CRPA Legislation: AB 897 (Gipson) Goes After “Ghost Guns”

The California Assembly goes after the elusive ghost guns again!

Assemblyman Gipson presented his bill, AB 879, in the Assembly Public Safety Committee today, claiming the bill would go further and be more effective in stopping precursor parts from being sold to ineligible Californians with requiring a background check.

This bill seeks to expand the definition of precursor parts so broadly that two publicly anti-2A Assemblymen (Jones-Sawyer & Quirk) questioned the effectiveness and enforceability of the bill.

Commencing July 1, 2024, AB 879(Gipson) requires the sale of firearm precursor parts, as defined, to be conducted by or processed through a licensed firearm precursor part vendor. Commencing January 1, 2024, the bill would require a person or business to have a valid firearm precursor part vendor license to sell more than one firearm precursor part in any 30-day period.

The bill’s author claims to be narrowing legislation on “ghost guns”, a term coined by the infamous former Senator Kevin DeLeon.

Despite the efforts of CRPA and other 2nd Amendment groups and committee members questioning the cost to California Department of Justice, the bill was passed on to Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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CRPA will be following and fighting this bill in every step of the legislative process. Thank you for your support.