BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 13, 2013
Counsel: Gabriel Caswell
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Tom Ammiano, Chair
SB 374 (Steinberg) - As Amended: August 5, 2013
SUMMARY : Amends the definition of an assault weapon as it
pertains to rifles and defines "detachable magazines" and "fixed
magazines". Specifies that rifles which are not assault weapons
have fixed magazines. Specifically, this bill :
1)Amends the definition of an assault weapon as it pertains to
rifles only. The new definition is a rifle is an assault
weapon if it is:
a) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that does not have a
fixed magazine with the capacity to accept 10 rounds or
fewer; or,
b) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall
length of less than 30 inches.
2)Defines a "detachable magazine" as "an ammunition feeding
device that can be removed readily from the firearm without
disassembly of the firearm action."
3)Defines a "fixed magazine" as an ammunition feeding device
contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm in such a
manner that the device cannot be removed without disassembly
of the firearm action.
4)Provides that a person who, between January 1, 2001, and prior
to January 1, 2014, lawfully possessed an assault weapon that
does not have a fixed magazine, as defined, and including
those weapons with an ammunition feeding device that can be
removed readily from the firearm with the use of a tool, shall
register the firearm by July 1, 2014, with the Department of
Justice (DOJ) pursuant to procedures determined by DOJ.
EXISTING LAW :
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1)Contains legislative findings and declarations that the
proliferation and use of assault and .50 BMG rifles poses a
threat to the health, safety, and security of all citizens of
California. (Penal Code Section 30505.)
2)States legislative intent to place restrictions on the use of
assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles and to establish a
registration and permit procedure for their lawful sale and
possession. (Penal Code Section 30505.)
3)Defines an "assault weapon" as one of certain specified rifles
and pistols (Penal Code Section 30510) or as (Penal Code
Section 30515):
a) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity
to accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the
following:
i) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath
the action of the weapon;
ii) A thumbhole stock;
iii) A vertical handgrip;
iv) A folding or telescoping stock;
v) A grenade launcher or flare launcher;
vi) A flash suppressor; or,
vii) A forward handgrip.
b) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed
magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds;
c) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall
length of less than 30 inches;
d) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a
detachable magazine and has at least one of the following:
i) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash
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suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;
ii) A second handgrip;
iii) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or
completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer
to fire the weapon without burning his or her hand,
excepting a slide that encloses the barrel; or,
iv) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some
location outside of the pistol grip.
e) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has
the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds;
f) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
i) A folding or telescoping stock; and,
ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath
the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or vertical
handgrip.
g) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a
detachable magazine; and
h) Any shotgun that has a revolving cylinder.
4)Defines a "detachable magazine" as any ammunition feeding
device that can be removed readily from the firearm with
neither disassembly of the firearm action nor use of a tool
being required. A bullet or ammunition cartridge is
considered a tool. Ammunition feeding device includes any
belted or linked ammunition, but does not include clips, en
bloc clips, or stripper clips that load cartridges into the
magazine. (11 California Code of Regulations Section 5469.)
5)Provides that unlawful possession of an assault weapon is an
alternate felony-misdemeanor and shall be punished by
imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one
year, or by imprisonment pursuant to Penal Code Section
1170(h) (16 months, two or three years). Notwithstanding the
above, a first violation of these provisions is punishable by
a fine not exceeding $500 if the person was found in
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possession of no more than two firearms and certain specified
conditions are met. (Penal Code Section 30605.)
6)Provides that any person who within California manufactures,
imports into California, offers for sale, or who gives or
lends any assault weapon with specified exceptions is guilty
of a felony punishable by imprisonment in state prison for
four, six, or eight years. (Penal Code Section 30600.)
7)Exempts the DOJ, law enforcement agencies, military forces,
and other specified agencies from the prohibition against
sales to, purchase by, importation of, or possession of
assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles. (Penal Code Section
30625.)
8)Requires that any person who lawfully possesses an assault
weapon, as specified, must register the firearm with DOJ, as
specified. (Penal Code Section 30900 et. seq.)
