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Bill to Require Gun Owners to Have DOJ Approved Safes Passes Senate

January 30, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 30, 2024 2:31 am

A bill to require gun owners to have a Department of Justice approved safe or lockbox to keep or store a firearm in a residence was passed by the Senate on Monday, moving the legislation to committees in the Assembly....

California’s Parent Accountability and Child Protection Act

August 8, 2022 7:08 amAugust 8, 2022 7:16 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.81.45 provides the Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act, which is contained in Section 1798.99.1. Title 1.81.45 was added in 2018 by Chapter 872....

Assemblyman Jim Cooper Stopped At Airport For Carrying Gun in Luggage

March 8, 2022 2:20 amMarch 9, 2022 10:01 am

Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) was stopped and questioned by Sacramento International Airport TSA security last week for attempting to bring a loaded pistol in his luggage. Cooper, a former Mayor of Elk Grove as well as a former City...

Firearms and Ammunition Tax Hike Bill Fails in Assembly By Five Votes

June 5, 2021 2:31 amJune 4, 2021 9:36 pm

A bill that would have significantly raised taxes on firearms and ammunition in California failed in the Assembly on Thursday, coming five votes short of passage. Assembly Bill 1223, authored by Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-San Rafael), would have added a...

New Senate Bill Seeks To End All Gun Shows on Public Property

February 10, 2021 5:46 pmFebruary 11, 2021 9:34 am

Earlier this week, a new bill that would end all guns shows on public property received committee assignment, ensuring that it would be heard before the Senate Public Safety Committee this year. Senate Bill 264, authored by freshman Senator Dave...

Assembly to Vote on Expanded Gun Storage Laws

September 11, 2019 5:54 am

A bill that would create some of the strictest laws on gun storage in the country is about to be voted on in the California Assembly. Senate Bill 172 will change many laws. The law of not safely storing a...

Gun Snoops in White Coats

August 20, 2019 9:59 amMarch 28, 2022 3:28 pm

“In the three years since California implemented the nation’s first law allowing guns to be taken from individuals who pose an extreme risk,” Cathie Anderson reports in the Sacramento Bee, “the so-called red flag orders have prevented at least 21...