buyer had completed any of a number of safety courses. While training is always encouraged, this bill presents at least two problems. One, it makes the firearms dealer a regulator and secondly it imposes an obstacle to legitimate gun buyers who aren’t otherwise prohibited under federal or state law from buying a firearm. Not much a step from this to the Illinois “FOID” card concept. Opposed by LSA.
HB 215 – Hensgens, prohibits during deer season the hunting of outlaw quadrupeds (don’t you just love that name?) while the animal is swimming (or tubing?) or if the hunter is in a vessel. Also prohibits the shooting of deer while they are swimming or shooting a deer that isn’t swimming if the hunter is in a boat. Opposed by the LSA.
HB 245 – Lambert, would allow nonresident recreational hunting and fishing licenses to be issued a resident cost. LSA takes no position.
HB 265 – Ivey, would allow persons qualifying once to obtain a lifetime concealed carry handgun permit. As an instructor I have reservations about this though I support the concept of non-expiring permit provided shooting skills are demonstrated periodically and the permit holder receives a refresher on legislative changes. LSA takes no position.
HB 277 – Lambert, would repeal the current requirement of state police registration for the transfer of Class III items. An excellent idea since ATF and the local sheriff still have to approved the transfer anyway. This bill would take weeks out of the process and somewhat unburden the same folks at DPS who are processing thousands of CCH permit applications. Supported by LSA.
HB 366 – Guillory, a repeat of last year’s effort to provide criminal penalties for the “reckless discharge” of firearms within 1,000’ of a residential structure. There are several laws in place currently that would cover this situation and this may add more confusion than clarity as who on the scene is to say whether any given act of discharging a firearm is reckless, the property owner, deputy sheriff, state police, game warden, G. Gordon Liddy? Opposed by the LSA.
HB 475 – Mack, would require that any suits by the state against a firearm manufacturer or dealer be filed in the 19th JDC in Baton Rouge. LSA needs more information before taking a position although this bill does not create any new pathways for a lawsuit.
HB 496 – Mack, creates the last week of October as a tax holiday for firearms and ammo produced in LA. Supported by the LSA.
HB 502 – Burford, allows year round night hunting of nuisance animals on private property. Supported by the LSA.
SB 135 – Riser, similar but not identical to HB21, it would require the uploading of certain mental health information to the national database for background check purposes. Supported by the LSA.
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Defend Your Second Amendment Rights!
Defend Louisiana is a statewide campaign dedicated to giving Louisianians a voice in the defense of their right to protect their families.
Started by State Representative Jeff Thompson (R-Dist 8), Defend LA travels around the state collecting signatures of residents who pledge to support and defend their Second Amendment right. Defend LA and its legislative partners are also drafting legislation to be introduced in the Louisiana Legislature in the 2013 Regular Session to further protect Louisiana residents’ right to bear arms.
The pledge: “I pledge to defend the right for law abiding citizens to protect their families, and will work against attempts to restrict my right to keep and bear arms by standing up for the Second Amendment and letting my voice be heard.”
To sign up for updates, join their email list, follow them on Twitter, and find them on Facebook.
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LSA Board of Directors
Each year, the Members of the LSA elect a Board of Directors consisting of 15 members and two Alternate Directors. Each Director is elected to a 3-year term and each Alternate Director is elected to a 1-year term.
Once the Board of Directors is chosen, the Directors then elect Officers of the Corporation from among the 15 Directors.
The 2013 Board of Directors
Officers
President Daniel E. Zelenka, II (term expires 2016)
Vice-President Kendall Comeaux (term expires 2014)
Secretary Paul Prokop (term expires 2015)
Treasurer Jay D. Hunt, III (term expires 2015)
Member-at-Large Joseph (Jay) Meynier (term expires 2016)
Directors
Mark Altazin (term expires 2016)
Paul Angrisano (term expires 2016)
Donald Hackford (term expires 2014)
James D. (Danny) Hudson, III (term expires 2014)
Jeremy Jouette (term expires 2014)
Ronald (Buck) Kliebert (term expires 2015)
John Laws (term expires 2016)
Rick Stewart (term expires 2015)
Michael Strikmiller (term expires 2014)
Ted Torres (term expires 2015)
Alternate Directors
Chris Vinson (term expires 2014)
Gerald E. (Jerry) Liuzza (term expires 2014)
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Louisiana Now Enjoys the Highest Gun Rights Protection
§11. Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Section 11. The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms is fundamental and shall not be infringed. Any restriction on this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
Acts 2012, No. 874, §1, approved Nov. 6, 2012, eff. Dec. 10, 2012.
