California to Consider Bill to Force Open Carry Of Long Guns

AmmoLand.com ^ | June 13, 2011 | John Pierce

[majstoll]

The purported goal of AB144, introduced by Assemblymember Anthony J. Portantino (D-Pasadena), is to outlaw unloaded open carry across the state. The bill was introduced in response to an increasing number of Californians who have been openly carrying unloaded handguns as the only legal means of self-defense in the face of arbitrary and discriminatory denials of concealed carry permits.

But instead of correcting the discriminatory may-issue permitting system, Portantino’s solution is to remove even this limited right from the law-abiding citizens of California. But AB144 is such a poorly drafted piece of legislation that it will have significant unintended consequences.

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Another consequence of AB144 will be to force those citizens who wish to exercise their rights to do so by openly carrying long guns, which are not affected by the handgun ban in the bill. Portantino and those who support AB144 should expect to see shotguns and rifles carried on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica and in Starbucks from San Francisco to San Diego if AB 144 passes.

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[majstoll]

Take action at http://opencarry.org/ca2011.html

[gaijin]

[Fido969]

[Puppage]

The bill was introduced in response to an increasing number of Californians who have been openly carrying unloaded handguns as the only legal means of self-defense in the face of arbitrary and discriminatory denials of concealed carry permits.

Another bill looking for problem.

So WHAT if people are, OMG!, openly carrying. Have their been any murders because they're carrying? How about accidents of any kind?

California BLOWS!

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Nice, and probably highly effective. Think you might have problems wheeling that into a Starbucks.

On the other hand, you could open a Starbucks in the base. Or a McDonald’s.

[OldMissileer]

I hope that is the .416 cal since, IIRC, the 50 cal is illegal in California.

[Waco]

So what if a guy has his pool cue broke down and in a case? So he’s walking down to the pool hall carrying this suspecious looking case which looks something like a gun case? Bang bang Gomer, Barney, get him.