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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS


          AB  
          156 (McCarty)


          As Amended  May 17, 2016


          Majority vote


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          Original Committee Reference:  PUB. S.


          SUMMARY:  Creates a new regulatory framework for the purchase  
          and sale of ammunition in California.


          The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of the bill  
          and instead:


          1)Require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain ammunition  
            vendor license information, ammunition transaction  
            information, and authorizes specified agencies, officials, and  
            officers to disseminate the name of a person and specified  
            ammunition purchase information by that person if the subject  
            of the record has been arraigned, is being prosecuted, or is  
            serving a sentence for conviction of domestic violence or is  
            the subject of a protective order, as specified.








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          2)Define "ammunition" to mean one or more loaded cartridges  
            consisting of primer case, propellant, and with one or more  
            projectiles.  Ammunition does not include blanks.


          3)State that effective January 1, 2018, "ammunition vendor"  
            means any person, firm, corporation, dealer, or any other  
            business that has a current ammunition vendor license, as  
            specified.


          4)Require commencing January 1, 2019, that information contained  
            in the Armed Prohibited Persons File (APPS) be used to  
            cross-reference persons who attempt to acquire ammunition to  
            determine if those persons fall within a class of persons who  
            are prohibited from owning or possessing ammunition.


          5)Provide that any person, corporation, firm, or other business  
            enterprise who supplies, delivers, sells, or gives possession  
            or control of, any ammunition to any person who the person,  
            corporation, firm, or other business enterprise knows or has  
            cause to believe is not the actual purchaser or transferee or  
            has cause to believe is not the actual purchaser or transferee  
            of the ammunition, with knowledge or cause to believe that the  
            ammunition is to be subsequently sold or transferred to a  
            person who is prohibited from owning, possessing, or having  
            under custody or control any ammunition or reloaded ammunition  
            is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a  
            county jail not exceeding one year, or a fine not exceeding  
            1,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment.


          6)State that commencing January 1, 2018, only an ammunition  
            vendor that is licensed by the DOJ shall be authorized to sell  
            ammunition in this state, except for the following entities:


             a)   A commercial hunting club, as defined, provided the  
               ammunition is used and consumed on the licensed premises  








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               while engaged in lawful hunting activity;
             b)   A domesticated game bird hunting club, as defined,  
               provided the ammunition is used and consumed on the  
               licensed premises while engaged in lawful hunting activity;


             c)   A domesticated migratory game bird shooting club, as  
               defined, provided the ammunition is used and consumed on  
               the licensed premises while engaged in lawful hunting  
               activity;


             d)   A nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation  
               organized, as specified, that engages in recreational  
               shooting and lawful hunting activity provided that the  
               ammunition is used and consumed during the shooting or  
               hunting event conducted by that nonprofit or public benefit  
               corporation;


             e)   A target facility that holds a business or regulatory  
               license provided that the ammunition is at all times kept  
               within the facility's premises and used on the premises;  
               and, 


             f)   A person who sells no more than 50 rounds of ammunition  
               to one vendor in one month or cumulatively sells no more  
               than 250 rounds per year to vendors in this state.


          7)Authorize the DOJ to issue ammunition vendor licenses pursuant  
            to this article.  The department shall, commencing July 1,  
            2017, accept applications for ammunition vendor licenses.  The  
            department shall issue a license or deny the application for a  
            license within 60 days of receipt of the application in the  
            first two years of implementation, and within 30 days  
            thereafter.  If the application is denied, the department  
            shall inform the applicant of the reason for denial in  
            writing.  The ammunition vendor license shall be issued in a  
            form prescribed by the Attorney General and shall be valid for  
            a period of one year.  The license shall allow the licensee to  








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            sell ammunition from a fixed location, except as specified.
          8)Require the DOJ to issue ammunition vendor licenses to  
            ammunition vendors who are not prohibited by law from  
            possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm and  
            possess a certificate of eligibility (COE), and requires any  
            agent or employee of a vendor who handles, sells, or delivers  
            ammunition to possess a COE.


