Democratic Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg is endorsing legislation that would close a loophole dealing with large ammunition clips on assault weapons and a measure that would require annual permits to buy ammunition.
Steinberg: "Distinguish between
the hunters and sportsmen and -women, the people who use guns for
recreational purposes; and these assault weapons - rapid fire
weapons that have no place on the street and that have no place
when it comes to sport or recreation."
But Steinberg also says he'll focus on school safety plans; what he calls the "culture of violence;" and especially, increasing mental health services. He says California's extra billion-dollars-a-year in mental health funding from voter-approved Proposition 63 has been more than offset by losses to the recession and state budget cuts.
