Close the Hollywood Gun Show Loophole!
I am shocked, alarmed, and disgusted by the number of gun control loopholes available to people in Hollywood and the entertainment industry -- loopholes that are dangerous, bad public policy, and inherently unfair. In one investigative article, The Hollywood Reporter found that, at any given moment, "between 5,000 and 7,000" of just one studio supplier's guns "are in circulation" -- in other words, in the hands of who-knows-who. No DOJ transfers or loan records. No background checks. No waiting periods. The Hollywood Gun Show Loophole lets untrained, unsafe actors and actresses get guns with no background checks, no waiting periods, and no DOJ safety instructions or certification. It lets people in Hollywood build arsenals of "assault weaapons, "large-capacity" magazines, machine guns, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, sound suppressors (silencers)....the list goes on and on....firearms that only military, law enforcement, and specially-licensed firms have access to in California. And, worse, Hollywood actors are EXEMPT from the law that requires them to know even basic gun safety rules and gun regulations before they can take possession of a real gun. These Hollywood gun show loopholes ensure that actors and film crew members can access and possess guns freely--without any safety training, or even knowing if they are a convicted felon. Hollywood's actors and actresses might be skilled performers, but that does not mean they are skilled with (or even legally eligible to possess) firearms. It's time to close the Hollywood Gun Show Loophole and make sure that only safe, responsible, and background-checked people in the entertainment industry can access and possess guns. CLOSE the Hollywood Gun Show Loophole NOW.
This letter will be sent to the members of the California Legislature.
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