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CAL-ERT 07/01/08 --- 11:00 AM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ALERT
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:
(This is a partial list. Complete list is
found at http://www.calnra.com/legs.shtml)
AB 2062 (DeLeon)
HANDGUN AMMUNITION SALES RESTRICTIONS
This bill would: 1) Ban the sales/transfer of more than 50
handgun cartridges from one person to another unless the person
has a Handgun ammunition vendor's license. 2) Register the sale
of handgun ammunition requiring purchasers to submit to
fingerprinting and logging of personal information. 3) Ban the
Internet or Mail-order sales of handgun ammunition to
Californians. 4) Require anyone selling/transferring handgun
ammunition to be licensed by the California Department of
Justice.
STATUS: Senate Appropriations Committee --
OPPOSE
AB2235 (Desaulinier)
OWNER-AUTHORIZED HANDGUN MANDATE AND
CONVENTIONAL HANDGUN BAN
This bill would BAN the introduction
for sales in California any new handgun models that do not have
the electronic “owner-authorized” technology. The bill would
require the Attorney General, commencing July 1, 2009, and every
July 1 thereafter through 2014, to report to the Governor and
the Legislature regarding the progress made on the availability
for retail sale of owner-authorized handguns, as specified. The
bill would also require the Attorney General, upon determining
that owner-authorized handguns are available for retail sale, to
issue a report, within 6 months of that determination, proposing
statutory changes needed to implement certain requirements
related to owner-authorized handguns, as specified. Provide that
commencing 18 months following the Attorney General's reporting
that owner-authorized handguns are available for retail sale, as
specified, a handgun would be unsafe if it was not
owner-authorized, as defined.
STATUS: Senate Appropriations Committee --
OPPOSE
AB1634 (Levine) --
MANDATORY SPAY/NEUTER OF PETS AND HUNTING
DOGS
This bill would increase the above fines for a non-spayed or
un-neutered dog to $50 for the first occurrence, $100 for the
2nd occurrence, and would require spaying or neutering of the
dog at the owner's expense on the 3rd occurrence. This bill also
require the owner of a non-spayed or un-neutered dog that is the
subject of a complaint to a local animal control agency, as
specified, to be cited and pay a civil penalty to the local
animal control agency within 30 days. It would require a local
animal control agency to waive the civil penalty if, within 14
business days of the citation, the pet's owner presents written
proof from a licensed veterinarian that the dog or cat was
spayed or neutered.
STATUS: Senate Appropriations Committee --
OPPOSE
AB2948 (Leno) –
GUN SHOW BAN
This bill would BAN the sale of firearms and ammunition at the
Cow Palace Gun Show in San Francisco.
STATUS: Senate Appropriations Committee --
OPPOSE
Immediate Action requested:
KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!!! Please continue to
CALL, FAX, and EMAIL
the legislators. All three methods of communication are
effective and we must keep up the broad-based effort.
Contact Information:
Senate Appropriations Committee: The phone number for
this committee is (916) 445-3284. A complete listing of all of
the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee
phone/fax/email information can be found
HERE
. Also, you can send a single email to each of the Senate
Appropriations Committee 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 Senate Appropriations Committee Members will receive
a copy of your message (so it is probably a good idea to address
your messages with: Dear Senator,).
Continue to monitor the latest legislative updates at: http://NRAMembersCouncils.com/legs.shtml
A printable version of this CAL-ERT can be found at: http://www.calnra.com/calerts/pdf/calert070108.pdf
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