California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 174


Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta

January 24, 2013


An act relating to weapons.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 174, as introduced, Bonta. Weapons: grandfather clauses.

Existing law prohibits the possession of various weapons. Under existing law, certain of these bans exempted from their scope weapons that were possessed prior to the ban, if prescribed conditions met, are authorized.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to subsequently amend this bill to include provisions that would end all of those exemptions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Under current law, certain banned weapons are
2permitted under various “grandfathering in” clauses. It is the intent
3of the Legislature to subsequently amend this measure to include
4provisions that would end all of those exemptions.



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