This same issue seems to come back year after year – introduced by the same people and hopefully receiving the same disposition – to die in committee.
Last year, State Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), introduced Assembly Bill 2062 which put ammunition sales in the crosshairs. AB2062 would have required that law-abiding gun owners obtain a permit to buy handgun ammunition and would have imposed severe restrictions on the private transfers of handgun ammunition. Thankfully, it died in committee.
De Leon’s latest craziness again hit a speed bump in committee – from NRA-ILA:
Today, Assembly Bill 962 was placed in the suspense file by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.
Sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require purchasers submit to fingerprinting, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.
While this development is a solid step towards defeating AB962, the bill still poses a threat.
Not that we have any hope of ever getting rid of De Leon, or the Democrats that propose these insane ideas, but a trend may be in the works toward more sensible politics when it comes to firearms issues.