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A shooting buddy in CA sent this to me, he’s a competitive shooter. It’s a letter to his state congresscritter:

Dear Assembly member Patty Berg,
Once again I beg of you to oppose another piece of mindless anti firearms regulation that negatively impacts your constituents on the North Coast.

Under AB2062, it would be unlawful to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. I use more rounds than that in a single pistol match, not counting practice. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers.

The bill would also require vendors to keep a record of the transaction including the ammunition buyer’s name, driver’s license, the quantity, caliber and type of ammunition purchased, and right thumbprint, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice or the number of his handgun ammunition purchase permit. Vendors would be required to contact the purchase permit database, to verify the validity of a permit before completing a sale.

No retail sporting goods store has the time and liability for these restrictions and will be forced to cease ammo sales. All ammunition sales in the State of California would be subject to a $3 per transaction tax. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.This alone will eliminate small bore .22 caliber competition in this state. Any violator of AB2062 would be subject to civil fines.

This legislation would literally put legitimate target competitors out of business and force most legitimate sporting goods dealers to stop carrying pistol ammunition, including .22 caliber rim fire ammo which may also be used for plinking as well as rifle competition.

Instead of the California Legislature continuing their assault on law abiding citizens of this state, they would be a lot more effective, working on budget problems and a sagging economy. Forcing more citizens to leave the state they used to love, because of asinine, restrictive and oppressive anti firearm legislation, is not the way to build a more prosperous economy.

I urge you to vote NO on AB2062, should it make it out of committee.

Thanks for your time,
XOXOX XXXXX
PO Box XXX
XXXXXX, CA