PROP
63

Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute.

Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute.

Summary

Requires background check and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. Prohibits possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. Establishes procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons. Requires Department of Justice’s participation in federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local court and law enforcement costs, potentially in the tens of millions of dollars annually, related to a new court process for removing firearms from prohibited persons after they are convicted.

Money Raised

Chart depicts total fundraising by all committees primarily formed for and against Prop 63.Totals are updated daily with contributions from Power Search opens new window and adjustments from the most recent Political Reform Division analysis. opens new window

Largest Contributions

Showing the 10 largest contributions to committees formed primarily for and against Prop 63 in the election cycle when it appeared on the ballot. Contributions in earlier election cycles and contributions between allied committees are excluded. For more information on funding for ballot measure campaigns, visit the Power Search opens new window campaign finance search engine.

Yes on Prop 63

California Democratic Party
04/18/2016
$410,000
Parker, Sean
07/01/2016
$400,000
Newsom for California Lieutenant Governor 2014
04/26/2016
$390,000
Newsom for California Lieutenant Governor 2014
06/10/2016
$337,564
California Democratic Party
04/01/2016
$287,395
Marcus, George M.
03/14/2016
$250,000
Buell, Susie Tompkins
02/22/2016
$200,000
Pritzker, Nicholas
01/28/2016
$150,000
California Democratic Party
03/11/2016
$138,252
California Democratic Party
03/25/2016
$108,136

No on Prop 63

National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
10/04/2016
$50,000
National Rifle Association of America
02/25/2016
$45,000
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
04/25/2016
$42,562
California Rifle & Pistol Association
02/02/2016
$35,000
California Waterfowl Association
08/19/2016
$25,000
Firearms Policy Coalition
12/14/2016
$19,578
Firearms Policy Coalition
06/30/2016
$16,488
Gun Owners of California, Inc.
10/19/2016
$15,000
Gun Owners of California, Inc.
11/01/2016
$15,000
California Rifle & Pistol Association
01/13/2016
$10,000

What your vote means

Yes

A YES vote on this measure means: A new court process would be created for the removal of firearms from individuals upon conviction of certain crimes. New requirements related to the selling or purchasing of ammunition would be implemented.

No

A NO vote on this measure means: No new firearm- or ammunition-related requirements would be implemented.

More on Proposition 63

For background on Proposition 63, an analysis by the legislative analyst, endorsements for and against the measure, and more...

Arguments

Pro

Proposition 63 will improve public safety by keeping guns and ammunition out of the wrong hands. Law enforcement and public safety leaders support Prop. 63 because it will reduce gun violence by preventing violent felons, domestic abusers, and the dangerously mentally ill from obtaining and using deadly weapons and ammo.

Con

Law enforcement, anti-terrorism experts, and civil liberties groups overwhelmingly oppose Prop. 63. It was written by a politician seeking to make a name for himself, not the public safety community. It imposes costly burdens on law enforcement and the taxpayer and only affects the law-abiding.

Campaigns

For

Lindsey Cobia
Safety for All
268 Bush Street #222
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 735-5192
safetyforall@safetyforall.com
www.safetyforall.com

Against

Coalition for Civil Liberties
info@coalitionforcivilliberties.com
www.stoptheammograb.com