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CAL-ERT  04/01/08 --- 4:00 PM 
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
 
This information is accurate at the time this CAL-ERT was written and originally distributed. The scheduled times and dates for hearings are subject to change, by the legislature, with little or no advance notice. The NRA Members' Councils of California will keep you informed as the legislative situation changes in Sacramento.

LEGISLATION PENDING:  AB2062 (De Leon) AMMO SALES RESTRICTIONS

In AB2062, the proponents seek to mandate that all retail handgun ammunition sales would have to be purchased only in a “face to face” transaction. Retail purchasers of handgun ammunition would be registered and fingerprinted at the point of purchase. The provisions of AB2062 would have a negative impact on the millions of lawful purchasers of handgun ammunition in California.

  • AB2062 WOULD NOT STOP THE SALE OF HANDGUN AMMUNITION TO CRIMINALS!  
     
  • AB2062 WILL COST THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
     
  • AB2062 would impose millions of dollars of startup costs without funding and an annual cost of millions of dollars on the Department of Justice, “ Significant annual costs - in the range of several million dollars - for DOJ to create and maintain a handgun ammunition sales and permit registry.
  • AB2062 would create a new misdemeanor crime and penalties, increasing the costs of local incarceration and contribute to the already overcrowded prison problem.
  • AB2062 would ban the sale of handgun ammunition through the mail order or via the Internet.
  • AB2062 would require the fingerprinting on the millions of retail purchasers of handgun ammunition.
  • AB2062 would require the millions of retail purchasers of handgun ammunition to fill out registration paperwork at the point of purchase every time they purchase handgun ammunition.

    Consumer Implications

  • Handgun ammunition sales registered at the point of sale
  • Cost of handgun ammunition purchasers permit is $35.00  NO PERMIT = NO AMMO!
  • Handgun ammunition purchasers permit is valid for only 5 years
  • Handgun ammunition purchasers permit processing can take up to 30 days with the Department of Justice.
  • Purchasers would be restricted so that they would be allowed to transfer only 50 cartridges to another person every month unless they are licensed by the government.
  • Each handgun ammunition purchaser would pay a $3.00 fee --- per transaction
  • Only face to face transfers/sales of handgun ammunition would be allowed.  This would end all Internet and mail order handgun ammunition sales

    Firearms Dealer Implications
  • New license required to sell handgun ammunition
  • Handgun ammunition must be secured so there is no access by the consumer.

 ACTION REQUESTED:

  • Contact as many members of the ASSEMBLY as possible INDIVIDUALLY
  • Send an email to the entire Assembly with NRA's "ONE CLICK" email system.  

    CONTACT INFORMATION:
    A complete listing of all of the State Assembly Members including phone/fax/email information can be found HERE . Also, you can send a single email to each of the State Assembly Members by using the special "ONE CLICK" email address that you can find HERE . By sending one email to the special "ONE CLICK" address, each one of the State Assembly Members will receive a copy of your message (so it is probably a good idea to address your messages with: Dear Assembly Member,).


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