I'm sure StopSB249.org is an unbiased site to learn the issues from.
+1
Tried to find unbiased information on this bill instead found nothing but site after site which repeats the exact same buzzwords.
So I'm strongly in favor of this bill. If your opponents are people who reflexively repeat the same buzzwords then it's probably not because there is an intellectual groundswell of intelligent people opposed to you if you know what I mean.
I believe this is the text of the bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_249_bill_20120522_amended_asm_v96.html
As near as I can tell, the ONLY thing this gun does make illegal is conversion kits as defined by:
(1) Any combination of parts that, when affixed to a firearm with
a fixed magazine, are designed and intended to convert that firearm
into an assault weapon as defined by [ previous legislation ]
and
(2) Any part that, when affixed to a firearm with a fixed
magazine, is designed solely and exclusively to convert that firearm
into an assault weapon as defined by [ previous legislation ]
This is the definition of an "assault rifle" in california.
12276.1 (a) Notwithstanding Section 12276, "assault weapon" shall also mean any of the following:
A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
A thumbhole stock.
A folding or telescoping stock.
A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
A flash suppressor.
A forward pistol grip.
A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.
(B) A second handgrip.
A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning his or her hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
A folding or telescoping stock.
A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip.
A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine.
Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
"Assault weapon" does not include any antique firearm.
The following definitions shall apply under this section:
"Magazine" shall mean any ammunition feeding device.
"Capacity to accept more than 10 rounds" shall mean capable of accommodating more than 10 rounds, but shall not be construed to include a feeding device that has been permanently altered so that it cannot accommodate more than 10 rounds.
"Antique firearm" means any firearm manufactured prior to January 1, 1899.
This section shall become operative January 1, 2000.
The Bullet Button is a product that allows the shooter to drop a magazine with the use of a tool. It prevents finger manipulation of the mag release, and creates a condition allowable under current individual interpretations of California law.
It is currently legal to use in California, there isn't a law against it... yet.
Saying that this is retroactive is pure rubbish. It's an assault rifle ban, exactly like any other gun ban. It's no more "retroactive" than any other gun ban. But the only people who care about this bill are a tiny, tiny fringe of the gun nuts crowd, because it only affects a tiny tiny fringe of the gun nuts crowd. These people are used to using extreme hyperbolic language at the drop of a hat. They'll try to dress it up by lying to you and pretending that millions of people will be affected but it takes about two seconds seconds to think this through:
This is a law that only affects people who own assault weapons in California and modify them to circumvent Californian law. So in order to be affected you must:
1) Be well aware of California's assault weapons ban
2) Chose to ignore it and risk a fairly substantial penalty
1) I am aware of it
2) It's not against the law
So in summery the hyperbolic nature of the language used here is completely unjustified and the fact that it's repeated so much just shows how reflexive and tribal the NRA crowd has become when the fringe right part of it is unhappy.
Fringe? Do you honestly think that saigas, aks, SKSs, armalites, mini14s, vz-58s are only owned by "fringe" members of the NRA? Personally I think it's silly that ordinary rifles suddenly becomes a scary "assault rifle" because you add a pistol grip, or a suppressor. Almost everything that makes a gun an "assault rifle" makes using a rifle more comfortable to use. I know this, because I actually own guns. I own a lot of guns. I also don't like the government telling me what I can or can not do with the guns that I legally paid for.
"Assault rifle" is a nebulous term used to invoke thoughts of maniacs gunning down orphans with m60s, the most dangerous gun because of "the shoulder thing that flips up". Never mind the fact that virtually no crimes are committed with these weapons, or that people committing those crimes are criminals and don't give a shit what they are allowed to but on their guns.
But hey, at least the people that makes these laws are highly informed and know a great deal about the subject at handBonus sexy weapon
Author
Topic: God damn it California. (Read 20677 times)