CA: Several Measures Advance, Will Be Considered Again Next Legislative Session
CA: Several Measures Advance, Will Be Considered Again Next Legislative Session
With California’s legislative session drawing to a close on July 2, the National Rifle Association is sounding the alarm on several measures that have advanced through the legislative process and remain on track for consideration when the legislature reconvenes on August 3.
All of the measures represent a danger to the freedom of the Golden State’s lawful gun owners, who are already nearly crushed by the sheer number of unjust and unconstitutional anti-gun laws that they are forced to live under.
AB 1974 disguises a bureaucratic property-return maze as “voluntary” storage
Assembly Bill 1974 is framed as a “voluntary” firearms storage measure, but it expands the state government’s involvement in the custody and disposition of lawfully owned firearms. It is on the Senate Third Reading File.
“AB 1974 creates another pathway through which law-abiding Californians may face administrative hurdles when seeking the return of their property,” NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action said in a legislative alert. “The bill’s destruction provisions and reliance on California’s existing firearm-release bureaucracy raises concerns that firearms surrendered for temporary safekeeping could become difficult or costly to recover.”
AB 1743 expands the same firearms database that leaked CCW holder data in 2022
Additionally, four dangerous bills remain alive in the Senate Appropriations Committee. AB 1743 would expand the state’s firearm owner data-sharing framework by increasing access to information maintained in California’s Automated Firearms System and related databases.
“Expanding this system raises significant concerns given California’s track record of protecting firearm owner data,” NRA-ILA wrote. “In 2022, the California Department of Justice exposed the personal information of thousands of firearm owners and concealed carry permit holders in a widely reported data breach.”
AB 1753 wants to “clarify” the GVRO framework — which should be repealed instead
AB 1753 would “clarify” California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) violation framework by explicitly subjecting ammunition possession to the same hearing and enforcement procedures currently applied to firearms. As NRA-ILA pointed out, the existing law should be repealed, not clarified.
AB 1810 gives CA DOJ broader power to shut down lawful firearms dealers
AB 1810 would expand the California Department of Justice’s authority to remove licensed firearm dealers from the state’s centralized list, including for certain licensing and inspection violations. It also mandates targeted annual inspections and could force otherwise lawful dealers out of business through burdensome regulatory requirements.