New Gun Laws for the New Year: Three Big Changes Coming for 2016 in These Three States

By Fred Lucas

Although President Barack Obama has expressed frustration about his inability to sign federal gun laws, liberal lawmakers at the state and local level have pushed through proposals to curb firearms.

By contrast, Texas has expanded gun rights, with varying responses from the business community in the state.

Here are three major gun laws set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2016:

1. California Confiscation

Law enforcement will be able to seize an individual’s gun for 21 days in California if a judge determines that person is a potential threat to others.

The law allows family members to get a “gun violence restraining order” against someone if they can convince a judge that person “poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself or another by having in his or her custody or control.”

In a separate law set to take effect on New Year’s Day, California is also requiring pellet guns, BB guns and airsoft guns come in bright colors so police do not mistake them for real guns.

2. Seattle’s ‘Gun Violence Tax’

The city of Seattle estimates a heavy tax on guns and ammunition will generate between $300,000 and $500,000 per year in revenue. But city officials …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze