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Lawmakers send handgun safety bill to the governor
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bill to the governor Thursday, September 13, 2001 Breaking News Sections
(09-13) 21:48 PDT SACRAMENTO (AP) -- State lawmakers sent the governor twin handgun bills Thursday that would require gun buyers to pass a written test and demonstrate to a safety instructor that they know how to operate the weapon. The identical Senate and Assembly bills also would require handgun buyers to provide a thumb print, proof of residency, identification and a handgun safety certificate. The bills' requirements would take effect Jan. 1, 2003. The state Assembly approved a bill by Assemblyman Kevin Shelley, D-San Francisco, by a 41-33 vote Thursday night during a marathon session. The state Senate had approved the bill by a 22-12 vote. Meanwhile, a matching bill by Sen. Jack Scott, D-Altadena, passed on a 23-13 vote in the Senate, and was approved in the Assembly late Wednesday night by a 41-31 vote. The bill, supported by some of the state's sheriffs, police chiefs and the Police Officers Research Association, also requires handgun owners to renew the certificates after five years if they want to buy another handgun. "One of the requirements is you have to have the proficiency to handle these firearms," said Scott, who called the measures "common sense." Republican lawmakers blasted the bill, with Assemblyman Mike Briggs, R-Fresno, declaring that it would "change the face of gun laws in California forever." "It attacks the constitution, it keeps poor people from owning guns and it's just another sneaky way to license gun ownership," Briggs said. Gov. Gray Davis now has until Oct. 14 to sign or veto the bill. He has vetoed gun bills in the past, saying he opposes new gun control laws until the impact of existing measures is studied by law enforcement. However, he strayed from that policy in July, signing legislation expanding prosecution of adult gun owners if children bring their weapons to school. He said at the time he made the exception in the wake of two school shootings this year in Southern California. Davis spokeswoman Hilary McLean said Davis has no formal position on the current legislation "but he's definitely looking at them with an open mind."
On the Net: See the bills, SB52 and AB35, at www.sen.ca.gov
(09-13) 21:48 PDT SACRAMENTO (AP) -- State lawmakers sent the governor twin handgun bills Thursday that would require gun buyers to pass a written test and demonstrate to a safety instructor that they know how to operate the weapon. The identical Senate and Assembly bills also would require handgun buyers to provide a thumb print, proof of residency, identification and a handgun safety certificate. The bills' requirements would take effect Jan. 1, 2003. The state Assembly approved a bill by Assemblyman Kevin Shelley, D-San Francisco, by a 41-33 vote Thursday night during a marathon session. The state Senate had approved the bill by a 22-12 vote. Meanwhile, a matching bill by Sen. Jack Scott, D-Altadena, passed on a 23-13 vote in the Senate, and was approved in the Assembly late Wednesday night by a 41-31 vote. The bill, supported by some of the state's sheriffs, police chiefs and the Police Officers Research Association, also requires handgun owners to renew the certificates after five years if they want to buy another handgun. "One of the requirements is you have to have the proficiency to handle these firearms," said Scott, who called the measures "common sense." Republican lawmakers blasted the bill, with Assemblyman Mike Briggs, R-Fresno, declaring that it would "change the face of gun laws in California forever." "It attacks the constitution, it keeps poor people from owning guns and it's just another sneaky way to license gun ownership," Briggs said. Gov. Gray Davis now has until Oct. 14 to sign or veto the bill. He has vetoed gun bills in the past, saying he opposes new gun control laws until the impact of existing measures is studied by law enforcement. However, he strayed from that policy in July, signing legislation expanding prosecution of adult gun owners if children bring their weapons to school. He said at the time he made the exception in the wake of two school shootings this year in Southern California. Davis spokeswoman Hilary McLean said Davis has no formal position on the current legislation "but he's definitely looking at them with an open mind."
On the Net: See the bills, SB52 and AB35, at www.sen.ca.gov
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