Dutch Uncle
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http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/04/california_gun_owners_face_fur.html
This is the kind of viciousness posing as "crime control" we could expect from Obama or Hillary: Fascism with a smile. "Its for the good of the community".
The ammunition issue may be the next beachhead for the left. They have been losing big time on guns per se, but putting some "common sense" restrictions on ammo might be a lot easier for them to achieve. They'll just remind everyone that ammo isn't mentioned in the 2nd amendment.
Reloading may become a very popular pasttime in CA.
:cuss:
California gun owners face further harrassment
Thomas Lifson
[font="times new roman,times"]Bookworm calls our attention[/font][font="times new roman,times"]to a message from the NRA about an alarming bill being considered by California's left wing legislature, which is gerrymandered into permanent Democrat domination. [/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]Anti-gun hysteria has reached a fever pitch in the Golden State. The California Assembly is considering a bill ([/font][font="times new roman,times"]Assembly Bill 2062[/font][font="times new roman,times"]) this session that, if passed, will have dire consequences for California's law-abiding gun owners.[/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]AB2062 is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, May 7 in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.Sponsored by State Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB2062 would require that law-abiding gun owners obtain a permit to buy handgun ammunition and would impose severe restrictions on the private transfers of handgun ammunition. Applicants for a "permit-to-purchase" would be required to submit to a background check, pay a $35 fee, and wait as long as 30 days to receive the permit.[/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]Under AB2062, it would be unlawful to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a "handgun ammunition vendor" in the Department of Justice's database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require vendors to keep a record of the transaction including the ammunition buyer's name, driver's license, the quantity, caliber, type of ammunition purchased, and right thumbprint, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice. Vendors would be required to contact the purchase permit database to verify the validity of a permit before completing a sale. All ammunition sales in the State of California would be subject to a $3 per transaction tax. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited. Any violator of AB2062 would be subject to civil fines.[/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]California gun owners already face daunting obstacles. I tried to buy a new gun a few years ago and discovered that all the gun dealers near Berkeley had been driven out of business by onerous restrictions. And the firearms safety course I had previously taken was no longer considered valid. Now, if this bill passes, it will be difficult to visit the firing range more than once a month. And here I thought the Constitution protected the right to bear arms...[/font]
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/04/california_gun_owners_face_fur.html
This is the kind of viciousness posing as "crime control" we could expect from Obama or Hillary: Fascism with a smile. "Its for the good of the community".
The ammunition issue may be the next beachhead for the left. They have been losing big time on guns per se, but putting some "common sense" restrictions on ammo might be a lot easier for them to achieve. They'll just remind everyone that ammo isn't mentioned in the 2nd amendment.
Reloading may become a very popular pasttime in CA.
:cuss:
California gun owners face further harrassment
Thomas Lifson
[font="times new roman,times"]Bookworm calls our attention[/font][font="times new roman,times"]to a message from the NRA about an alarming bill being considered by California's left wing legislature, which is gerrymandered into permanent Democrat domination. [/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]Anti-gun hysteria has reached a fever pitch in the Golden State. The California Assembly is considering a bill ([/font][font="times new roman,times"]Assembly Bill 2062[/font][font="times new roman,times"]) this session that, if passed, will have dire consequences for California's law-abiding gun owners.[/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]AB2062 is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, May 7 in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.Sponsored by State Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB2062 would require that law-abiding gun owners obtain a permit to buy handgun ammunition and would impose severe restrictions on the private transfers of handgun ammunition. Applicants for a "permit-to-purchase" would be required to submit to a background check, pay a $35 fee, and wait as long as 30 days to receive the permit.[/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]Under AB2062, it would be unlawful to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a "handgun ammunition vendor" in the Department of Justice's database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require vendors to keep a record of the transaction including the ammunition buyer's name, driver's license, the quantity, caliber, type of ammunition purchased, and right thumbprint, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice. Vendors would be required to contact the purchase permit database to verify the validity of a permit before completing a sale. All ammunition sales in the State of California would be subject to a $3 per transaction tax. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited. Any violator of AB2062 would be subject to civil fines.[/font]
[font="times new roman,times"]California gun owners already face daunting obstacles. I tried to buy a new gun a few years ago and discovered that all the gun dealers near Berkeley had been driven out of business by onerous restrictions. And the firearms safety course I had previously taken was no longer considered valid. Now, if this bill passes, it will be difficult to visit the firing range more than once a month. And here I thought the Constitution protected the right to bear arms...[/font]
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