FINAL UPDATE: April 22, 2009
AB357 was voted down yesterday in a 5 to 1 vote. Every Democrat voted NO with the lone Republican member voting in the affirmative. The bill was approved to be looked at again in the future but for now, the bill is dead.
Support and Opposition was as follows:
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION
Support
American Justice Center
California Association of Firearms Retailers
California Rifle and Pistol Association
Gun Owners of California
Hi-Caliber Investigations
National Rifle Association
Stutchman Forensic Laboratory
469 Private Citizens
Opposition
California Chapters of the Brady Campaign
California Peace Officers Association
California Police Chiefs Association
California State Sheriffs’ Association
Legal Community Against Violence
Sheriff, Alameda County
Sheriff, Butte County
Sheriff, Del Norte County
Sheriff, Santa Barbara County
Sheriff, Santa Cruz County
Sheriff, Shasta County
Sheriff, Ventura County
Sheriff’s Office, Tuolumne County
It is amazing to me that so many sheriffs and Law Enforcement personnel were present. The SCOTUS decided that police do not have the responsibility to protect the public and the LEO’s don’t want us to be able to do it ourselves. What is left? Please go to Assemblymember Steve Knight’s website and voice your support. Get involved. The assembly agreed to hear the bill again in the future. We would like to go into the next hearing with 100,000 signatures.
-QB
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While trying to find out where we stand with AB357, I found the information below. I am unsure as to why the hearing has been cancelled and have been unsuccessful in my attemts to find anything posted as to a reason. I have sent a letter to Assemblymember Knight as well as a telephone message. I am hoping to have more information some time next week. - QB
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April 4, 2009 (See Update Above)
CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : A.B. No. 357
AUTHOR(S) : Knight.
TOPIC : Firearms: license to carry concealed firearm.
HOUSE LOCATION : ASM
TYPE OF BILL : Active / Non-Urgency / Non-Appropriations / Majority Vote Required / State-Mandated Local Program / Fiscal Non-Tax Levy
LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 03/09/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : Referred to Com. on PUB. S. COMM.
LOCATION : ASM PUBLIC SAFETY COMM.
ACTION DATE : 04/14/2009
COMM. ACTION : Set, first hearing. - Hearing cancelled at the request of author.
HEARING DATE : 04/14/2009
TITLE : An act to amend Section 12050 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
