AB 144 heads to Assembly Floor Thursday

Last week at the Appropriations Hearing there was a crowd there who ran the first filibuster in the state appropriations history. I am being told this was a buzz around the capitol.

I really enjoyed seeing the public participate though the amount involved by open carry seems a bit less than last year.

After passing through the Assembly Appropriations with primarily negative comments this bill will now head to the assembly floor for a floor vote. Last year AB 1934 the ban on open carry 2010 it passed the floor by a single vote. Later after the vote was complete several others changed their votes.

We expect for this to be on the floor Thursday. This year we have more power and control since there were so many gun bills that went into suspense where this bill should be.

Keep alert and keep up the calls and fighting. This is a fight for even those who hate open carry but still enjoy guns. This bill crosses many barriers and infringes on many other rights.

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'Open carry' bill set to go before Assembly Thursday

Posted: 05/09/2011 12:44:07 PM PDT

PASADENA - A bill by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, that would ban the "open carry" of unloaded handguns is scheduled to hit the Assembly floor Thursday, according to Portantino spokeswoman Wendy Gordon.

The measure sailed through the Assembly's Appropriations Committee last Wednesday following a demonstration of both open-carry supporters and opponents in Old Pasadena the week before.

AB 144 makes it a crime to openly carry an unloaded handgun in any public place or street. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000. Law-enforcement personnel are exempt, as are hunters and others carrying unloaded weapons under specified licensed circumstances.

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