Posted on 02/07/2013 7:14:38 PM PST by lowbridge
Weeks after New York enacted the nation's toughest gun laws, California lawmakers said Thursday they want their state to do even more in response to recent mass shootings, particularly the Connecticut school massacre.
Democrats who control the state Legislature revealed 10 proposals that they said would make California the most restrictive state for possessing firearms.
They were joined at a Capitol news conference by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, along with several police chiefs.
"California has always been a leader on the issue of gun safety," Villaraigosa said. "New York has stepped up and stepped forward. California needs to answer the call."
Among the measures is one that would outlaw the future sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines. The restriction would prevent quick reloading by requiring bullets to be loaded one at a time.
Lawmakers also want to make some prohibitions apply to current gun owners, not just to people who buy weapons in the future.
Like New York, California also would require background checks for buying ammunition and would add to the list of prohibited weapons.
Those buying ammunition would have to pay a fee and undergo an initial background check by the state Department of Justice, similar to what is required now before buyers can purchase a weapon. Subsequent background checks would be done instantly by an ammunition seller checking the Justice Department's records.
The legislation also would ban possession of magazines holding more than 10 bullets, even by those who now own them legally. All weapons would have to be registered.
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NY - WE have the toughest gun laws!!
CA: No, NO , NO! WE have the toughest gun laws!!!!
IL: Us too, Us too!!! We have tough gun laws and will restrict freedom MORE than you guys!!!!
Sheesh, what a bunch of wankers. I would laugh were it not so serious.
That law says that politicians and other eaters of the wealth honest people create are to be treated equally as well as those honest people. Completely unacceptable. If they wanted to be left alone to the extent that a good person should be, why did they join the Borg instead of getting a productive job. If we pay their salary, they shouldn't be presume to be on the SAME level with us, let alone above us.
12/29/12
“California gun sales jump; gun injuries, deaths fall”
“Gun deaths and injuries have dropped sharply in California, even as the number of guns sold in the state has risen, according to new state data...”
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/27/5079151/california-gun-sales-increase.html
Wow, I am glad I live in the middle of nowhere in WV. Those people in NY and CA are too enlightened for me.
They are looking to overtake the notable success of such laws in Chicago. This should help retain some of the businesses they are losing to Texas. /s
Come to South Carolina. This is a gun friendly state, so much so that our AR-15s are manufactured locally.
You’ll like our beaches except that the sunsets are reversed. Beach sunrises, however, are beautiful to see.
If it helps, California is but the largest of several states where a rural majority is dominated by the leftist politics of one megacity. There are none of those in S.C.
Y’all come!
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