          9)Require the DOJ, upon request, to issue ammunition vendor  
            licenses to the following:
             a)   Firearms dealers;
             b)   Federal firearms licensees;


             c)   A gunsmith;


             d)   A wholesaler, and,


             e)   A licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms or  
               ammunition. 


          10)State that commencing July 1, 2019, the department shall  
            electronically approve the purchase or transfer of ammunition  
            through a vendor, except as otherwise specified.  This  
            approval shall occur at the time of purchase or transfer,  
            prior to the purchaser or transferee taking possession of the  
            ammunition.
          11)Provide that to determine if the purchaser or transferee is  
            eligible to purchase or possess ammunition, the department  
            shall cross-reference the ammunition purchaser's or  
            transferee's name, date of birth, current address, and  
            driver's license or other government identification number  
            with the information maintained in the Automated Firearms  
            System (AFS).  If the purchaser's or transferee's information  
            does not match an AFS entry, the transaction shall be denied.   
            If the purchaser's or transferee's information matches an AFS  
            entry, the department shall determine if the purchaser or  
            transferee falls within a class of persons who are prohibited  








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            from owning or possessing ammunition by cross-referencing the  
            APP File.  If the purchaser or transferee is prohibited from  
            owning or possessing a firearm, the transaction shall be  
            denied.


          12)Prohibit a vendor from providing a purchaser or transferee  
            ammunition without department approval.  If a vendor cannot  
            electronically verify a person's eligibility to purchase or  
            possess ammunition via an Internet connection, the DOJ shall  
            provide a phone line to verify eligibility.  This option is  
            available to ammunition vendors who can demonstrate legitimate  
            geographical and telecommunications limitations in submitting  
            the information electronically, and who are approved by the  
            DOJ to use the phone line verification.


          13)Allow the DOJ shall recover the reasonable cost of regulatory  
            and enforcement activities related to this article by charging  
            ammunition purchasers and transferees a per-transaction fee  
            not to exceed $1, provided, however, that the fees may be  
            increased at a rate not to exceed any increases in the  
            California Consumer Price Index as compiled and reported by  
            the Department of Industrial Relations, not to exceed the  
            reasonable regulatory and enforcement costs.  The fees shall  
            be deposited in the Ammunition Special Account, to be  
            available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for use by  
            the Department of Justice for the purpose of implementing and  
            enforcing this Act.


          14)Provide that the following are exempt from the ammunition  
            purchase requirements:


             a)   Firearms dealers;
             b)   A person on the centralized list of federal firearms  
               licensees;


             c)   A gunsmith;









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             d)   A wholesaler;


             e)   A licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms or  
               ammunition;


             f)   A person whose licensed premises are outside the state,  
               and the person is federally licensed as a dealer or  
               collector of firearms;


             g)   A person who is a federally licensed as a collector of  
               firearms whose licensed premises are within the state and  
               who has a current COE issued by DOJ;


             h)   An authorized law enforcement representative of a city,  
               county, city and county, or state or federal government, if  
               the sale or other transfer is for exclusive use by that  
               government agency, and, prior to the sale, delivery, or  
               transfer of the ammunition, written authorization from the  
               head of the agency authorizing the transaction is presented  
               to the person from whom the purchase, delivery, or transfer  
               is being made.  Proper written authorization is defined as  
               verifiable written certification from the head of the  
               agency, or designee, by which the purchaser, transferee, or  
               person otherwise acquiring ownership is employed,  
               identifying the employee as an individual authorized to  
               conduct the transaction, and authorizing the transaction  
               for the exclusive use of the agency by which that  
               individual is employed;


             i)   A properly identified sworn federal, state, or local  
               peace officer;


             j)   A target facility that holds a business or regulatory  
               license;









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             aa)  A person who purchases or receives ammunition at a  
               target facility holding a business license or other  
               regulatory license, provided that the ammunition is at all  
               times kept within the facility's premises and used on the  
               premises.


