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COHA Presents Senator Harman With Leadership In Conservation Award
2/11/08
Sacramento, California – The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA)—the state’s most comprehensive association of hunting and wildlife conservation advocates—has selected Senator Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) for its Leadership in Conservation Award. This award recognizes Senator Harman’s support of hunting and science-based wildlife conservation during the 2007 State Legislative Session.
Mark Hennelly, Vice President of COHA, stated, “Senator Harman well understood the hunting community’s concerns and was an active opponent of anti-sportsmen legislative measures; in addition, he was highly supportive of our efforts to secure funding for wildlife conservation activities during the water bond negotiations."
“I am truly honored to be recognized and bestowed such an award by one of our state’s largest pro-hunter and conservation associations,” commented Harman. “When I was first elected in 2000, I was shocked at the lack of outdoor enthusiasts here at the State Capitol. I quickly learned that when it came to guns or the outdoors, there was a vacuum of knowledge and only a select few of us here in Sacramento have consistently held the line against the ongoing assaults on hunters, fisherman, and 2nd Amendment rights,” further commented Harman.
Legislation identified for the award that was opposed by Harman included Assembly Bill AB 1634, mandatory spaying/neutering of dogs; AB 1471, mandatory micro-stamping of ammunition; AB 821, ban on the use of lead ammunition; AB 334, mandatory reporting of stolen/lost firearms: AB 362, ammunition sales restrictions. Each of these measures would not only restrict hunting or gun ownership rights, but would result in considerably less public funding available for wildlife conservation efforts though reduced hunting license sales or federal Pittman-Robertson Act monies.
Bill Gaines, President of COHA, commented during the award ceremony, “Very few proposals flow out of California’s Legislature that fairly balance conservation, the public’s ability to hunt and the right to purchase and possess firearms. Senator Harman works closely with our Alliance and our member groups on a daily basis to positively promote wildlife conservation and protect the interests of California’s outdoor community in what is arguably our nation’s toughest theater.”
Senator Harman represents the cities of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Rossmoor, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Irvine, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and portions of Buena Park, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Westminster.
Media Contact:
Mark Hennelly (916) 643-4607
2/11/08
Sacramento, California – The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA)—the state’s most comprehensive association of hunting and wildlife conservation advocates—has selected Senator Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) for its Leadership in Conservation Award. This award recognizes Senator Harman’s support of hunting and science-based wildlife conservation during the 2007 State Legislative Session.
Mark Hennelly, Vice President of COHA, stated, “Senator Harman well understood the hunting community’s concerns and was an active opponent of anti-sportsmen legislative measures; in addition, he was highly supportive of our efforts to secure funding for wildlife conservation activities during the water bond negotiations."
“I am truly honored to be recognized and bestowed such an award by one of our state’s largest pro-hunter and conservation associations,” commented Harman. “When I was first elected in 2000, I was shocked at the lack of outdoor enthusiasts here at the State Capitol. I quickly learned that when it came to guns or the outdoors, there was a vacuum of knowledge and only a select few of us here in Sacramento have consistently held the line against the ongoing assaults on hunters, fisherman, and 2nd Amendment rights,” further commented Harman.
Legislation identified for the award that was opposed by Harman included Assembly Bill AB 1634, mandatory spaying/neutering of dogs; AB 1471, mandatory micro-stamping of ammunition; AB 821, ban on the use of lead ammunition; AB 334, mandatory reporting of stolen/lost firearms: AB 362, ammunition sales restrictions. Each of these measures would not only restrict hunting or gun ownership rights, but would result in considerably less public funding available for wildlife conservation efforts though reduced hunting license sales or federal Pittman-Robertson Act monies.
Bill Gaines, President of COHA, commented during the award ceremony, “Very few proposals flow out of California’s Legislature that fairly balance conservation, the public’s ability to hunt and the right to purchase and possess firearms. Senator Harman works closely with our Alliance and our member groups on a daily basis to positively promote wildlife conservation and protect the interests of California’s outdoor community in what is arguably our nation’s toughest theater.”
Senator Harman represents the cities of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Rossmoor, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Irvine, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and portions of Buena Park, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Westminster.
Media Contact:
Mark Hennelly (916) 643-4607
