‘Guns Don’t Kill People; Bullets Do’: California Steps Up To Close Gaps In Federal Regulations On Ammunition
A look at California shows a new strategy in place for gun-control advocates and lawmakers: focusing on the bullets.
The New York Times:
California Tries New Tack On Gun Violence: Ammunition Control
Sold from vending machines in Pennsylvania, feed depots in Nevada, pharmacies in Georgia and jewelry stores in Texas, ammunition is in many states easier to buy than cold medicine. But in California, which already enforces some of the nation’s most restrictive gun laws, there is a movement underway against the unfettered sale of bullets. Gun control advocates here have pushed to limit internet sales, ban large-capacity magazines, require sellers to have licenses, raise taxes on bullets, and mandate serial numbers or other traceable markings on ammunition so that the police can more easily track them. (Urbina, 9/9)
In other news from Sacramento —
San Diego Union-Times:
Middle And High Schools Would Start No Earlier Than 8:30 A.M. Under Bill Sent To Governor
Eileen Gaspar estimates that her high school daughter gets four to five hours of sleep a night. Her daughter goes to Olympian High in Chula Vista, where school starts at 7:30 a.m., so she’s out the door each morning by 6:45 a.m. But she has cheerleading practice every evening until about 7 p.m., and once she gets home, she has to shower, eat dinner then stay up late doing homework. (Taketa, 9/10)