SB 1235 - Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition - California Key Vote
Jim Beall, Jr. voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- July 1, 2016
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 30, 2016
- House Bill Passed
- June 30, 2016
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 19, 2016
- Introduced
- Feb. 18, 2016
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Title: Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition
Signed by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr.
Title: Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires background checks for individuals purchasing ammunition.
Highlights:
- Requires the Department of Justice to determine if an individual is eligible to purchase ammunition by cross-referencing the individual’s information in the Automated Firearms System (AFS) before approving the purchase (Sec. 12).
- Requires the Department of Justice to deny any transaction in which an individual’s information does not match an AFS entry or if an individual is listed on the Prohibited Armed Persons File (Sec. 12).
- Specifies that only an ammunition vendor who is licensed by the Department of Justice shall be authorized to sell ammunition, effective January 1, 2018 (Sec. 11).
Title: Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires background checks for individuals purchasing ammunition.
Highlights:
- Requires the Department of Justice to determine if an individual is eligible to purchase ammunition by cross-referencing the individual’s information in the Automated Firearms System (AFS) before approving the purchase (Sec. 12).
- Requires the Department of Justice to deny any transaction in which an individual’s information does not match an AFS entry or if an individual is listed on the Prohibited Armed Persons File (Sec. 12).
- Specifies that only an ammunition vendor who is licensed by the Department of Justice shall be authorized to sell ammunition, effective January 1, 2018 (Sec. 11).
Title: Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires background checks for individuals purchasing ammunition.
Highlights:
- Requires the Department of Justice to determine if an individual is eligible to purchase ammunition by cross-referencing the individual’s information in the Automated Firearms System (AFS) before approving the purchase (Sec. 12).
- Requires the Department of Justice to deny any transaction in which an individual’s information does not match an AFS entry or if an individual is listed on the Prohibited Armed Persons File (Sec. 12).
- Specifies that only an ammunition vendor who is licensed by the Department of Justice shall be authorized to sell ammunition, effective January 1, 2018 (Sec. 11).
Title: Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition