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State Assembly Passes Ammunition Bill

Moves To Senate Public Safety Committee

By Dave Henderson
Monday, June 15, 2009

Sacramento, CA - The State Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 962, by a vote of 42-31. AB 962 now heads to the Senate, where it has been assigned to the Senate Public Safety Committee. The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month.

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Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed, and would be required to store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers.

The bill would also require purchasers submit to fingerprinting, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice. Additionally, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited. The bill would essentially criminalize the transfer of one box of ammunition to even a family member or friend, unless you are registered as a "handgun ammunition vendor" in the Department of Justice's database.

Local Assemblymen Anthony Adams (R-Hesperia), Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) and Bill Emmerson (R-Redlands) voted against AB 962.

Individuals wishing to voice their opinion on AB 962 are urged to contact members of the Senate Public Safety Committee. Their Sacramento and their district office phone numbers are listed below:

Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Chair
(916) 651-4003 - (415) 557-1300
senator.leno@senate.ca.gov

Senator John J. Benoit (R-Riverside) - Vice-Chair
(916) 651-4037 - (951) 680-6750

Senator Gilbert Cedillo (D-Los Angeles)
(916) 651-4022 - (213) 612-9566

Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkley)
(916) 651-4009 - (510) 286-1333

Senator Robert Huff (R-Diamond Bar)
(916) 651-4029 - (626) 914-5046

Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento)
(916) 651-4006 - (916) 651-1529

Senator Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood)
(916) 651-4025 - (310) 412-0393

State Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga), while not a member of the committee, represents most of the mountain communities. He can be reached in Sacramento at (916) 651-4031 or his district office at (909) 466-4180.

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