BILL NUMBER: SB 894 VETOED DATE: 07/01/2016 To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 894 without my signature. This bill makes it an infraction (or a misdemeanor for the 3rd offense) to fail to report the theft, loss, or recovery of a lost or stolen firearm. I vetoed similar measures in 2012 and 2013, because I did not believe that a measure of this type would help identify gun traffickers or enable law enforcement to disarm people prohibited from having guns. I continue to believe that responsible people report the loss or theft of a firearm and irresponsible people do not; it is not likely that this bill would change that. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.