San Francisco Gun Control Ordinance Sample Ordinances and Policies Related to Junk Gun Controls. Additions or substitutions are indicated by underlining. In recent years, firearms have eclipsed automobiles as the primary cause of injuryrelated mortality in California and at least five other states. The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have projected that firearms will become the primary cause of injuryrelated mortality nationwide by 2003. Firearms are the leading killer of Californians under the age of 24, killing more Californians in that age group than motor vehicle injuries, AIDS, heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease combined.
Guns are widely and easily available in California.
There are more than twice as many gun dealers in California as there are schools. Thousands of small handguns are sold in the United States to those who purchase them for protection purposes. According to the University of California, Davis's Violence Prevention Research Program, most of these guns are manufactured in California. Saturday Night Specials are disproportionately used in crimes. Other studies have shown that 62 percent of the guns seized at crime scenes from 19911993 were produced by California based manufacturers of Saturday Night Specials.