California Senate approves gun rationing, bumping age to buy long arms to 21

By Chris Eger

A bill approved in the Calfornia Senate this week would raise the threshold age for gun sales in the state 21 years (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The California state Senate on Tuesday voted to pass a bill banning sales of more than one gun within a 30-day period while raising the age requirement for purchasing all firearms to 21 years.
The measure, SB 1100, was approved 24-10, sending it to the Assembly for further review. Supported by gun control advocates, it aims to both ration gun sales to about a dozen per year while increasing the age to buy rifles and shotguns from the current 18 years to 21. Sponsors argue it will help keep the public safe and is stronger than federal regulations on firearms.
“This bill sends a clear message to those in Washington who continue to ignore the cries for change to our gun laws,” said state Sen. Anthony J. Portantino, D–La Cañada. “Here in California we create change and respond to gun violence with sensible control.”
The proposal makes it a crime for a gun dealer to proceed with the sale of any firearm to an individual that the California Department of Justice has already processed an application for within the

Source: Guns.com