lmnop
10-27-2007, 4:19 PM
REGISTRATION
Are all guns registered with law enforcement? Partial
California - :confused:State law only requires registration of assault weapons. No state requirement that other firearms be registered.:confused: Police do not known how many guns are in the state or where they are. The lack of registration makes it difficult for police to trace guns used in crime, identify illegal gun traffickers or hold gun owners accountable for the illegal use of their weapons. State law enforcement has kept records on handgun transfers (not rifles or shotguns) since 1990, but there is no way of knowing whether the buyers still have those handguns - there is no requirement for reporting of lost or stolen guns. The state does compare the existing handgun sale records with recent criminal convictions to identify gun owners who are no longer allowed to possess handguns. Also see: Record Keeping.
LOCAL GUN LAWS - PREEMPTION
May cities enact laws stronger than the state's? Yes
California - State law allows cities to enact local gun laws to regulate firearms that are stronger than state law or that fill loopholes in state law and many state laws began as city or county ordinances. :confused:But local governments are RESTRICTED in "LICENSING" or "REGISTERING" firearms.:confused:
From http://www.stategunlaws.org/viewstate.php?st=CA
So do you have to Register handguns? The Brady Campaign is :confused:ing me.
Are all guns registered with law enforcement? Partial
California - :confused:State law only requires registration of assault weapons. No state requirement that other firearms be registered.:confused: Police do not known how many guns are in the state or where they are. The lack of registration makes it difficult for police to trace guns used in crime, identify illegal gun traffickers or hold gun owners accountable for the illegal use of their weapons. State law enforcement has kept records on handgun transfers (not rifles or shotguns) since 1990, but there is no way of knowing whether the buyers still have those handguns - there is no requirement for reporting of lost or stolen guns. The state does compare the existing handgun sale records with recent criminal convictions to identify gun owners who are no longer allowed to possess handguns. Also see: Record Keeping.
LOCAL GUN LAWS - PREEMPTION
May cities enact laws stronger than the state's? Yes
California - State law allows cities to enact local gun laws to regulate firearms that are stronger than state law or that fill loopholes in state law and many state laws began as city or county ordinances. :confused:But local governments are RESTRICTED in "LICENSING" or "REGISTERING" firearms.:confused:
From http://www.stategunlaws.org/viewstate.php?st=CA
So do you have to Register handguns? The Brady Campaign is :confused:ing me.