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California: Signature Efforts Still Underway for Veto Gunmageddon Referendum

Friday, September 9, 2016

California: Signature Efforts Still Underway for Veto Gunmageddon Referendum

The deadline to submit signatures for the Veto Gunmageddon Referendum effort is just weeks away! Click HERE to find a signature gathering location in your area.  

The success of the Veto Gunmageddon effort depends on citizen involvement.

In July, after Governor Brown signed several anti-gun bills, a grassroots effort to refer the enacted legislation to the ballot was launched – Veto Gunmageddon. While gun rights organizations, including the NRA, were not responsible for initiating this citizen effort, we have provided legal assistance and have been making the petitions available at events across the state in conjunction with our state affiliate, the California Rifle and Pistol Association. To locate a petition in your area click HERE.

Referendum Process:

Bills that have been passed by the legislature and signed into law by the Governor may be prohibited from becoming law through a successful referendum. In order to qualify, a referendum for the ballot must be submitted within 90 days of the Governor’s signature; the proponent must 1) present the referendum to the secretary of state; 2) be certified by the secretary of state; and 3) collect the required number of signatures and return them to the respective counties prior to the deadline. If successful, the measures will appear on the ballot for a vote of the people.  To read an analysis of the referendum process and the challenges that it faces, please click here.  For a breakdown of deadlines and signature requirements please see below:

1788. (16-0004) Referendum to Overturn Law Redefining Assault Weapons.

Summary Date: 07/25/16 | Circulation Deadline: 09/29/16 | Signatures Required: 365,880

1789. (16-0005) Referendum to Overturn Law Prohibiting Possession of Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines.
Summary Date: 07/25/16 | Circulation Deadline: 09/29/16 | Signatures Required: 365,880

1790. (16-0006) Referendum to Overturn Law Regulating Ammunition Sales.
Summary Date: 07/25/16 | Circulation Deadline: 09/29/16 | Signatures Required: 365,880

1791. (16-0007) Referendum to Overturn Law Redefining Assault Weapons.
Summary Date: 07/25/16 | Circulation Deadline: 09/29/16 | Signatures Required: 365,880

1792. (16-0008) Referendum to Overturn Law Establishing Criminal Penalties for Falsely Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms.
Summary Date: 07/25/16 | Circulation Deadline: 09/29/16 | Signatures Required: 365,880

1793. (16-0009) Referendum to Overturn Law Regulating Loans of Firearms.
Summary Date: 07/25/16 | Circulation Deadline: 09/29/16 | Signatures Required: 365,880

1794. (16-0010) Referendum to Overturn Law Requiring Serial Numbers on Personally Manufactured or Assembled Firearms.

Summary Date: 08/08/16 | Circulation Deadline: 10/20/16 | Signatures Required: 365,880

Please forward this important alert to your family, friends, and fellow gun owners and sportsmen. 

 

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Virginia: Spanberger Bill Threatens to Ban Most Centerfire Semi-autos, Devastate Right-to-Carry!

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Virginia: Spanberger Bill Threatens to Ban Most Centerfire Semi-autos, Devastate Right-to-Carry!

As bad as the Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly’s ban on commonly-owned semi-automatics is, phony moderate Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is seeking to make it even worse.

Virginia: Gov. Spanberger’s (D) Approval Tanks after Radical Anti-gun Legislative Session

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Virginia: Gov. Spanberger’s (D) Approval Tanks after Radical Anti-gun Legislative Session

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Australia’s National Gun Buyback Already an “Extinct Policy”

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Australia’s National Gun Buyback Already an “Extinct Policy”

The ineffectual virtue-signaling that so-called gun “buybacks” represent is finally being exposed on a global level, given the massive problems with the Canadian, and now the Australian, federal government gun bans and grabs.

Maryland: Semi-Auto Ban Goes to Governor’s Desk

Friday, April 10, 2026

Maryland: Semi-Auto Ban Goes to Governor’s Desk

Today, the generally assembly passed SB 334, a ban on many common semi-automatic handguns, it now heads to the governor’s desk

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Monday, April 13, 2026

We Can Relate: Digital Culture Rues Targeting of Neutral Technology, Innocent Users

The rapid expansion of regulations targeting 3D printed firearms is increasingly raising justifiable concerns apart from the Second Amendment community.

Kentucky: Legislature Overrides Governor Beshear's Vetoes on Pro-Gun Bills

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Kentucky: Legislature Overrides Governor Beshear's Vetoes on Pro-Gun Bills

Today, April 14th, the legislature convened for a veto override session, and successfully overrode Governor Andy Beshear's vetoes of House Bill 78 and House Bill 312.

Virginia: Governor Spanberger Signing Away Your Rights

Friday, April 10, 2026

Virginia: Governor Spanberger Signing Away Your Rights

Today, April 10th, Governor Spanberger met the expectations of her anti-gun allies, signing two bills into law. This action sets the tone for what may come next as she has until April 13th to render a ...

Virginia: Spanberger Offers Fake Adjustments, Real Infringements on Virginia Gun Rights

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Virginia: Spanberger Offers Fake Adjustments, Real Infringements on Virginia Gun Rights

Fresh off the heels of receiving one of the most abysmal approval ratings for a modern Virginia Governor, Abigial Spanberger has doubled-down and signed several pieces of anti-Second Amendment legislation.

Rhode Island:  Push For More Anti-Gun Bills Continues

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Rhode Island: Push For More Anti-Gun Bills Continues

The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a lengthy public hearing on over a dozen gun bills last night. 

Sacré Bleu! French Gun Owners Exposed in Government Data Breach

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Sacré Bleu! French Gun Owners Exposed in Government Data Breach

In a development that will shock absolutely nobody acquainted with the realities of gun control, there was another security breach of firearm owner data maintained by a government agency.

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