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Val wrote:

No, it's not a different story. This is the idea of Federalism -- South Carolina isn't enslaving anyone and they haven't put up guards at the border to keep people from leaving.
So tell me again, how is their freedom affected?

You want to own or buy an 'assault weapon'?
Don't Drive to California -- they can legally prohibit them according to a lot of so-called 'conservative' FReepers.

Are you one Val?

That's right--California has the right to do that--that's why I don't live there, or Chicago, or New York. I like guns, I own several.

And yet you agree that I can't own an 'assault rifle' because I live in CA. Some conservative.

It really works out well--the People of the State of California want to ban guns, I want to own a gun, so I don't live there. What's the problem here? There's a real simple solution: you want to own an assault weapon? There are like 45 other states to live in.

I moved to CA close to 50 years ago, with a rifle that is now 'banned' because of how it looks. -- Bet me that the will of the majority now has the 'right' to ban me and my gun from the state.

You cannot see the problem in such laws? BS.
There is some other agenda in play here. Can you tell me what it is?

My agenda is Our Federalism. My agenda is a respect for Laboratories of Democracy. As I've noted before, I think there should be no gun laws. Again, in all seriousness, I think a 14 year old girl, with a felony conviction, ought to be able to walk into Home Depot and buy a Browning Automatic Rifle with no taxes to pay, no identification to show, and no waiting period to pass. But, I respect that some people are different than me and that's fine--I choose not to live in those political communities, California included--shoot, I won't even VISIT California.

If you moved to California 50 years ago, sorry about your luck, but if you want to own an assault weapon, it's time to move.

The state has a right to pass legislation--that's all there is to it. If you want to own an assault rifle--if it really bothers you that much--MOVE. Montana is pretty gun friendly, and you can probably sell your house in California and get something a lot nicer there--plus better scenery.