BILL NUMBER: AB 1020	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 10, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonta
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Skinner   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

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



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1020, as amended, Bonta. Firearms:  letter 
 notice  to purchasers.
   Existing law requires the Department of Justice to develop a
pamphlet that summarizes California firearms laws, and to offer
copies of the pamphlet to firearms dealers for sale to retail
purchasers or transferees of firearms.
   This bill would require the Attorney General to send a 
letter   notice  to each individual who has applied
to purchase a firearm informing him or her of laws relating to
firearms, gun trafficking, and safe storage, as provided.  The
bill would require the notice to include a link to a page on the
Department of Justice's Internet Web site containing a summary of
state firearm laws, which the bill would require the department to
prepare and annually update. 
   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.  (a) Within 10 days of submission of any application to
purchase a firearm, as defined in Section 16190, the Attorney General
shall send a notice to the individual who made the application,
informing him or her of laws relating to firearms, gun trafficking,
and safe storage.
   (b) The notice shall include all of the following:
   (1) California law generally requires that all firearms transfers
be conducted through licensed dealers as provided in Section 27545.
   (2) Any exceptions to the requirement that firearms transfers be
conducted through a dealer have strict limits.
   (3) California law has strict limits on the loaning of firearms,
and on the conditions and circumstances under which a firearm may be
loaned to another person.
   (4) 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.
   (5) 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.
   (6) It is a felony under both state and federal law, punishable by
imprisonment in state or federal prison, to acquire a firearm for
another person who is prohibited by law from purchasing the firearm
himself or herself. These transactions are sometimes known as a
"straw purchase" or "straw acquisition."
   (7) Cases in which a firearm is found in the possession of a
person other than the registered owner are fully investigated, and in
cases where violations are discovered, they are prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law by both state and federal authorities.
   (c) The notice shall also contain information about how to obtain
additional information from the Department of Justice, including the
department's Internet Web site. 
   (d) The notice shall also include a link to a page on the
Department of Justice's Internet Web site containing a summary of
state firearm laws, which the department shall prepare and annually
update.