Your Daily Dose of Gun News 2 July 2009California News6/29 - California's AB962 ammo restriction bill unloading on civil rights - Santa Clara Valley Signal - Story6/29 - California: Gun bills have store owners up in arms - Appeal-Democrat - Story6/29 - California: Lead ammo on condor range heating up again - San Diego Union-Tribune - Story6/26 - California: Legislature passes gun sale restrictions at Cow Palace and approves ammunition sales restrictions. Contact Governor for a veto - SF Chronicle - Story6/26 - California: Report shows lead levels in Condors inconclusive - Buckmasters - StoryCalifornia 2009 Legislative ActivityAB225 - Spot Bill. Watch for ChangesAB357 - Would Amend Discretionary-Issue CCW to Shall-Issue - Failed passage in Committee. Granted reconsideration. Contact your Assembly Person and Push for Passage.AB373 - Masked While in Possession of Firearm is a Crime - WatchAB532 - Authorizes Seizure of Firearms Under Certain ConditionsAB668 - Increases School Gun Free Zone from 1000' to 1500' - Passed Assembly, In Senate.AB814 - Creates Procedure for Prohibited Persons to Relinquish FirearmsAB962 - Ammo Sales Restrictions - Senate Hearings Canceled for 6/30. Pending New Schedule.AB979 - Removes County or City Control over Fish & Game regs and Consolidates it under Cal Fish & Game CommissionAB1129 - Creates Procedure to Revoke Retired Police Officers' Carry CertificateAB1167 - Creates CCW Reciprocity Between California & Other StatesSB41 - Requires Firearms Dealer to Issue Receipt of Sale to Prove DeliverySB174 - Spot Bill. Watch for ChangesSB585 - Ban gun shows at the Cow Palace UPDATE - Passed Senate. Pending in Assembly Committee.SB697 - Would Implement Smart Gun TechnologySB746 - Would Impose $25 Fee for Each Firearm Sale in Order to Fund a Gun Safety Board under the State Department of Health. The board would be authorized to implement rules, programs and regulations with the intent of reducing firearms related deaths, which may have far reaching implications for California gun owners.NOTE: The California Rifle & Pistol Association has not studied the implications of all bills recently submitted to the legislature. In some cases we have not taken a position and are waiting for further modifications by the legislature. For a complete summary and CRPA position on bills studied and reviewed, please refer to the Firing Line Magazine.News & Legislation from The States, World7/1 - NRA applauds Kansas recognition of non-resident CCW permit holders - Opposing Views - Story6/29 - Canadian Authorities Worried: Number of firearms owners failing to renew licenses rising to more than 25% - Canadian Press - StoryFederal Legislation & News7/2 - New knife legislation: Pointless or dangerous? - Townhall - Story7/2 - Franken senate victory no joke for gun owners - Examiner - Story6/29 - Members of Congress urge Obama to ban importation of semi-automatic rifles by executive order - Latin American Herald - Story6/29 - Watch lists, guns and government - AJC - Story6/29 - Taxation: The other gun ban - Examiner - Story6/29 - New Report: Feds blame U.S. gun owners for Mexico's violence - Examiner - Story6/26 - HR 2159 yet another gun grab by our government - Examiner - Story6/26 - Gun Control: What is the agenda? - VDare.com - StoryJudicial System6/26 - Heller 1 year later. Antis still in denial - Examiner - StorySelf-Defense: A Human Right7/1 - Arizona man gets new trial in self-defense case - Fox11AZ.com - Story7/1 - Memphis: 3 city block shopping area (Beale Street Development) will use metal detectors to keep CCW holders out, confiscate firearms - Memphis Daily News - Story7/1 - The world according to Brady (Part II) - Examiner - Story6/30 - South Carolina: Homeowner gets into shootout with burglars - WRDW.com - Story6/30 - Los Angeles area homeowner shoots, kills robbery suspect - MyFoxLA.com - Story6/30 - North Carolina: Business owner shoots intruder - FayObserver.com - Story6/30 - Favoring gun rights isn't subversion - Examiner - Story6/30 - Being prepared isn't paranoid - Examiner - Story6/26 - Guns even the score - Wayne LaPierre - StoryIndustry News & Stories of Interest7/1 - ATF promotes a safe 4th of July - PRNewswire - Story7/1 - NRA announces national small bore and highpower championships to be held at NRA Whittington Center - Ammoland.com - Story7/1 - Book Review: Lethal Logic by Denni