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The local weekly paper published the new laws of 2014. Below is what caught my attention. I emailed the writer in regards to SB 396 and SB 374 and she will submit a correction to her editor. By the time some people see this, the link may show the corrected information.
Two local gun stores were also saying the same and when I asked them to cite the law, they were also under the impression that both of those passed as well. Where do they get this information from?
Gun laws
In response to recent mass shootings, legislators and the governor signed 11 new gun-control laws in 2013, including AB 48, a ban on modifying ammunition magazines, and AB 1131, which restricts the ability of people with mental illnesses to possess firearms.
SB 396 limits firearm magazine capacity. All sales of 10-round clips will be illegal effective July 1. Citizens will not be allowed to have magazines containing more than 10 bullets.
SB 374 defines semiautomatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine and semiautomatic weapons with fixed magazines and the capacity to take 10 or more rounds as assault weapons.
As of Jan. 1, AB 809 requires anyone who buys a rifle or shotgun to register it and pass a safety test, mirroring the requirements for a person buying a pistol. Legislators approved the law in 2011.
AB 231, which expands criminal liability for firearm storage that endangers a child, and AB 500, which gives the Department of Justice more time to run background checks on people buying guns, went into effect on Wednesday.
Two local gun stores were also saying the same and when I asked them to cite the law, they were also under the impression that both of those passed as well. Where do they get this information from?
Gun laws
In response to recent mass shootings, legislators and the governor signed 11 new gun-control laws in 2013, including AB 48, a ban on modifying ammunition magazines, and AB 1131, which restricts the ability of people with mental illnesses to possess firearms.
SB 396 limits firearm magazine capacity. All sales of 10-round clips will be illegal effective July 1. Citizens will not be allowed to have magazines containing more than 10 bullets.
SB 374 defines semiautomatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine and semiautomatic weapons with fixed magazines and the capacity to take 10 or more rounds as assault weapons.
As of Jan. 1, AB 809 requires anyone who buys a rifle or shotgun to register it and pass a safety test, mirroring the requirements for a person buying a pistol. Legislators approved the law in 2011.
AB 231, which expands criminal liability for firearm storage that endangers a child, and AB 500, which gives the Department of Justice more time to run background checks on people buying guns, went into effect on Wednesday.
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