Second Amendment Sports News

Alert: Anti-gun bills in California
Bill Status: Hearings in Public Safety Committee as early as today
Action: Contact committee members to oppose these bills

Anti-gun Bills Flood CA Public Safety Committee
Three anti-gun bills are slated to be heard as early as today in the California Public Safety Committee. The National Shooting Sports Foundation – the trade association of the firearms industry – and the California Association of Firearms Retailers are encouraging all sportsmen, gun owners and firearms enthusiasts to contact members of the committee immediately, urging them to oppose these anti-gun bills.

AB 2062 would require all vendors selling handgun ammunition to get a specific handgun ammunition license that would be registered through the California Department of Justice. Purchasers of handgun ammunition would be refused access to ammunition in the store without the assistance of a "qualified" salesperson who has gone through a mandatory background check. Furthermore, the purchaser would have to submit a thumbprint at the point of purchase that would then be sent to the California Department of Justice to be stored in a database. Finally, all sales of handgun ammunition would have to take place in a face-to-face transaction –no mail orders.

Proponents of the legislation have stated that AB 2062 would require purchasers of ammunition to undergo a federal background check – despite federal law not allowing for such checks on ammunition purchasers.

This legislation was already defeated in the California Assembly Public Safety Committee, but the sponsor has chosen to circumvent legislative rules by reintroducing the bill in the same session, a move that is costing California taxpayers thousands upon thousands of dollars.

AB 2566 would override state preemption laws and allow local governments to shut down law-abiding firearms manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

AB 2948 would shut down the famous gun show at the San Francisco Cow Palace.

NSSF and the CAFR are encouraging all sportsmen, gun owners and firearms enthusiasts to contact members of the California Public Safety Committee immediately, urging them to oppose these bills.

CONTACT

Jose Solorio – Chair
Dem-69
(916) 319-2069
Assemblymember.solorio@assembly.ca.gov

Greg Aghazarian – Vice Chair
Rep-26
(916) 319-2026
Assemblymember.aghazarian@assembly.ca.gov

Joel Anderson
Rep-77
(916) 319-2077
Assemblymember.Anderson@assembly.ca.gov

Hector De La Torre
Dem-50
(916) 319-2050
Assemblymember.DeLaTorre@assembly.ca.gov

Fiona Ma
Dem-12
(916) 319-2012
Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov

Anthony J. Portantino
Dem-44
(916) 319-2044
Assemblymember.Portantino@assembly.ca.gov

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