ATTENTION: NRA LIFE MEMBERS & THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN NRA MEMBERS FOR AT LEAST FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS

For those of you who have not placed your vote… your ballot for the NRA Board of Directors is in the February issues of your NRA magazine.

As seen in the February and March issue of The Firing Line…your California Rifle and Pistol Association proudly endorses and encourages your vote for TOM GAINES and JOEL FRIEDMAN.

The votes have to be in by March 25.

Thanks to the efforts of CRPA members and NRA members Assembly member Hueso has backed down from his attempt to remove Fish and Game Commissioner Dan Richards from the Commission.  In February, Hueso and about 39 other Assembly democrats sent a letter to Richards asking for his resignation. The call for Richards’ resignation came after Commissioner Richards legally killed a mountain lion in Idaho and was accused of unethical behavior by ant-hunting groups in California. Richards’ respect for the laws of California was called into question, even though he killed a lion in Idaho under a legal Idaho license and tag. The fact is he did not kill a lion in California where it is prohibited. He legally killed a lion in Idaho where it is permitted as part of the state’s wildlife management practices.

The outcry from the hunting community over the treatment of Richards was heard loud and clear. At the March 7 meeting of the Fish and Game Commission, in Riverside, the room was packed with sportsmen in support of Commissioner Richards and the right to hunt. CRPA testified before the Commission, along with approximately 100 other individuals most of whom voiced their strong support of Richards.

Assembly member Hueso has now said that he will introduce legislation this year to amend the conflict-of-interest code for the Fish and Game Commissioners.  It remains to be seen what, if any, changes will be sought.

Executive Director, John Fields and CRPA President, Tony Montanarella report on:

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