Referendum Vote To Overturn Amended Assault Weapon Statutes.

REFERENDUM VOTE TO OVERTURN AMENDED ASSAULT WEAPON STATUTES. If signed by required number of electors and filed with Secretary of State by October 18, 1999, this petition will nullify Chapter 129, Statutes of 1999, previously approved by the Legislature and Governor, unless Chapter 129 is approved by a majority of voters. Approved by Legislature and Governor, Chapter 129 amends Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989, that prohibits possession of unregistered assault weapons, defines assault weapons by functions and characteristics rather than by make or model. Prohibits manufacture, sale, unsupervised lending of ammunition magazines with more than 10-round capacity