Gov. Brown Signs Lead Ammo Ban; VETOES Bill Outlawing Rifles with Detachable Magazines

National Shooting Sports Foundation
National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn –-(Ammoland.com)- California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law AB 711, a statewide ban on the use of traditional ammunition in hunting, the first such ban in the nation, NSSF has just learned. NSSF and a coalition of hunting, sportsmen, gun-owners, labor and some law enforcement officials had urged him to veto this anti-hunting bill.

At the same time, Brown has vetoed SB 374, a measure that would have classified any semiautomatic center-fire rifle that does not have a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept 10 rounds of ammunition or less as an assault weapon. This bill would have required that all such firearms be registered with the state and make their future sale illegal. He also vetoed AB 180 that would have allowed the City of Oakland to enact its own ordinance regarding firearms that would be even more restrictive than state law.

“We are greatly disappointed that Gov. Brown decided to sign AB 711, which as we view things today will effectively end or greatly curtail hunting in California, given the restrictions on the use of non-traditional ammunition.” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel.

“We will have more to say on this important issue, but it is mind boggling that the governor would shut down this American tradition and actually imperil the substantial conservation funding that is provided to California through the federal excise tax on ammunition.”

Keane continued: “We are pleased that Gov. Brown vetoed SB 374 and AB 180, however, as these proposed restrictions on law-abiding Californians would have done nothing to make the state safer.”

Brown also signed AB 48 that bans magazine conversion kits.

For a news account of the Governor’s actions, click here. NSSF will have additional information in the next edition of Bullet Points.

About NSSFThe National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

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JOSEPH G MATTERA

LEAD AMMO BAN MORE A REACTION TO THE
“GO GREEN” HYSTERIA;
THE VETO ABOUT ALLOWING DETACHABLE MAGS GOOD;
TO BOYCOTT HUNTING IN REGARDS TO LEAD BASE BULLETS;
PLAYS RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THIS NEO NAZI COMMIE GOVERNMENT BULLSHIT…………..

gino

I second that motion

ces

If calif hunters have any balls they will not buy hunting licenses in 2014!!!! I live in this stupid state and plan on not buying a hunting license the first time in 56 years. Join me in this boycott