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State and national gun rights groups said Tuesday they want California Gov. Jerry Brown to veto a measure on his desk tightening firearm transfer laws in the state.The state Legislature approved Senate Bill 1332 last month, despite public concern over the “onerous” provisions of the bill forcing private loans of firearms for longer than 10 days undergo the state mandated transfer process at a federally licensed dealer.Under current law, a gun owner can loan a firearm to someone else for no more ...

State and national gun rights groups said Tuesday they want California Gov. Jerry Brown to veto a measure on his desk tightening firearm transfer laws in the state.The state Legislature approved Senate Bill 1332 last month, despite public concern over the “onerous” provisions of the bill forcing private loans of firearms for longer than 10 days undergo the state mandated transfer process at a federally licensed dealer.Under current law, a gun owner can loan a firearm to someone else for no more than 30 days. Any time period longer and the gun owner must legally transfer the weapon to the other person at a licensed gun shop, where a background check will be performed. Handgun transfers require the new owner have a firearms safety certificate, too.Gun violence continues to be a serious problem in communities across the state and nation. It is important we do everything necessary to close gun loopholes and strengthen gun laws,” Mendoza said in a press release last month. “SB 1332 does both.Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, rejects this premise. “There’s no indication that lending a gun has led to an increased crime problem,” he said. “Lending a gun to someone who shouldn’t have it is already a crime under state and federal law. This is just another harassment of law abiding gun owners.”Based on the highly regarded CZ-75 short recoil system, Jericho pistols combine proven design and function with IWI’s exceptionally high standards for reliable performance, accuracy and quality construction. The Jericho 941 features a frame mounted safety enabling “condition one” cocked and locked carry and single action function or hammer down double action. Additional features include an integral Picatinny rail for mounting accessories, adjustable dovetailed sights and a firing pin block. Barrels are cold hammer forged of the finest MIL-SPEC CrMoV steel.The premise of this opening paragraph is severely flawed. If there is such a void on gun research as this article suggests, why is it that every other month, the New York Times reports on a new gun violence study? The truth is that many state agencies and non-profit organizations (on both sides of the aisle) have funded gun violence research of their own, so there is no need for the federal government to waste tax dollars on it. Either anti-gun activists are ignorant to all of this research or they disagree with the studies that have already been published and want to influence the development of bra