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Source: San Jose Mercury News
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown this morning took swift action on a sweeping package of bills designed to keep the state's residents safer from deadly gun violence, signing a series of new restrictions on firearms owners into law while vetoing others.
Brown endorsed legislation that will require background checks to purchase ammunition, ban possession of high-capacity magazines and close a loophole in the state's existing assault weapons ban by prohibiting long guns with "bullet buttons" that make it easier for shooters to swap magazines.
He also signed bills to strip a resident's gun rights for 10 years as punishment for knowingly filing a false report of a gun loss or theft and limit the lending of guns to family members who have not completed background checks. Together, the measures enhance California's reputation for having some of the nation's toughest rules for gun owners.
"My goal in signing these bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law abiding gun owners," said Brown, a gun owner who has said he enjoys hunting.
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