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California Bans Military Style Assault Weapons
Gov. George Deukmejian signed bills making California first to ban assault weapons after a Stockton schoolyard shooting. The NRA vows to challenge the laws while gun owners warn of changing public opinion. The measures ban manufacture sale or import of 50 plus models including AK-47 AR-15 and Uzi, effective Jan 1, 1990, with current owners allowed to keep weapons if registered.
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Sacramento
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George Deukmejian
California
National Rifle Association
Patrick Purdy
Stockton
Purdy
Cleveland
Deukmejian
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State Department of Justice