If passed, Proposition 63 would conduct precise background checks on those who purchase ammunition as well as outlaw large-capacity magazines and in order to purchase ammunition and a firearm, a permit is required.
The California Democratic Party is supporting proposition 63 heavily. Their main arguments are that the proposition would keep guns and ammunition out of the wrong hands by closing loopholes in existing laws. It would also protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to own guns for self-defense, hunting, and recreation, as well as address and improve on the issue of illegally armed felons.
The campaign in opposition to Proposition 63 is being led by Stop Prop 63 and The Coalition for Civil Liberties. Their main arguments against proposition 63 are that the proposition would burden law-abiding citizens who own firearms, and the proposition would not keep terrorists and violent criminals from accessing firearms and ammunition. The prop would divert resources away from local …show more content…
Some positives of prop 63 is that it will save lives by closing loopholes to prevent dangerous criminals, domestic abusers, and the dangerously mentally ill from obtaining and using deadly weapons. Proposition 63 will also keep guns and ammo out of the wrong hands, while protecting the rights of law-abiding Californians to own guns for self-defense, hunting, and recreation. Some negative effects of prop 63 is that it will burden law abiding citizens without keeping violent criminals and terrorists from accessing firearms and ammunition. Prop 63 would divert resources away from local law enforcement and burden an already crowded court system with the implementation of laws that will turn harmless, law-abiding citizens into criminals. In fact, New York recently abandoned its enforcement of a similar proposal after it was passed, finding that it was impossible to implement and effectively
The California Democratic Party is supporting proposition 63 heavily. Their main arguments are that the proposition would keep guns and ammunition out of the wrong hands by closing loopholes in existing laws. It would also protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to own guns for self-defense, hunting, and recreation, as well as address and improve on the issue of illegally armed felons.
The campaign in opposition to Proposition 63 is being led by Stop Prop 63 and The Coalition for Civil Liberties. Their main arguments against proposition 63 are that the proposition would burden law-abiding citizens who own firearms, and the proposition would not keep terrorists and violent criminals from accessing firearms and ammunition. The prop would divert resources away from local …show more content…
Some positives of prop 63 is that it will save lives by closing loopholes to prevent dangerous criminals, domestic abusers, and the dangerously mentally ill from obtaining and using deadly weapons. Proposition 63 will also keep guns and ammo out of the wrong hands, while protecting the rights of law-abiding Californians to own guns for self-defense, hunting, and recreation. Some negative effects of prop 63 is that it will burden law abiding citizens without keeping violent criminals and terrorists from accessing firearms and ammunition. Prop 63 would divert resources away from local law enforcement and burden an already crowded court system with the implementation of laws that will turn harmless, law-abiding citizens into criminals. In fact, New York recently abandoned its enforcement of a similar proposal after it was passed, finding that it was impossible to implement and effectively