Please Contact Your Assemblymember Today!
Today, Friday, May 28, the Assembly Appropriations Committee passed Assembly Bill 1810 and Assembly Bill 2223. Both bills now head to the Assembly floor for consideration where they could be heard as early as next week.AB1810 would establish a registration system, similar to the one currently in place for handguns, for all newly-acquired long guns. Under AB1810, the make, model and serial number of the firearm as well as the identifying information of the purchaser would be recorded and kept on file by the California Attorney General’s office.
If AB1810 were enacted, violent criminals would continue doing what they do now – obtain firearms through illegal means. This bill would not decrease crime but will rather have disastrous effects on the already financially unstable
One simply needs to look at Canada, a nation with draconian firearms registration, to see the results – billions in cumulative administrative costs, annual cost overruns, no clear substantiation of public safety benefits, unjust prosecution, and a bureaucratic complexity that daunts those willing to comply. Ironically,
AB2223 would outlaw the use of lead shot when shooting or hunting in state-run wildlife management areas. There is no scientific evidence justifying this proposed ban. It is intended only to discourage hunting in
AB1810 and AB2223 are very serious threats to the rights of
Please contact your Assemblymember TODAY and strongly voice your opposition to AB1810, and AB2223. Contact information can be found here.
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