California already ranks number one among states in the nation for gun control, according to Mike Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety, but Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed 24 new gun control bills into law on Tuesday.
Prior to Tuesday, California had in place a ban on “assault weapons,” a ban on “large-capacity” magazines, universal background checks, a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases, mandatory gun registration, limits on the number of guns law-abiding citizens can purchase each month, a ban on carrying on campuses for self-defense, a ban on K-12 teachers being armed for classroom defense, and background checks for ammunition purchases.
A press release from Newsom's office on September 24, 2024 clarifies that the following regulations are currently in place: Signed It is also incorporated into the law:
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AB 960, Rep. Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) – School Safety: Web-Based or App-Based School Safety Programs
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AB 1252, Rep. Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) – Office of Gun Violence Prevention
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AB 1858 by Rep. Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Comprehensive School Safety Plan: Active Shooters: Armed Assailants: Training
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AB 1974, by Rep. Cotie Petrie Norris (D-Irvine) – Family Mediation Court: Evaluator Training (signed earlier this year)
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AB 2565 Rep. Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – School facilities: interior locks
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AB 2621 by Rep. Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Law enforcement training.
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AB 2629 Rep. Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) – Firearms: Prohibited Persons
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AB 2642 Rep. Mark Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Elections: Intimidation
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AB 2739 by Rep. Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) – Firearms
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AB 2759, by Rep. Cotie Petrie Norris (D-Irvine)
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AB 2822 Rep. Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Domestic violence
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AB 2842 by Rep. Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) – Firearms
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AB 2907 Rep. Rick Chavez Zuber (D-Los Angeles) – Firearms: Persons Subject to Detention
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AB 2917 Rep. Rick Chavez Zuber (D-Los Angeles) – Firearms: injunctions
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AB 3064 by Rep. Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) – Firearms
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AB 3072, by Rep. Cotie Petrie Norris (D-Irvine) — Child custody: ex parte orders (signed earlier this year).
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AB 3083 by Rep. Tom Lackey — Domestic violence: protective orders: background checks
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SB 53 Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank) – Firearms: storage.
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SB 758 Sen. Thomas Amberg (D-Santa Ana) – Firearms
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SB 899 Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) – Protective orders: firearms
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SB 902 Senator Richard D. Ross (D-Riverside) – Firearms: Public Safety
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SB 965 Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) – Firearms
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SB 1002 by Sen. Katherine Breakspear (D-Encinitas) – Firearms: Prohibited Persons
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SB 1019 by Senator Katherine Breakspear (D-Encinitas) – Firearms: Destruction
Despite current gun laws, Breitbart News pointed to FBI data showing California led the nation in “active shooter incidents” in 2021 and 2023.
Additionally, on June 10, 2023, Breitbart News pointed out that according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 17% of annual firearm homicides in the United States occur in California, a state with gun control laws.
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