SB 243 is now assigned to the same committee on the House side.
Let's get a-writin', INGO, if we want SB 6 & 243 to pass and become law; they have to pass the committee first.
SB 243 is now assigned to the same committee on the House side.
Let's get a-writin', INGO, if we want SB 6 & 243 to pass and become law; they have to pass the committee first.
There is not an exemption, you can hunt deer and turkey with a silencer. What the bill states is you get a class C misdemeanor if you are caught poaching deer or turkey with a silencer.Bill (or anybody else),
If you know...why the exemption for hunting with silencers for deer and turkey?
Thanks.
There is not an exemption, you can hunt deer and turkey with a silencer. What the bill states is you get a class C misdemeanor if you are caught poaching deer or turkey with a silencer.
Indiana: NRA-Backed Bills Continue to Move Forward
Today saw progress on two NRA-backed bills currently moving through the Indiana General Assembly.
The Indiana House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 315 on its third and final reading by an overwhelming bi-partisan 76 to 19 vote. SB 315, authored by state Senator Randy Head (R-18) and sponsored by state Representative Mark Messmer (R-63), would streamline the licensing and reporting process for charity gaming events, such as “Friends of NRA” banquets. Due to a technical amendment made in the House Public Policy Committee, SB 315 now returns to the Senate for concurrence.
As previously reported here, the policy changes contained in SB 315 would greatly improve the ability of “Friends of NRA” committees to comply with Indiana charitable gaming laws in a timely and less cumbersome fashion, while protecting the personal information of “Friends of NRA” volunteers.
Due to a House committee hearing cancellation, Senate Bill 243, previously reported on here, would not have survived this week’s committee report deadline had it not been added as an amendment to House Bill 1279, authored by state Representative Sean Eberhart (R-57) and sponsored by state Senator Ryan Mishler (R-9). This amendment was offered by state Senator Travis Holdman (R-19), and the Indiana Senate voted today on second reading to add (as is) language from SB 243 into the Natural Resources Omnibus bill, HB 1279.
This language from SB 243 would allow Hoosiers to use lawfully-possessed suppressors (also referred to as silencers) on firearms for hunting. Currently, Indiana law permits use of suppressors for all shooting activities except for the taking of game. Enactment of this language would ensure that hunting is treated the same way as other shooting activities with respect to the use of suppressors, and allow hunters to reap the many benefits suppressor use provides. For more information on silencers, please click here.
The NRA thanks Representative Sean Eberhart and Senators Ryan Mishler and Travis Holdman for their work to protect language legalizing the use of suppressors while hunting.
Indiana: NRA-Backed Pro-Hunting Legislation Dies
Due to House Parliamentary Procedure
Last week, the NRA-backed legislation legalizing the use of suppressors for hunting was amended into another bill, due to a missed deadline by the House Public Policy Committee. Senate Bill 243, previously reported here, was unable to survive last week’s committee report deadline and is now considered a dead bill.
The “hunting with suppressors” language was then resurrected, thanks to the efforts of state Representative Sean Eberhart (R-57) and state Senators Ryan Mishler (R-9) and Travis Holdman (R-19). These legislators worked together to add the language from SB 243 to Representative Eberhart’s Natural Resources Omnibus bill, House Bill 1279. Yesterday, the Senate voted 49 to 0 to pass HB 1279 with the “hunting with suppressors” language included. It was then sent back to the state House for a concurrence vote in conference committee.
However, due to new rules adopted by the House of Representatives for this legislative session, if a bill does not get a hearing in a House committee, it cannot be accepted into another House bill. Unfortunately, this means that the pro-hunting language from SB 243 will be removed from HB 1279 in conference committee, and will not be allowed to move forward this session.
The National Rifle Association appreciates the efforts by state Representative Sean Eberhart and state Senators Ryan Mishler and Travis Holdman to keep the suppressor language alive.
SB 377 stalled in the General Assembly last session.
Introduced Version, Senate Bill 0377
The 2013 session of the General Assembly begins January 4, 2013.