Alarmed by the amount of gun violence and the activity of straw firearms purchasers, one state lawmaker has revived a proposal to prohibit Californians from buying more than one gun a month. Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge) said his measure would close a loophole by including long guns in a monthly buying limit that currently only applies to handguns. Portantino said there is no reason why someone would need to buy more than one long gun each month. About half of the guns seized by state Department of Justice agents from people ineligible to own them are long guns, he said. Sales to single individuals ranging from five to 54 long guns per month occurred on 1,787 occasions, totaling 12,090 guns during the year-and-a-half period ending June 30, 2015.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 07, 2017 17:58 UTC