             bb)  A commercial hunting club, as defined;


             cc)  A domesticated game bird hunting club, as defined;


             dd)  A domesticated migratory game bird hunting club, as  
               defined;


             ee)  A domesticated migratory game bird shooting club, as  
               defined;


             ff)  A participant at a shooting or hunting event conducted  
               by any of the following:


               i)     A commercial hunting club, as defined, provided the  
                 ammunition is used and consumed on the licensed premises  
                 while engaged in lawful hunting activity;
               ii)    A domesticated game bird hunting club, as defined,  
                 provided the ammunition is used and consumed on the  
                 licensed premises while engaged in lawful hunting  
                 activity;


               iii)   A domesticated migratory game bird shooting club, as  
                 defined, provided the ammunition is used and consumed on  
                 the licensed premises while engaged in lawful hunting  
                 activity;


             gg)  A nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation  








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               organized, as specified, that engages in recreational  
               shooting and lawful hunting activity;
             hh)  A nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation  
               organized, as specified, that engages in recreational  
               shooting and lawful hunting activity provided that the  
               ammunition is used and consumed during the shooting or  
               hunting event conducted by that nonprofit or public benefit  
               corporation;


             ii)  A peace officer, retired peace officer, or holder of a  
               concealed weapons permit who is authorized to carry a  
               loaded weapon;


             jj)  A holder of a special weapons permit issued by the DOJ;


             aaa) A holder of a valid entertainment firearms permit issued  
               by the DOJ; and,


             bbb) A person who is not prohibited from purchasing or  
               possessing a firearm who has been approved for a single  
               ammunition transaction or purchase.


          15)State that a vendor shall not permit an employee who the  
            vendors knows or reasonably should know is a person that is  
            prohibited from purchasing or owning a firearm to handle, sell  
            or deliver ammunition in the course and scope of employment.
          16)Provide that a vendor shall not sell or otherwise transfer  
            ownership of, offer for sale, or otherwise offer to transfer  
            ownership of, display for sale, or display for transfer any  
            ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be  
            accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance  
            of the vendor or an employee of the vendor.   


          17)Require the sale, delivery, or transfer of ammunition to  
            occur only in a face-to-face transaction with the seller,  
            deliverer, or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of  








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            identity from the purchaser or other transferee, provided,  
            however, that ammunition may be purchased over the Internet or  
            through other means of remote ordering if an ammunition vendor  
            in this state initially receives the ammunition and processes  
            the transfer as required by law.  An ammunition vendor is  
            required to promptly and properly process those transactions.   
            An ammunition vendor may charge a fee to process the transfer  
            not to exceed $10 per transaction.  An ammunition vendor is  
            not required to house ammunition orders longer than 30 days.


          18)Provide that the following persons are exempt from the  
            ammunition sales requirements:


             a)   Firearms dealers;
             b)   A person on the centralized list of federal firearms  
               licensees;


             c)   A gunsmith;


             d)   A wholesaler;


             e)   A licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms or  
               ammunition;


             f)   A person whose licensed premises are outside the state,  
               and the person is federally licensed as a dealer or  
               collector of firearms;


             g)   A person who is a federally licensed as a collector of  
               firearms whose licensed premises are within the state and  
               who has a current COE issued by DOJ;


             h)   An authorized law enforcement representative of a city,  
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               the sale or other transfer is for exclusive use by that  
               government agency, and, prior to the sale, delivery, or  
               transfer of the ammunition, written authorization from the  
               head of the agency authorizing the transaction is presented  
               to the person from whom the purchase, delivery, or transfer  
               is being made.  Proper written authorization is defined as  
               verifiable written certification from the head of the  
               agency, or designee, by which the purchaser, transferee, or  
               person otherwise acquiring ownership is employed,  
               identifying the employee as an individual authorized to  
               conduct the transaction, and authorizing the transaction  
               for the exclusive use of the agency by which that  
               individual is employed;


             i)   A properly identified sworn federal, state, or local  
               peace officer;


             j)   A target facility that holds a business or regulatory  
               license;


             aa)  A commercial hunting club, as defined;


             bb)  A domesticated game bird hunting club, as defined;


             cc)  A domesticated migratory game bird hunting club, as  
               defined;


             dd)  A domesticated migratory game bird shooting club, as  
               defined;


             ee)  A nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation  
               organized, as specified, that engages in recreational  
               shooting and lawful hunting activity;










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             ff)  A consultant-evaluator; and,


             gg)  A contract or common carrier or an authorized agent or  
               employee thereof.


