Posted on 08/13/2013 11:19:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A controversial gun measure proposed by a Southern California lawmaker that would require background checks for all ammunition purchases statewide is moving forward in Sacramento.
Senator Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) first introduced Senate Bill 53 last December, which would require anyone wishing to purchase ammunition in California to first obtain a Ammunition Purchase Permit issued by the Department of Justice, valid for one year from the date of issuance.
To obtain such a permit, the holder would have to pass a traditional background check as well as a mental health check, according to De León. The legislation would also ban online and mail order sales of ammunition to Californians.
In addition, SB 53 would require all ammunition sales to take place at a limited list of State-approved “ammunition vendors”, who would also be required to submit sales records to the CA Department of Justice.
But De León told KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO the legislation is intended to address an apparent loophole in California law that allows anyone – including convicted felons – to buy ammunition just about anywhere.
“If you get out of Men’s Central Jail, or let’s say Pelican Bay or San Quentin prison, you can walk into any gun store in California and you can load up a U-Haul truck, fill it up with ammunition, you can drive to South Central Los Angeles…and sell all the ammunition you want on the black market,” he said.
De León had previously backed AB 962, known as the Anti-Gang Neighborhood Protection Act, which sought to regulate handgun ammunition and was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2009. AB 962 has since been tied up in legal challenges from the National Rifle Association (NRA).
The NRA has also publicly opposed SB 53 (PDF), which the group alleges would “encompass all hunting rounds that have no association with crime whatsoever.”
SB 53 passed in the state Senate by a 23 to 15 vote on May 29. The bill was scheduled to be heard by the state Assembly on Tuesday.
It's "for the common good."
If this bill passes and you want to make a fortune, open a large ammo store right over the California State Line....
“I thought I’d died and gone to hell. But I was only in California.”
Little Bill
Road trip!
The quantity of ammo used by criminals is like a drop of spit in the ocean compared to lawful use for hunting, competition, recreational shooting ,etc. This law is aimed at discouraging and harassing law-abiding folks, that’s all. Holder’s peeps will still get all the ammo (and guns) they want.
Well, it's not like they're asking you to show ID to vote or anything.
I volunteer to promulgate a set of minimum criteria.
To obtain such a permit, the holder would have to pass a traditional background check as well as a mental health check...
Anyone who wants to buy mean nasty terrible awful ammunition to shoot in those horrible dangerous criminal scary guns has to be crazy, but we don't let crazy people buy ammunition. Problem solved.
“I volunteer to promulgate a set of minimum criteria. “
“Functionally Literate” would be first on my list.
Read the bills before you voted on them for Pete’s sake.
Yep... "Stateline Casino and Armory"
I like it!!
We should be screaming to high heaven about this clown's racial remark. He needs to be hounded out of office and imprisoned for this remark. A Klansman, indeed!
How about they first show the effectiveness at requiring an illegal drug buying license? If that will stop illegal drug possession, then I’ll believe the ammo license has a chance are restricting gun crime. Until then....
“Road trip!”
Exactly.
I can see giant mega-ammo stores located exactly 1” outside the (soon to be depopulated by all taxpayers) borders of Mexifornia.
The way to fight back would be for everyone living in other states to refuse to buy anything that was made special to comply with some silly CA law.
Cars/trucks, lawnmowers, chainsaws, etc are a good example.
They get $hitty gas mileage and don't last as long.
Once Mfg’s figure out they can't sell the crap anywhere but CA they will quit selling there or require special order and deposits.
That will screw CA residents and pi$$ them off, but they are the idiots that elect them!
When Pedro has to pay $1000 and wait 6 months for his next leaf blower they might wise up.
Pray tell where this store is that has a U-haul full of ammunition. Especially .22LR ammo.
Here's a start...
If you apply to be put on a ballot the results will be made public. If you win the office the above will be repeated at regular intervals.
“Shall not be infringed”
For God’s sake, I am not a lawyer yet I know what that means.
Like the Federal Marihuana Tax Act of 1937?
I’ll need to talk to my reps in the state legislator. Might convince them to add a 300% tax on ammo for all California citizens, visiting Nevada. (For the children)
For God’s sake, I am not a lawyer yet I know what that means.
You are not a lawyer, THEREFORE you know what that means. Takes a lawyer to screw up such a simple sentence.
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