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April 8, 2010 Issue 2010-5
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Committee Considers Proposed Lead Shot Ban on DFG Lands |
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On Tuesday, April 13th, the Assembly Water Parks and Wildlife Committee will hear AB 2223 (Nava), which would prohibit the use of lead shot on the Department of Fish and Game's (DFG) Wildlife Areas and public shooting grounds. The bill is sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States and several environmental groups.
The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance is strongly opposed to AB 2223 because it substitutes politics for sound science...click for more.
To contact members of the Committee to voice your opposition, please go to www.outdoorheritage.org and click on "AB 2223" under "Current Issues". |
Mandatory Registration of All Firearms
 On April 5, 2010, Assembly Member Feuer (D-Los Angeles) amended AB 1810 to require the Attorney General of California to permanently keep and maintain a firearms registry that includes extensive personal information of all firearms purchasers. Under AB 1810, those who purchase a firearm will be required to register that firearm by submitting their name, address, place of birth, phone number, occupation, and sex to the California Department of Justice...click for more.
To join COHA in opposition to this bill, please go to www.outdoorheritage.org and click on "AB 1810" under "Urgent Issues" for Public Safety Committee contact information. |
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Loss of Firearms for 10 Year Period? |
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Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles) has introduced AB 2186 to prohibit a person from owning, purchasing or possessing a firearm for 10 years for violating the state's "loaded firearms" laws. Current law generally prohibits the possession of a loaded firearm not only in a vehicle on a public road, but also on one's person in many public places-including restricted areas of unincorporated lands.
COHA opposes this legislation because it imposes an overly harsh penalty on hunters who may unwittingly violate loaded firearms laws...click for more.
To contact members of the Public Safety Committee to voice your opposition, please go to www.outdoorheritage.org and click on "AB 2186" under "Current Issues". |
