ATTENTION: SB23 is now LAW! (effective 1/1/00)
Passed by the CA Legislature and signed by Gray Davis!
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YOUR RIGHTS ARE NOT A GIVEN...
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In January, Attomey General Bill Lockyer formed a task force to give him advice on how to make Senate Bill 23, the proposal seeking to drastically expand the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act, more restrictive than it already was!

Los Gatos Police Chief Larry Todd and Merced County Sheriff Tom Sawyer, both co-chairs of the Attorney General's "Assault Weapons" Task Force, have joined forces with the anti-gun extremists who have only one agenda - to confiscate your firearms! If you thought Senate Bill 23 was bad before, Chief Todd's and Sheriff Sawyer's recommendations stand to make California's the most restrictive gun ban in the nation!

Here are just a few examples of what they'd like to do:

  • ALL centerfire and rimfire magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds would be illegal to possess.

  • OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET, you would have to pay to have your magazines modified so that they could not hold more than 10 rounds. Neglecting to do so could result in your ARREST. If you can't afford to modify your magazines, you would be required to SURRENDER them and would receive no compensation.

  • It would become a CRIME to possess multiple magazines, that when combined, are loaded with more than a total of 10 rounds.

  • It would be ILLEGAL for law-abiding carry permit holders, both civilian and retired law enforcement, to carry or possess magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

  • Law enforcement officers would be REQUIRED to have all personally owned, non-duty magazines converted so that they could not hold in excess of 10 rounds.

Senate Bill 23 is already so far-reaching that it goes further than the federal gun ban. The measure would classify virtually all semi-automatic centerfire firearms - popular guns such as the Browning BAR semi-automatic hunting rifle (shown above) - as so-called "assault weapons." Those who own any of the guns affected by the bill would be subject to another background check and required to pay a new fee to the state in order to keep their legally purchased property. If you fail to comply you will be at risk of arrest and your firearms could be confiscated. Senator Don Perata, the bill's sponsor, and the rest of the anti- gun crowd would like us to believe that Senate Bill 23 would take guns out of the hands of criminals. That couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, this proposal targets the only people who comply with gun laws - lawabiding citizens.

We urge you make six important phone calls TODAY to protect the fragile firearms freedoms we could lose tomorrow. Please click here for the names and telephone numbers of key people who need to hear from you. Encourage friends, family, and fellow gun owners to call as well. Let them know that their confiscation schemes are NOT the answer to a safer California.