OFF THE WIRE
Once again, with the exception of AB1096, AB1559 & AB1746 (THANK
YOU Assembly Member Melendez) the state democratic majority continues
to execute a full frontal assault against our 2nd Amendment rights.
CALIFORNIA- new, update
AB997 [new]: Firearms: persons detained or apprehended for examination of mental condition
Status:
02/22/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
02/21/19: Read first time. To print.
Bill text:
This bill would prohibit the person from possessing a firearm or deadly
weapon pending the hearing and would prohibit the person from having
possession of a firearm or deadly weapon for a period of 5 years if the
court determines that the return of the firearm or other deadly weapons
would likely endanger the person or others. The bill would make a
violation of this prohibition a crime, punishable as a misdemeanor or a
felony. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB1096 [new]: Firearms: concealed carry licenses
Status:
02/22/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
02/21/19: Read first time. To print.
Bill text:
This bill would instead require the sheriff of a county, or the chief
or other head of a municipal police department, to issue a license to
carry a concealed handgun or to carry a loaded and exposed handgun, as
specified, if good cause exists for the issuance and the applicant is of
good moral character and satisfies certain other criteria.
This
bill would define “good cause” for these purposes to include
self-defense, defending the life of another, or preventing crime in
which human life is threatened, and would provide procedural guidelines
to the issuing authority on determining the presence or absence of “good
cause.”
This bill would authorize a resident of another state to
apply for a license to carry a handgun, as specified, from any sheriff
in the state using the same procedure and would authorize that sheriff
to issue a license.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB1121 [new]: Firearms: gun violence restraining orders.
Status:
02/22/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
02/21/19: Read first time. To print.
Bill text:
SECTION 1. Section 18125 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
18125. (a) A temporary emergency gun violence restraining order may be
issued on an ex parte basis only if a law enforcement officer asserts,
and a judicial officer finds, that there is reasonable cause to believe
both of the following:
(1) The subject of the petition poses an
immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself,
herself, themselves or another by having in his or her custody or
control, control of, or owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving
receiving, a firearm or ammunition.
(2) A temporary emergency gun
violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to
the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive
alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or have
been determined to be inadequate or inappropriate for the circumstances
of the subject of the petition.
(b) A temporary emergency gun
violence restraining order issued pursuant to this chapter shall
prohibit the subject of the petition from having in his or her custody
or control, control of, or owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving,
or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition, and
shall expire 21 days from the date the order is issued.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB1297 [new]: Firearms: concealed carry license
Status:
02/25/19: Read first time.
02/23/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
02/22/19: Introduced. To print.
Bill text:
Existing law authorizes specified local law enforcement agencies to
issue to an applicant a license to carry a concealed firearm if certain
requirements are met, including, among others, that the applicant has
good cause for the license. Existing law requires an applicant for a
license or a renewal of a license to pay a fee to the Department of
Justice, as specified, to cover costs associated with background
reports. Existing law allows the licensing authority of any city, city
and county, or county to charge an additional fee for a new license in
an amount equal to the actual costs for processing the application for a
new license. Under existing law, that additional fee may not exceed
$100.
This bill would require, rather than authorize, the local
licensing authority to charge the fee and would require the fee to be in
an amount equal to the reasonable costs for processing the application,
issuing the license, and enforcing the license, as specified. The bill
would delete the prohibition on charging more than $100 for the fee.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB1559 [new]: Firearms: emergency concealed carry permits.
Status:
02/25/19: Read first time.
02/23/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
02/22/19: Introduced. To print.
Bill text:
Existing law prohibits a person from carrying a concealed firearm or
carrying a loaded firearm in public. Existing law authorizes the sheriff
of a county, or the chief or other head of a municipal police
department, if good cause exists for the issuance, and subject to
certain other criteria, to issue a license to carry a concealed handgun
or to carry a loaded and exposed handgun, as specified.
Existing law
exempts from the prohibition against carrying a loaded firearm in
public, a person who reasonably believes they are in immediate grave
danger, as specified.
This bill would authorize a person who,
because of prior victimization or based on specific articulable facts,
reasonably believes that they are in immediate and grave danger of
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, as specified, to apply
to the sheriff in the county in which they reside for a temporary
emergency license to carry a concealed firearm. The bill would require
the sheriff to immediately issue an emergency license to such a person
if that person submits a signed affidavit describing their
circumstances. The bill would authorize the sheriff to verify the
applicant’s eligibility to receive a license, as specified, but would
require such verification to be completed without delay and at the time
of application.
The bill would also allow an applicant to
simultaneously apply for a regular license to carry a concealed firearm
and would require such a license to be approved within the period the
emergency license is valid, contingent on the applicant’s eligibility
and completion of the requirements for a regular license. The bill would
require that the facts that provide eligibility for the granting of an
emergency license establish good cause for the eligibility of the
regular license.
The bill would require the Department of Justice to
complete the fingerprint report for a regular license applied for
pursuant to this bill within 21 days.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB1602 [new]: Use of firearm insurance.
