Just how low can the anti's go?

[LoginName]

That even the CA State Assembly would reject it...

Anti-gun legislation shelved
Horrific ammo bill put in 'suspense file' by state Assembly
Jim Matthews, Outdoor Writer
Posted: 05/07/2009 11:50:44 PM PDT

One of the worst pieces of anti-gun owner legislation in a number of years effectively has been tabled by the California legislature when Los Angeles Democratic Assemblyman Kevin De Leon's AB962 was put in the Suspense File by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday this week.

While the bill can be revived, it is likely dead for this year.

The bill would have stopped the private transfer of more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month between individuals or by stores to individuals. It would have licensed and taxed anyone selling ammunition commercially and forced these stores to get background checks on anyone selling ammunition. It would have required a thumbprint from anyone buying handgun ammunition (and a costly bureaucracy to manage those thumbprints) and it would have banned all mail-order ammunition sales.

The stated intent of the bill was to stop felons and gang members from getting ammunition. If you can figure out how those provisions would have somehow stopped that, give me a call and explain that to me.

Since the so-called intended targets of the legislation would have easily avoided its requirements, it became clear the legislation was all about harassing, taxing and discriminating against legal gun owners and those in the business of selling ammunition.

http://www.sbsun.com/sports/ci_12323443

Shit like this you can't make up unless it was an Onion article.



For the record... the bill was previously filed by the pinhead responsible.

It's things like this that makes me happy to be living in MA.

 

[CRSIII]

The question is "how far down will they try to take us?"

 

[Hiltonizer]

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

50rds/month is perfectly adequate for carry and home self-defense. It would also allow you to train every few months at a range... it would also provide some much needed revenue for the state.

The revenues from said taxes would also allow for the state to provide much needed aid to those who are unemployable, subsidize health care to those who need it, and spread the financial excesses from those who have the resources to partake in the hobby of sport shooting, and provide a greater level of defense than the average resident.

I'm going to contact my state rep and ask that he introduces similar legislation.

 

[CRSIII]

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

50rds/month is perfectly adequate for carry and home self-defense. It would also allow you to train every few months at a range... it would also provide some much needed revenue for the state.

The revenues from said taxes would also allow for the state to provide much needed aid to those who are unemployable, subsidize health care to those who need it, and spread the financial excesses from those who have the resources to partake in the hobby of sport shooting, and provide a greater level of defense than the average resident.

I'm going to contact my state rep and ask that he introduces similar legislation.

I will slap you sober!

 

[Hiltonizer]

I will slap you sober!

break out your carhartt's... i'm 700mls into my handle of SoCo

 

[OnTheRoad]

Hell, we already have most of those restrictions here - can't get mail order ammo and there's a fingerprint on the back of the LTC I need to present when buying ammo, which is only available in Mass from licensed dealers.

Makes the quantity limits and taxes seem like baby steps.

 

[CRSIII]

break out your carhartt's... i'm 700mls into my handle of SoCo

That shit will hurt you more than any lib legislation, or the back of my bony hand!

 

[andrew]

The problem is that sooner or later one of these ridiculous bills will make it to law. And then it will never leave, despite being proven over and over again to be idiotic and onerous only on citizens.

It's "for the children" (tm), you see...

 

[S. Kelly]

The Democrats will stoop to any low to turn our great republic into a "socialist paradise". They really are very self destructive and unchecked, will ruin us.