BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 719
Author: Briggs (R)
Amended: 1/14/00 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 5-0, 5/16/00
AYES: Vasconcellos, Burton, McPherson, Polanco, Rainey
NOT VOTING: Johnston
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 1/20/00 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Licenses to carry concealed weapons
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill exempts persons certified as trainers
for the specified course of training for persons issued a
concealed weapons permit from the requirement of completing
a specified course of training for purposes of renewing a
license to carry a concealed firearm.
ANALYSIS : Existing law provides the following regarding
the issuance of a license to carry concealable firearms in
public:
1.A county sheriff and police chief may issue a license to
carry a concealed weapon to a resident-or person who
spends a substantial period of time at his or her place
of employment in the particular jurisdiction, as
specified-if he or she has:
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A. Good moral character.
B. Completed a course of firearm training.
C. Demonstrated good cause for the issuance of the
license.
2.A new license applicant must show completion of an
approved training course that includes instruction on
firearm safety and the law regarding the permissible use
of a firearm.
3.A training course may not exceed 16 hours; however, the
licensing authority may require a community college
course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training up to a maximum of 24 hours, but
only if required uniformly of all license applicants
without exception.
4.A concealed weapon license is valid for up to two years,
three years for judicial officers, or four years in the
case of a reserve or auxiliary peace officer.
5.A license may include any reasonable restrictions or
conditions that the issuing authority deems warranted,
including restrictions as to the time, place, manner, and
circumstances under which the person may carry a firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person.
6.License renewal applicants must show completion of an
approved training course of not less than four hours that
includes instruction on firearm safety and the law
regarding the permissible use of a firearm.
This bill provides that no course of training shall be
required for any person certified by the licensing
authority as a firearms trainer in order for that person to
renew a license to carry a concealed weapon in public.
Prior Legislation
AB 2022 (Wright), Chapter 910, Statutes of 1998 . Passed
the Senate Floor with a vote of 21-7 (NOES: Burton,
Hayden, Hughes, Johnston, Rosenthal, Sher, Watson).
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/23/00)
California State Sheriffs' Association
Sheriff, San Bernardino County
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author's office has provided
the following background about this bill:
"AB 719 is a simple, common sense bill that closes a
loophole in the process created by AB 2022 (1998) to train
those who carry concealed weapon permits.
"Currently, all concealed weapon permit holders must
certify that they have completed an authorized training
course in gun safety in order to renew their license. This
bill would not change that.
"However, included in this statute are certified trainers
who are licensed by local sheriffs and spend their entire
day training others in gun safety and use.
"This bill would exempt gun trainers from the training
requirement, as logic would dictate. Local sheriffs are
empowered to determine which local trainers are certified
to offer the training course, so they would retain
oversight of the local trainers. For that reason, the
California State Sheriffs' Association supports AB 719.
There is no opposition."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Aanestad, Ackerman, Alquist, Ashburn, Baldwin,
Bates, Battin, Baugh, Bock, Briggs, Calderon, Campbell,
Cardenas, Cardoza, Cedillo, Corbett, Correa, Cox,
Cunneen, Davis, Dickerson, Ducheny, Dutra, Firebaugh,
Florez, Frusetta, Granlund, Havice, Hertzberg, Honda,
House, Jackson, Kaloogian, Keeley, Knox, Kuehl, Leach,
Lempert, Longville, Lowenthal, Machado, Maddox,
Maldonado, Margett, Mazzoni, McClintock, Migden, Nakano,
Olberg, Oller, Robert Pacheco, Rod Pacheco, Papan,
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Pescetti, Reyes, Romero, Runner, Scott, Soto, Steinberg,
Strickland, Strom-Martin, Thompson, Thomson, Torlakson,
Vincent, Washington, Wayne, Wesson, Wiggins, Wildman,
Wright, Zettel, Villaraigosa
NOT VOTING: Aroner, Brewer, Floyd, Gallegos, Leonard,
Shelley
RJG:cm 5/23/00 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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