Sportsmen's and gun groups up in arms over passage of AB 962

**Jason** · 10-21-2009, 02:35 PM

Sportsmen's and pro-gun groups are up in arms over a recent bill signed by Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that puts restrictions on the purchase of certain ammunition beginning Feb. 1, 2011.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation and the California Assn. of Firearms Retailers are highly critical of the decision to sign into law AB 962, which will require firearms dealers and ammunition vendors to keep a registry of all buyers of handgun ammo. The bill also bans all mail order and Internet sales of such ammunition and reloading components.

"The governor vetoed a piece of firearms legislation, SB 41, far less burdensome to retailers than AB 962, stating it was too cumbersome," Lawrence Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general council, said in a news release. (SB 41 would have required additional paperwork and documentation on the date of delivery of all firearms to a buyer.)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outp...sportsmen.html

FreeNerd · 10-21-2009, 02:50 PM

Do they think criminals are legally purchasing guns and ammo?

Another piece of legislation that hurts the law biding tax payers and does nothing to reduce crime. I would drive out of state to buy ammo if I lived in CA

**simpswr** · 10-21-2009, 03:04 PM

That dang liberal Governator . . .

**djaburg** · 10-21-2009, 03:59 PM

This happened days ago:

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Originally Posted by djaburg

This weekend, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed Senate Bill 585 but signed Assembly Bill 962 into law.

SB585 would have prohibited the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace in Daly City, just outside of San Francisco. Simply put, SB585 was a stepping-stone to banning gun shows on all publicly-owned property in California.

Unfortunately, the Governor did sign AB962. This bill 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 manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. Finally, mail order ammunition sales are prohibited under AB962. Over twenty years ago, Congress abolished similar requirements because ammunition sales records were found to be useless for solving crimes.

And yeah it does suck, but it's just another attempt to control one thing with something else that doesn't work. Arnold is just pandering to the liberals in this state, which most of his Hollywood brethren are.

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