SACRAMENTO (AP) – Even in California, home to some of the nation's strictest firearms laws, a bill requiring parents to tell school officials if they keep guns in the house went too far to move ahead in the Legislature. It failed Wednesday in its first committee vote after facing opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union and National Rifle Association, two groups rarely on the same page, as well as two organizations representing rank-and-file law enforcement officers. READ MORE: Teachers, Staff Say They Will Stay At Sac City Unified Headquarters As Long As They Need To Reach Agreement It died even after Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino promised to drastically amend his bill if it survived a committee vote. He and supporters said it could help prevent mass shootings and other firearms tragedies, but only two of seven members of the panel voted for it. "Those go so far beyond my core beliefs in civil liberties that I just can't associate an 'aye' vote," said Sen. Dave Cortese, a fellow Democrat who has pushed for many criminal justice reforms. Senate Education Committee's Democratic Chairwoman Connie Leyva also opposed the measure. "I believe a better approach is by addressing student mental health,"… Read full this story
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