Posted July 1, 2015 3:33 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Warning to ALL California Hunters
Warning to ALL California Hunters
NRA - Institute for Legislative Action
NRA – Institute for Legislative Action

Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- A set of laws adopted in 2013 known as “AB 711” drastically expanded California’s restrictions on lead ammunition for hunters.

For years it has been illegal to use centerfire rifle or pistol ammunition that has not been certified as lead-free, or to possess such ammunition along with a firearm capable of firing it, when taking certain animals within the “California condor zone.” AB 711 furthers those restrictions to include all ammunition when taking any wildlife throughout the entire state. It does not do so immediately, however.

It requires that the California Fish and Game Commission adopt regulations that implement the expanded lead ammunition ban by July 1, 2019, or sooner if “practical.”

Despite the NRA and the California Rifle and Pistol Association submitting a joint letter to the Commission urging that implementation of any regulations adopted be postponed until the July 1, 2019 legislative deadline — due to the current commercial unavailability of alternative ammunition, among other reasons—the Commission nevertheless voted unanimously to adopt regulations, some of which take effect immediately. Hunters in California now need to …read more

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