The Mercury News: 2 Gun bills advance in California capital, would raise to 21 the legal age to buy rifles, same as handguns

Friday, June 1 2018

In a year when mass school shootings in Florida and Texas grabbed headlines and prompted student protests, a raft of proposed new gun regulations found little resistance from lawmakers in California, already home to some of the nation’s most extensive gun laws.

Among the bills the Brady Campaign considers a priority are AB 3 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, and SB 1100 by Senator Anthony Portantino. Both would raise the legal age to purchase all firearms to 21, the same as for handguns in California. Portantino’s bill also would limit purchases of all guns, not just handguns, to one every 30 days. Critics argued that someone who at 18 is entrusted to drive a car, enlist in the military and vote shouldn’t be deprived of gun rights.

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