(California) Senate passes 11 new gun control measures
Source: SF Chronicle
SACRAMENTO The state Senate passed nearly a dozen gun-control bills Thursday, saying the package of legislation is the most ambitious action ever taken to protect communities from gun violence.
Crafted in response to the mass shooting in San Bernardino in December, the 11 bills add to Californias reputation as already having some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
Among the most controversial of the bills is SB1235, which requires background checks for people buying ammunition, a license for people selling bullets and submit purchasing data to the Department of Justice. Another bill, SB1446 by Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, would make it illegal to possess magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Hancock said current penal code does not prohibit possession of large capacity magazines, although the sale or manufacturing of large capacity magazines is illegal in the state.
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If both houses were to approve the bills, its unclear whether Gov. Jerry Brown would sign them. Hes vetoed gun-control bills in the past, including one similar to de Leons bill for background checks to purchase ammunition.
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AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Like, on what grounds?
Sale and manufacture, sure. But ban? Interesting. What are people supposed to do with them? Even a pistol mag runs upwards of 30$. High cap rifle mags can be hundreds (For a Beta-C mag or something like that.)
That's going to cause some consternation.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Last thing I'd worry about is what some gun yahoo is going to do with his expensive lethal weapons accessories.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)scscholar
(2,902 posts)That would solve a lot of the violence problem.
CompanyFirstSergeant
(1,558 posts)Last edited Thu May 19, 2016, 08:36 PM - Edit history (1)
What are you going to do door to door?
oneshooter
(8,614 posts)for each "outlawed" magazine?
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Very, very good.