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS :
1)Author's Statement : According to the author, "The Sandy Hook
Elementary School shooting is only one of many tragedies
depicting the devastating lethality of military-style,
rapid-rate-of-fire weapons. In July of 2012, twelve people
were killed and 58 others were injured within a few minutes of
an assailant entering a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.
That shooter was armed with multiple assault rifles and high
capacity magazines able to hold up to 100 rounds. In July of
2011, a shooter armed with a Ruger Mini-14 and a Glock 34
pistol shot, killed 69 people and wounded 110 others at a
children's summer camp in Norway. Both of the weapons used in
Norway currently are legal in California.
"The list of these shootings goes on and on and the common
characteristic of the firearms used in these mass shootings is
the ability to detach a magazine and rapidly reload. That is
why I introduced SB 374 which will prohibit the future sale,
purchase, manufacture, importation, or transfer in California
of semi-automatic rifles that can accept detachable magazines.
Rifles with detachable magazines have a virtually unlimited
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capacity to kill. It is this specific feature that this bill
targets: the ability to shoot unchecked semiautomatic gunfire.
By focusing on the function of these weapons and not just
their form this bill is aimed at the commercialization of mass
killing machines, not the rights of sporting gun and hunting
enthusiasts.
"Specifically, SB 374 will amend the current definition of
illegal 'assault weapon' to include a semiautomatic, or
centerfire rifle that does not have a fixed magazine with the
capacity to accept ten or fewer rounds.
"California has been a leader in regulating firearms and
banning military style weapons since 1989. But, even these
laws have loopholes and gaps that the gun manufacturers have
exploited. SB 374 and the other seven bills in the LIFE Act
(Life-saving Intelligent Firearms Enforcement) Act - are
merely updating California's statutes to stop the work-arounds
that manufacturers have figured out.
"In 1989, California passed the first statewide law in the
nation designed to ban assault weapons. Soon after its
passage, however, the firearms industry made minor cosmetic
changes to many banned assault weapons evading the intent of
the law and allowing their continued sale. In 1999,
California moved to update the law to address the industry's
actions again.
"And now manufactures have done it again. They have figured
out how to make a long gun into a rapid reload, military-style
weapon by just the push of a button.
"Well, I say enough. We can't trust manufacturers to follow
the intent of the law so we will change the law to require
fixed magazines on all long guns so manufacturers cannot
create a work around that guts the intent of California's
laws."
2)California's Assault Weapons Ban : The origin of and
subsequent modifications to the assault weapons ban in
California are described by the federal Court of Appeal in the
following extended excerpt from Silveira v. Lockyer, 312 F.3d
1052 (9th Cir. 2002) (as amend. Jan. 27, 2003).
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In response to a proliferation of shootings involving
semi-automatic weapons, the California Legislature passed the
Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act (AWCA) in 1989. The
immediate cause of the AWCA's enactment was a random shooting
earlier that year at the Cleveland Elementary School in
Stockton, California. An individual armed with an AK-47
semi-automatic weapon opened fire on the schoolyard, where 300
pupils were enjoying their morning recess. Five children ages
six to nine were killed, and one teacher and 29 children were
wounded.
The California Assembly met soon thereafter in an
extraordinary session called for the purpose of enacting a
response to the Stockton shooting. The legislation that
followed, the AWCA, was the first legislative restriction on
assault weapons in the nation, and was the model for a similar
federal statute enacted in 1994. The AWCA renders it a felony
offense to manufacture in California any of the semi-automatic
weapons specified in the statute, or to possess, sell,
transfer, or import into the state such weapons without a
permit. The statute contains a grandfather clause that
permits the ownership of assault weapons by individuals who
lawfully purchased them before the statute's enactment, so
long as the owners register the weapons with DOJ. The
grandfather clause, however, imposes significant restrictions
on the use of weapons that are registered pursuant to its
provisions. Approximately 40 models of firearms are listed in
the statute as subject to its restrictions. The specified
weapons include "civilian" models of military weapons that
feature slightly less firepower than the military-issue
versions, such as the Uzi, an Israeli-made military rifle; the
AR-15, a semi-automatic version of the United States
military's standard-issue machine gun, the M-16; and the
AK-47, a Russian-designed and Chinese-produced military rifle.
The AWCA also includes a mechanism for the Attorney General
to seek a judicial declaration in certain California superior
courts that weapons identical to the listed firearms are also
subject to the statutory restrictions.
The AWCA includes a provision that codifies the legislative
findings and expresses the legislature's reasons for passing
the law: "The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
proliferation and use of assault weapons poses a threat to the
health, safety, and security of all citizens of this state.
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The Legislature has restricted the assault weapons specified
in [the statute] based upon finding that each firearm has such
a high rate of fire and capacity for firepower that its
function as a legitimate sports or recreational firearm is
substantially outweighed by the danger that it can be used to
kill and injure human beings. It is the intent of the
Legislature in enacting this chapter to place restrictions on
the use of assault weapons and to establish a registration and
permit procedure for their lawful sale and possession. It is
not, however, the intent of the Legislature by this chapter to
place restrictions on the use of those weapons which are
primarily designed and intended for hunting, target practice,
or other legitimate sports or recreational activities."
In 1999, the Legislature amended the AWCA in order to broaden
its coverage and to render it more flexible in response to
technological developments in the manufacture of semiautomatic
weapons. The amended AWCA retains both the original list of
models of restricted weapons, and the judicial declaration
procedure by which models may be added to the list. The 1999
amendments to the AWCA statute add a third method of defining
the class of restricted weapons: the amendments provide that
a weapon constitutes a restricted assault weapon if it
possesses certain generic characteristics listed in the
statute. Examples of the types of weapons restricted by the
revised AWCA include a "semiautomatic, center-fire rifle that
has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10
rounds," and a semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the
capacity to accept a detachable magazine and also features a
flash suppressor, a grenade launcher, or a flare launcher.
The amended AWCA also restricts assault weapons equipped with
"barrel shrouds," which protect the user's hands from the
intense heat created by the rapid firing of the weapon, as
well as semiautomatic weapons equipped with silencers.
3)Changes This Bill Makes to the AWCA : As the Court explained,
in 1999 the assault weapons ban was amended to expand the
definition of an assault weapon to include a definition by the
generic characteristics, specifically, to include a
"semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to
accept a detachable magazine" in addition to one of several
specified characteristics, such as a grenade launcher or flash
suppressor. [SB 23 (Perata) Statutes of 1999, Chapter 129,
Section 7 et seq.] SB 23 was enacted in response to the
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marketing of so-called "copycat" weapons - firearms that were
substantially similar to weapons on the prohibited list but
differed in some insignificant way, perhaps only the name of
the weapon, thereby defeating the intent of the ban.
SB 23's generic definition of an assault weapon was intended
to close the loophole in the law created by its definition of
assault weapons as only those specified by make and model.
Regulations promulgated after the enactment of SB 23 define a
detachable magazine as any ammunition feeding device that can
be removed readily from the firearm with neither disassembly
of the firearm action nor use of a tool being required. A
bullet or ammunition cartridge is considered a tool. In
response to this definition, a new feature has been developed
by firearms manufacturers to make military-style,
high-powered, semi-automatic rifles "California compliant,"
the bullet button.
Last year, researchers at the nonprofit Violence Policy Center
in Washington, D.C. released a paper describing the phenomenon
of the bullet button and its effect on California's assault
weapons ban:
The "Bullet Button"-Assault Weapon Manufacturers'
Gateway to the California Market
Catalogs and websites from America's leading assault
rifle manufacturers are full of newly designed
"California compliant" assault weapons. Number one and
two assault weapon manufacturers Bushmaster and DPMS,
joined by ArmaLite, Colt, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson,
and others are all introducing new rifles designed to
circumvent California's assault weapons ban and are
actively targeting the state in an effort to lift
now-sagging sales of this class of weapon. They are
accomplishing this with the addition of a minor design
change to their military-style weapons made possible
by a definitional loophole: the "bullet button."
[Please see the Appendix beginning on page six for
2012 catalog copy featuring "California compliant"
assault rifles utilizing a "bullet button" from
leading assault weapon manufacturers.]
