BILL NUMBER: AB 2229 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Grove
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
An act to amend Section 27500 of the Penal Code, relating to
firearms.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2229, as introduced, Grove. Firearms.
Existing law prohibits specified persons from owning, purchasing,
receiving, or having in their possession any firearm. Existing law
prohibits selling, supplying, delivering, or giving possession or
control of a firearm to those persons.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 27500 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
27500. (a) No A person,
corporation, or firm shall not knowingly sell, supply,
deliver, or give possession or control of a firearm to any person
within any of the classes prohibited by Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of
Division 9.
(b) No A person, corporation, or
dealer shall no t sell, supply, deliver, or
give possession or control of a firearm to anyone whom the person,
corporation, or dealer has cause to believe is within any of the
classes prohibited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this
title, or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.