The 5 out of 11 bills that were passed will require law-abiding citizens to turn in any high-capacity magazines (A magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds) or any firearm with a bullet button feature by 2018.
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While he vetoed five bills – including a one-gun-per-month purchase limit – he endorsed the most ambitious pieces of the Legislature’s gun control push over the roar of gun-rights advocates frustrated by the increasing weight of restrictions. In his veto message on AB 1673, the governor wrote the bill is worded so vaguely that it “could have far reaching and unintended consequences”, such as triggering “potential application of myriad and serious criminal penalties”.
The Democratic governor signed six bills advocated by legislative Democrats, in a rare victory for those clamoring for greater gun control.
The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action accused Brown of using the terrorist attacks for political gain, saying, “Gov. Jerry Brown today signed a draconian gun control package… even though the state’s already restrictive laws did nothing to stop the attack in San Bernardino”. “We could probably have fewer, but we’ll look at them”.
“You want to blame something you can control”, Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, said during a debate on the floor Thursday.
The two measures address background checks differently. Supporters say employees who work together may see the warning signs for violence, and the bill would give them the opportunity to act. De León had asked Newsom to hold the initiative off the ballot, if the bills pass, while Newsom has refused.
In an attempt to slow gun users from rapidly reloading, the governor signed a bill outlawing new weapons that have a device known as a bullet button.
Another bill vetoed by the governor would have made the theft of a firearm a grand theft to be treated as a felony. Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom also has a gun control initiative that will appear on the November ballot. “In 2014, I signed Assembly Bill 1014 which allowed immediate family members of law enforcement to petition for a gun violence restraining order”, Brown said.
Republicans called the measures a burden to law-abiding gun owners.
Earlier this year Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, won a 12-gauge shotgun at an auction at a charity dinner in Colusa County.
Another rejected bill would have limited gun purchases for Californians to one every 30 days.
The Florida city was the scene of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub.
Reaction from local elected officials was immediate.
Joe Costello, who owns a Willow Glen gun store, said he spent the day fielding questions on the phone and in person about the new gun laws.
Create regulations for ammunition, including requirements that ammo sellers get a license and that purchases be screened.
Brown, a Democrat, said the legislation represents a delicate balance. Hannah Beth-Jackson, D-Santa Barbara.
Williams said he was disappointed that law was vetoed and believes it is important to get tough on people who steal weapons.
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Another bill that sought to classify the body of a firearm as a firearm, thus closing a loophole that has allowed unfinished gun frames or receivers to be sold under less scrutiny than a finished gun would require, was deemed to have wording that was too vague.
