03/26/2013 11:15 AM House ECON. DEV., TRADE & TOURISM

         HJR 12-SUPPORT IN-STATE FIREARMS MANUFACTURING                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
12:05:23 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HUGHES announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE  JOINT RESOLUTION  NO. 12,  Encouraging the  manufacture of                                                               
firearms and firearms accessories in the state.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
12:05:31 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CHENAULT,  Alaska State Legislature, informed                                                               
the  committee  HJR  12  encourages   and  invites  gun  and  gun                                                               
accessory manufacturers  to bring their  business to Alaska.   In                                                               
recent months  some states  have considered  enacting legislation                                                               
restricting  or  prohibiting  the possession  or  manufacture  of                                                               
certain  firearms  or  accessories.   It  is  important  for  the                                                               
administration  and the  legislature to  indicate that  Alaska is                                                               
ideal for their business because  of its excellent constitutional                                                               
and  statutory  provisions  for   firearm  use,  possession,  and                                                               
manufacturing.  House Joint Resolution  12 also directs that many                                                               
firearm  manufacturers  are   to  be  provided  a   copy  of  the                                                               
resolution.   Representative  Chenault concluded  that businesses                                                               
are leaving Colorado  and Alaska would be a great  place for them                                                               
to relocate.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
12:07:20 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON  suggested adding Magpul and  the National                                                               
Assembly  of   Sportsmen's  Caucuses  to  the   list  of  firearm                                                               
manufacturers that will receive a copy of the resolution.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CHENAULT  welcomed additions  to  the  list.   He                                                               
confirmed that Magpul is relocating from Colorado.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
12:08:29 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  JOHNSON  moved  Conceptual  Amendment  1  to  add                                                               
Magpul and the  National Assembly of Sportsmen's  Caucuses to the                                                               
above mentioned list.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HUGHES objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRUITT  asked  whether  an  organization  with  a                                                               
national database, such as the  National Rifle Association (NRA),                                                               
should be added to the list.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
12:09:14 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
TOM  WRIGHT, Staff,  Representative Mike  Chenault, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  answered  that  the   list  in  the  resolution  is                                                               
extensive  and  includes  all  of  the  major  manufacturers  and                                                               
accessory manufacturers.   The list was provided  by the National                                                               
Shooting Sports Foundation  and HJR 12 will be posted  on its web                                                               
site.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
12:09:53 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HUGHES removed  her  objection.   There  being no  further                                                               
objection, Conceptual Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
12:10:12 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON  moved to report  HJR 12, as  amended, out                                                               
of   committee   with    individual   recommendations   and   the                                                               
accompanying  fiscal  notes.   There  being  no objection,  CSHJR
(EDT)  was  reported out  of  the  House Special  Committee  on                                                               
Economic Development, Trade and Tourism.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HUGHES ascertained that no  members of the public wished to                                                               
testify on HJR 12.