SJR 6 - OPPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON GUN CONTROL  1:18:40 PM CHAIR KELLER announced that the next order of business would be SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6, Urging the United States Congress not to relinquish to the office of the President of the United States the legislative duty to safeguard our most fundamental right; and urging the President of the United States to refrain from any further efforts to restrict ownership of firearms. 1:18:46 PM SENATOR FRED DYSON, Alaska State Legislature, sponsor, indicated that SJR 6 addresses the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the right of the people to keep and bear arms. He offered his understanding that historically, tyrants and oppressors have done all they could to disarm the population. He then shared stories that he'd heard about. With regard to SJR 6, he remarked, "This is another effort for us to state our views and our concerns," and said he would appreciate the committee's support. REPRESENTATIVE LYNN characterized SJR 6 as being very timely. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG referred to the language on page 1, lines 12-13, that read, "on January 16, 2013, President Barack Obama issued 23 Executive Orders". He offered his understanding that the President had instead issued items that fall under the category of executive actions, not executive orders, and asked, therefore, whether the term, "23 Executive Orders" could be replaced with the term, "23 executive actions". SENATOR DYSON indicated agreement. 1:27:24 PM CHARLES KOPP, Staff, Senator Fred Dyson, Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of the sponsor, Senator Dyson, and in response to comments, offered his understanding that executive orders and executive actions both have the force of law and mean the same thing. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG referred to the language on page 3, line 12, that read, "and defend those rights by whatever means necessary", and said he didn't want the legislature to be seen as inciting a riot, for example, and asked, therefore, whether the word, "legal" could be inserted before the word, "means"; the language would then instead read, "and defend those rights by whatever legal means necessary". MR. KOPP indicated disfavor with such a change. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG argued that he didn't want the legislature to be seen as endorsing violence. REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT offered her belief that that language wouldn't be so interpreted, and said she likes the language as is. SENATOR DYSON expressed a preference for keeping that language as is. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG referred to the language on page 3, line 25, that read, "refrain from any further efforts to restrict firearms ownership", and suggested that either the words, "contrary to law" or the words, "without congressional approval" be added after the word "ownership". That language would then be in keeping with the language on page 3, line 3, that reads, "without the full consent of Congress". SENATOR DYSON expressed disfavor with such a change. CHAIR KELLER, after ascertaining that no one else wished to testify, closed public testimony on SJR 6. 1:31:32 PM REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG made a motion to adopt Amendment 1, to delete the word, "Orders" on page 1, line 13, and replace it with the word, "actions". There being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted. 1:32:17 PM REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report SJR 6, as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, HCS SJR 6(JUD) was reported from the House Judiciary Standing Committee.