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Echo1USA: Show your opposition to SB798

by News Fairy

Echo1USA want you to join them in opposing Senate Bill 798:

WE MUST ALL STAND TOGETHER AND SHOW OUR OPPOSITION TO CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE BILL 798
You may or not be aware with the recent activities regarding Senate Bill SB798. This is a brief run down regarding the history and current status. In late 2010 a teenager was shot in Los Angeles by LAPD.  The 5’7" 200lb teenager was wielding an Airsoft Pistol failed to comply with LAPD. At which point was fired upon and struck by an LAPD officer.

This has lead LAPD Police Chief Beck and Senator Kevin DeLeon to come up with Senate Bill 798 – Imitation Firearms which would essentially require all BB devices to have the entire exterior surface of the device white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in combination with other colors in any pattern, as provided by federal regulations governing imitation firearms, or where the entire device is constructed of transparent or translucent materials which permits unmistakable observation of the device’s complete contents, as provided by federal regulations governing imitation firearms.

How does this affect me?   
This bill would make the provision imposing a civil fine on the sale, manufacture, transportation, receipt, or distribution of imitation firearms for commercial purposes applicable to BB devices.  Essentially putting every California based retailer and distributor out of business. The bill will not just affect California, the repercussions will be felt around the world.

Is this the right thing for California right now?
This bill will make thousands upon thousands of people unemployed virtually overnight. California will be losing multiple millions of dollars of tax revenue annually. It will force even more business to leave California, much like the other industries already have.

What can I do?
You must act now and with great vigilance and in numbers. Please write a formal letter to the California State Assembly Members, Governor Jerry Brown, and California Rifle & Pistol Association Legistive Liason Tom Pedersen stating how this bill will affect airsoft businesses, local law enforcement, and the State of California. This bill can be heard as early as the 3rd week of May. Include in the formal letter answers to the following questions:
• How this bill will affect the airsoft industry and the State of California
• How this bill will put your airsoft companies out of business, leaving employees unemployed
• How California will lose millions in tax revenue and thousands of Californians will be unemployed
More information is available at http://www.echo1usa.com/sb798

Thank You, Christopher Dellosa (Echo1USA Marketing)

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