Gun Regulation Bills Keep Piling Up at State Capitol
They are at it again! Never satisfied with the myriad of gun regulations and associated costs that hunters and other law-abiding gun owners already must endure in California, State Legislators have introduced more gun control bills.
Worst of these is Senate Bill (SB) 1160 (Portantino), which would require the annual registration and payment of a fee for all firearms. Bill Text - SB-1160 Firearms: annual registration of firearms. (ca.gov)
This bill will be CWA’s no. 1 priority to kill this Session. Rather than enhancing public safety, it would only constitute another disincentive to hunt and own firearms. Just another bill to harass gun owners—many of whom own dozens of firearms—by requiring registration and fees for each gun owned. The bill also encourages information sharing between law enforcement agencies, and citizens who don’t register their guns could face a fine up to one thousand dollars.
Amongst other gun control bills, there is also:
SB 53, also introduced by Senator Portantino, would require that all firearms in a residence be secured within a Department of Justice (DOJ) approved locked box or safe. Failure to use a DOJ approved lock box or safe will result in fines and misdemeanor conviction. Bill Text - SB-53 Firearms: storage. (ca.gov). This bill has no exceptions for personal protection or pest management, for example. Violators would be prohibited from possessing a firearm for one year after a misdemeanor conviction.
Assembly Bill (AB) 3067, introduced by Assembly Member Gipson, would require homeowners or rental insurance providers to ask the homeowner/renter about the presence, storage, and total number of any firearms. The collected information must be provided annually to the Department of Insurance and State Legislature. Bill Text - AB-3067 Residential property insurance: firearms. (ca.gov)
CWA will be opposing all of these bills in coordination with other sporting groups.
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