Politics & Government

Los Gatos Mountain Firearms Owners Advised Of Gun Control Legislation

A slew of Senate and Assembly gun control bills are making their way to Gov. Jerry Brown's office and opposition and concern is growing among Second Amendment activists.

On the 95033talk@yahoogroups.com email alert list, residents who live in the Los Gatos Mountains were alerted Wednesday evening about several gun control bills that are making their way to Gov. Jerry Brown's office.

An email sent to group members by Los Gatos resident Dean Welder states his intent in alerting the community about the various firearms' control measures is to simply bring awareness.

He then provides a shortened list of the various bills with a short synopsis of each, including three bills headed for the governor's desk:


And the following Senate bills:

  • SB-53 (de Leon): Requires ammo purchase "authorizations" recorded in a separate state database, requires all ammunition transactions to go through state-licensed ammunition vendors (including Internet purchases), records details of all ammunition purchases.
  • SB-374 (Steinberg): Bans ALL semiautomatic rifles that do not have a fixed magazine, forced registration of rifles already owned. Not just "Military style" but ALL semiautomatic.
  • SB-396 (Hancock): Ban and confiscation of magazines that are or was at one time capable of holding more than ten rounds

He then instructs those on the email list to see the complete list of measures and to read some discussion of them by visiting the CalGuns.Net website's forum. Anyone can access the page.

"If you were unaware of them, I am asking you to research them and if you are unhappy with any of them, please let the Governor know in whatever way is most convenient for you," Welder writes.

He also advises that if anyone doesn't know how to reach out to lawmakers to express their opinions about the bills, they should visit the Firearms Policy Coalition's website, where a petition can be signed urging Brown to veto gun control bills.

The CalGuns.net website gives a more complete list of bills awaiting Brown's signature. They are:


And lists the following as making their way to the Senate:


  • SB-53 (de Leon): Requires ammo purchase "authorizations" recorded in a separate state database, requires all ammunition transactions to go through state-licensed ammunition vendors (including Internet purchases), records details of all ammunition purchases.
  • SB-374 (Steinberg): Bans all semiautomatic rifles that does not have a fixed magazine, forced registration of rifles already owned.
  • SB-396 (Hancock): Ban and confiscation of magazines that are or was at one time capable of holding more than ten rounds (including 10/30 magazines).
  • SB-755 (Wolk) Expands definition of prohibited persons.
TELL US: What do you think about these measures? Which ones do you think violate a person's right to bear arms? Which ones are in violation of the Second Amendment?


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