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A bill proposed in the California legislature would severely cripple efforts to raise funding for land and wildlife conservation across the Golden State. Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) wants to limit nonprofit organizations to just three gun raffles a year.
Many organizations, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation included, conduct raffles in California to generate funding that is put back on the ground to benefit wildlife. RMEF has 32 different chapters and approximately 13,400 members statewide. About half of the $1 million it raises within the state on an annual basis comes via gun raffles.
?This misguided legislation would do nothing to help public safety,? Mark Lambrecht, RMEF director of government affairs, told the Sacramento Bee. ?It will only harm California?s wildlife and people who enjoy recreating outdoors.?
A bill proposed in the California legislature would severely cripple efforts to raise funding for land and wildlife conservation across the Golden State. Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) wants to limit nonprofit organizations to just three gun raffles a year.
Many organizations, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation included, conduct raffles in California to generate funding that is put back on the ground to benefit wildlife. RMEF has 32 different chapters and approximately 13,400 members statewide. About half of the $1 million it raises within the state on an annual basis comes via gun raffles.
?This misguided legislation would do nothing to help public safety,? Mark Lambrecht, RMEF director of government affairs, told the Sacramento Bee. ?It will only harm California?s wildlife and people who enjoy recreating outdoors.?