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34. I wonder about California gun restrictions

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are the penalties greater for negligence in gun deaths etc? There have got to be regulations reinforcing "enlightened" legislation I would think...yes I see CA has the best gun laws in the nations--and one of the lowest rates of gun death relative to population.

Here's some info on it from a recent article: ------------------------------------------------------

"California goes beyond federal law in requiring background checks on individuals who try to buy firearms at gun shops and gun shows. It also requires a 10-day waiting period for handgun and rifle purchases.

The state has approved 45 gun-control laws since 1989, when the state became the first in the nation to ban military-style assault weapons after the slaying of five children and wounding of 29 others in a Stockton schoolyard.

Yee plans to push another bill to require yearly registration and background checks for gun ownership.

Another bill, by Sen. Kevin DeLeon, D-Los Angeles, would require a background check and permit — with annual updates -- for anyone wishing to buy ammunition.

"For the sake of our children and the memory of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, it's time for an honest and rational debate on gun control and how to keep ammunition out of the hands of criminals," De Leon said."

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article at: http://www.insidebayarea.com