YOUTH BILLS for NYS, please act now!!!

[Al Dente]

There are currently 4 Bills, 2 in each legislative EnCon Committee pertaining to the lowering of the age requirements in NYS.

A04623 and S00113 would lower the minimum required age from 14 to allow 12 and 13 year olds to hunt with a bow under the supervision of a licensed adult bowhunter.

A03878 and S00857 would lower the minimum required age from 16 to allow 14 and 15 year olds to hunt with a firearm under the supervision of a licensed adult hunter.

This is another year that this legislation is in BOTH houses.  It passes the Senate EnCon Committee wiht little effort, but stalls in the Assembly.  Please call and/or write to EVERY member in each respective EnCon Committee and asl them to vote YES on these.

The opposition is coming from the Downstate Democrats who make up the bulk of the Assembly EnCon Committee, and with Assemblyman DiNapoli out as Chairman, we still don't know who'll take his place.  Regardless of what his credentials are for Comptroller, he was a friend to the sportsmen of NYS.  Hee couldn't do it alone though, EVERY member must get at least a telephone call in order for this to get to a vote on the floor.  But putting that aside, please at least make some telephone calls.

We are lagging in this department in reference to the rest of the nation, and all of our neighboring states allow far younger hunters to enjoy this great pasttime with their parents and family.

Without passing through BOTH respective Committees, ANY piece of legislation cannot be brought forth for a final vote before each house.

[vermonster13]

Hey Al, why don't you post the names and numbers/e-mail of these folks.

[Al Dente]

Assembly EnCon Committe Members
Chairman-Vacant at this time
Adam Bradley-518-455-5397
Daniel Burling-518-455-5314
Barbara Clark-518-455-4711
William Colton-518-455-5828
Steven Cymbrowitz-518-455-5214
Ruben Diaz Jr.-518-455-5514
Jeffery Dinowitz-518-455-5965
Adriano Espaillat-518-455-5807
Michael Gianaris-518-455-5014
Deborah Glick-518-455-4841
Alexander Grannis-518-455-5676
Aileen Gunther-518-455-5355
Georger Latimer-518-455-4897
Barabra Lifton-518-455-5444
Donna Lupardo-518-455-5431
Daniel O'Donnell-518-455-5603
William Parment-518-455-4511
Crystal Peoples-518-455-5005
Joseph Saladino-518-455-5305
Teresa Sayward-518-455-5565
Robert Sweeney-518-455-5787
Fred Thiele Jr.-518-455-5997
Harvey Weisenberg-518-455-3028

Senate EnCon Committee Members
Chairman-Carl Marcellino-518-455-2390
Caesar Trunzo-518-455-2111
Owen Johnson-518-455-3411
John Sabini-518-455-2529
Kevin Parker-518-455-2580
Diane Savino-518-455-2437
Jose Serrano-518-455-2795
Suzi Oppenheimer-518-455-2031
Vincent Leibell III-518-455-3111
Elizabeth Little-518-455-2811
Catherine Young-518-455-3563
Joseph Griffo-518-455-3334
Antoine Thompson-518-455-3371

Please call them and let them know that you support these Bills.

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[Al Dente]

TTT

[Stone Knife]

I have made calls in the past and plan on making some calls on this. In the past when i have called reps from outside my district i have gotten an attitude from them, they seem to have little concern with people that can't vote for or against them.

[Al Dente]

As long as they serve on a Committee, THEY SERVE EVERYONE IN NEW YORK STATE, not just those in their respective districts.  Sometimes they need to be reminded of that.  There's close to one million hunting license holders in NYS, who by the way contributed nearly $40 million dollars in license sales last year.  If they don't think our vote counts, they'll see it at the polls.