To: The California State Senate
Tell your state senator: Close the "bullet button" loophole in California's assault weapons law
Close the "bullet button" loophole in California's assault weapons law by supporting Senator Leland Y. Yee's assault weapons legislation (SB47).
Why is this important?
While we are seeing a clear momentum across the country for passing common sense federal gun laws to ban the Sandy Hook mass murderer's weapon of choice, we need to push California lawmakers to close a dangerous loophole in our state law banning assault weapons before any Californians fall victim to more senseless violence.
Currently gun makers in California are exploiting a loophole in the state's assault weapons law, which exempts firearms from the assault weapons classification if a "tool" is used to disengage the ammunition feeding device. They are taking advantage of this loophole by creating a device called a "bullet button," which allows a "tool," either the tip of a bullet or a small magnet, to effortlessly pop out the magazine. Because the magazine requires a tool to release it, the magazine is not considered "detachable" and thus the gun is exempt from California's assault weapons law.
Thankfully, a member of the California State Senate - Senator Leland Y. Yee, has introduced assault weapons legislation ("SB47") that closes this so called "bullet button" loophole. I hope you will join the cause by signing the petition below.
Currently gun makers in California are exploiting a loophole in the state's assault weapons law, which exempts firearms from the assault weapons classification if a "tool" is used to disengage the ammunition feeding device. They are taking advantage of this loophole by creating a device called a "bullet button," which allows a "tool," either the tip of a bullet or a small magnet, to effortlessly pop out the magazine. Because the magazine requires a tool to release it, the magazine is not considered "detachable" and thus the gun is exempt from California's assault weapons law.
Thankfully, a member of the California State Senate - Senator Leland Y. Yee, has introduced assault weapons legislation ("SB47") that closes this so called "bullet button" loophole. I hope you will join the cause by signing the petition below.