Attorney General No.

SA96RF0005

Secretary of State No.

727

Description

FIREARMS. RIGHT TO POSSESS AND CARRY. PENALTIES FOR CRIMINAL USE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Amends constitution to guarantee right to possess, transfer, and lawfully use firearms. Expands permitted carrying of concealed firearms by persons not disqualified. Allows computerized criminal background check at purchase. Prohibits possession by ex-felons and persons adjudged addicts or dangerous to themselves or others. Provides civil immunity for lawful use, transfer of firearms. Amends statutes to provide life sentences for possession of firearm in commission of felony. Allows trial, as adults, of juveniles 14 years or older, who commit felonies while in possession of a firearm. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Would result in state and local government costs of several to tens of millions of dollars annually for processing of weapons permits, offset to an unknown degree by applicant fees. Would also result in state cost of tens of millions of dollars annually for operation of prisons due to longer sentences, with one-time costs of as much as $300 million for new prison construction.

Proponents

Ross Glascock, 4140 Hilldale Avenue, Oroville, Ca 95966; Ronald Lee Morrison 335 Canyon Drive Oroville, Ca 95966; James E. Hoopes 4873 Foothill Blvd. Oroville, Ca 95966; James W. Hoopes 4873 Foothill Blvd. Oroville, Ca 95966; Richard E. White 3146 Grandview Oroville, Ca 95966; Bruce A. Welch 26 Simpson Ranch Road P.O. Box 852 Berry Creek, Ca 95916; William R. Curran, Jr. 1626 Bridge Street Oroville, Ca 95966; Frances Mccurdy 23 Simpson Ranch Road Berry Creek, Ca 95916; Dacques Downey 1117 Oro Dam Blvd. Oroville, Ca 95965; Dewey Chris Schneider 3136 4Th Street Biggs, Ca 95917; Joe E. Clark 967 Robinson Street Oroville, Ca 95965; Gaylen M. Clark 967 Robinson Street Oroville, Ca 95965; Jim Iverson 2650 Ludlum Avenue Palermo, Ca 95968; John J. Wright 42 Monarch Court Oroville, Ca 95966; Susan B. Warfield 6248 Oro Bangor Hwy. Oroville, Ca 95966; Melvin Denton 147 W. 21St Street Chico, Ca 95928; Robert Lee Trinidad 1520 Boynton Avenue Oroville, Ca 95966; William G. Duvall 715 Colusa Avenue Oroville, Ca 95965; Sterling E. Fairbanks 1260 Nunneley Road Paradise, Ca 95969; Mark W. Tighe 745 Grand Teton Chico, Ca 95973; Donald J. Duren 1225 Richins Avenue Gridley, Ca 95948; Antonette Duren 1225 Richins Avenue Gridley, Ca 95948; Donald J. Blake, Jr., Esq. 2175 Feather River Blvd. Oroville, Ca 95965-5706; Marion Georgette Blake 13 Gleness Drive Oroville, Ca 95966; Jimmie N. Qualls 5618 Cherry Lane Paradise, Ca 95969; John E. Stowell 95 Arbol Avenue P.O. Box 1675 Oroville, Ca 95965; Mildred May White 3146 Grand View Avenue Oroville, Ca 95966; Danny Bounds 3417 Pleasant Valley Mobile Park Space 122 Oroville, Ca 95965; Walter T. Coffee, Jr. 1266 Norma Street Oroville, Ca 95965; Cecile Ann Nisber 323 Ridgecrest Parkway Oroville, Ca 95966; Daren P. Staten 2165 Fogg Avenue Oroville, Ca 95965; Shane A. Staten 2165 Fogg Avenue Oroville, Ca 95965; Arnold B. Anderson 2590 Oro Garden Ranch Road Oroville, Ca 95966; Charles R. Martin 25 Oak Hill Drive Oroville, Ca 95966; Leonard P. Martin 794 Thermalito Avenue Oroville, Ca 95965; Charles L. Goodwin 259 Rocker Feller Road Oroville, Ca 95966; Thomas N. Rabelos 204 Elm Parkway Oroville, Ca 95966; Charles Weeks 1553 Veatch Street Oroville, Ca 95965; Dennis S. Lusk 1547 2Nd Avenue #5 Oroville, Ca 95965; Harvey W. Hoover, Jr. 14814 Magnolia Drive Magalia, Ca 95954; William J. Wehle 118 Worthy Avenue Oroville, Ca 95965; Robert S. Post 233 Glen Drive Oroville, Ca 95966

Date

4-2-1996

Document Type

Initiative

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