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• Require extensive information to be taken about each ammunition sale including the purchaser's name, address, telephone number, thumbprint, and date of birth. • Record handgun ammunition sales and make the records available to law enforcement. The information would be electronically stored on a database to facilitate quick and easy information sharing with local law enforcement. • Safely store handgun ammunition. • Conduct only face-to-face transactions on all ammunition purchases and transfers. • Prohibit selling or furnishing ammunition to prohibited persons. • Prohibit gang members from possessing ammunition. AB 962 would require that commencing July 1, 2010, unless specifically excluded, no person shall sell or transfer more than 50 rounds of handgun ammunition in any month unless he or she is registered as a handgun ammunition vendor, as defined in Section 2 of the bill. Also, these vendors would be required to obtain a background clearance for those employees who would handle ammunition in the course and scope of their employment. The Department of Justice would be mandated to maintain a record of registered handgun ammunition vendors, as specified. Violation of these provisions, as specified, would be a misdemeanor. AB 962 would also provide that no retail seller of ammunition shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale, any handgun ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser without the assistance of the retailer or employee thereof. The bill would further provide that handgun ammunition may only be purchased in a face-to-face transaction and only if certain conditions exist. Current law generally regulates what information is required to be obtained in connection with the transfer of ammunition. AB 962 would (subject to exceptions, commencing July 1, 2010) require certain ammunition vendors to obtain a thumbprint and other information from ammunition purchasers, and would require submission of that information to the Department of Justice, as specified. A violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. Assembly Bill 962 would provide that a person forbidden from engaging in activity associated with a criminal street gang, as specified, would be prohibited from having under his or her possession, custody, or control, of any ammunition. Violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. The bill would prohibit supplying or delivering, as specified, handgun ammunition to prohibited persons, as described, by persons or others who know or by using reasonable care should know that the recipient is a person prohibited from possessing ammunition. Violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor with specified penalties. It is critical that San Leandro do everything possible to keep handguns and ammunition away from criminals. Current City Council Policy It is the policy of the City Council to work in partnership with, and support other agencies to enhance public safety.