New state laws change rules on drinking, handgun ammo.....

New state laws change rules on drinking, handgun ammo.......

Actually passed during 2009, Assembly Bill 962, the "Anti-Gang Neighborhood Protection Act of 2009," takes effect February 1, 2011. The new law requires handgun ammunition sellers to record a buyer`s thumbprint along with other valid identification and make the records available to law enforcement for five years.

Despite long months of wrangling over the budget, California's legislature still managed to pass 733 bills in 2010. Here's a sample.

Thumbprints, ID required for the sale of ammunition: Actually passed during 2009, Assembly Bill 962, the "Anti-Gang Neighborhood Protection Act of 2009," takes effect February 1, 2011. The new law requires handgun ammunition sellers to record a buyer's thumbprint along with other valid identification and make the records available to law enforcement for five years.
"I think it's just going to be a pain," said Irene Cravea, while working the counter at her son's shop, Darin's Gun Exchange in Napa.
"I think a lot of people will walk away because they don't want to have to give their information," Cravea said.
Jack Jennings, who owns The Last Gun Shop inside Sweeney's Sports Store in Napa, said the state had a similar law back in the 1960s.
He said that with guns so readily available today, he doesn't see how requiring purchase records can help the state do anything about gun violence.
"It won't stop gang members from shooting each other, it won't stop someone from robbing a liquor store, it won't stop a husband from shooting his wife," Jennings said.
A customer in Jennings' shop, Steve Kreps, was visiting from Missouri, where concealed weapons permits are available to anyone properly trained.
Kreps said he thinks Californians are at a disadvantage because of "liberal" attitudes toward gun control.
"In Missouri, crime has gone down because criminals know that anyone could be carrying a gun," he said.
Kreps added that he sees the new law as a step in the direction of taking away all guns, and blames Nancy Pelosi.
The California Rifle and Pistol Association and the National Rifle Association have filed a lawsuit to stop AB 962.
Do you think the new laws will improve public safety?