California law bans semiautomatic rifles with the
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capacity to accept a detachable ammunition magazine
and any one of six enumerated additional assault
weapon characteristics (e.g., folding stock, flash
suppressor, pistol grip, or other military-style
features).
High-capacity detachable ammunition magazines allow
shooters to expel large amounts of ammunition quickly
and have no sporting purpose. However, in California
an ammunition magazine is not viewed as detachable if
a "tool" is required to remove it from the weapon. The
"bullet button" is a release button for the ammunition
magazine that can be activated with the tip of a
bullet. With the tip of the bullet replacing the use
of a finger in activating the release, the button can
be pushed and the detachable ammunition magazine
removed and replaced in seconds. Compared to the
release process for a standard detachable ammunition
magazine it is a distinction without a difference.
(Bullet Buttons, The Gun Industry's Attack on
California's Assault Weapons Ban, Violence Policy
Center, Washington D.C., May 2012. )
One approach to this issue, taken by SB 249 (Yee) in 2012 and
again in SB 47 (Yee) of this year, amends the statute to
replace the language regarding detachable magazines to instead
prohibit "a semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that does not have
a fixed magazine but has any one of the existing six
prohibited characteristics." SB 47 also defines a "fixed
magazine" as "an ammunition feeding device contained in, or
permanently attached to, a firearm in such a manner that the
device cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm
action." In other words, a semiautomatic rifle could have a
detachable magazine, as long as that rifle did not also have
any of the six prohibited features or that rifle could have
the prohibited features as long as it had a fixed magazine.
This bill takes a different approach. This bill does away
altogether with the six prohibited features in current law.
The rationale for this is that a rifle outfitted with the
features that make a gun look like a military-style weapon,
e.g., pistol grip, flash suppressor, collapsible stock,
etcetera, may be more dangerous than one that lacks these
features, but these features may not pose the greatest public
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safety concern. Conversely, the lack of these features does
not make a rifle less lethal than one that has them.
Proponents argue the feature that makes one semi-automatic
rifle capable of killing or wounding more people in a shorter
amount of time than another is the capacity to rapidly reload
large amounts of ammunition. For example, they point to when,
in 2011, a man opened fire on teenagers at a summer youth camp
in Norway, killing 69 and wounding another 110, using a
high-powered, semi-automatic rifle, the .223 caliber Ruger
Mini-14. That rifle had none of the features listed in
California's definition of an assault weapon and it is a
perfectly legal weapon in California; supporters of this bill
submit that what made that weapon such an effective tool of
mass murder is the fact that the killer was able to rapidly
reload one magazine after another of ammunition. Under this
bill, even a "featureless" semiautomatic rifle, like the
Mini-14, would be required to have a fixed magazine, holding
no more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
4)Constitutionality : The Constitutionality of California's
assault weapons ban has been upheld by both the California
Supreme Court [Kasler v. Lockyer, 23 Cal. 4th 472 (2000)] and
the federal Court of Appeal. [Silveira v. Lockyer, 312 F.3d
1052 (9th Cir. 2002) (as amend. Jan. 27, 2003).] While the
California Supreme Court rejected allegations that the law
violated equal protection guarantees, the separation of
powers, and failed to provide adequate notice of what was
prohibited under the law, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
decision in Silveira was based largely on its interpretation
of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The
Second Amendment of the Constitution states, "A well regulated
Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed." (United States Const. Amend. 2.) The Silveira
Court based its ruling on the widely held interpretation of
the Second Amendment known as the "collective rights" view,
that the right secured by the Second Amendment relates to
firearm ownership only in the context of a "well regulated
militia." [Silveira v. Lockyer, 312 F.3d 1052, 1086 (9th Cir.
Cal. 2002).]
The Silveira Court's interpretation of the meaning of the
Second Amendment has since been squarely rejected by the U.S.
Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570
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(2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago, 130 S. Ct. 3020
(2010). Whether the Heller and McDonald cases mean that
California's assault weapons ban violates the Second Amendment
and is, therefore, unconstitutional is a different matter.
In Heller, the Supreme Court rejected the "collective rights"
view of the Second Amendment and, instead, endorsed the
"individual rights" interpretation, that the Second Amendment
protects the right of each citizen to firearm ownership.
