
The battle over gun rights has continued since then.Įarlier this week, Georgia expanded the rights of its citizens to carry guns in bars and churches, although only staff members are allowed to carry them on school campuses.Īnd today, the U.S. 13 decision striking down the state’s requirement that an applicant must have “good cause” to apply for a handgun carrying permit.

Norma Torres, D-Chino, citing her support for gun control legislation.ĭonnelly’s bill was introduced two weeks before the 9th U.S.

Later that year, he also launched an unsuccessful recall effort against state Sen. Following the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shootings, Donnelly sought to expand a 1995 law that expanded the rights of teachers, administrators and school staff members to carry a gun on campus. This isn’t the first time the assemblyman has championed gun rights and related issues. “Tim Donnelly wants to make it easy to carry a weapon, and most Democrats don’t.” “It seems pretty unlikely” that it’ll pass, said Claremont McKenna College political science professor Jack Pitney. The bill was brought to Donnelly by the California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees, according to a Donnelly staff member.
DID TIM DONNELLY PASS AWAY LICENSE
“What we’re doing is unwinding decades of unconstitutional laws and replacing them with a framework that respects our Second Amendment rights, bringing us in line with dozens of other states.”Īt the moment, counties and municipalities interpret the state’s handgun carry license requirements differently, creating “a maze of different regulations riddled with discretionary abuse and unequal treatment of applicants,” according to the press release from Donnelly’s office. “AB 1563 fixes California’s handgun carry license system by implementing a fair, efficient, and effective framework that eliminates the burden on local law enforcement while still requiring background checks and that licensees be law-abiding people,” Donnelly is quoted as saying in a press release issued Thursday afternoon. 29 and last amended on Tuesday, “would specify the information required for the application for the license, what data would be displayed on the license, and fees for issuance of a license, amendment, or replacement of a license,” the bill reads in part. Gun enthusiast, Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly, R-Hesperia, has introduced a bill that would standardize the requirements for residents to get a handgun carry license.Īssembly Bill 1563, introduced Jan.