          19)Require that ammunition sales be conducted at the location  
            specified in the license, but a vendor may sell ammunition at  
            a gun show or event, as specified.
          20)Provide that when neither party to an ammunition sales is a  
            licensed vendor, the following shall apply:


             a)   The seller shall deliver the ammunition to a vendor to  
               process the transaction.
             b)   The vendor shall then promptly and properly deliver the  
               ammunition to the purchaser, if the sale is not prohibited,  
               as if the ammunition were the vendor's own merchandise.
             c)   If the vendor cannot legally deliver the ammunition to  
               the purchaser, the vendor shall forthwith return the  
               ammunition to the seller.  This return is not subject to  
               Penal Code Section 30356.


             d)   The vendor may charge the purchaser an administrative  
               fee to process the transaction, not to exceed $10 per  
               transaction processed. 
             e)   A person selling ammunition pursuant to this section is  
               exempt from the requirement to be licensed as an ammunition  
               vendor.


          21)State that notwithstanding the purchase and sale requirements  
            of this act, the sale of ammunition between the following is  
            authorized so long as it does not exceed 50 rounds per month:
             a)   The sale of ammunition between licensed hunters while  
               engaged in lawful hunting activity.
             b)   The sale of ammunition between immediate family members,  
               spouses, or registered domestic partners. 










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          22)Provide that commencing July1, 2019, a resident of this state  
            shall not bring into this state any ammunition that he or she  
            purchased from outside this state unless he or she first has  
            that ammunition delivered to an ammunition vendor in this  
            state for delivery to the resident, as specified.
          23)Provide that the following persons are exempt from the  
            requirements related to bringing into this state any  
            ammunition:


             a)   Firearms dealers;
             b)   A person on the centralized list of federal firearms  
               licensees;


             c)   A gunsmith;


             d)   A wholesaler;


             e)   A licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms or  
               ammunition;


             f)   An ammunition vendor;


             g)   A person who is a federally licensed as a collector of  
               firearms whose licensed premises are within the state and  
               who has a current COE issued by DOJ;


             h)   An authorized law enforcement representative of a city,  
               county, city and county, or state or federal government, if  
               the sale or other transfer is for exclusive use by that  
               government agency, and, prior to the sale, delivery, or  
               transfer of the ammunition, written authorization from the  
               head of the agency authorizing the transaction is presented  
               to the person from whom the purchase, delivery, or transfer  
               is being made.  Proper written authorization is defined as  
               verifiable written certification from the head of the  








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               agency, or designee, by which the purchaser, transferee, or  
               person otherwise acquiring ownership is employed,  
               identifying the employee as an individual authorized to  
               conduct the transaction, and authorizing the transaction  
               for the exclusive use of the agency by which that  
               individual is employed;


             i)   A properly identified sworn federal, state, or local  
               peace officer;


             j)   A contract or common carrier or an authorized agent or  
               employee thereof, when acting in conformance of federal  
               law;


             aa)  A person who purchases the ammunition from an immediate  
               family member, spouse, or registered domestic partner if  
               the person brings or transports into this state no more  
               than 50 rounds.


             bb)  The executor or administrator of an estate that includes  
               ammunition.


             cc)  A person that at the time he or she acquired the  
               ammunition was not a resident of this state;


             dd)  Ammunition that is imported into this country, as  
               specified;


             ee)  A licensed hunter who purchased the ammunition outside  
               of this state for use in a lawful hunting activity that  
               occurred outside of this state if the person brings or  
               imports no more than 50 rounds into this state and the  
               ammunition is designed and intended for use in the firearm  
               the hunter used in that hunting activity.









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             ff)  A person who attended and participated in an organized  
               competitive match or league competition that involves the  
               use of firearms in a match or competition; sponsored by,  
               conducted under the auspices of, or approved by, a law  
               enforcement agency or a nationally or state recognized  
               entity that fosters proficiency in, or promotes education  
               about, firearms, and the person brings or imports into this  
               state no more than 50 rounds of ammunition designed and  
               intended to be used in the firearm the person used in the  
                                                                                     match or competition.  


