• AB 962 and Store Employees

    Tuesday, February 16, 2010

    AB 962 puts several restrictions on retailers who wish to sell ammunition. One of these items deals with the employees that are allowed to have any dealings with the store's ammunition.

    12061.(a)(1)

    A vendor shall not permit any employee who the vendor knows or reasonably should know is a person described in Section 12021 or 12021.1 of this code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to handle, sell, or deliver handgun ammunition in the course and scope of his or her employment.

    Section 12021 describes a convicted felon who is unable to purchase firearms. Section 12021.1 is a list of violent crimes which are felonies. Section 8100 and 8103 describe people who have been " . . . adjudicated by a court of any state to be a danger to others as a result of a mental disorder or mental illness . . . "  

    Imagine that you're a large retailer like Walmart that no doubt employs a few people who are convicted felons or have been institutionalized.  Is it worth the hassle of continuing to sell ammunition and then trying somehow to make sure that the guy in the stockroom with a felony conviction never touches a pallet of ammunition? I think the answer is most likely no.

  • AB1663, New Legislation to Repeal AB962

    Thursday, January 21, 2010

    Today the CalNRA released to following statement: 

    NEW LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO REPEAL AB962!

    Immediately following Governor Schwarzenegger's signing of the Ammunition Sales Registration Bill, AB962, NRA announced our effort to repeal this misguided and un-necessary legislation by amending NRA sponsored AB373 into a "Repeal bill."

    This effort has been welcomed by overwhelming support throughout the firearms community within the state and the California Rifle and Pistol Association immediately added their total support to this effort. Gun stores, ranges, hunting & shooting clubs, collectors, hunters, and those who value our freedoms, have all joined this effort to repeal AB962.

    Because of this overwhelming support from firearms owners throughout the state, it has been decided to use a different legislative vehicle in the effort to Repeal AB962. The reason is because the time for AB373 to be heard in the legislative committee was nearing the end and many people still had not had a chance to sign the "Letter of Support of the Repeal of AB962" yet. Assemblyman Hagman has introduced AB1663, which does not require a hearing until later this year. This gives everyone a chance to sign the "Letter."

    This will not be an easy fight, but it is possible to win if we all stick together and act in an organized manner. There is no good reason not to be part of the team.

    Read the NRA-ILA News Release regarding Governor Schwarzenegger's counter-productive signing of AB962 at http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=12998.

    Read the entire release here.

  • San Diego County NRA Member's Council Meetings

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010

    If you are located in San Diego County and would like to have an in depth discussion with a NRA representative regarding Assembly Bill 962 (or anything else for that matter) please consider attending a member's council meeting.  In the San Diego area the meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at "W.C's Chuck Wagon Restaurant and Saloon" located at 8861 N. Magnolia Ave in Santee.

    The NRA Members' Council of Greater San Diego's website can be found at the following URL:  www.sdnra.com

  • SFGate Editorial Mentioning AB 962

    Monday, January 18, 2010

    The San Francisco Chronicle has a rundown of several of the more "important" new laws which were passed in 2009.  In the "good" column you'll find legalized office gambling, laws which limit the amount of water in honey and, most importantly of all, the passage of Harvey Milk Day.  A single sentence is devoted to AB 962.

    AB962 will require gun sellers to record sales of ammunition and require the identification of the purchaser, closing a dangerous loophole.

    I'm not really sure what the loophole was that was closed but it seems that when guns are involved, loopholes abound in the minds of many in this state.  You can read and comment on the article here.

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