Under a new law that went into effect on December 10, 2012, the citizens of the State of Louisiana have a new state constitutional amendment that is even stricter than the protections of gun rights under the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. The new state amendment removes language that authorized the legislature to "prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed on a person," and subjects any proposed law that infringes on the right to bear arms to "strict scrutiny," the highest level of scrutiny that a court can apply to legislation.
This is a tremendous victory for civil rights in the state! |
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No Guns = No Money
We've all seen the signs on the door. The uninformed shop owner does not want firearms in his establishment. As law-abiding gun owners, we pass his shop in favor of a more enlightened merchant, but we have that awful feeling in our gut that makes us want to educate the uniformed.
As a Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit Holder, I
• have NOT been convicted of a felony,
• have NOT been committed for the abuse of a controlled dangerous substance, am NOT an unlawful user of marijuana, depressants, stimulants, or narcotic drugs, and do NOT chronically and habitually use alcoholic beverages,
• have NOT been adjudicated to be mentally deficient or been committed to a mental institution,
• have NOT been found guilty of a crime of violence,
• am NOT a fugitive from justice, and
• HAVE been trained by a Certified Firearms Instructor
How much does that shop owner know about his other customers, particularly that criminal that could care less about his wishes and carries an illegally concealed weapon?
Now, you may download a PDF file that will allow you to print business sized cards with this exact message on them. Simply print, trim, and carry them with you in your wallet or purse. When you see the sign in the window, slip the card to the owner and go on your way. If the owner gets enough of these cards, he'll realize the amount of money he is losing to his uninformed and ill-conceived policy.
Instructions for Use:
To use the form, click the download button to the right. Once you have downloaded the PDF, you may print the cards on plain paper or card stock, and trim along the lines. Alternatively, you may purchase any plain colored business card templates made by Avery (available at most office supply stores), and use the PDF template to print onto Avery business cards.
Please remember, be polite when presenting these cards. If the shop owner wants to argue, walk away. If the shop owners wants more information, you may direct him to the LSA for more information. |
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Interested in Silhouette Shooting?
LSA member Daniel Archibald has created a new website dedicated to Silhouette shooting in the Gulf South. The website is strictly information-based with Match info, Match Results and Pictures of matches with the ability for people to post comments about events.
Daniel created this website out of his desire to get more people involved in this great shooting sport. If you are interested in learning more about Silhouette Shooting in the Gulf South, visit the website. |
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Conventional Pistol Matches now Shot at Palo Alto
Conventional Pistol, or as it is more often called, Bulls Eye pistol matches have been held the last two months at the Palo Alto Rifle & Pistol Club near Donaldsonville, LA. Bulls Eye matches are planned through November on the 4th Saturday of each month. The next match will be held on May 28th.
The March match saw 9 shooters and 5 shooters competed in the April match. Thanks goes out to the Southwest Gun Club (SWGC) for their initial support, as Walter Denton drove all the way from Lake Charles to officiate at both matches. Timed and Rapid fire is signaled by the SWGC timer horn. NRA rules are followed during the three matches of .22 rim fire, center fire, and .45 ACP pistol.
Firing starts at 9:00 AM with a charge of $7.00 per shooter.
Plans are in the works for individual shooting tables for the 25 yard firing line. If you can help build and install these tables, please e-mail or give Skip Blanchard a call to schedule a work day.
E-mail Skip at skip_blanchard@msn.com or contact him by phone at (504) 427-0050.
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Hey! I Just Want a Paper Application to Join or Renew!
Click on the "Download" button to the right to open a paper application to join or renew your LSA membership.
To join or renew on-line, follow these steps:
1. If you have not already done so, create an account.
2. Log into your account.
3. On the left side the screen, find the link "LSA Membership" and click on that link.
4. Click on "LM001."
5. Look on the left side of the screen for your name, and click on your name.
6. Click "Checkout," and follow the prompts to pay with your credit card.
Thanks for supporting the LSA! |
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LSA Bumper Stickers and Decals
When the LSA reduced the cost of membership from $20 to $10, it was decided that we could no longer afford to give away LSA decals any longer. However, several people have requested a source of bumper stickers and decals. We have partnered with Zazzle to produce a few of these items. If you would like to purchase stickers, a coffee mug, etc., please click the link to visit their site. |
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