CONTACT: Hunters United for Sunday Hunting
TELEPHONE: 717-350-6741
EMAIL: huntersforsundayhunting@gmail.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE & DISTRIBUTION - MAY 3, 2020
Hunters United for Sunday Hunting is issuing the following statement regarding Pa. House Bill 2440 Outdoor Sportsman Clubs Guidelines In Response To Covid-19.
As a grassroots organization representing hunter-conservationists throughout the state that uses sportsmen clubs and in communicating with other conservation organizations Hunters United for Sunday Hunting OPPOSES HB2440 and Amendment 0583.
The overwhelming response from the hunter-conservation community is NO WE DO NOT NEED OR SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION.
This legislation singles out sportsmen’s clubs for no real or good reason. Managers of outdoor sportsmen clubs, ranges, clubhouses, and other shooting activities are capable of determining measures to put in place based on the relative guidance at the time as it pertains to the COVID 19 situation.
There may also be an infringement on federal and state constitutional rights to consider with HB2440.
The best thing the Pennsylvania Legislature and the Governor can do is treat sportsmen clubs the same as golf courses and have them open and operate with current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The current and ongoing CDC and PADOH guidance is sufficient for sportsmen club managers to make an intelligent decision.
Opposition to HB2440 include:
Gun Owners of America - Oppose HB 2440. Leave Outdoor Sportsman Clubs Alone
Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen & Conservationists - PFSC Issues Call to Action on HB2440 Sportsmen Club Legislation
For more information about this topic, please contact
Hunters United for Sunday Hunting at 717-350-6741 or
View our Blog - https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com/
Executive Director Kevin B. Askew
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