The ballot initiative would ask voters to make five changes to state law:
— Eliminate the stockpile of now-banned large-capacity magazines with 11 rounds or more: Owners would be required to sell them to a licensed firearms dealer, take them out of state or turn them in to law enforcement to be destroyed. State law already bans manufacturing or selling magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Once again, trying to circumvent ex facto laws. Won't do anything except let them nail an otherwise law abiding citizen who kept possession of once legal mags.
— Background checks for ammunition purchases: Ammunition dealers would need to conduct a background check at the point-of-sale for all ammunition, and dealers would need a license similar to those required to sell firearms. Stores also would be required to report to law enforcement if ammunition has been lost or stolen.
They already tried this and the courts ruled against it. What makes them think this will stick a second time? Right, liberal logic.
— Reporting lost and stolen guns: California would join 11 other states in requiring that lost or stolen firearms be reported to law enforcement.
Why does this need to be a law? Wouldn't someone who has their gun stolen report it anyways?
— Felons must relinquish weapons: California courts would set up a clear process to relinquish weapons. The authors say that more than 17,000 Californians who are prohibited from owning firearms currently have guns.
This is already law and adding another isn't going to fix the inefficiency of the system. Not to mention the illegal taking of money from the DROS fund to pay for confiscating the firearms of felons they did.
— Firearms database: The California Department of Justice would have to notify the federal instant criminal background check system when someone is added to the database of those prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm. California currently reports to the federal system voluntarily.
Once again, if CADOJ does this voluntarily already, why does it need to be made law? Are they implying CADOJ is faltering on this and needs to be punished for not reporting this data? Like they would ever prosecute anyone over this.
A poll last month by the Public Policy Institute of California found that two-thirds of adults believe California's gun control laws should be stricter than they are now. It found that 57 percent of adults said controlling gun ownership is more important than protecting the right of Americans to own guns, while 40 percent said protecting gun ownership is more important.
This is pretty telling that even with the democratic majority in California and the biased sample they polled that the results were a narrow 60/40 split.