Cal-FFL Legislative Update 6-28-13
This update will provide you a thumbnail sketch of what is happening with key gun legislation in California. For more detailed information, follow the links provided. UPCOMING BILLS SB 108 (Yee) – Mandatory firearm locked storage Hearing: Assembly Public Safety 7/2/13 POSITION: OPPOSE SB 293 (DeSaulnier) – “Owner authorized” (“robogun”) handgun requirement Hearing: Assembly Public […]
Why Everyone Loses If SB 71 Wins
By Brandon Combs Senate Bill 71, a budget trailer bill, is possibly the single greatest threat to government accountability in California today. In it are amendments to the California Public Records Act (CPRA) that would make it exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to find out if our government is functioning in accordance with the law. That’s why […]
CGF Challenges CA Handgun Microstamping Requirement in Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 CGF Challenges CA Handgun Microstamping Requirement in Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit SAN CARLOS, CA – The Calguns Foundation announced today that attorneys for it and co-plaintiff Second Amendment Foundation have filed an amended complaint in the federal civil rights case Peña v. Cid that includes a challenge to […]
Santa Monica shootings rekindle gun control debate in Sacramento. Cal-FFL says,”These bills not the answer.”
Friday’s shooting rampage in Santa Monica is rekindling the debate over gun control in California. Investigators are trying to determine how the gunman was able to obtain his weapons and a large amount of ammunition. The Newtown, Connecticut, shooting last year spurred a flurry of gun-control measures in Sacramento, many of which are halfway to […]
Cities of San Francisco, Oakland Settle CGF Federal Lawsuit on Return of Firearms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2013 Cities of San Francisco, Oakland Settle CGF Federal Lawsuit on Return of Firearms SAN CARLOS, CA – The Calguns Foundation announced today that it has reached a settlement with the City of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department in its case Churchill v. Harris, a federal lawsuit […]
Merced County, CA Sheriff Pays CGF $9,250 in Handgun Carry Case Settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 3, 2013 Merced County, CA Sheriff Pays CGF $9,250 in Handgun Carry Case Settlement SAN CARLOS, CA – As part of a settlement reached in the handgun carry case of Michelle Rossow, et al. v. County of Merced and Merced Sheriff Mark Pazin, the Merced County Sheriff’s Department has agreed […]
Cal-FFL Legislative Update 6-1-13
Friday, May 31st was the deadline for California bills to have made it out of their house of origin; meaning that if they didn’t pass out of their first house (Senate or Assembly) they are dead for the year. The following recent activity represents action taken on bills during the last week, leading up to […]
This Week in California Gun Rights: 5-10-13 Edition
Sen. Leland Yee will offer bill to ban 3-D printable guns Though a federal bill to criminalize the 3-D printing of guns or certain gun components is pending in Congress, at least one California lawmaker wants to get in on the action, too. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, said he’ll introduce legislation to prohibit […]
Cal-FLL’s Legislative Update – 5-10-13
This update will provide you a thumbnail sketch of what is happening with key gun legislation in California. For more detailed information, follow the links provided. UPCOMING BILLS AB 231 (Ting)– Makes it a crime if a child gets access to an unlocked firearm. Removes the provision that the firearm must be removed from the […]
Calguns Letter of Opposition to LA City Council’s Magazine Ban
City of Los Angeles Votes to Proceed With Firearm Magazine Ban** Read The Calguns Foundation’s letter of opposition:
