Three California Anti-Gun Bills Could Be Considered Tomorrow!
Posted by "Pat Buchanan, Jr." on August 06, 2008 at 05:15 PM
Please Contact the Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee Today!
Three anti-gun bills have been placed in the suspense file due to cost constraints, however they could possibly be resurrected during a special Senate Appropriations Committee hearing scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, August 7.
Assembly Bill 2062 would require an individual to possess a license to purchase ammunition, require vendors to keep a detailed record of the transaction, and simply ban mail or internet ammunition orders.
Assembly Bill 2235 would ban the sale of handguns other than “owner-authorized (or “smart”) handguns”—that is, handguns with a permanent, programmable biometric feature that renders the firearm useless unless activated by an authorized user.
Assembly Bill 2948 would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace.
Please contact the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and respectfully urge them to oppose these anti-freedom measures. Contact information for the Senate Appropriations Committee is below.
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE:
State Senator Tom Torlakson (Chair)
Phone: (916) 651-4007
Fax: (916) 445-2527
State Senator Dave Cox (Vice Chair)
Phone: (916) 651-4001
Fax: (916) 324-2680
State Senator Samuel Aanestad
Phone: (916) 651-4004
Fax: (916) 445-7750
State Senator Roy Ashburn
Phone: (916) 651-4018
Fax: (916) 322-3304
State Senator Gilbert Cedillo
Phone: (916) 651-4022
Fax: (916) 327-8817
State Senator Ellen Corbett
Phone: (916) 651-4010
Fax: (916) 327-2433
State Senator Robert Dutton
Phone: (916) 651-4031
Fax: (916) 327-2272
State Senator Dean Florez
Phone: (916) 651-4016
Fax: (916) 327-5989
State Senator Sheila Kuehl
Phone: (916) 651-4023
Fax: (916) 324-4823
senator.kuehl@sen.ca.gov
State Senator Jenny Oropeza
Phone: (916) 651-4028
Fax: (916) 323-6056
State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
Phone: (916) 651-4026
Fax: (916) 445-8899
State Senator George Runner
Phone: (916) 651-4017
Fax: (916) 445-4662
State Senator Joe Simitian
Phone: (916) 651-4011
Fax: (916) 323-4529
State Senator Mark Wyland
Phone: (916) 651-4038
Fax: (916) 446-7382
State Senator Leland Yee
Phone: (916) 651-4008
Fax: (916) 327-2186
Anti-gun Bills Head to the CA Senate!
Posted by "Pat Buchanan, Jr." on May 31, 2008 at 09:36 AM
Earlier this week the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 2948 by a vote of 41 to 25. AB2948 seeks to ban the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace. The bill now heads to the Senate for its consideration. Also headed to the Senate are Assembly Bill 2235 and Assembly Bill 2062.
AB 2235 would prohibit the sale of handguns other than “owner-authorized (or “smart”) handguns”—that is, handguns with a permanent, programmable biometric feature that renders the firearm useless unless activated by the authorized user. No proven, viable handgun of this type has ever been developed. Introduced by Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier (D-11), AB2235 would require the Attorney General to report to the Governor and Legislature on the availability of owner-authorized handguns; once the Attorney General finds that these guns are available, only “owner-authorized” handguns could be approved for sale in California.AB 2062 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require vendors to keep a record of the transaction including the ammunition buyer’s name, driver’s license, the quantity, caliber, type of ammunition purchased, and right thumbprint, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice. All ammunition sales in the state of California would be subject to a $3 per transaction tax. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited. Any violator of AB2062 would be subject to civil fines. AB2062 was amended to remove the requirement that law-abiding gun owners obtain a permit to purchase handgun ammunition.
Please contact your State Senator and respectfully urge him or her to oppose AB2948, AB2235 and AB2062 when they come before them for a vote. Contact information for your State Senator can be found by clicking here.
