AB962 Ammo Sales Bill-Suspense File of Senate Appropriations Comm!!*07/23/09 UPDATE*

[Para45]

****UPDATE 07-23-09****

AB962 has been moved to the Senate Appropriations Suspense file. This means it is "stuck" in that committee at least until after the summer recess. They return August 17th. Please continue to contact the offices of the committee members and urge a NO vote on AB 962.


****UPDATE 07-22-09****

>>NRA-ILA UPDATE<<

AB962 Could be Heard as Early as Thursday, July 23 in Sacramento. Please Contact the Senate Appropriations Committee Today!
On Monday, July 20 the Senate Appropriations Committee canceled its meeting, delaying a vote on Assembly Bill 962. It is very possible that AB962 could be taken up at its next meeting, which is currently scheduled for Thursday, July 23. It is important that you continue to contact the committee members in opposition to this bill!!!

Well not too surprisingly, AB962 passed the SPSC and is now headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee and just one step closer to law. Let's keep hammering on the members below and urge them to oppose this ridiculous and costly bill that puts even more restrictions on Californians' already limited gun rights!!!


SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE:

State Senator Christine Kehoe (D-39), Chair
(916) 651-4039
Senator.Kehoe@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Dave Cox (R-1), Vice-Chair
(916) 651-4001
Senator.Cox@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Ellen Corbett (D-10)
(916) 651-4010
Senator.Corbett@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Jeff Denham (R-12)
(916) 651-4012
Senator.Denham@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-7)
(916) 651-4007
Senator.DeSaulnier@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Loni Hancock (D-9)
(916) 651-4009
Senator.Hancock@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Mark Leno (D-3)
(916) 651-4003
Senator.Leno@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Jenny Oropeza (D-28)
(916) 651-4028
Senator.Oropeza@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator George Runner (R-17)
(916) 651-4017
Senator.Runner@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Mimi Walters (R-33)
(916) 651-4033
Senator.Walters@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Lois Wolk (D-5)
(916) 651-4005
Senator.Wolk@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Mark Wyland (R-38)
(916) 651-4038
Senator.Wyland@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Leland Yee (D-8)
(916) 651-4008
Senator.Yee@SENATE.CA.GOV[/COLOR]


****UPDATE 06-29-09****

According to the NRA-ILA updates, the Senate Public Safety Committee Hearing on AB 962 has now been pushed back until July 7th - more time to contact the members!!

http://calnra.com/legs.shtml?year=2009&summary=ab962



****UPDATE 06-12-09****

Alright guys this ridiculous bill has passed the Assembly and moved to the Senate for a vote - not good news at all and we've got work to do!! It only passed by ONE (1) vote so that tells you how possible it is to defeat this thing!! Here's the latest documentation - PLEASE contact your representatives and let them know where you stand!!


Find out who your representatives are - contacting the senators below ASAP is the most important thing right now since this is headed there for a vote next:


SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:

State Senator Mark Leno (D-3) – Chair
(916) 651-4003
Senator.Leno@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator John J. Benoit (R-37) - Vice-Chair
(916) 651-4037
Senator.Benoit@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Gilbert Cedillo (D-22)
(916) 651-4022
Senator.Cedillo@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Loni Hancock (D-9)
(916) 651-4009
Senator.Hancock@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Robert Huff (R-29)
(916) 651-4029
Senator.Huff@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-6)
(916) 651-4006
Senator.Steinberg@SENATE.CA.GOV

State Senator Roderick Wright (D-25)
(916) 651-4025
Senator.Wright@SENATE.CA.GOV


Even more contact info:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html


Latest Bill Info:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/...asm_floor.html


Here's all the contact info you need thanks to obeygiant & unusedusername:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...&postcount=552




****UPDATE 05-29-09****

Vote on Two Anti-Gun Bills Could Come Next Week!
Please Contact Your State Legislators Today!
Yesterday, the Assembly Committee on Appropriations passed Assembly Bill 962.

Sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and 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. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited. AB962 now heads to the Assembly floor for consideration.

The bill could be voted on as early as next week so it is imperative that you make your voices heard loudly. Please contact your State Assemblymember TODAY and respectfully urge them to oppose AB962. Contact information for your state legislators can be found here: http://www.capwiz.com/nra/state/main...ew=myofficials.

Here's a form letter courtesy of Turner's: http://www.turners.com/siteimages/ab962letter.pdf


****UPDATE 05-06-09****

Ammunition Sales Restrictions One Step Closer to Defeat
Assembly Committee on Appropriations Places AB962 into the Suspense File

Today, Assembly Bill 962 was placed in the suspense file by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.

Sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a "handgun ammunition vendor" in the Department of Justice's database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and 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. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.

While this development is a solid step towards defeating AB962, the bill still poses a threat. Please continue checking your email and www.NRAILA.org for updates.
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I'm sure it's been posted already, but worth informing yourself about-- http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/...ntroduced.html

From NRA-ILA:


Ammunition Sales Restrictions Moving Forward in California

Yesterday, the Assembly Committee on Public Safety considered two bills of great concern to California’s law-abiding gun owners.

Assembly Bill 962 was passed and now heads to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations where it awaits a hearing. Sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and 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. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.


Please contact the members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee TODAY and respectfully urge them to oppose AB962. Contact information for the committee can be found below.

[Smokin]

I just called EVERYONE on that list. Took a bit longer than 776 but most of the assembly members havent even heard of the bill. This means that not enough of us are calling. GET ON THE PHONES NOW! Get faxing and get writing!

[MontClaire]

what I did...but I think it fell on the deaf answering service ears.

[Smokin]

I had a much better response on this bill than when I talked to the public safety people on 776. Most were interested in my opinion and even asked me to elaborate. A few even had conversations with me. Make our voice heard. Start dialing and clogging the phone lines!

[Para45]

Originally Posted by Smokin

.......Make our voice heard. Start dialing and clogging the phone lines!

+1

[Gator Monroe]

Will call Jim Nielson tommorow !

[BOFH]

I sent a pretty good email to everyone listed...will call tomorrow AM when I have a bit more free time. I know I am preaching to the choir here, but damn...this is such a stupid bill for so many reasons. I would have a bit more respect for people like Assembly Member Kevin De Leon if they would just come out and admit that the real reason for bills like this is to make gun ownership too expensive and too much of a PITA instead of trying to claim it will do anything to curb gun related crimes. On a related note...how many of the anti-gun types have dismissed their armed guards? Oh...none ;-)

[dlefdal]

I just called. The secretary told me that in Sacramento, they have already implemented this rule and it has helped solve over 180 crimes due to fingerprinting.

Is this true? Can anyone provide further info on this? She couldn't. You know, after about 10 years of law enforcement, I find this hard to believe.

[RomanDad]

Let me be the first to say it, as I've waited a long time to say this with regard to a gun law....


UNCONSTITUTIONAL

[BOFH]

Originally Posted by RomanDad

Let me be the first to say it, as I've waited a long time to say this with regard to a gun law....


UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Damn right.