California Bill Would Restrict Some With Criminal Records from Possessing a Gun

A 32 caliber handgun in Temecula, Calif., on March 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SAN DIEGO—Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) Friday announced legislation intended to prevent people convicted of specified crimes from possessing a firearm in California.

State law prohibits a person convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm. It also prohibits people convicted of specified misdemeanors from possessing a firearm for 10 years after their conviction. Maienschein’s Assembly Bill (AB) 2239 would expand the list of convictions that prompt a 10-year ban to include crimes such as child endangerment and elder abuse.