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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...

California Assembly Resolution Calls for Banks to Refuse to Lend to Gun Manufacturers and Retailers

August 19, 2019 1:45 pmAugust 20, 2019 8:31 pm

‘You cannot have a gun if the gun has not been made… you cannot sell a gun that has not been made.’ Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove California has 109 gun-control laws that restrict how and where guns can be used...

California Legislature Introduces 2,576 New Bills for 2019

February 25, 2019 3:05 pmFebruary 26, 2019 2:38 pm

Over the last week, another 1,556 bills were introduced in the California Legislature — 1,108 Assembly bills and 448 Senate bills — for a total of 2,576 bill introductions through last Friday’s deadline, according to Chris Micheli, a partner in...