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Unfazed by Colorado recalls, California lawmakers press on with gun-control bills
Among the most controversial bills, Senate Bill374 by state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento -- which would ban all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines -- passed the Assembly on a 44-31 vote late Tuesday. Then the Assembly voted 41-34 on Wednesday to approve SB567 by state Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, which would expand the definition of an illegal shotgun.
Both now await a vote on amendments from the state Senate, which has already passed the bills, before going to Brown's desk.
The Assembly also voted 43-30 Wednesday to agree to Senate amendments to AB48 by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, which would ban conversion kits used to turn legal ammunition magazines into illegal high-capacity magazines.
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The Assembly also Wednesday voted 41-27 to pass SB55 by state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Vacaville, which would expand the list of convicts who can't legally own guns to include those with multiple drug or alcohol convictions, active participants in street gangs and others. The state Senate needs to approve Assembly amendments before the bill goes to Brown's desk.
Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, rhetorically asked how many times gun-rights advocates have insisted that it's not guns that kill people, but other people. "You just can't have it both ways -- this bill goes to the heart of the matter," she said.
Read More: http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_24072843/unfazed-by-colorado-recalls-california-lawmakers-press-gun
Both now await a vote on amendments from the state Senate, which has already passed the bills, before going to Brown's desk.
The Assembly also voted 43-30 Wednesday to agree to Senate amendments to AB48 by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, which would ban conversion kits used to turn legal ammunition magazines into illegal high-capacity magazines.
(snip)
The Assembly also Wednesday voted 41-27 to pass SB55 by state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Vacaville, which would expand the list of convicts who can't legally own guns to include those with multiple drug or alcohol convictions, active participants in street gangs and others. The state Senate needs to approve Assembly amendments before the bill goes to Brown's desk.
Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, rhetorically asked how many times gun-rights advocates have insisted that it's not guns that kill people, but other people. "You just can't have it both ways -- this bill goes to the heart of the matter," she said.
Read More: http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_24072843/unfazed-by-colorado-recalls-california-lawmakers-press-gun
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