New Gun Laws Tighten California’s Already-Strict Regulations, But Brown Vetoes Some He Says Went Too Far
Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills to increase gun safety, including one on age limits and a ban for people convicted of serious domestic violence charges. But he blocked a few, as well, like a measure that would have limited people to purchasing no more than one rifle or shotgun in any 30-day period.
Reuters:
California Governor Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law
California Governor Jerry Brown signed several gun control bills into law on Friday, including one measure that raises the minimum age for buying rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21. The new laws come seven months after a gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic assault-style rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 14 students and three adults, the second-deadliest mass shooting at a public school in U.S. history. (O'Brien, 9/29)
Capital Public Radio:
Gov. Jerry Brown Continues Mixed Track Record On California Gun Control Bills
Brown signed SB 1100 by Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge), raising the required age for rifle and shotgun purchases from 18 to 21. Handgun purchases are already subject to the higher minimum age. But the governor rejected Portantino’s SB 1177, which would have prohibited a person from purchasing more than one long gun per month. In his veto message, he wrote that his views have not changed since he vetoed a similar bill two years ago. (Adler, 9/28)
Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Brown Just Signed A Stack Of New Gun Control Laws. Here's What They Do
Brown also signed into law Friday measures that impose lifetime firearm bans on people convicted of serious domestic violence charges, as well as those who have been hospitalized more than once in a year for mental health problems. He also enacted laws that will make it easier for police officers and family members to have guns taken away from people deemed a danger to themselves or others, and to require applicants for concealed gun permits to complete at least eight hours of gun safety training and demonstrate competency with a live-fire exam. (McGreevy, 9/28)
Sacramento Bee:
CA Bill Raising Age To Buy Guns Signed By Jerry Brown
Brown has also rejected a handful of gun control proposals that he believes went go too far. Earlier this week, he vetoed a measure by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, that would have expanded the list of people who can seek a gun violence restraining order. Assembly Bill 2888, which was prompted by the Parkland shooting, would have allowed employers, co-workers, high school and college staff, and mental health workers to petition a judge to to order the temporary removal of firearms from someone they believe poses a danger to themselves or others. (Koseff, 9/28)