California is answering the Orlando massacre and the mass shooting in San Bernardino with 12 proposed gun control laws, including one that would ban high-capacity magazines holding more than 10-rounds.
The bills are now headed to the desk of Governor Jerry Brown, who has indicated that he’ll likely sign at least a few of them.
Senator Loni Hancock of Berkeley authored the bill that bars high-capacity magazines, or anything that holds more than 10 rounds, while Rob Bonta of Alameda co-sponsored a proposal mandating swifter reporting periods for lost or stolen firearms.
These types of laws, proponents argue, would reduce the number of fatalities when shootings occur and would also work toward keeping guns out of unsafe hands.
Other bills seek to clarify gun crimes.
One, for example, would categorize a stolen firearm as felony grand theft – a charge that could be accompanied by a four-year jail sentence. Another bill limits to whom firearms can be sold, with a “family members only”-type clause.
Still another would limit the purchase of so-called "long guns" to one per month.
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"I wish I had a sort of genie’s cap and crystal ball and predict his decision making,” Senator Kevin De Leon said. “It's always been a little tough on this issue, but it's my hope he'll do the right thing and he'll sign a good number of those measures."
