Checking the recent batch of Bills signed into law for Governor Jerry Brown, SB 199 was nowhere to be seen as the focus of the bills were on the homeless children, adults, and foster youth, plus those related to State Services, Education and Health. Today is the 30th Day of September, the last day for Governor to sign or veto bills that were approved by the State Assembly before the 1st of September and in the Governor's office on and after the 1st of September.

As I have mentioned before, if SB 199 doesn’t get vetoed, it will become law and slated to commence on the 1st of January 2016. Even if Governor Brown doesn’t sign the Bill, it will still automatically become law. SB 199 has to be vetoed and sent back to the State Senate/Assembly.

It will be cutting close, but we assume that the gun-related Bills (SB 808, AB 1014, and AB 1609) will be up for signing today together with SB 199 as the approach of the Office of Governor Jerry Brown is to go over related bills for review before signing or returning them to the State Assembly. With gun-related bills generating more controversy in California, the bills passed will take more time as they will scrutinized closely.

Which also means there is still enough time for the airsoft community in California, where members of voting age can call or email the Governor's Office to state their opposition to SB 199. As long as they state their case in a strong but polite manner, their opposition will be put into consideration.

Will Governor Brown veto the Bill? We can never tell, but if the California Airsoft Community will make themselves heard, then there is a chance he will.

UPDATE: 1349H PST. News from the Governors Office show that SB 199 has been signed by the governor in this batch of bills. If there are no updates or repeal to the SB 199 prior to its effectivity on the 1st of January 2016, the provisions below will be what is required of airsoft guns:

(4) A BB device that is an airsoft gun that expels a projectile, such as a BB or pellet, that is 6mm or 8mm caliber which meets the following:

(A) If the airsoft gun is configured as a handgun, in addition to the blaze orange ring on the barrel required by federal law, the airsoft gun has a trigger guard that has fluorescent coloration over the entire guard, and there is a two centimeter wide adhesive band around the circumference of the protruding pistol grip that has fluorescent coloration.

(B) If the airsoft gun is configured as a rifle or long gun, in addition to the blaze orange ring on the barrel required by federal law, the airsoft gun has a trigger guard that has fluorescent coloration over the entire guard, and there is a two centimeter wide adhesive band with fluorescent coloring around the circumference of any two of the following:

(i) The protruding pistol grip.
(ii) The buttstock.
(iii) A protruding ammunition magazine or clip.