This could be an instance where they're taking it too far. Banning all semi-auto rifles with detachable mags is going to be very difficult to justify vis a vis Heller. No one in their right mind can claim these aren't commonly owned.
I totally understand where the State is coming from. They have ghost guns out there. They can empty a 30 round clip magazine in under half a second. That's terrifying.
I totally understand where the State is coming from. They have ghost guns out there. They can empty a 30 round clip magazine in under half a second. That's terrifying.
Pretty impressive cyclic rate...
God that's a tragedy the way the left has destroyed that beautiful state.
But they only cycle that fast when held sideways.
Here's a quick overview of proposed gun control measures approved Thursday by the state Senate.
• Ammunition regulation: SB 1235 by Senate leader Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) requires background checks to buy ammunition. It also creates a license to sell ammunition, and creates a new system for collecting information about those sales.
• Ban on large ammunition magazines: SB 1446 by Sen. Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) bans the ownership of any ammunition clip that holds more than 10 rounds.
• Bullet buttons: SB 880 by Sen. Isadore Hall (D-Compton) expands the legal definition of an "assualt weapon" to include a group of rifles with ammunition clips that can be quickly swapped out by using a bullet to push a small release button.
• SB 894 by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) requires reporting most lost or stolen guns within five days.
• "Ghost guns": SB 1407 by De León requires a person to get a serial number from state officials before making or assembling a gun.
• Gun violence research: SB 1006 by Sen. Lois Wolk (D-Davis) creates a new University of California center for researching gun-related violence.
Two other bills, both of which originated in the Assembly, were amended by Senate Democrats.
• Gun theft: AB 1176 would make the theft of a gun a felony, a change in the 2014 law passed by voters as Proposition 47. As such, this proposal would have to be approved by voters on the Nov. 8 statewide ballot.
• Gun lending: AB 1511 places tighter rules on lending someone a gun -- limiting those loans to family members or a licensed hunter.
Coming soon to a general assembly near you. Better start the purchasing now and learn a lesson from those in California that waited too long.
The antigun laws are creating a market for illegal guns. If you make it too hard for people to buy legal guns, those who need a gun will buy an illegal one out of someone's trunk. Look at Baltimore. The firearms safety act requires training, fingerprints, a license fee and another fee when you purchase a firearm and a 40 - 70 day delay to get the training, wait 30 days for the license and the additional cool down period. If someone feels their or their family members life is in danger are they going to pay up to $200 to go through the HQL process and wait up to 70 days to get a gun or are they going to buy a stolen one out of someone's trunk?
If they want to stop the flood of illegal untraceable guns from "flooding" the streets, then stop making it so hard for people to legally buy a gun.
New laws don't stop the flood of illegal drugs, they won't stop the flood of illegal guns.