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California's Democratic lawmakers push for tighter gun control
Source: Reuters
California's Democratic lawmakers push for tighter gun control
By Sharon Bernstein
SACRAMENTO, California | Thu May 30, 2013 2:20am EDT
(Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers in California, critical of Congress' failure to pass significant gun control legislation after mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut last year, advanced a package of bills on Wednesday that would tighten a ban on semi-automatic firearms and further regulate ammunition sales.
The bills, which passed the state Senate mostly along party lines, would outlaw all new sales of semi-automatic weapons with removable magazines, ban ammunition clips that can fire more than 10 rounds, and make it illegal for people convicted of drug and alcohol felonies to own a gun for 10 years.
The package of seven bills would also require people who want to buy ammunition in the state to undergo background checks and get a permit.
But top officials in both houses say privately that some of the measures could be removed from the package in the state Assembly to assuage concerns of moderate Democrats before the bills reach the desk of Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
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By Sharon Bernstein
SACRAMENTO, California | Thu May 30, 2013 2:20am EDT
(Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers in California, critical of Congress' failure to pass significant gun control legislation after mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut last year, advanced a package of bills on Wednesday that would tighten a ban on semi-automatic firearms and further regulate ammunition sales.
The bills, which passed the state Senate mostly along party lines, would outlaw all new sales of semi-automatic weapons with removable magazines, ban ammunition clips that can fire more than 10 rounds, and make it illegal for people convicted of drug and alcohol felonies to own a gun for 10 years.
The package of seven bills would also require people who want to buy ammunition in the state to undergo background checks and get a permit.
But top officials in both houses say privately that some of the measures could be removed from the package in the state Assembly to assuage concerns of moderate Democrats before the bills reach the desk of Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/30/us-usa-california-guncontrol-idUSBRE94T03W20130530
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