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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Assembly Bill 1127 could prohibition licensed weapon dealers from selling semi-automatic handguns successful the authorities of California.
California lawmakers said these guns tin beryllium easy converted into an automatic limb done the installation of a Glock switch.
Under existing law, "the Glock switch" is illegal.
Owner of The Firing Line Clovis Indoor Shooting Range, Jake Belemjian, said this measure is not the solution to forestall much crime.
"How astir we instrumentality guns distant from radical that we cognize are convicted criminals who are not expected to person firearms? Why don't we enactment connected that," Belemjian said.
Belemjian said if the measure passes, his concern volition beryllium impacted, and criminals volition ever find a way.
"Any firearm, immoderate tool, thing tin beryllium modified; thing that's designed for a lawful and utile usage could beryllium made into thing that would beryllium utilized for an unlawful oregon thing bad, to bash thing bad," Belemjian said.
However, proponents, like the CEO for Fresno Building Healthy Communities, Sandra Celedon, said the measure aims to forestall weapon violence.
"All radical request to bash is instal a elemental switch. And conscionable similar that, immoderate 1 of america tin person a instrumentality gun. AB1127 truly is astir safety. It's astir improving the information of each of america present successful California."
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni said the measure affects section concern owners similar Belemjian and citizens who privation to support themselves legally.
"Law-abiding residents who person everything to suffer due to the fact that they don't privation to spell to jail, they don't privation to suffer their job," Zanoni said.
Zanoni said astir criminals the sheriff's bureau has arrested are not purchasing guns legally.
He besides said lawmakers person the absorption each wrong.
"It's not astir the laws. It's astir holding radical accountable and ensuring that you're keeping dangerous, convulsive radical disconnected the streets," Zanoni said.
The presumption of AB1127 is inactive successful its aboriginal stages.
