SB 47 by Sen.
Leland Yee, D-San Francisco: bans so-called "bullet buttons" used to get around existing laws banning detachable magazines
SB 53 by Sen.
Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles: creates new state permits that require
background checks for buyers of ammunition
SB 374 by Sen.
Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento: bans detachable magazines in rifles
SB 396 by Sen.
Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley: prohibits possession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition
SB 567 by Sen.
Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara: changes the definition of certain kinds of shotguns to make them assault weapons
SB 683 by Sen.
Marty Block, D-San Diego: requires all gun buyers to take a firearm safety class and earn a safety certificate
SB 755 by Sen.
Lois Wolk, D-Davis: increases the number of crimes - including
drug addiction,chronic alcoholism and others - that result in a 10-year ban on being allowed to own a gun
An eighth bill that is part of the package, SB 140,
was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown earlier this month. It increases funding for a state program that confiscates guns from people prohibited from owning them because they have criminal pasts or are mentally ill.