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California Governor Has Four Anti-Gun Bills to Consider and Time is Running out to Request His Veto

Friday, September 30, 2011

Governor Brown MUST Hear from Gun Owners and Sportsmen TODAY!

Four anti-guns bills that are detrimental to California’s law-abiding gun owners have been presented to Governor Jerry Brown for his consideration.  Governor Brown has just over a week to decide whether to sign or veto these bills. The NRA has requested Governor Brown veto these bills (veto request letters linked below), but he needs to hear from California’s gun owners that such legislation only affects and penalizes law-abiding citizens while having no impact on crime or criminals. 

One pro-gun bill did make it to Governor Brown’s desk, Senate Bill 610.

 It is critical to call AND e-mail Governor Brown every day respectfully urging him to VETO SB 427, SB 819, AB 144 and AB 809.  

Also, please urge him to SIGN into law SB 610.

Below is a description of each of the bills Governor Brown has to consider:

Assembly Bill 809 would require the registration of any newly purchased long guns. Not only does AB 809 violate Second Amendment rights by expanding California’s gun registry to include rifles and shotguns, it would also be a huge waste of taxpayer money at a time when California is drowning in debt. Gun control advocates estimate the cost of this registration at $400,000, a number that is almost certainly far less than it will actually cost to implement and enforce this registry if enacted. The only value of registration is to help governments confiscate firearms in the future. This is also NOT a program California wants to start while the state is drowning in debt.

Senate Bill 427 would grant authority to law enforcement to collect sales records from ammunition retailers, require ammunition vendors to notify local law enforcement of their intention to engage in the business of selling ammunition AND includes a list of calibers which would have to be registered to purchasers at the point-of-purchase.  This list contains ammunition popular among hunters and collectors. This point-of-sale registration of all ammunition purchases in the state would be available for inspection by the California Department of Justice at any time.  If enacted, SB 427 would add significant costs to the state, in terms of enforcement and lost sales tax revenue by driving business out-of-state.

Senate Bill 819 would allow the Department of Justice to use the Dealer Record of Sales (DROS) funds to help pay for enforcement of California firearm possession laws in the Armed & Prohibited Persons Systems program. The DROS fund monies were originally collected from every firearm purchaser to pay for the administrative process for background checks. This bill will divert and drain hundreds of thousands of dollars of DROS fee monies that YOU have paid for background checks. As a result, the DROS fund will certainly run out of money. When it does, they will almost certainly want another increase in the fees YOU PAY for FIREARM background checks in California.

Assembly Bill 144 would ban the open carrying of an unloaded handgun.  In reality, the open carrying of firearms by law-abiding citizens is caused by California’s unfair concealed carry laws, which allow citizens from one county to apply for and receive a permit while neighbors in the next county are denied that basic right in an arbitrary manner.

Senate Bill 610 would standardize the application process for a permit to carry a concealed handgun.  SB 610 would also delete the requirement that a CCW applicant obtain liability insurance as a condition of obtaining a CCW permit.

 It is critical that you, your family, your friends and fellow gun owners in California CALL and E-MAIL Governor Brown to respectfully urge him to VETO SB 427, SB 819, AB 144 and AB 809 and to SIGN into law SB 610.

 Contact information for Governor Brown can be found here.

It’s important that Governor Brown hears from every gun owner and sportsmen in California TODAY.

 To view the NRA’s veto request letters, please click on the appropriate bill number.

SB 427, SB 819, AB 144, AB 809.

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