California Ammo Ban?

[gatrapper]

California Traditional Ammunition Ban Vote Tomorrow?

The California Assembly could vote as early as Thursday on legislation that bans all traditional ammunition for hunting. It is urgent to make calls urging opposition now. NSSF is asking all California retailers to post a copy of this alert in their stores and to personally call their Assembly members expressing their opposition to AB 711. AB 711, if passed and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, would extend the now limited Condor range ban on traditional lead ammunition to the entire state. The ban could go into effect as soon as the 2016 hunting season.

AB 711 would ban all rifle or pistol ammunition available for hunting in California and thus no hunting. Hunters would find themselves in the position of having a hunting season but not having any lawful rifle or pistol hunting ammunition that can be used.

The impact would be a substantial loss of business for retailers that sell ammunition and hunting related accessories and equipment.

As a result, the majority of the estimated $500 million in government tax revenue generated by sportsmen in California annually would disappear. Overall, sportsmen and women spend about $3.5 billion in California each year. The impact of sportsmen on the economy of California is tremendous.

AB 711 would cause a significant loss of sales tax revenue for state and local governments. It could additionally add to the unemployment problem and thus cause a loss of income tax revenue for the state as well.

You can contact legislators here and urge them to OPPOSE AB 711 Today

[mikejd]

Unbelievable.  And with the morons in charge in that state. They probably won't read it through and just sign it. Good luck all of you CA sportman.

[busta biggun]

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_711_cfa_20130515_172939_asm_floor.html

Hang on just a sec. First of all I am against ANY legislation that takes away hunters rights, but this looks to me to be a ban on any lead ammunition to be used for hunting. This is an expansion of the requirement of non-lead shot to hunt waterfowl which has been around for decades.

You guys read it and see what you think. Again, I am not for it,....just trying to be accurate on what it is.

[FL-Boss]

it never stops in California... they should just push that state in the pacific ocean. I feel for you guys that have to live there.

[wmd]

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_711_cfa_20130515_172939_asm_floor.html

Hang on just a sec. First of all I am against ANY legislation that takes away hunters rights, but this looks to me to be a ban on any lead ammunition to be used for hunting. This is an expansion of the requirement of non-lead shot to hunt waterfowl which has been around for decades.

You guys read it and see what you think. Again, I am not for it,....just trying to be accurate on what it is.

That is how I read it also.  Will make hunting more expensive for sure, but there are non-lead alternatives for pistol, rifle, shotguns (slugs and shot).  Still don't like the proposal.

Or you Left-coast folks might get some free or discounted ammo (wouldn't that be ironic), i.e., AB 711,

(3) Expands the FGC's existing authority to establish a process to 
provide hunters with nonlead ammunition at no or reduced 
charge within certain hunting zones, to instead apply 
statewide.

[gatrapper]

From what I read elsewhere is that the reason its making an even bigger ruckus is that California has some laws about non-lead ammos.  They were talking about how non-lead ammo could be considered armor piercing, which is illegal.