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KPIX 5 Poll: Californians Say Gun Control More Important Than Gun Rights

Half of all Californians believe it is more important to control gun ownership than it is to protect the rights of American citizens to own guns, according to a KPIX-TV poll released Thursday.

2013/04/11

Bullets and a clip from a gun that was surrendered sit on a table during a gun buy back program on December 15, 2012 in San Francisco, California.  The San Francisco police department held a one-day gun buy back event that paid $200 per gun turned in. A better than expected crowd resulted in payback money running out and vouchers were issued to collect money within a week. Over 200 guns were collected.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Vallejo Gun Rights Meeting Draws Overflow Crowd

An overflow crowd at Vallejo City Hall Wednesday night debated the future of gun rights in America at a town hall style meeting called by the North Bay Congressman leading the House effort on gun control legislation.

2013/01/10

A man checks a rifle a the reception desk of a gun show in Del Mar, California. (Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images)

Limited California Ban On Carrying Rifles Heads To Gov. Brown

A bill that would ban the public display of rifles and shotguns in most California cities and towns is on its way to the governor over stiff objections from numerous lawmakers.

2012/08/29

Open Carry, gun, rights

Open Carry Advocates Protest At Concord Mall

Open carry gun activists gathered outside of Concord’s Sunvalley Shopping Center Wednesday night in response to an incident a week ago in which police stopped two people carrying unloaded guns as they walked outside a mall restaurant.

2011/12/15

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California Assembly Bans Open Carrying Of Unloaded Guns

The California Assembly has approved a bill to prohibit openly carrying unloaded handguns in public after a debate that pitted gun rights proponents against chiefs of police.

CBS San Francisco–2011/05/16

Californians Still Allowed to Publicly Carry Unloaded Weapons

California lawmakers rejected a bill that would have made it illegal to carry unloaded guns in public. The Senate narrowly approved the measure Tuesday, but it failed in the Assembly.

2010/09/01

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