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AMMO RESTRICTIONS (DeLeon) |
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| Description: |
AB 962, De Leon. Ammunition.
Existing law generally regulates the sale of ammunition.
The bill would provide 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.
Existing law generally regulates what information is required to
be obtained in connection with the transfer of ammunition.
This bill would, subject to exceptions, commencing February 1,
2011, require handgun ammunition vendors to obtain a thumbprint and
other information from ammunition purchasers, as specified. A
violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor.
This bill would provide that a person enjoined from engaging in
activity associated with a criminal street gang, as specified, would
be prohibited from having under his or her possession, custody, or
control, any ammunition. Violation of these provisions would be a
misdemeanor.
The bill would prohibit supplying or delivering, as specified,
handgun ammunition to prohibited persons, as described, by persons or
others who know, or by using reasonable care should know, that the
recipient is a person prohibited from possessing ammunition or a
minor prohibited from possessing ammunition, as specified. Violation
of these provisions is a misdemeanor with specified penalties.
The bill would provide, 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. A violation of these
provisions would be a misdemeanor.
By creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
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| Latest Info: |
10/13/2009 - NRA Plans Repeal of AB 962! Now that Governor Schwarzenegger has signed AB962 into law,
people are already becoming aware of the damage that it will do to California and it's citizens.
Therefore, the NRA and Assemblyman Hagman have agreed to amend his own already pro-gun AB373 into legislation that would repeal AB962.
The newly amended AB373 will be heard in the State Legislature in January of 2010 so we must be ready for these hearings.
[MORE INFO]
NOTE: Amended AB373 language is not yet available - we'll post it as soon as it becomes so.
10/12/2009 - The Governor has signed AB962, the Mail Order Ammo Ban.
NRA and CRPA strongly opposed the bill. It requires:
- Registration and finger printing of handgun Ammo Purchasers
- Mandatory storage & display requirements for Ammo Dealers
- Ban on the Sale of Handgun Ammo through the Internet or mail order
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