Attorney General No.
SA98RF0011
Secretary of State No.
817
Description
RIGHT TO POSSESS AND CARRY FIREARMS. PENALTIES FOR CRIMINAL USE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Amends constitution to guarantee right to possess, transfer, and lawfully use firearms. Forbids licensure, registration or special taxation of firearms. Expands permitted carrying of concealed firearms. Prohibits firearm possession by ex-felons and persons adjudged addicts or dangerous to themselves or others. Provides civil immunity for lawful use or transfer of firearms. Amends statutes to provide life sentences for commission of a felony while armed with a firearm. Allows trial, as adults, of juveniles 14 years or older, who commit felonies while armed with a firearm. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: If passed, the measure would result in hundreds of millions of dollars in one-time and ongoing net incarceration costs to state government and unknown, but probably significant, net costs to local governments.
Proponents
C/O Bruce A. Welch, Chairman California Firearm Reform Committee, P.O. Box 1306, Berry Creek, Ca 95916 (530) 534-9119; Lawrence E. Gibson, 1930 Grant Avenue, Oroville, Ca 95965; Robert W. Strickler, 546 N. 16Th Street, San Jose, Ca 95112; Tal Siglar, 16 Rosta Way, Oroville, Ca 95966; Claudia M. Peterson 559 East Avenue Chico, Ca 95926; Martin Shriver 4736 Hartley Drive Forest Ranch, Ca 95942; Graham R. Hansen 718 Oregon Gulch Road Oroville, Ca 95965; David P. Bledsaw 2120 B Street Oroville, Ca 95966; Charles L. Fransen 8 Nicole Lane Chico, Ca 95926; Keith Strasburger 718 Oregon Gulch Road Oroville, Ca 95965; Ernest Barlow 157 Spring Creek Road Oroville, Ca 95966; Kenneth Shier 8205 Grier Avenue Oroville, Ca 95966; Thomas Navarro 7525 Railroad Avenue Palermo, Ca 95968; George T. Warfield 6270 Oro Bangor Hwy. Oroville, Ca 95966; Marvin G. Paxton 108 Sycamore Creek Dr. Berry Creek, Ca 95916; Jeff Longhorn 2552 Garden Ranch Rd. Oroville, Ca 95966; Michael H. Adamson 3613 Ben Holt, #120 Stockton, Ca 95219; Robert C. Jedlicka 2001 12Th Street Oroville, Ca 95965; Arnold B. Anderson 2590 Oro Garden Ranch Road Oroville, Ca 95966; Jeff Jones 2740 S. Villa Oroville, Ca 95966; Billy R. Beibers 131 Sunset View Lane Oroville, Ca 95966; Spencer C. Clingan 473 Horse Shoe Hill, #3 Paradise, Ca 95969; Rajwinder Bains P.O. Box 106 2862 Monroe Road Yuba City, Ca 95926; Susan B. Warfield 6270 Oro Bangor Hwy. Oroville, Ca 95966; Steven P. Preston 1218 14Th Street Oroville, Ca 95965; Chanda Longhorn 2552 Garden Ranch Rd. Oroville, Ca 95966; Fred W. Thurman, Jr. 1105 12Th Street Oroville, Ca 95966; Ronald L. Bergman 717 Biggs East Hwy. Biggs, Ca 95917; Thomas Wycoff 14339 Carnegie Road Magalia, Ca 95954; Fergus C. Leckie 120 Menlo Way, #67 Chico, Ca 95926; Allen L. Frady 32 Midway Drive Oroville, Ca 95966; Jason A. Williams 2259 Baldwin Avenue Palermo, Ca 95968; Cary Schwartz 257 Kelly Ridge Road Oroville, Ca 95965; Thomas W. Schurkamp 1506 Keko Street Oroville, Ca 95965; Robert Ortland 4300 Shorthorn Drive Chico, Ca 95973; Ronald Lee Morrison 335 Canyon Drive Oroville, Ca 95966; Tom Adair #2 Happy Hollow Lane Oroville, Ca 95966; John Bachellerie 2150 Forbestown Road Oroville, Ca 95966; Tony Casimir 2564 A Street Oroville, Ca 95966
Date
4-6-1998
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Right To Possess And Carry Firearms. Penalties For Criminal Use. California Initiative 817 (1998).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/982