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A series of four anti-gun bills were approved late this week and are heading to Gov. Jerry Brown for signature. The measures — Assembly Bill 2888 and Senate Bills 221, 1100, and 1177 — passed the state legislature and now head to the state’s Democratic governor for further consideration. AB 2888 would expand who can file for one of California’s Gun Violence Restraining Orders, adding coworkers, employers, and school employees to the list that currently includes family members and police. Such orders, largely pioneered by the state, have been derided as “turn in your neighbor” laws as they allow for...

·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   Urgent: Two Anti-Gun Bills Head to Governor’s Desk in California   Monday, September 14, 2009   Please Contact the Governor Today!On Friday, September 11, the California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 962 by a 44-31 vote.  AB962 now joins Senate Bill 585 on the desk of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) where they await his consideration. AB962 requires individuals purchasing ammunition be fingerprinted and registered at the time of sale, mandates that dealers keep these records and make them available for inspection by the California Department of Justice.  Ammunition retailers would also have to store ammunition in such a...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to sell a number of state-owned properties, including San Quentin State Penitentiary in Marin County and the Cow Palace in Daly City, to raise money for the cash-strapped state, the LA Times reports. The Times obtained a copy of the govenor’s proposal, which estimates that the state could raise between $600 million and $1 billion. Other properties on the list include the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Orange County Fairgrounds, the Del Mar Fairground, the Ventura County Fairgrounds and the Cal Expo in Sacramento, the site of the state fair.

Gov. proposes selling L.A. Coliseum, other properties to raise cash Other state assets that could be put on the block include San Quentin State Prison and the Orange County Fairgrounds. The move could raise between $600 million and $1 billion, according to a proposal. By Michael Rothfeld May 13, 2009 Reporting from Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to sell the Los Angeles Coliseum, San Quentin State Prison, the Orange County Fairgrounds and other state property to raise cash amid the state's growing fiscal crisis, according to a copy of a proposal reviewed by The Times. Sale of the properties,...

DALY CITY — Every other minute, the Cow Palace marquee flashes, "Gun Show Coming, Gun Show Coming." That's a message that must stop, state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said Friday in a news conference announcing the reintroduction of a bill intended to end gun shows at the venue. "It's astounding a state-owned property is being used to promote weapons of death," Leno said. "We know they're used legally, but in a neighborhood that experiences unconscionable rates of gun violence, it's just maddening." Crossroads of the West Gun Show is scheduled to take place at the Cow Palace on May...

Mayor Gavin Newsom and District Attorney Kamala Harris have sent a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asking him to halt gun shows at the Cow Palace. The Crossroads of the West Gun Show happening there this weekend. The letter follows a Thursday announcement by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, that he would introduce legislation to ban gun shows at the arena. The officials say that the shows attract people who sell guns illegally and that those guns are being used in crimes in the city. They have no evidence to support those claims, however.

SACRAMENTO (AP) A proposed ban on gun shows at San Francisco's state-owned Cow Palace failed to pass the state Assembly on Thursday, but backers will try again later this month. The bill, aiming to stop Cow Palace gun shows in a neighborhood plagued by shootings and murders, received a 38-36 vote, three votes shy of 41-vote majority. If passed, it would have added the state facility to a growing list of county fairgrounds across California that have banned the shows. Thursday's vote represented another episode in the state's fierce debate over constitutional rights of gun owners and those trying to...