• AB 1663 Defeated in Committee

    Wednesday, March 24, 2010

    Sadly, but not supprisingly, AB 1663 failed to pass the Public Safety Committee.  The following was released by Assemblyman Curt Hagman today:

    Thank you very much for your support of my legislation, AB 1663 which would have repealed AB 962.Unfortunately this bill failed to pass the Public Safety Committee on March 23rd. The votes were as follows:

     

    I, along with leadership members of the NRA, presented solid testimony and numerous reasons why AB 962 punishes both responsible businesses and law-abiding gun owners. Bill Ortiz, Vice President of Turner’s Outdoorsman, gave excellent testimony on the harms AB 962 and his assistance was much appreciated. Thanks to your efforts, we presented over 76,000 letters from people like you from all over California who supported AB 1663.

    Unfortunately, the majority party blocked this common sense legislation from even reaching the Assembly Floor for a vote.

    Though this was obviously not the desired outcome, I truly appreciate all of your support. It is citizens like you that will help lead the way to a better California. I will not give up the fight to protect our basic rights and I hope you will also continue this cause. Thank you.

    It is an honor to serve you.

    Assemblyman Curt Hagman
    District 60

    You can read the committee's analysis of AB1663 here.  The organizations listed in opposition to AB1663 are humorous as they consist mostly of various Brady chapters.

    The organizations who went on the record in the analysis supporting AB1663, the repeal of AB 962 are as follows:

     

    Disappointing but not unexpected.   If you get a moment please feel free to thank Assemblyman Hagman for introducing this bill.

  • NRA Update on AB 1663

    Sunday, March 21, 2010

    The NRA ILA has released the following message regarding a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 23rd in which AB 1663 will be considered.  Here is that message in it's entirety:

    Bill to Repeal Ammunition Registration to be Heard Next Week!

    Please Contact the Members of the Assembly Committee on Public Safety!
    On Tuesday, March 23, the Assembly Committee on Public Safety will consider Assembly Bill 1663.

    If passed, AB1663 would repeal the onerous ammunition sales registration requirements put in place by Assembly Bill 962. As you will recall, AB962 requires individuals purchasing ammunition be fingerprinted and registered at the time of sale and outlaws mail order ammunition purchases. AB962 also requires dealers to maintain these records indefinitely and make them available for inspection by the California Department of Justice. As an additional burden, ammunition retailers are also required to store ammunition away from purchasers. AB962 failed to garner support from Attorney General Brown, and any law enforcement organization. In fact, 15 sheriffs wrote letters of opposition to this legislation.

    All of California's firearms owners, dealers, shooters, hunters, collectors, clubs/organizations, and ammunition vendors, should join in this effort to repeal AB962. This will not be an easy fight, but it is possible to win if we all stick together and act in an organized manner.

    Please contact the members of the Assembly Committee on Public Safety TODAY and respectfully urge them to support AB1663. Contact information can be found below.

    Assembly Member Tom Ammiano (D-13) - Chair
    (916) 319-2013
    Assemblymember.Ammiano@assembly.ca.gov

    Assembly Member Curt Hagman (R-60) - Vice Chair
    (916) 319-2060
    Assemblymember.Hagman@assembly.ca.gov

    Assembly Member Warren T. Furutani (D-55)
    (916) 319-2055
    Assemblymember.Furutani@assembly.ca.gov

    Assembly Member Danny D. Gilmore (R-30)
    (916) 319-2030
    Assemblymember.Gilmore@assembly.ca.gov

    Assembly Member Jerry Hill (D-19)
    (916) 319-2019
    Assemblymember.Hill@assembly.ca.gov

    Assembly Member Fiona Ma (D-12)
    (916) 319-2012
    Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov

    Assembly Member Nancy Skinner (D-14)
    (916) 319-2014
    Assemblymember.Skinner@assembly.ca.gov
  • AB 1663 as Introduced

    Thursday, March 18, 2010

    What follows is the text from AB 1663 as it was introduced:

    JANUARY 19, 2010

    An act to repeal Section 12318 of, and to repeal Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 12060) of Chapter 1 of Title 2 of Part 4 of, the Penal Code, relating to ammunition.

    LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

    AB 1663, as introduced, Hagman. Ammunition.

    Existing law provides that no handgun ammunition vendor, as defined, shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale, any handgun ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser without the assistance of the vendor or employee thereof.

    This bill would repeal those provisions.

    Existing law requires, subject to exceptions, commencing February 1, 2011, that handgun ammunition vendors obtain a thumbprint and other information from ammunition purchasers, as specified. Existing law provides, subject to exceptions, that commencing February 1, 2011, the delivery or transfer of ownership of handgun ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction, with the deliverer or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity of the purchaser or other transferee. Violations of any of the above provisions are misdemeanors, some with specified penalties. This bill would repeal those provisions.

    This bill would repeal those provisions.

    Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION 1. Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 12060) of Chapter 1 of Title 2 of Part 4 of the Penal Code, as added by Chapter 628 of the Statutes of 2009, is repealed.

    SEC. 2. Section 12318 of the Penal Code, as added by Chapter 628 of the Statutes of 2009, is repealed.

    This text can be found here on the state's website.

  • 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.

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