View source for SB-2017-18-012: Support of Raising the Age Limit of Purchasing Firearms and Fixing NICS 4477, and Opposition to the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017

'''Senate Bill No.:'''	2017-18-012 <br><br>

'''Date:'''	March 28, 2018<br><br>

'''Authored by:''' 	Ian West, Senator of Social & Behavioral Sciences <br>

::::Alexandra Satarova, Senator of Social & Behavioral Sciences<br>

::::Saurabh Ratnapakhl, Graduate Senator<br>

	
'''Referred to:''' 	External Affairs<br><br>

'''Committee Rec:'''	March 27, 2018 (6-0-0)<br><br>

'''Senate Action:'''	April 9, 2018 (18-0-0)<br><br>
'''Title:'''	Support of Raising the Age Limit of Purchasing Firearms and Fixing NICS 4477, and Opposition to the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 <br><br>

'''1.	WHEREAS:'''	The Associated Students, Inc. (AS) is the official voice of over 40,000 students at California State University Northridge; AND<br>

'''2.	WHEREAS:'''	AS is the primary advocate for students at CSUN and provides excellent, meaningful programs and services designed to create and enhance a spirited, learning focused campus environment; AND<br>

'''3.	WHEREAS:'''	AS is always trying to get more students involved and increase student participation within the many programs and services we offer; AND	<br>

'''4.	WHEREAS:'''	The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act will allow a qualified individual from another state to possess a concealed handgun on California school campuses without being subject to the federal prohibition; AND <br>

'''5.	WHEREAS:'''	California has laws already in place making it illegal for anyone other than certain appointed peace officers, authorized conceal carriers and unauthorized persons, to carry a firearm on California school campuses; AND<br>

'''6.	WHEREAS:'''	NICS 4477 is the security background check for purchasing firearms and currently needs to be fixed to address the problem of selling firearms to criminals; THEREFORE LET IT BE<br>

'''1.	RESOLVED:'''	AS supports the idea of raising the age of purchasing a rifle and a shotgun from 18 to 21; AND LET IT BE FURTHER<br>
'''2.	RESOLVED:'''	That AS strongly opposes allowing more guns on campus as this increases the possibility of an incident happening on the CSUN campus; AND LET IT BE FURTHER<br>
'''3.	RESOLVED:'''	That AS strongly opposes the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 as this allows a qualified individual for a conceal carry permit from another state to come to our schools who may not have passed the requirements in California to acquire a conceal carry permit; AND LET IT BE FURTHER<br>
'''4.	RESOLVED:'''	That AS believes only authorized peace officers should be allowed to have a gun, concealed or not, on the CSUN campus; AND LET IT BE FURTHER<br>
'''5.	RESOLVED:'''	That AS supports the fixing of NICS 4477 to federalize the background check data bases to prevent convicted criminals from purchasing firearms; AND LET IT BE KNOWN FURTHER<br>
'''6.	RESOLVED:'''	That copies of this resolution be distributed widely, including but not limited to the following:<br>
::* Senator Dianne Feinstein
::* Senator Kamala Harris
::* Congressman Brad Sherman 
::* Congressman Steve Knight
::* Congressman Tony Cardenas
::* Congressman Adam Schiff
::* Dianne Harrison, CSUN President
::* CSUN Today
::* The Daily Sundial