Hat tip Josh Richman of the Contra Costa Times who put out an interesting piece today simply listing all the gun bills to date pending in the US. Congress and California State Legislator. The list keeps on going, and going, and going… and you get the point.
Here is a breakdown
- US Congress – 53 bills
- California State Senate – 12 bills
- California State Assembly – 15 bills
Combined, that is a lot of attention towards the gun control debate as legislators will chew over a total of 77 bills as of this afternoon. I am sure the list will continue to grow as the legislative session pushes forward but we need common sense bills, not reactionary bills which five-to-ten years from now we will be wondering what the heck our legislators were once thinking.
Sometimes, the best legislation is either doing nothing or rejecting a bill outright.
If you want a headache trying to track all the bills, I suggest reading Richman’s piece, but here are a few which came from somewhat local representatives within 50-miles or so.
State Senate
SB 47 by state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco — SB 47 would prohibit the use of the “bullet button” and other devices that allow for easily changeable magazines on assault weapons. Such weapons would only be allowed to have ammunition magazines holding 10 or fewer rounds, which could not be changed without taking the weapon apart; essentially, bullets could only be loaded one-by-one from the top of the gun. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_47&sess=CUR&house=B&author=yee
SB 108 by state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco — SB 108 would require that all guns be properly stored with a trigger lock or in a lock box at a residence when the owner is not present; current law requires only that gun owners also own a trigger lock or lock box, but doesn’t require such devices be used on idle firearms. The bill also would make it illegal to loan a handgun to anyone not registered as its owner. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_108&sess=CUR&house=B&author=yee
SB 127 by state Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado Hills — SB 127 would permanently prohibit gun ownership for anyone who has been judged by a court to be a danger to others due to mental illness or has been judged a mentally disordered sex offender; courts could no longer issue certificates allowing gun ownership for such people after treatment. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_127&sess=CUR&house=B&author=gaines
SB 140 by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco — SB 140 would let the state Justice Department use money from Dealer Record of Sale background check fees to beef up use of the Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) program, which identifies and confiscates handguns and assault weapons from those no longer legally allowed to own them due to criminal convictions, mental illness or protective orders. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_140&sess=CUR&house=B&author=leno
SB 293 by state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord — SB 293 would require that handguns have an owner authorized safety mechanism, such as biometric readers or other technologies. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_293&sess=CUR&house=B&author=desaulnier
SB 299 by state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord — SB 299 would require that anyone whose firearm is lost or stolen must notify local law enforcement within 48 hours of the time they knew, or reasonably should have known, it was missing. If the firearm is later recovered, the local law enforcement agency must be notified within 48 hours of the recovery. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_299&sess=CUR&house=B&author=desaulnier
SB 374 by state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento — SB 374 would add to the state’s assault weapons law all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, thus banning their manufacture and sale; those already owned would have to be registered. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_374&sess=CUR&house=B&author=steinberg
SB 396 by state Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley — SB 396 would revoke the “grandfathering” of large-capacity magazines owned before 2000, making it illegal to even possess any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_396&sess=CUR&house=B&author=hancock
SB 755 by state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Vacaville — SB 755 would expand the list of misdemeanors for which convictions result in a prohibition from firearm ownership; make it a felony to possess a gun after two or more convictions within three years for crimes committed while using alcohol or drugs; prohibits firearms ownership by anyone ordered by a court to undergo assisted outpatient treatment for mental illness; and more. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_755&sess=CUR&house=B&author=wolk
State Assembly
AB 48 by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley — AB 48 would require ammunition sellers to be licensed; ammunition purchasers to show identification; ammunition sellers to report all sales to the state Justice Department; and the Justice Department to create a registry of ammunition purchases, which would be available to all law enforcement agencies, as well as to notify law enforcement of large-quantity purchases. The bill also would ban kits that convert legal ammo feeding devices into high-capacity magazines. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_48&sess=CUR&house=B&author=skinner
AB 134 by Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Chico — AB 134 would prohibit law enforcement agencies from publicly disclosing personally identifying information such as phone numbers or addresses of concealed carry weapons permit holders and applicants. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_134&sess=CUR&house=B&author=logue
AB 169 by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento — AB 169 would prohibit people who are allowed to buy handguns designated as unsafe by the state Justice Department from selling or transferring those handguns to others who aren’t allowed to have them. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_169&sess=CUR&house=B&author=dickinson
AB 174 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland — AB 174 declares the Legislature’s intent to end all “grandfather clauses” allowing ownership of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_174&sess=CUR&house=B&author=bonta
AB 187 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland — AB 187 declares the Legislature’s intent to put a tax on all ammunition sold in the state, with the revenue directed to a fund for crime-prevention efforts in the state’s high-crime areas. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_187&sess=CUR&house=B&author=bonta
AB 500 by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco — AB 500 would require gun owners to keep their firearms under lock and key if someone else in the house is legally prohibited from owning guns due either to criminal convictions or a mental-health problem. The bill also would let the state Justice Department extend the 10-day waiting period for gun purchases by up to a week if a background check can’t be completed within 10 days. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_500&sess=CUR&house=B&author=ammiano
AB 538 by Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento — AB 538 would require the state to make updates in handgun, assault-weapon and other firearm ownership records within five business days; exempt law enforcement officers from the law requiring a license to sell, lease or transfer a firearm to a dealer, wholesaler or manufacturer; require local, state and federal government agencies to report the destruction of its weapons; require firearms sellers to provide purchases with copies of the background-check transaction; and more. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_538&sess=CUR&house=B&author=pan
AB 539 by Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento — AB 539 would require the state to notify anyone who’s temporarily prohibited from owning a firearm, whether due to a restraining order or probation or some other cause, that they can transfer their firearms to a licensed dealer for the duration of the prohibition. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_539&sess=CUR&house=B&author=pan
AB 740 by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas — AB 740 would lengthen the list of crimes that bar a convict from owning a firearm for 10 years, adding offenses such as illegally buying or selling firearms or ammunition; interfering with public officials or first responders; possessing ammunition when prohibited from possessing firearms; carrying ammunition on school grounds; and others. The bill also would tighten the number of sales, leases or transfers of firearms a person could do in a year without a license. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_740&sess=CUR&house=B&author=alejo
AB 760 by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento — AB 760 would impose a five-cent tax on each bullet sold in California, dedicating the revenue to an existing program to screen young children for mild to moderate mental illness, and intervene with strategies to address their problems. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_760&sess=CUR&house=B&author=dickinson
AB 761 by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento — AB 761 would require CalPERS and CalSTRS to divest any existing pension fund investments from companies that manufacture, sell, distribute or market firearms or ammunition. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_761&sess=CUR&house=B&author=dickinson
AB 1020 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland — AB 1020 would require the state attorney general to send a letter to gun purchasers during the 10-day waiting period informing him or her of the state’s laws on gun trafficking and safe storage. http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_1020&sess=CUR&house=B&author=bonta
4 comments
How about they focus on jobs and then the guns will take care of themselves.
There is no such thing as common sense in either Sacramento or Washington DC.
Good grief that is a long list. Just say no!
Things are really getting out of hand. Now some idiot in Fla wants people to complete an Anger management class before purchasing ammo or a 3 day waiting period. In interest of public or law enforcement safety?? And this is coming from someone elected to a public office. We have passed the point of doing something constructive to the point of just being stupid.
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