          24)Provide that commencing January 1, 2019, a vendor shall not  
            sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any ammunition  
            without, at the time of delivery, legibly recording the  
            following information:
             a)   The purchaser's full name;
             b)   The purchaser's or transferee's driver's license or  
               other identification number and the state in which it was  
               issued;


             c)   The date of the sale or other transaction;


             d)   The brand, type, and amount of ammunition sold or  
               otherwise transferred;


             e)   The name of the salesperson who processed the sale or  
               other transaction;


             f)   The purchaser's or transferee's full residential address  
               and telephone number; and,


             g)   The purchaser's or transferee's date of birth.


          25)State that commencing July 1, 2019, the vendor shall  








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            electronically submit to the DOJ ammunition purchase  
            information in a format and a manner prescribed by the  
            department for all sales or other transfers of ammunition.   
            The department shall retain this information for two years in  
            a database to be known as the Ammunition Purchase Records File  
            for the sole purpose of aiding and assisting local and state  
            law enforcement agencies in an active investigation.  The  
            vendor shall not share any of the ammunition purchase  
            information for any reason other than for authorized law  
            enforcement purposes.  The information in the Ammunition  
            Purchase Records File may be accessed by a state or local law  
            enforcement agency only if the department is provided a case  
            number or other sufficient information as determined by the  
            department that indicates an active investigation, and the  
            information sought is for the investigation or prosecution of  
            that case. 
          26)Provide that in the case a vendor cannot electronically  
            transmit the required ammunition purchase information via an  
            Internet connection, the DOJ shall provide a telephone line to  
            submit the information the vendor can demonstrate legitimate  
            geographic and telecommunications limitations to submitting  
            the information electronically, and the DOJ approves the  
            vendor's use of the telephone line.


          27)Provide that the following persons are exempt from the  
            electronic submission of ammunition purchase information:


             a)   Firearms dealers;
             b)   A person on the centralized list of federal firearms  
               licensees;


             c)   A gunsmith;


             d)   A wholesaler;


             e)   A licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms or  
               ammunition;








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             f)   An ammunition vendor;


             g)   An authorized law enforcement representative of a city,  
               county, city and county, or state or federal government, if  
               the sale or other transfer is for exclusive use by that  
               government agency, and, prior to the sale, delivery, or  
               transfer of the ammunition, written authorization from the  
               head of the agency authorizing the transaction is presented  
               to the person from whom the purchase, delivery, or transfer  
               is being made.  Proper written authorization is defined as  
               verifiable written certification from the head of the  
               agency, or designee, by which the purchaser, transferee, or  
               person otherwise acquiring ownership is employed,  
               identifying the employee as an individual authorized to  
               conduct the transaction, and authorizing the transaction  
               for the exclusive use of the agency by which that  
               individual is employed;


             h)   A properly identified sworn federal, state, or local  
               peace officer;


             i)   A target facility that holds a business or regulatory  
               license;


             j)   A commercial hunting club, as defined;


             aa)  A domesticated game bird hunting club, as defined;


             bb)  A domesticated migratory game bird hunting club, as  
               defined;


             cc)  A domesticated migratory game bird shooting club, as  
               defined;








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             dd)  A participant at a shooting or hunting event conducted  
               by any of the following:


               i)     A commercial hunting club, as defined, provided the  
                 ammunition is used and consumed on the licensed premises  
                 while engaged in lawful hunting activity;
               ii)    A domesticated game bird hunting club, as defined,  
                 provided the ammunition is used and consumed on the  
                 licensed premises while engaged in lawful hunting  
                 activity;


               iii)   A domesticated migratory game bird shooting club, as  
                 defined, provided the ammunition is used and consumed on  
                 the licensed premises while engaged in lawful hunting  
                 activity;


             ee)  A nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation  
               organized, as specified, that engages in recreational  
               shooting and lawful hunting activity;
             ff)  A participant at a shooting or hunting event conducted  
               by a nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation  
               organized, as specified, that engages in recreational  
               shooting and lawful hunting activity provided that the  
               ammunition is used and consumed during the event.


          28)Prohibit a vendor from knowingly making a false entry, or  
            failing to make a required entry of ammunition purchase  
            information.
          29)Provide that any person that violates any requirement related  
            to the sale or purchase of ammunition is guilty of a  
            misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not  
            exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by  
            both imprisonment and a fine. 


