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September 1, 2010 Issue 2010-13
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Long Gun Registration Bill Fails Passage on the Senate Floor On August 31st, the last day of the State Legislative Session, the California State Senate rejected legislation that would have expanded the current handgun registration law to long guns by requiring the Attorney General to permanently maintain a registry of all firearms purchasers. Under the provisions of AB 1810 (Feuer), those who purchased or transferred a shotgun or rifle would have been required to register that firearm by submitting their name, address, place of birth, phone number and occupation to the California Department of Justice.
COHA teamed up with the National Rifle Association, the California Rifle and Pistol Association and an army of individuals who responded to our requests to contact their Senators to help defeat this misguided measure. |
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Assembly Rejects Spay/Neuter Mandate
Late in the evening of the last day of the State Legislative Session - the California State Assembly voted down SB 250 (Florez), a burdensome spay/neuter measure that would have significantly increased fees and penalties on both sporting dog owners and breeders. The bill, which would have also encouraged local governments to impose even more rigid restrictions/bans on dog breeding, was revived in mid August after initially failing to pass in 2009.
COHA was pleased to work with our member organizations - California Waterfowl, California Houndsmen for Conservation, National Open Field Coursing Association, and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance - and our partners, including Save Our Dogs, National Rifle Association, and the CA Rifle and Pistol Association, to finally defeat this ill-advised measure. | | | |
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Bill to Expand Handgun Ammunition Registration Law is Defeated | |
On the last day of Session, the California State Senate also voted to defeat legislation that would have, among other things, required purchasers of "handgun ammunition"-which also includes a number of calibers that can be fired from a rifle-to submit a thumbprint, driver's license number, address, and other personal information. Consumers who purchased such ammunition would also have been required to physically pick up their ammunition from a licensed vendor only.
After AB 2358 (De Leon) was amended to include commonly used rifle ammunition, COHA joined forces with National Rifle Association and the California Rifle and Pistol Association to oppose this unnecessary and intrusive measure. | | |
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