Suicidal Californians could join do-not-sell gun list under Democrat’s bill
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Assemblyman
"A lot of the political opposition to efforts
Bonta's effort comes as
Under Bonta's bill, people who want to join the list would provide the names and email addresses of up to five contacts. Those contacts would be notified immediately if people on the do-not-sell list try to buy firearms.
The contacts would also be notified if people on the list ask to remove their names.
The state
The department would also regularly submit the names on the list to the
Federal lawmakers are considering "Fix NICS" legislation in response to public agencies failing to enter worrisome data into NICS on gunmen who went on to commit mass shootings.
Under AB 1927, people would have to wait at least one year before requesting removal of their names from the list. If they change their minds, people could submit proof from a medical professional that they do not present a substantial risk of harm to themselves or others with a firearm.
When someone leaves the list, the justice department would remove his or her name and all records of a person's inclusion on it. The inclusion and removal data would be kept confidential, too, in order to not impact other areas of a person's life, such as housing and employment.
The bill proposes no limit on the amount of times people may add or remove their names from the list.
"Any suicide prevention expert will recommend the removal of firearms from people suspected of considering suicide," Wilcox said. "This is one way to do that and one way in which the (suicidal) person has the agency do it themselves."
Dealers who sell guns to people included on the do-not-sell list would face misdemeanor or felony crime convictions, according to the bill, while people included on the list would not face such penalties if they were caught acquiring guns.
The bill also directs the state
"If you reduce the number of entities that are part of the reporting process, you would reduce the likelihood of mistakes (occurring) in the system," DeLuz said. "I get the desire or feeling or instinct that we've got to do something (on gun violence), but ... doing anything is not always the same as doing something that will be effective."
Bonta said the system's verification process will be "rigorous."
"We're not going to be casual about it," Bonta said. "If (the list) can save at least one life, then it's worth it, but I think it's going to save many more."
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