David Donald Mulford (August 27, 1915 – March 20, 2000) served in the

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for the 16th and 18th district from 1958 to 1971. During

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he also served in the

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. The

Mulford Act The Mulford Act was a 1967 California bill that prohibited public carrying of loaded firearms without a permit. Named after Republican assemblyman Don Mulford and signed into law by governor of California Ronald Reagan, the bill was crafted wi ...

, named after Don Mulford, was a 1967 California bill that prohibited the carrying of loaded firearms in public. The bill attracted national attention when the

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marched on the California Capitol to protest the bill.

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California State Archives Oral History of MulfordJoin California Profile Don Mulford
1915 births 2000 deaths United States Army personnel of World War II Republican Party members of the California State Assembly Politicians from Oakland, California People from Piedmont, California United States Army officers University of California, Berkeley alumni University of California College of the Law, San Francisco alumni Military personnel from California 20th-century members of the California State Legislature {{california-CAAssembly-stub