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October 12, 2009, 11:49 AM | #1 |
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Gov Signs AB962 (Ammo bill) in CA
This is SO ridiculous, I just don't have words for it. Arnold has been SUCH a disappointment!!!!
Luckily the Cal Guns Foundation is already pushing ahead with their legal strategy to overturn. Why should YOU care, because if it stands, it will spread! This is a sad day in the People's Republic of Kalifornia! Last edited by Legasat; October 12, 2009 at 12:37 PM. |
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October 12, 2009, 12:09 PM | #3 |
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We don't do generalizations that Democrats or specific areas are anti-god, immoral etc.
Please read the rules before such statements. We could just ban folks for such. I'll leave the post up as a warning. But be warned. Discuss the bill and don't insult the various folks on the forum because it is 'cool' to rant on a gun forum with cliches. The rules: http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=313714
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Sorry Glenn, it wont happen again. I'll keep my viewpoints about various political parties and regions of this country to myself.
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Thanks so much. I appreciate it.
Makes the mod job easier so we don't get political regional wars. Don't need to discuss what guns to put on the Monitor or the Virginia anymore. Glenn
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OK, what's the next step? Wait for the Chicago SC case, or proceed with getting the law thrown-out based on the CA constitution? (or a massive recall election to throw the bums out)
BTW, how could Arnold not sign it, he's a Kennedy-in-law -- although he had me going for a while when he vetoed the Cow Palace bill.
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After all, it's just as hard to exercise 2nd Amendment rights without ammunition as it is to practice 1st Amendment rights without a typewriter. We'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, my condolences to the citizens of California. I know the Calguns foundation was fighting this while it wound its path through the legislature. At this point, I'd imagine they're preparing a suit as we speak. Any word?
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Tom,
I don't read it that way at all. If you look at the specific language of the bill, it's very similar to what California and most other states apply in terms of firearms sales. If anything, it's making the treatment of ammunition sales more consistent with respect to firearms sales, and I don't see prohibitory language anywhere in it. Of course, it will have a prohibitory effect to some degree, but there's no such language in the bill one can point to which clearly signals that. I think it will be extremely difficult to even get federal review of this law. |
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It's a defacto ban if you shoot a gun that uses obscure ammo that is only available via internet or catalog order -- like .380 ACP right now
What are the penalties if, say, Cabela's were to ignore the new law? (They don't have a physical presence in CA.) This could also be fought as a violation of the Interstate Commerce Clause (a valid use of the clause, for once, consistent with its original intent)
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October 12, 2009, 01:47 PM | #11 |
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The next step (for CA), has nothing to do with the 2A.
It has to do with Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAAA '94) Read here: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=230676 |
October 12, 2009, 01:56 PM | #12 |
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here comes another run on ammo.
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October 12, 2009, 02:10 PM | #13 |
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NO runs on ammo...yet. The bill doesn't go into effect until Feb 2011.
At least that gives us in CA a chance to fight this stupid legislation that does NOTHING to deter violent crimes, costs the state money we don't have, and punishes law abiding gun owners! |
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My brother who lives in California said there is already a bill limiting households to 1,000 rounds of ammo TOTAL, all cartridges. And that a bill is already under construction to restrict handloading by permits.
If true then AB962 is just another stepping stone to the State gravely restricting legal firearm usage. This is not the end state, just another step along a pre-planned path. Once something is controlled by permits, then it is left to the State's whimsy to define what is approved under the permit. And of course it creates a whole new bureaucracy that has to be funded. Just what California needs right now!
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Good thing I shot up 14,000 rounds last month, puts me just within the limit now
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Taking away ammo and saying you still have 2nd adm rights is like someone cutting out your tounge and saying you still have 1st adm rights.IMHO Last edited by teeroux; October 12, 2009 at 09:11 PM. |
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There has been a run on ammo here for a year +. Hard to find any pistol ammo - especially 38Spec, 357, 40S&W, 44M, 9MM, even 380 - and a lot of rifle ammo. Hoarding of ammo and reloading components is underway and understandable. Makes it hard for those of us who can't buy in quantity when it pops up.
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Long gun ammo and COE holders are exempt so there are workarounds. A COE is a certificate from the state (renewed annually) that you have passed a background check and are officially a good guy. We use them combined with a C&R to skip 10 day waits on instate C&R transfers and the one handgun a month law.
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If I'm reading this correctly, the CA law (AB 962) requires that sales of handgun ammunition can only be made to certain adults and requires the vendor to record:
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I wonder if all that record keeping prevented or help solve any felonies? As I read further in the law: Quote:
I wonder how long Kalifornia could remain functional if all the responsible people voted with their feet and left the state.
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Yep, I remember having handgun ammo purchases "booked" as well. Don't know how, when or why it stopped.
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Can some one direct me to where one can get a "COE"....or if it is even possible for a regular joe to have one to circumvent the AB962 law.
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There actually was a limit included in the earlier drafts of this bill but they were deemed unreasonable and then removed from the text of Ab962... Please provide a credible source for any information regarding a proposed ammunition limit.. "My brother said," does not count.. I'm not saying that it's not true but at least provide more information... I live in the PRK and I have heard nothing about plans to impose a limit on the total amount of ammunition a household can possess.. Nor can I find any information on any proposed legisation in Ca on this topic...
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