Bill regulating CA ammunition clears committee
A bill to regulate the sale of ammunition in California cleared the Assembly Public Safety Committee today. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, said Assembly Bill 48 adds "reasonable safeguards"...
View ArticleProgress made on state and federal gun control
Democrats in Washington believe they have the 60 votes they need to proceed to a debate on gun control legislation, after a number of Republicans agreed to not support a filibuster following a deal on...
View ArticlePelosi says immigration farmworker deal reached
A House of Representatives working group has reached a deal on agricultural workers in the immigration bill it is crafting, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said on Saturday...
View ArticleAM Alert: California lawmakers target prescription drug abuse
There has already been a fair amount of attention in Sacramento to prescription drug abuse -- earlier this year, grieving parents testified that the California Medical Board hasn't done enough to crack...
View ArticleFeinstein concedes likely failure of assault weapon ban
By Curtis Tate ctate@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON -- In a speech to a mostly empty Senate chamber, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., all but conceded Wednesday that her long push to ban assault weapons...
View ArticleFeinstein vows to keep fighting for ban on assault weapons
By Curtis Tate ctate@mcclatchydc.com A ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines fell well short of the votes needed to pass the Senate Wednesday, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., vowed to...
View Article2nd Amendment right to self-defense survives a U.S. Senate vote, but is...
It was a busy last two days in the fight to retain our God-given rights to defend ourselves, our families, our states, and our country.Yesterday, a slew of disgusting, horrific, treasonous anti-self...
View ArticleCommunity members advocate breaking cycle of gun violence
As a result of numerous incidents of gun violence across the country, the City of Davis hosted a Feb. 19 forum on ending gun violence. Renowned gun violence researcher Dr. Garen Wintemute from the UC...
View ArticleDonald Kaul: Gun lobbies have our legislature of cowardly lions in their teeth
April 17, 2013 - Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to write any more columns on gun control, largely because the exercise is: 1. Futile. 2. A waste of time. 3. Unproductive. But with Congress taking up...
View ArticleHow They Voted on Gun Control
April 17, 2013 - To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and...
View ArticleCarl Golden: Murdered Children Less Important than Inconvenienced Gun Purchasers
April 18, 2013 - Twelve people gunned down as they sat in a darkened movie theater in Colorado; 26 people ---including 20 first graders --- murdered in a schoolhouse in Connecticut, and the best the...
View ArticleMy View: Guns Don’t Make Us Safer
This week, lost in the furor over the Boston Marathon Bombings and the captivating manhunt on Thursday night and Friday, was the fact that Senators caved on simple legislation that nearly 90 percent of...
View ArticleAmmo Remains the Most Popular Item at Gun Shows
SACRAMENTO-Inside the Crossroads of the West Gun Show there were weapons but the big draw, just like across the country, was ammunition.The nationwide shortage of ammo and anticipated market draining...
View ArticleBrady Center Files Lawsuit Against MS Gun Dealer in Chicago Police Officer...
Chicago, IL April 24, 2013 – The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence today is serving a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Thomas E. Wortham IV, who was murdered with a trafficked gun outside his...
View ArticleLittle-Used State Laws in California Can Help Keep Weapons Off The Street
Gun violence is rampant in the news. The Columbine High School massacre in Colorado that left 12 students and one teacher dead, set the scene for school shootings in 1999, and we have seen them...
View ArticleDavid Hemenway: An Open Letter to Gun Owners
May 23, 2013 - I'm struggling to understand your perspective. I'm convinced most of you are good, reasonable people. I suspect that you and I have more in common than the gun lobby would have us...
View ArticleMore gun regulations approved by California Senate
The California Senate today approved a package of bills that tighten the state's regulation of firearms by outlawing detachable and large capacity magazines, keeping track of people who buy ammunition...
View ArticleMoms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America: Starbucks thinks second hand...
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 2013 - Starbucks has announced plans to ban smoking within 25 feet of its storefronts starting on June 1, 2013. Electronic cigarettes will also be banned at the company's 7,000...
View ArticleAM Alert: Ron Calderon gets back to work
The Calderon Watch is officially over, and we're not talking about screening Ian's surf videos: Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, surfaced yesterday for the first time since the FBI raided his offices,...
View ArticleAM Alert: How to build a California water bond
There has been plenty of coverage, including in the newspaper that Capitol Alert calls home, of the contentious questions swirling around Gov. Jerry Brown's massive proposed water project. Much of it...
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