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California: Long Beach Crafting Ammo Registration Ordinance!

Thursday, October 11, 2007

The City of Long Beach is in the preliminary stages of crafting an ordinance requiring ammunition sales to be logged by all Federal Firearm Licensees (FFL’s) and electronically sent to law enforcement.  Under this possible ordinance, it is likely that purchasers will be forced to present identification and submit to fingerprinting simply to purchase a box of ammunition to hunt or go to the range.  It has been transferred to the Public Safety Advisory Committee and the Public Safety Committee.  Thus far the Public Safety Advisory Commission has withheld judgment on the issue at two consecutive meetings and the Public Safety Committee is waiting for input and recommendation from the Public Safety Advisory Committee.

The Federal law requiring ammunition purchasers to present I.D. was repealed by the Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 because it was found to be ineffective in reducing crime. 

Please contact Mayor Bob Foster and the Long Beach City Council today and respectfully urge them to oppose this unwarranted and unnecessary privacy invading, anti-gun measure.

Mayor Bob Foster
Tel: (562) 570-6801
Fax: (562) 570-6538
[email protected] 

Bonnie Lowenthal
Tel: (562) 570-6919
Fax: (562) 570-6590
[email protected] 

Suja Lowenthal
T
el: (562) 570-6684
Fax: (562) 570-6882
http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/district2/default.asp 

Gary Delong
Tel: (562) 570-6300
Fax: (562) 570-6186
[email protected] 

Patrick O’Donnell
Tel: (562) 570-6918
Fax: (562) 570-5235
[email protected] 

Gerrie Schipske
Tel: (562) 570-6932
Fax: (562) 570-6857
[email protected] 

Dee Andrews
Tel: (562) 570-6816
Fax: (562) 570-7135
[email protected] 

Tonya Reyes Uranga
Tel: (562) 570-6139
Fax: (562) 570-6954
[email protected] 

Rae Gabelich
Tel: (562) 570-6685
Fax: (562) 570-5982
[email protected] 

Val Lerch
Tel: (562) 570-6137
Fax: (562) 570-6659
[email protected]

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