California Assembly Bill 962 and Senate Bill 585 are scheduled to be considered on Thursday, May 28.
AB962, sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), is in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. AB962 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 purchasers submit to fingerprinting, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.
SB585 is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Introduced by State Senator Mark Leno (D-3), SB585 would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace. In short, SB585 is a stepping-stone to banning gun shows on all publicly-owned property in California.
Please contact the members of the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees and respectfully urge them to oppose AB962 and SB585. Contact information for the committees can be found below.
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS:
Assemblymember Kevin de Leon (D-45) – Chair
(916) 319-2045
Assemblymember Jim Nielsen (R-2) – Vice Chair
(916) 319-2002
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-13)
(916) 319-2013
Assemblymember Charles M. Calderon (D-58)
(916) 319-2058
Assemblymember Mike Davis (D-48)
(916) 319-2048
Assemblymember Michael D. Duvall (R-72)
(916) 319-2072
Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-39)
(916) 319-2039
Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-52)
(916) 319-2052
Assemblymember Diane L. Harkey (R-73)
(916) 319-2073
Assemblymember Dave Jones (D-9)
(916) 319-2009
Assemblymember Jeff Miller (R-71)
(916) 319-2071
Assemblymember John A. Pérez (D-46)
(916) 319-2046
Assemblymember Curren D. Price, Jr. (D-51)
(916) 319-2051
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-14)
(916) 319-2014
Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-69)
(916) 319-2069
Assemblymember Audra Strickland (R-37)
(916) 319-2037
Assemblymember Tom Torlakson (D-11)
(916) 319-2011
[email protected]
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE:
State Senator Christine Kehoe (D-39), Chair
(916) 651-4039
State Senator Dave Cox (R-1), Vice-Chair
(916) 651-4001
State Senator Ellen Corbett (D-10)
(916) 651-4010
State Senator Jeff Denham (R-12)
(916) 651-4012
State Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-7)
(916) 651-4007
State Senator Loni Hancock (D-9)
(916) 651-4009
State Senator Mark Leno (D-3)
(916) 651-4003
[email protected]
State Senator Jenny Oropeza (D-28)
(916) 651-4028
State Senator George Runner (R-17)
(916) 651-4017
State Senator Mimi Walters (R-33)
(916) 651-4033
State Senator Lois Wolk (D-5)
(916) 651-4005
State Senator Mark Wyland (R-38)
(916) 651-4038
State Senator Leland Yee (D-8)
(916) 651-4008
This information has been provided by the California Rifle and Pistol Association.
Source: CCRKBA
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