Mulford Act

Mulford Act
California
Enacted by	Ronald Reagan
Date enacted	1967
Date passed	1967
Legislative history
Bill	Firearms law
Bill published on	1967
Introduced by	Don Mulford

The Mulford Act was a 1967 California bill which repealed a law allowing public carrying of loaded firearms. Named after Republican assemblyman Don Mulford, the bill was crafted in response to members of the Black Panther party conducting armed patrols of Oakland neighborhoods while engaging in what would later be termed copwatching. They garnered national attention after the Black Panthers marched bearing arms upon the California State Capitol to protest the bill.

California Governor Ronald Reagan was present when the protesters arrived and later commented that he saw “no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.” and that guns were a “ridiculous way to solve problems that have to be solved among people of good will.” In a later press conference, Reagan added that the Mulford Act “would work no hardship on the honest citizen.”

The bill was signed by Governor Ronald Reagan and became California penal code 25850 and 171c.

See also

• Zebra Murders
• Steve Sailer#White liberals and gun control