• San Diego Rifle and Revolver Association on AB 962

    Saturday, October 24, 2009

    The San Diego Rifle and Revolver Association have published their opinion the effects of AB 962 and have endorsed the NRA and CRPA plan to try to use AB 373 to repeal it.  Here's an excerpt:

    Outrage! That's the reaction that CRPA and NRA members in California are understandably having to the news that the Governor signed AB 962 into law on October 11, 2009. AB 962 is slated to go into effect February 1, 2011. But we are not going to just stand by and wait. CRPA and NRA have already started the legislative wheels turning to halt AB 962 before the 2011 implementation date.

    CRPA and NRA members want this bill reversed, and that is what we are going to do! Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R- Diamond Bar) has stepped up and agreed to carry legislation on our members' behalf. Earlier this year Assemblyman Hagman introduced AB 373 which proposed to streamline the sale of handguns. He has now agreed to amend AB 373 to call for the repeal of AB 962. NRA and CRPA will be cosponsoring AB 373, and we will need your help immediately in this effort. The bill is currently being amended and will be introduced in January 2010. Things need to start happening quickly since hearings on AB 373 will begin in January when the Legislature reconvenes. Everyone needs to get involved. Gun owners, shooters, hunters, vendors, collectors, affiliate clubs and anyone who values their Second Amendment right and freedom all need to work together to reverse AB 962. NRA and CRPA will be planning many activities in the near future to attack AB 962. Watch for CRPA and NRA alerts asking you to contact your legislators and involve yourself in future volunteer activities.

    Read the entire article here.

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  • Sheriff Lee Baca on AB 962

    Thursday, October 22, 2009

    Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca weighs in on all the supposed benefits of AB 962 in an op-ed he authored in the LA Daily News.  Here are some excerpts:

    This measure requires vendors of handgun ammunition to keep a log of information on handgun ammunition sales, store ammunition in a safe and secure manner and require the face-to-face transfer of ammunition sales - a small price to pay to help keep bullets out of the hands of children, gang members, parolees and even people who previously served time in prison for murder.

    While the gun lobby has argued that AB 962 is similar to the ineffective federal law enacted in the 1960s, they fail to acknowledge the federal law didn't exist in the computer age when information is easily shared; that the federal law did not give local law enforcement access to the data; and that the federal law allowed any type of ID, such as a gym card, as proof of identification.

    Of course, AB 962's record keeping requirement doesn't take advantage of any "computer age" magic either.  Paper records sitting in a vault is also how they did things in the 1960's. 

    Sheriff Lee Baca

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  • NRA and AB 962 in the Los Angeles Times Today

    Wednesday, October 21, 2009

    There is an article in the LA Times today discussing AB 962 and the NRA's work with Assemblyman Curt Hagman to try to repeal AB 962 with AB 373.  Here's an excerpt:

    Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills) has agreed to amend his bill AB 373 so that it will repeal AB 962. The newly amended bill will be heard in the Legislature in January.

    The NRA and California Rifle and Pistol Assn. are now co-sponsoring the revised AB 373, and are also circulating a letter of support for the bill.

    "The laundry list of new requirements in Assembly Bill 962 treats law abiding citizens like criminals. The only people this bill will affect are those already following the law," Hagman says on his website. "My bill will ensure that California's responsible gun owners are not punished by this excessive regulation from Sacramento."

    Read the entire story here.

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  • CRPA Letter Regarding AB 373

    Tuesday, October 20, 2009

    The California Rifle and Pistol Association has published a letter announcing the fact that the CRPA is acting as a co-sponsor of AB 373 (R-Hagman).  Here is the text of the letter:

    10/19/09

    To All CRPA Members:

    CRPA and NRA are acting now to cosponsor Assembly Bill AB 373 (R-Hagman), which is targeted at repealing AB 962, the handgun ammunition registration bill signed into law by the Governor on October 11. With your help, we intend to repeal AB 962 before it takes effect on February 1, 2011. Hearings on AB 373 will begin when the Legislature returns from recess in January 2010.

    At the first hearing for AB 373 we want the Legislature and the Governor to see a flood of letters and to know that tens-of- thousands of CRPA and NRA members are demanding immediate action to begin the process to pass AB 373.

    To accomplish this, we have attached a form letter for your use in sending a strong and loud message to the Legislature and the Governor. Please get the word out about this letter campaign. Copy and distribute this letter far and wide. Send it to gun clubs and hand it out at gun shows, gun stores and to fellow firearms owners – give a copy to everyone.

    Letters are to be mailed to the CRPA office; the address is listed on the bottom of the attached form letter. All letters received will be personally delivered to the Capitol by CRPA’s lobbyist.

    It only takes a few moments to complete the bottom portion of the letter and send it to CRPA. Help us restore your right to purchase ammunition without excessive government intrusion.

    Please contact the CRPA office if you have any questions (714-992-2772). To join CRPA and NRA, please call (800-305-2772).

    Read the letter on the CRPA's website by clicking here.

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