BILL NUMBER: AB 1020	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonta

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 29310 to the Penal Code, relating to
firearms.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1020, as introduced, Bonta. Firearms: letter to purchasers.
   Existing law prohibits a firearm from being delivered within 10
days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the
Department of Justice, within 10 days of the submission to the
department of any correction to the application, or within 10 days of
the submission to the department of a required fee, whichever is
later.
   This bill would require the Attorney General to send a letter
during the 10-day waiting period to each individual who has applied
to purchase a firearm informing him or her of firearms laws relating
to gun trafficking and safe storage, as provided.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 29310 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   29310.  During the 10-day waiting period following an application
to purchase a firearm required pursuant to Sections 27540 and 26815,
the Attorney General shall send a letter to each individual who has
applied to purchase a firearm, informing him or her of firearms laws
relating to gun trafficking and safe storage, including the
following:
   (a) That California law requires that all firearms transfers be
conducted through licensed dealers as provided in Section 27545.
   (b) That California law prohibits any person, corporation, or
dealer from selling, loaning, or transferring a firearm to anyone who
is not the actual purchaser or transferee of the firearm as provided
in Section 27515.
   (c) That storage of a firearm where children are likely to gain
access is a criminal offense as provided in Sections 25100 and 25110
if the child obtains access and thereby causes death or injury.