California Gov. Jerry Brown

The contentious measure was SB374, which would have reclassified any semiautomatic rifle with detachable magazines as a prohibited assault weapon. A lawyer for the National Rifle Association threatened earlier this week to sue if SB374 was passed, according to the Los Angeles Times.

SB374 and others like it were introduced to the state legislature after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last year. Gov. Brown’s veto of the measures has been interpreted as a rejection of more stringent gun control for his state. In his veto message, the governor said that he didn’t think the bill would be effective enough to “warrant this infringement on gun owners’ rights.”

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In addition to SB374, Brown also vetoed a measure that would have barred convicts with multiple drug or alcohol-related charges from legally owning a gun, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. He also vetoed a measure that would have limited the sale of guns by private parties.

The most notable of the many smaller bills the governor did sign was AB711, which will prohibit the use of lead ammunition while hunting, effective July 2019. Supporters of AB711 say that the material is toxic to the environment and may even poison people who eat animals shot with lead bullets.

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