BILL NUMBER: SB 299 VETOED DATE: 10/11/2013 To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 299 without my signature. Last year I vetoed a nearly identical bill, SB 1366, noting that I was not convinced that criminalizing the failure to report a lost or stolen firearm would improve identification of gun traffickers or help law enforcement disarm people prohibited from possessing guns. I continue to believe that responsible people report the loss or theft of a firearm and irresponsible people do not. I remain skeptical that this bill would change those behaviors. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.