[Redcloak]

Nava's bill (Or is it Schwarzenegger's bill now?) is really a ban on all hunting with firearms in the affected areas. The language of the bill specifies that ammo used must have "no lead content". Sec. 3004.5 paragraph (b) of the California Fish and Game Code now reads...

   (b) By July 1, 2008, the commission shall establish, by
regulation, a public process to certify centerfire rifle and pistol
ammunition as nonlead ammunition, and shall define, by regulation,
nonlead ammunition as including only centerfire rifle and pistol
ammunition in which there is no lead content. The commission shall
establish and annually update a list of certified centerfire rifle
and pistol ammunition.

(Emphasis added)

Those who know about ammunition components will tell you that there is no such animal! All ammunition, even "all-copper" ammo, contains some amount of lead. By writing the bill this way, Nava, and now Schwarzenegger, have insured that there will be no hunting with firearms within the following areas: "the department's deer hunting zone A South, but excluding Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and San Joaquin Counties, areas west of Highway 101 within Santa Clara County, and areas between Highway 5 and Highway 99 within Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties, and within deer hunting zones D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, and D13."

This is what we get for trusting RINOs. Remember that when Ahhhnold's good friend Rudy comes a-callin'.

[Myrddin]

Sirius ch 144 had some discussion of the micro-stamping bill this evening (NRA News). There is speculation that firearms manufacturers may simply choose to exit the California marketplace for semi-auto handguns. The cost of re-tooling for an unproven (stupid) concept just isn't worth the cost. Many firearms and sporting goods dealers will probably go out of business as their access to permissible merchandise goes away. It will be amusing to see how California law enforcement agencies will react to having no choice of semi-auto handguns when it's time to run another replacement cycle of service weapons.

The lead ammo ban in California will probably lower the cost of ammunition for everyone else. I'm sure the rest of the country will be happy to pick up the slack in sales.

[Gilbo_3]

within the Department of Fish and Game's deer hunting zones within current and potential condor range in California

wonder how long til the vultures start expanding their 'habitat' ???

[Old 300]

Remember that when Ahhhnold's good friend Rudy comes a-callin'.

Rudy ain't the only one running at the top of the R-ino pack.