Tell Governor Dayton to sign the Stand Your Ground bill

[plblark]

The following is a call to action from GOCRA!
Remember: polite, informed, consistent communication from EVERY gun owner in MN can make a difference!
-Paul

It's time to tell Governor Dayton to sign the Stand Your Ground bill

If you do only one thing for gun rights this year, this is it!
The Stand Your Ground bill passed the Minnesota House last year. It overwhelmingly passed the Senate last week. Now the bill is headed to Governor Dayton.
TODAY!

Please take a few minutes to write a real letter, on paper. These are incredibly effective in convincing a politician of how seriously we take an issue.

 Office of the Governor
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Suggested language: "Please sign HF1467, the Stand Your Ground bill, today."
 
Send an email: Go to the governor's web site at http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/, and send the same message.
 
Got a fax machine? Send a fax with the same message to 651-797-1850.
 
Forward this to a dozen friends and ask them to do the same.
 
MONDAY!

Call Governor Dayton's office, and send the same message. POLITELY, please -- we're the good guys.
Telephone: 651-201-3400 
Toll Free: 800-657-3717 
 
Send an email: Go to the governor's web site at http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/, and send the same message.
 
Got a fax machine? Send a fax with the same message to 651-797-1850.
 
Forward this to a dozen friends and ask them to do the same.
 
The Stand Your Ground bill protects and restores our rights in many ways. Here's the detail:
 
 
HF1467/SF1357 Summary
HF1467/SF1357, the Defense of Dwelling and Person Act of 2011, brings “Stand Your Ground” protections to Minnesota, restores the presumption that a person using self defense is innocent until proven guilty, enhances Castle Doctrine, prevents the state from seizing guns during an emergency (remember Hurricane Katrina?), improves carry reciprocity with other states and requires the government to do its job to serve law-abiding citizens.
The full text of the bill can be found here: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill. ... ssion=ls87
Here's some more detail about the bill:
Adds Stand Your Ground
HF1467 brings "Stand Your Ground" protections to Minnesota, removing the requirement that an intended victim of violent crime must retreat from a place where he has a right to be before using deadly force in self defense.
Enhances Castle Doctrine
The bill also strengthens Minnesota’s "Castle Doctrine," clarifying when and under what circumstances individuals can legally use deadly force to protect themselves in their homes and vehicles. In addition, it creates a presumption that, when faced with an apparent home invasion, carjacking or kidnapping attempt, a person may use deadly force in self defense.
Adds Universal Carry Permit Acceptance
Of particular interest to carry permit holders, the final article of the bill updates our carry permit reciprocity standards, allowing people holding carry permits from any other state to carry in Minnesota (under Minnesota law, of course). This should result in a large increase in the number of states where Minnesota permit holders can carry, since many states allow other states’ permit holders to carry on a reciprocal basis.
Prevents Gun Seizures During a State of Emergency
Taking a lesson from the problems in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the bill also bans government agencies from seizing guns or ammo, revoking permits to purchase or carry, closing gun shops, or otherwise suspending our constitutional rights during a civil emergency -- or at any other time. It also prohibits law enforcement officers from seizing a person’s gun, unless the person is arrested, or the gun is evidence of a crime.
Enhances Purchase Permit Rights
The bill also borrows a page from the Permit to Carry law, providing a more robust appeal process for denied purchase permits, and requiring that police chiefs and sheriffs whose purchase permit denials are overturned must pay the applicants' legal costs.
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*Yeah, we know, HF1467 is a house bill, but the Senate decided to go with that version as-is.
 

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[mnmike59]

Thanks Paul !!!!
Will do indeed!

[grousemaster]

I'm all over it. The most important part is banning the state from "Gun grabbing" IMO. As for the rest....well, I never felt I couldn't protect myself and family when outside my home in MN.

[2in2out]

Did that last week, and I'm thinking positive thoughts.

[Bulldawg]

Done,
Thanks

[plblark]

Oddly enough his assistant said Gov Dayton was not in at the moment but she was happy to take a message. We'll see if he's in closer to lunch time

[Chunkychuck]

Oddly enough his assistant said Gov Dayton was not in at the moment but she was happy to take a message. We'll see if he's in closer to lunch time

I must have got the same assistant (female) at 8:15 am when I called. I've emailed and have my letter to put in the mail. When is the bill expected to get to his desk?

[plblark]

should already be there.

My error. It should leave the House concordance Wednesday.

[photogpat]

Done and done -- I got a "thank you".

[tman]

Katie was very pleasant.

[RobD]

should already be there.

Has to go through conference committee today.

[nyffman]

should already be there.

Has to go through conference committee today.

Ok, I'm not exactly clear on what happens after that. Do both houses have to vote again on what comes out of the conference committee?

[RobD]

Ok, I'm not exactly clear on what happens after that. Do both houses have to vote again on what comes out of the conference committee?

No, their were minor changes... If the joint committee agrees on the changes, then it goes to Dayton.

[JoeH]

Called, emailed, mailed, and faxed

[RobD]

Confirmed to be on his desk tonight... KEEP IT UP!