California Lead Ammunition Ban (AB 711) Goes to Assembly Floor

NRA Institute for Legislative Action ^ | May 11, 2013 | NRA-ILA

[Redcloak]

California Lead Ammunition Ban (AB 711) Goes to Assembly Floor

Posted on May 11, 2013

Contact your state Assemblyman IMMEDIATELY

Earlier this week, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted 11 to 5 to approve a proposed statewide lead ammunition ban for all hunting, Assembly Bill 711.  AB 711 would make California the first state in the nation to prohibit the use of all lead ammunition for hunting.  This bill now goes to the state Assembly floor where it is expected to be brought up for a vote soon.  The NRA urges all hunters, recreational shooters and gun owners to actively oppose AB 711.  We strongly urge you to contact members of the state Assembly.  Please forward this alert to your family, friends, fellow sportsmen and gun owners throughout California and urge them to do the same.  Contact information for all state Assemblymen can be found here.

Be sure to check out HuntForTruth.org’s shocking new video opposing AB 711 and its recent hard-hitting rebuttal to the bill sponsor’s alleged “facts” sheet in support of the bill.  This video and the rebuttal reveal the truth regarding lead ammunition, and expose the misinformation being spread by the ammunition ban proponents in their latest attack on hunters that is being disguised as a campaign to “get the lead out.”

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[Redcloak]

An excellent question. Supposedly, the bill exempts ammo used for target shooting or self defense. But existing DFG regulations make that fuzzy during the hunting season. Right now, if you carry a pistol for self-defense during the deer season in Kondor Kountry, and you have lead ammo in that gun, Mr. Ranger will cite you for having lead ammo; this despite the fact that you didn’t use that pistol or its ammo to ventilate Bambi. So this bill would affect the right of hunters Statewide to defend themselves from 2- and 4-legged threats with tried-and-true lead ammo.

[DPMD]

Some time ago, someone warned that the “green movement” was cover for a larger effort to establish across-the-board control over everything.

Nah. Couldn’t happen.

[CottShop]

[[The NRA urges all hunters, recreational shooters and gun owners to actively oppose AB 711.]]

What the herll good will that do? Even IF the peopel prevail, and the bill is dropped- it will just be put through again by soem judge AGAINST the people’s will just liek prop 8 tiem and itme again-

[Doomonyou]

I guess the only other “soft” metal we will be able to use for hunting bullets that will expand so it will kill a deer before runs 500 yards away and dies would be gold. I’m sure the idiots in Sacramento would allow that. So what if it costs us $500.00 a round.

[ConservativeInPA]

I wonder if anyone in CA would be motivated to hunt condor by this bill. The logic, of course, is if there are no condors, then there is no need for the bill.

[Redcloak]

Coyotes, Golden Eagles, and DNA are already doing a number on them.

[I am Richard Brandon]

How does this affect the military, the police etc.? Does it extend offshore and up in the air?

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the informative response. Interesting stuff in there. I appreciate it.

[Redcloak]

Unlike New York, California’s legislators are smart enough not to write laws that disarm the police. ;-)

[Red in Blue PA]

Giving lead poisoning to a home invader is considered cruel and unusual punishment in CA.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

And to think, back in 1982 the voters of California turned down Prop 15 which would have banned handguns in Kali. Since that day, the politicans have been working overtime trying to get around the will of the people. Can't ban handguns? Maybe we can ban a type of handgun, like semi-auto. They will still have revolvers, for now.

Maybe we can ban magazines for the handguns if they hold too many rounds.

Maybe we can ban what the bullets are made of.

OK, lets go away from handguns and ban semi-auto rifles!

A never ending struggle to keep your Second Amendment rights!

[Scrambler Bob]

Gold —

Some years ago one of the shootin’ mags cast up a couple of silver bullies, like the Lone Ranger.

Didn’t work so well, too hard as I recall.

[tomkat]

Excellent summary !

[ronnie raygun]

Making it easy for the gangbangers

[DoughtyOne]

Exactly...