MachineHead
NES Member
Bill would allow suicidal Californians to block themselves from buying guns
I guess it’s there for those who truly need to get the help they need and actually are a danger to themselves, but even then it’s probably better to transfer arms to trusted friends. We all know how gun-friendly California is and how likely it is you’ll get your guns back.
A Bay Area lawmaker says he wants to give Californians more protection against gun suicides, which have taken more than 1,000 lives in a year.
AB1927, a bill introduced Wednesday by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, would allow people who are having suicidal thoughts or fear they are in danger of taking their own lives to submit their names, voluntarily and confidentially, to the state office that conducts background checks for firearms. That office would then notify licensed dealers that the person was prohibited from legally buying a gun.
The bill would allow those on the prohibited list to remove their names by showing they were no longer a danger to themselves or others.
I guess it’s there for those who truly need to get the help they need and actually are a danger to themselves, but even then it’s probably better to transfer arms to trusted friends. We all know how gun-friendly California is and how likely it is you’ll get your guns back.