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Update: the hearing has been postponed. The bill is expected to be heard next Tuesday, June 19. The bill will be just as overreaching and awful as it is now. Californians mindful of their Second Amendment rights are encouraged to continue pushing back against the bill.

Assembly Bill 3, introduced by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, calls for the criminalization of lawful firearms dealers who lawfully sell firearms and ammunition to law-abdiding 18-20 year old adults.

The bill will make it illegal for firearms and ammunition to be transfered or sold to young adults aged 18-20 by licensed firearms dealers. In other words, AB3 is just a bailout for unlicensed firearms and ammunition dealers.

It is set to go before California’s Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. I encourage anyone who values liberty and opposes the perpetual erosion of our freedoms to make their opposition known to their representatives in the Legislature.

Unfortunately, AB3 is just the latest reflection of the contempt many in the Legislature have for the Second Amendment.

A similar bill, SB1100 by Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, was approved by the state Senate on May 29. The following senators voted to deprive young adults the ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights: Allen, Atkins, Beall, De León, Dodd, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Leyva, McGuire, Mitchell, Monning, Pan, Portantino, Roth, Skinner, Stern, Wieckowski, Wiener.

If only the same Democrats who stick up routinely for the rights of convicted criminals could extend the same courtesy to law-abiding Americans.

As much as gun-grabbing Democrats have sought to demonize them, the National Rifle Association’s analysis of AB3 is as rational and accurate as it gets.

“Passing a law that makes it illegal for a 20 year-old to purchase a shotgun for hunting or an adult single mother from purchasing the most effective self-defense rifle on the market punishes law-abiding citizens for the evil acts of criminals,” the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action notes. “The legislature should be focusing on the criminal misuse of firearms not on arbitrary bans that only impact law-abiding citizens.”

The NRA-ILA has put out an easy to use call for action to help Californians concerned about their Second Amendment rights make their voice heard.

Alas, considering how little regard many in the California Legislature have for defending the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans, it wouldn’t be surprising if Bonta’s bill passes.

Sal Rodriguez is an editorial writer and columnist for the Southern California News Group. He may be reached at salrodriguez@scng.com