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Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation overturning law on banning Short Barreled Rifles. The text of the NRA ILA alert is as follows:

Alabama State House Passes Legislation Repealing Ban on Short Barreled Rifles

Friday, January 29, 2010

Please Contact Your State Senator Today!

House Bill 2 passed the House on Thursday, January 28 by a 97-2 vote. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Sponsored by State Representative Jeremy Oden (R-11), HB2 would repeal the section of the Alabama statute that prohibits the possession, sale, receipt, or use of rifles with barrels less than 16 inches long. These rifles are already legal under federal law when properly registered.

Please contact your State Senator TODAY at (334) 242-7800 and respectfully urge them to support this common-sense legislation. Further contact information can be found by clicking here.

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The NRA publishes a legislative action website that helps keep members informed of political issues in their local area.

This weeks update for Alabama also includes Georgia.

From this weeks action wire message

ALABAMA and GEORGIA:
Management Plan for Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge Released for Public Comment:  A plan for the management of the Eufaula Refuge over the next 15 years is open for public comment until July 21. The Refuge spans two counties in Georgia and two in Alabama and currently offers hunting for deer, waterfowl, mourning dove, and small game.  Two of the four management options would consider adding a youth wild turkey quota hunt and an alligator hunt in the next four years.  The plan with the management options can be found at http://southeast.fws.gov/planning.  Comments may be submitted to the Refuge at 367 Highway 165, Eufaula, AL 36027-8187 or electronically to [email protected].  For further information, you may call 334-687-4065.  It is important that the Refuge receives support from the area’s hunting community for its existing hunt programs and its proposal to increase hunting opportunities in the future

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