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          Reduction Fund (GGRF) Investment Plan to allocate technical  
          assistance funds to the Air Resources Board (ARB) to assist  
          disadvantaged and low-income communities in developing  
          greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction project funding proposals.   
          Further required ARB to report on projects funded in or  
          benefiting disadvantaged communities.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  According to the Senate Appropriations  
          Committee: 


          1)Project development:  Major one-time costs to the Department  
            of Justice (DOJ) potentially in excess of $25 million (Special  
            Fund*/General Fund) to a) develop the system enabling  
            real-time review and approval of transactions at the point of  
            sale/transfer, b) develop the Ammunition Purchase Records  
            database enabling electronic submission of purchaser  
            information and law enforcement access, as specified, and c)  
            create a vendor licensing application process and registry.   
            Staff notes a General Fund appropriation or loan would likely  
            be necessary to support the start-up costs of these projects,  
            as sufficient fees would not be collected until after the  
            necessary infrastructure is in place.


          2)Ongoing DOJ workload:  Ongoing costs potentially in the  
            millions of dollars (Special Fund*) annually to be offset by  
            fees collected for vendor licenses and point of sale  
            transactions, to support staffing for a) ongoing enforcement  
            of the ammunition vendor licensing, purchase, and sale  
            provisions, b) completion of cross-checks of firearms  
            databases prior to ammunition purchase and transfer approvals,  
            c) the collection, retention of ammunition purchase records,  
            licenses, maintenance, and storage.


          3)Local law enforcement agencies:  Potentially significant  
            non-reimbursable local costs (Local Funds) for enforcement and  
            incarceration resulting from the new misdemeanor offenses  
            created under the provisions of this bill.









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          4)State prisons:  Potentially significant increase in state  
            costs (General Fund) to the extent the point of sale  
            ammunition transactions cross check against APPS prompts  
            additional DOJ enforcement actions.  No new commitments to  
            state prison are estimated based on the revised definition of  
            "ammunition."  Although the bill redefines "ammunition" for  
            the entirety of Part 6 of the Penal Code, there is an  
            exception to the revised definition under existing law which  
            provides for a possible prison term for persons prohibited  
            from owning a firearm found in possession/ownership of  
            ammunition.  The definition of "ammunition" for purposes of PC  
            Section 30305(a) is unchanged from existing law as specified  
            in PC Section 16150(b). 


          5)Ammunition sales:  Potential ongoing loss of state sales tax  
            revenue (General Fund) due to the enhanced regulations on  
            ammunition sales that may deter sales transactions from being  
            attempted that would be denied at the point of sale.  Every 5%  
            decline would result in $1.8 million (General Fund) in reduced  
            state sales tax revenues.  It is unknown at this time to what  
            degree the $1 per transaction fee will impact consumer  
            behavior relative to the $10 vendor fee assessed to process  
            out of state sales transactions, upon which no sales tax would  
            be assessed.


          *Ammunition Special Account


          COMMENTS:  According to the author, "we all know that there are  
          a lot of laws on the books that regulate gun sales, but  
          virtually no laws to regulate ammunition.  Whether you are an  
          advocate for gun control or a staunch supporter of the 2nd  
          amendment, we all can agree that we must keep ammunition out of  
          the hands of those who seek to do harm.  I know first-hand that  
          regulating ammunition is an effective tool to reduce gun  
          violence.  As a City Councilmember in Sacramento, in 2007, I  
          authored an Ordinance that required ammunition sales to be  
          logged and those logs to be sent electronically to law  
          enforcement.  After almost ten years of local laws, statewide  








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          efforts and court battles, this bill offers a common sense  
          solution that uses existing databases and new technology for a  
          simple point of sale system." 


          This bill was substantially amended in the Senate and the  
          Assembly-approved version of this bill was deleted.  This bill,  
          as amended in the Senate, is inconsistent with the Assembly  
          actions and the provisions of this bill, as amended in the  
          Senate, have not been heard in an Assembly policy committee. 


          Analysis Prepared by:                                             
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