A bill requiring parents to tell school officials if they keep guns in the house went “too far” according to some legislators and it died in committee Wednesday.
It failed in its first committee vote after facing opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union and National Rifle Association, two groups rarely on the same page, as well as two organizations representing rank-and-file law enforcement officers.Livermore Residents Seek Answers From PG&E After Power Surge Damages Electronics In Over 500 Homes
Among its many restrictions, California limits the size of ammunition magazines to 10 bullets, outlaws firearms that fall into its definition of assault weapons, imposes strict purchase and waiting period requirements, and requires background checks for people buying ammunition. Four Assembly bills are aimed at unregistered “ghost guns,” including one that would restrict the use of 3D printers.
“What’s next, having parents report swimming pools in their backyards and prescription drugs in their medicine cabinets?” asked Roy Griffith, legislative director of the California Rifle and Pistol Association. No schools, school districts or school employees came forward to support being required to collect information from parents about firearms possession, Leyva noted.
Portantino cited statistics that nearly 70% of school shootings involve a gun taken from the student’s home or the home of a friend or relative. And he said that more than 90% of attacks are planned in advance and in many instances follow threatening or concerning communications.
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