After adopting this reading of the Second Amendment, the
Supreme Court held that federal law may not prevent citizens
from owning a handgun in their home. (District of Columbia v.
Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 683-684.) In the McDonald case, the
Supreme Court extended this ruling to apply to laws passed by
the 50 states. (McDonald v. City of Chicago, 130 S. Ct. 3020,
3050.)
In deciding that the Second Amendment guaranteed the right to
own a handgun in the home for self-defense, the Supreme Court
stated that this ruling has its limitations:
"Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment
is not unlimited. From Blackstone through the 19th-century
cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the
right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever
in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose. For
example, the majority of the 19th-century courts to consider
the question held that prohibitions on carrying concealed
weapons were lawful under the Second Amendment or state
analogues. Although we do not undertake an exhaustive
historical analysis today of the full scope of the Second
Amendment, nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast
doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of
firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding
the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools
and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and
qualifications on the commercial sale of arms."
5)Argument in Support : The California Chapters of the Brady
Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence states, "The California
Legislature has struggled with an assault weapons ban since
the Stockton school yard shootings in 1989. The Roberti-Roos
Act was passed that year, but minor changes to the named
assault weapons allowed the firearm industry to easily evade
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the intent of the law. The assault weapon law was expanded in
1991 and in 1999, the Legislature updated the law by banning
weapons with detachable magazines and one or more military
style features. However, once again the industry has been
able to exploit a loophole in the regulations that allows for
the continued sale and possession of fully functional assault
weapons. Senate Bill 374 seeks to definitively close the
loopholes in a manner that will prevent the firearm industry
from continuing to market these lethal military style weapons
in California.
"Mass shootings perpetrated by unbalanced individuals using
assault weapons are reported all too often in the news. As
was tragically demonstrated at Sandy Hook School, the ability
to rapidly reload added enormously to the carnage. An
exchangeable magazine can be reloaded in one second and is the
key feature that enables the rapid rate of continuous fire
that can kill many people very quickly. Requiring a fixed
magazine on future sales or transfers of long guns would, over
time, decrease the lethality in future mass shootings.
"SB 374 will finally control this situation with a clear,
simplified, and strengthened assault weapons law. Current
owners of long guns with detachable magazines will be able to
keep their weapons and law abiding hunters and sport shooters
will be minimally impacted.
"Senate Bill 374 also requires the submission of a Firearm
Ownership Record to the Department of Justice for rifles with
a detachable magazine purchased before January 1, 2014 and
handguns purchased prior to 1991. These records will
significantly increase the data in the Armed Prohibited
Persons System program and enhance public safety. The records
would enable the Department of Justice to disarm potentially
dangerous persons if they were to become prohibited from
possessing firearms. Additionally, the records will assist
law enforcement efforts to trace firearms and solve gun
crime."
6)Argument in Opposition: Crossroads of the West Gun Shows
states, "By defining any semiautomatic rifle that can accept a
detachable magazine, or that has a fixed magazine with a
capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, to be an assault
rifle, SB 374 would ban the future sale of many popular makes
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and models of both rimfire and centerfire rifles commonly used
for hunting, target practice, competition, recreational
shooting, firearms training, and other lawful purposes.
"These civilian firearms are rarely used in the commission of
a crime. There is no justifiable reason to ban them.
"The bill would result in the loss of revenue for firearms
dealers at the shows, a decline in the size of the shows,
fewer lawful business transactions conducted by non-dealer
vendors, and thus less sales tax income for the state of
California.
"The real focus of the Legislature should be on the people who
actually do commit crimes involving use or possession of
firearms such as criminals, the mentally ill, and users of
mind altering drugs and other substances.
"Unfortunately, such people will always be able to obtain the
firearms SB 374 would ban, if they want them, in the
underground market or from outside of California's borders."
7)Related Legislation :
a) AB 48 (Skinner) expands provisions limiting
large-capacity magazines by revising the definition of
"large-capacity magazine." AB 48 is pending hearing by the
Senate Appropriations Committee.
b) SB 47 (Yee) amends the definition of an "assault weapon"
to include those weapons which do not have a detachable
magazine but do have one of several specified features.
