Amended in Assembly March 19, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 180


Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta

January 24, 2013


An actbegin delete relating to ammunitionend deletebegin insert to amend Section 53071 of the Government Code, relating to local governmentend insert.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 180, as amended, Bonta. begin deleteAmmunition. end deletebegin insertRegistration and licensing of firearms: exclusive regulation by the Legislature.end insert

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Existing law states the intention of the Legislature to occupy the whole field of regulation of registration or licensing of commercially manufactured firearms as encompassed by the Penal Code to the exclusion of all local regulations.

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This bill would provide an exception to those provisions by authorizing the City of Oakland to enact and enforce an ordinance or regulation that is more restrictive than state law regulating the registration or licensing of commercially manufactured firearms as encompassed by the Penal Code.

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Existing law prohibits a handgun ammunition vendor, as defined, from selling, offering for sale, or displaying for sale, any handgun ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser without the assistance of the vendor or employee thereof. Existing law requires, subject to exceptions, that handgun ammunition vendors obtain a thumbprint and other information from ammunition purchasers, as specified.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish a tax on all ammunition sold in retail stores and gun shows in the state and direct tax revenue to a fund to prevent crime in high-crime areas of the state.

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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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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 53071 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is
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53071.  

begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insert It is the intention of the Legislature to occupy the
4whole field of regulation of the registration or licensing of
5commercially manufactured firearms as encompassed by the
6provisions of the Penal Code, and such provisions shall be
7exclusive of all local regulations, relating to registration or
8licensing of commercially manufactured firearms, by any political
9subdivision as defined in Section 1721 of the Labor Code.

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10(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Oakland may
11enact and enforce an ordinance or regulation that is more
12restrictive than state law regulating the registration or licensing
13of commercially manufactured firearms as encompassed by the
14Penal Code.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
16legislation that would establish a tax on all ammunition sold in
17retail stores and gun shows in the state and direct the revenue from
18the tax to a high-crime prevention fund for crime prevention efforts
19in high-crime areas of the state.

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