I hope you’ll join me in standing in opposition to this initiative.
Here’s what the Sacramento Bee had to say about the initiative:
His measure, which requires nearly 366,000 signatures to qualify for next year’s ballot, incorporates provisions of bills that stalled at the state Capitol. It would ban the possession of large-capacity magazines – more than 10 rounds – and require anyone who currently has them to sell to a licensed firearm dealer, transfer them out of state or relinquish them to law enforcement to be disposed of.
The pending measure also would force those selling ammunition to be licensed like firearm dealers and require the purchasers to go through a background check. It would establish a process to recover guns from people prohibited from owning them because of their criminal record; mandate individuals whose guns were lost or stolen to report to law enforcement; and compel the state Department of Justice to notify the federal government when someone is added to the database of people barred from buying or owning a firearm.
This is just another example of a Sacramento politician putting symbolism above substance. Instead of putting forward solutions that truly would help reduce gun violence — such as addressing the mental health crisis in our country — our leaders are only proposing new laws that will only have an impact on the lives of responsible, law abiding gun owners.
You can be sure I’ll be fighting this initiative, but I won’t be able to do it alone. If you’re willing to be part of the effort to oppose this nakedly political ballot measure, please sign up here and forward this e-mail to a friend.
You can bet the opposition will be well-supported by the same anti-gun cast of characters we always see — but if we stay organized and dedicated, we can defeat this initiative — possibly even before it even qualifies for the ballot.
I hope you’ll join me in this effort.
– Brian Jones