Also requires registration of weapons which now fall under
the new definition but which previously did not require
registration. AB 47 will be heard by this Committee today.
c) SB 396 (Hancock) prohibits the possession of
high-capacity magazines with specified exemptions. SB 396
will be heard by this Committee today.
d) SB 567 (Jackson) redefines an assault shotgun to include
a shotgun with a rifled bore and a rotating ammunition
cylinder, and by deleting the requirement that the shotgun
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be intended to be fired from the shoulder. SB 567 will be
heard by this Committee today.
1)Prior Legislation :
a) SB 249 (Yee), of the 2011-12 Legislative Session, would
have prohibited any person from importing, making, selling,
loaning, transferring or possessing any conversion kit
designed to convert certain firearms with a fixed magazine
into firearms with a detachable magazine. SB 249 was held
in the Assembly Appropriations Committee's Suspense File.
b) AB 2728 (Klehs), Chapter 793, Statutes of 2006, made the
possession of unregistered assault weapons and .50 BMG
rifles in violation of the Penal Code a nuisance, allowing
for their destruction.
c) SB 23 (Perata), Chapter 129, Statutes of 1999, made it
an alternate felony/misdemeanor, commencing January 1,
2000, for any person to manufacture or cause to be
manufactured, import into California, keep for sale, offer
or expose for sale, give away, or lend any large-capacity
magazine with specified exceptions.
d) AB 357 (Roos), Chapter 19, Statutes of 1989, established
the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act which
prohibited the manufacture in California of any of the
semi-automatic weapons specified in the statute, or the
possession, sale, transfer, or importation into the state
of such weapons without a permit.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
Alameda County District Attorney's Office
Alameda Police Department
American Association of University Women, Santa Barbara
American Association of University Women, Santa Maria
Anti-Defamation League
Auburn Area Democratic Club
Bend the Arc
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Contra Costa County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Long Beach
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Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Los Angeles County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Marin County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Nevada County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Oakland/Alameda County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Orange County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Pomona Valley
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Sacramento Valley
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, San Diego County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, San Fernando Valley
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, San Francisco
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, San Joaquin County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, San Mateo County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Santa Barbara County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Santa Clara County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Santa Cruz County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Solano County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Sonoma County
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Ventura County
Burbank Police Department
California Chapter of the American College of Emergency
Physicians
California Chapters of the Brady Campaign
California Church Impact
California Federation of Teachers
California Medical Association
City of Oakland
City of San Leandro
City of Santa Barbara
City of Santa Monica
Christy Lynn Wilson foundation
Clue California
Coalition Against Gun Violence
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Courage Campaign
Credo Action
Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County
Diablo Valley Democratic Club
Doctors for America
Emeryville Police Department
Friends Committee on Legislation
Jewish Public affairs Committee of California
Laguna Woods Democratic Club
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
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League of Women Voters of California
Livermore Police Department
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Mayor's Office
Los Angeles Police Department
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
National Council of Jewish Women
Neighbors United to Protect our Communities
Nevada County Democrats
Nevada County Democratic Women's Club
Newark Teachers Association
Oakwood School
Orange County Chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun
Violence
Orange County Democrats
Pax Christi Fremont
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Sacramento
PICO California
St. Stephens Church
San Francisco Mayor
Santa Barbara District Attorney
Santa Barbara Rape Crises Center
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
South County Citizens Against Gun Violence, Orange County
Tri-Cities Democratic Forum
Tri-City Interfaith Council
Violence Policy Center
Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater LA
Violence Prevention Coalition of Orange County
Women Against Gun Violence
Women For: Orange County
Youth Alive!
69 private individuals
Opposition
California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees
California Association of Firearms Retailers
California Rifle and Pistol Association
California Sportsmen's Lobby
California State Sheriffs' Association
California Waterfowl Association
Crossroads of the West
Gun Owners of California
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Lassen County Sheriff
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Outdoor Sportsmen's Coalition of California
Riverside County Sheriff
San Bernardino Sheriff
Safari Club International
Shasta County Sheriff
15 private individuals
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