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6/24/2010
We need to keep the pressure the legislature on AB 1810, AB 1934, and AB 2223. Voice your opposition! All three of these bills have made their way to the Senate, and the time for you to act is now! Use the CRPA website to CONTACT YOUR SENATOR TODAY and urge defeat of these bills!
AB 1810 RIFLE AND SHOTGUN REGISTRATION
AB 1810 requires registration of rifles and shotguns in the same way handguns are now registered in California. Under current law, the information collected at the time of purchase of a rifle or shotgun (serial number, make, and model) is destroyed after the background check is completed. AB 1810 will require that the make, model, and serial number of the firearm, as well as the identifying information of the purchaser, be recorded and kept on file by the California Attorney General’s office. AB 1810 will also impose additional burdens on taxpayers to maintain the registration system as well as on the state’s licensed firearms dealers and small businesses who already deal with extensive recordkeeping requirements.
Assembly Member Feuer, the author of AB 1810, claims that the registration of rifles and shotguns will help law enforcement track down criminals and persons prohibited from owning firearms. This logic is flawed. Studies have shown that violent criminals steal firearms to commit crimes and of course they do not comply with current law by registering their stolen handguns. It is already against the law to possess a stolen firearm or to possess any firearm if you are prohibited from possessing a firearm by law. In truth, the only persons impacted by this unnecessary proposed law are law abiding citizens.
AB 1810 SUMMARY: Applies the same regulations relating to the reporting and retention of records for handguns to long guns, as specified. Specifically, this bill conforms reporting and record retention provisions in order that transfers and information reporting and retention requirements for handguns and firearms other than handguns are the same.
AB 1934 OPEN-CARRY BAN (Unloaded Handguns)
AB 1934 deletes provisions of current law that allow a firearm to be carried openly in a belt holster. If this bill passes, the open carrying of an unloaded handgun will be illegal with few exceptions. For example, licensed hunters, fishermen, and campers that historically have carried a handgun in a belt holster would be prohibited from carrying a firearm in any prohibited area of an unincorporated area. This would include forest service roads, trails, and campgrounds. The problem with AB 1934 is that it does not provide a way for the average person to carry a firearm for self-protection or other legitimate purposes. The direction of this bill is contrary to common sense and the approach taken by most other states. For example, Arizona just passed a law allowing for concealed carry without a concealed carry license.
AB 1934 SUMMARY: Makes it a misdemeanor for any person to carry an exposed an unloaded handgun outside a vehicle on his or her person while in any public place or on any public street in an incorporated city. Among other things this bill makes it a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by both a fine and imprisonment when any person carries an exposed and unloaded handgun outside a vehicle on his or her person while in any public place or on any public street in an incorporated city, or in any public place or on any public street in a prohibited area of an unincorporated territory.
AB 2223 LEAD SHOT BAN ON STATE WILDLIFE AREAS
AB 2223 would prohibit the use of lead shot on state wildlife areas and ecological reserves. AB 2223 is a bill designed to circumvent the regulatory process delegated to the state Fish and Game Commission. The Commission is currently reviewing a regulatory proposal submitted by Audubon California that mirrors AB 2223. The proponents of the regulation proposal before the Commission clearly don’t want the Commission to retain the authority to make regulations that govern the take of fish and wildlife. So, instead they take their proposals to the legislature in hopes of bypassing the Fish and Game Commission. The danger in this practice is that it could eventually lead to the legislature managing all aspects of hunting and fishing. The Commission and the Department of Fish and Game are the subject matter experts and should continue to carry out their role in managing California’s wildlife.
AB 2223 SUMMARY: States legislative intent to eliminate the use of lead shot for purposes of shooting or hunting in state wildlife areas. Prohibits the possession or use of any shotgun shell loaded with anything other than nontoxic shot approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) when hunting migratory; game birds, resident small game, or non-game species taken under the authority of a hunting license within a state wildlife area.
BE PROACTIVE AND GET INVOLVED!
Write to Your Representatives and Commissioners Send your comments on pending legislation and regulatory actions to your legislator and/or the Fish and Game Commission. And, remember that it is just as important to send a letter or email thanking officials when they support gun owners and sportsmen. Please keep in mind the following when you write:
· State your name and address (phone number optional)
· State that you are a member of CRPA
· Be professional and courteous
· Be concise
· State what the issue is
· State your concerns or your thanks
· State what action you are requesting
State Legislators: To E-mail your legislator click here or address your letter to your legislator and mail it to the State Capitol, Sacramento, CA, 94248-0001
Fish and Game Commission: 1416 Ninth St., Rm. 1320, Sacramento, CA, 95814, or through the Commission’s website at fgc@dfg.ca.gov.
Governor’s Office: Email the governor here. Fill out your name, E-mail address, and click on "interact” and "select gun control” under the "choose your subject” tab.
For a list of Assembly and or Senate members and their contact information, please access them via www.sen.ca.gov and www.assembly.ca.gov/acs
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