1. Use FPC's TAKE ACTION form to send an email to the entire California Assembly urging their support of AB 1563, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly's carry license law overhaul bill. AB 1563 is sponsored by CAL-FFL.



2. Call the members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee to urge their YES vote on AB 1563.



3. If you're able, show up on TUESDAY, APRIL 29 for the Public Safety Committee hearing (9 a.m. - California State Capitol, Room 126) and urge the committee to PASS AB 1563! Assembly Public Safety Committee Asm. Tom Ammiano (Chair)

(916) 319-2017



Asm. Melissa A. Melendez (Vice Chair)

(916) 319-2067



Asm. Reginald B. Jones-Sawyer, Sr.

(916) 319-2059



Asm. Bill Quirk

(916) 319-2020



Asm. Nancy Skinner

(916) 319-2015 Asm. Mark Stone

(916) 319-2029



Asm. Marie Waldron

(916) 319-2075

Assembly Leadership Speaker John Perez

(916) 319-2053



Asm. Connie Conway

(916) 319-2026



Asm. Curt Hagman

(916) 319-2055 What does AB 1563 do?

- AB 1563 would REPEAL the entire chapter of the California Penal Code on carry licenses (section 26150, et seq.) and replace it with a new, constitutional shall-issue system.



- AB 1563 would centralize and standardize application processing and issuance, making it vastly easier to apply.



- AB 1563 would allow non-residents to apply for a California carry license.



- AB 1563 would guarantee that all eligible applicants who pass a background check would receive their license within 30 days for residents or 60 days for non-residents. (No more unconstitutional "good cause" and "good moral character" requirements!)



- AB 1563 would eliminate byzantine local application processes, corruption, unequal/discriminatory issuance, and pre-empt local rules on the lawful carry of handguns for self-defense in non-sensitive places.



- AB 1563 would make California licenses valid for a period of 5 years and fees capped at $100 TOTAL.



- AB 1563 would significantly reduce costs to law-abiding gun owners.



- AB 1563 pre-empts local rules.



- AB 1563 would provide for real due process by mandating an appeals process for denied applicants.



- AB 1563 would make California carry license applications and licenses issued consistent with those of many other shall-issue states.



- AB 1563 would be the LARGEST overhaul of California carry license laws since their inception in 1923! CA Gun Bills in Play CAL-FFL Sponsored Bills SB 1354 (Knight): SUPPORT* Streamlines and otherwise improves CA DOJ processes

AB 1563 (Donnelly): SUPPORT* Complete repeal and overhaul of California's license to carry system 5-year licenses, fees capped at $100 total Shall-issue to all non-prohibited applicants (within 30 days for residents, 60 days for non-residents); no "good cause" or "good moral character" requirements Resident & non-resident permits Pre-empts local restrictions and more very positive features!

Senate Bills SB 47 (Yee): OPPOSE Bans "Bullet Button" / maglocked firearms

SB 53 (De León): OPPOSE New ban on ammo sales, licensing, registration

SB 199 (De León): OPPOSE Expands regulations on BB guns

SB 396 (Hancock): OPPOSE Ban on possession of standard (factory) capacity magazines

SB 808 (De León): OPPOSE Criminalizes home-built firearms without serial numbers/DOJ permit

SB 828 (Lieu): SUPPORT Privacy

Assembly Bills AB 1609 (Alejo): OPPOSE New firearms crimes, backdoor registration scheme for all firearms in California

AB 1964 (Dickinson): OPPOSE Ban on handguns via change to Roster exemptions (deletes "single shot" exemption)

AB 2305 (Ridley-Thomas): OPPOSE Expands the definition of unlawful carry

Join CAL-FFL and support pro-gun efforts like AB 1563 and SB 1354!