Status:
02/25/19: Read first time.
02/23/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
02/22/19: Introduced. To print.
Bill text:
Existing law requires the Department of Insurance, headed by the
Insurance Commissioner, to regulate specific classes of insurance,
including liability, burglary, and legal insurance. Existing law
prohibits an insurer from transacting any class of insurance that is not
authorized by its charter.
This bill would express the intent of
the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit an insurer from
either selling or advertising liability coverage for bodily injury or
property damage resulting from the insured’s discharge of a personal
firearm.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
SB1297 [new]: Firearms: concealed carry license
Status:
02/25/19: Read first time.
02/23/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
02/22/19: Introduced. To print.
Bill text:
Existing law authorizes specified local law enforcement agencies to
issue to an applicant a license to carry a concealed firearm if certain
requirements are met, including, among others, that the applicant has
good cause for the license. Existing law requires an applicant for a
license or a renewal of a license to pay a fee to the Department of
Justice, as specified, to cover costs associated with background
reports. Existing law allows the licensing authority of any city, city
and county, or county to charge an additional fee for a new license in
an amount equal to the actual costs for processing the application for a
new license. Under existing law, that additional fee may not exceed
$100.
This bill would require, rather than authorize, the local
licensing authority to charge the fee and would require the fee to be in
an amount equal to the reasonable costs for processing the application,
issuing the license, and enforcing the license, as specified. The bill
would delete the prohibition on charging more than $100 for the fee.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB1746 [new]: Firearms: license to carry concealed.
Status:
02/25/19: Read first time.
02/23/19: From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
02/22/19: Introduced. To print.
Bill text:
Existing law authorizes the sheriff of a county, or the chief or other
head of a municipal police department, upon proof that the person
applying is of good moral character, that good cause exists, and that
the person applying satisfies certain conditions, to issue a license for
the person to carry a concealed handgun.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB61 [update]: Gun violence restraining orders
Status:
02/26/19: In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Vote: 4-3 Reconsideration granted. Vote: 8-0
Bill text:
Existing law authorizes a court to issue an ex parte gun violence
restraining order prohibiting the subject of the petition from having in
his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or
receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition
when it is shown that there is a substantial likelihood that the
subject of the petition poses a significant danger of harm to himself,
herself, or another in the near future by having in his or her custody
or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, and
that the order is necessary to prevent personal injury to himself,
herself, or another, as specified. Existing law requires the ex parte
order to expire no later than 21 days after the date on the order.
Existing law also authorizes a court to issue a gun violence restraining
order prohibiting the subject of the petition from having in his or her
custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or
attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition for a period
of one year when there is clear and convincing evidence that the subject
of the petition, or a person subject to an ex parte gun violence
restraining order, as applicable, poses a significant danger of personal
injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody
or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, and
that the order is necessary to prevent personal injury to himself,
herself, or another, as specified. Existing law authorizes renewal of a
gun violence restraining order within 3 months of the order’s
expiration. Petitions for ex parte, one-year, and renewed gun violence
restraining orders may be made by an immediate family member of the
person or by a law enforcement officer.
This bill would similarly
authorize, an employer, a coworker, or an employee of a secondary or
postsecondary school that the person has attended in the last 6 months
to file a petition for an ex parte, one-year, or renewed gun violence
restraining order.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB164 [update]: Firearms: prohibited persons
Status:
03/12/19: Committee hearing
02/26/19: Public Safety committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill text:
Under existing law, a person who purchases or receives a firearm,
attempts to purchase or receive a firearm, or owns or possesses a
firearm knowing that the person is prohibited from doing so by a
temporary restraining order, an injunction, or a protective order, as
specified, is guilty of a crime.
This bill would expand the scope of
this crime to a person who is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a
firearm in any jurisdiction by a valid temporary restraining order,
injunction, or protective order issued in another jurisdiction.
jurisdiction that is similar or equivalent to a temporary restraining
order, injunction, or protective order issued in this state. Because
this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, it would impose a
state-mandated local program.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
AB276 [update]: Firearms: storage
Status:
02/25/19: Re-referred to Committee on Public Safety
Bill text:
Existing law generally regulates the possession of firearms, including
storage requirements to prevent children from gaining access to
firearms.
This bill would require a person who is 18 years of age or
older and who is the owner, lessee, renter, or other legal occupant of a
residence, while that person is outside that residence, as defined, to
ensure that any firearm that person owns or controls is securely stored
against theft or unauthorized access. The bill would define a firearm as
being securely stored if it is secured with an operable device that is
listed on the Department of Justice’s roster of approved firearm safety
devices, as specified. The bill would exempt a person from this section
if the firearm is loaned under specified conditions, and would exempt an
unloaded antique firearm from these provisions. The bill would
additionally prohibit a person convicted under these provisions, or
under other specified provisions regulating the storage of firearms,
from subsequently owning, purchasing, receiving, or having in their
possession or control, any firearm. firearm within 10 years of the
conviction.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billTextClient.xhtml…
