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“Smart” Gun Bill to be Considered on Tuesday, April 15 in the California Assembly!
NRA - ILA ^ | April 10, 2008 | NA

Posted on 04/12/2008 2:23:16 AM PDT by neverdem


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“Smart” Gun Bill to be Considered on Tuesday, April 15 in the California Assembly!
 
Thursday, April 10, 2008
 

Please Contact the Assembly Public Safety Committee Today!

On Tuesday, April 15, the Assembly Public Safety Committee will consider Assembly Bill 2235, a bill to forbid the sale of handguns other than "owner-authorized (or “smart”) handguns" -- that is, handguns with a permanent, programmable biometric feature that renders the firearm useless unless activated by the authorized user.   No proven, viable handgun of this type has ever been developed.

Introduced by Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier (D-11), AB2235 would require the Attorney General to report to the Governor and Legislature on the availability of owner-authorized handguns; once the Attorney General finds that these guns are available, only “owner-authorized” handguns could be approved for sale in California.  

The law enforcement community has even expressed concerns about the use of this technology in firearms.  How often has your computer malfunctioned while simply sitting stationary on your desktop?  With that in mind, are you willing to put your personal safety, and that of your loved ones, in the hands of a sensitive computer system exposed to recoil, heat, solvents, dirt and grime?  For an informative article about smart guns and the New Jersey law this bill is based on, please click here.

Please contact the members of the Public Safety Committee today and respectfully urge them to oppose this ill-advised proposal.  Contact information for the Committee can be found below.

State Assembly Member Jose Solorio (D-69), Chair
(916) 319-2069       
Assemblymember.solorio@assembly.ca.gov 

State Assembly Member Greg Aghazarian, (R-26), Vice Chair
(916) 319-2026       
Assemblymember.aghazarian@assembly.ca.gov 

State Assembly Member Joel Anderson (R-77)
(916) 319-2077       
Assemblymember.Anderson@assembly.ca.gov  

State Assembly Member Hector De La Torre (D-50)
(916) 319-2050       
Assemblymember.DeLaTorre@assembly.ca.gov 

State Assembly Member Fiona Ma (D-12)
(916) 319-2012       
Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov 
State Assembly Member Anthony J. Portantino (D-44)
(916) 319-2044       
Assemblymember.Portantino@assembly.ca.gov



Find this item at: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=3798


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For a collective rationalization of the Second Amendment, "smart" guns are useless to other members of the militia. The left never seems to care about the stupidity of their arguments.
1 posted on 04/12/2008 2:23:16 AM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

Sure, I’ll accept these as soon as every officer in the state carries them. What? The police unions won’t accept it? Then why should I?


2 posted on 04/12/2008 2:31:11 AM PDT by kingu (Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
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To: Syncro; Citizen James; martin_fierro; CAluvdubya; CyberAnt; goldstategop; BurbankKarl
BANG! The utopian left is out of control.
3 posted on 04/12/2008 2:50:39 AM PDT by neverdem (I'm praying for a Divine Intervention.)
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To: kingu

The Bloods, Crips and MS-13 won’t accept it either.


4 posted on 04/12/2008 2:56:44 AM PDT by endthematrix (He was shouting 'Allah!' but I didn't hear that. It just sounded like a lot of crap to me.)
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To: neverdem

Looks like the Marxist thugs are making their move. They can’t establish a communist utopia with a bunch of armed citizens running around. I don’t see CA citizens kicking up much of a fuss. They’ve already accepted the primary fascist tenet of government control of private property for the common good, as determined by the state. Bearing arms is simply another basic property right. If Californians accept government controlling land, homes and businesses, why not accept control of more of your property?

The criminal fascist syndicate occupying Washington will be watching the CA experiment. If it goes well, banning arms across the country will follow.

People better start getting ready, and I don’t mean buying extra boxes of ammo. I’m talking about establishing political control in your local villages, townships and counties. If you don’t have some kind of political base to operate from, you’re in deep trouble.

See Founding Fathers (1750-1775) for details and examples.


5 posted on 04/12/2008 3:27:39 AM PDT by sergeantdave (Governments hate armed citizens more than armed criminals)
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To: neverdem
Back door gun control for law abiding citizens.

It will not effect criminals.

Another BC law.

6 posted on 04/12/2008 3:35:24 AM PDT by TYVets
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To: neverdem
California doesn't need smart guns, it needs smart politicians.......or is that an oxymoron?
7 posted on 04/12/2008 3:55:40 AM PDT by yer gonna put yer eye out (ACLU = heterophobic, Ameriphobic, brainophobic (CAUTION: I made up some of these words))
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To: neverdem; All
Gives new meaning to The Blue Screen of Death, doesn't it?

Just what I want-- a weapon that pops up "Abort, Retry, or Fail?" when I need it most...

8 posted on 04/12/2008 4:01:30 AM PDT by backhoe (-30-)
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To: sergeantdave

I thought the concept of smart guns had faded away. I guess I was sadly mistaken. Why is it that the dumbest ideas seem to be the ones that politicians like the best?


9 posted on 04/12/2008 4:13:11 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: kingu
I ALREADY HAVE ONE:


10 posted on 04/12/2008 4:28:50 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: neverdem
No proven, viable handgun of this type has ever been developed.

Or ever will.

Stop! Freeze! I will shoot you! click......click.....what the hell.....


11 posted on 04/12/2008 5:05:42 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I wasn't in church during the time when the statements were made.")
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To: SkyPilot

That wouldnt have hapened if only you had gotten the Apple Mac version instead of the Microsoft Windows.


12 posted on 04/12/2008 5:39:33 AM PDT by lowbridge ("I can't wait to see what he stands for." - Susan Sarandon on her support of Barack Obama)
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To: neverdem

Biggest liberal bullsh!t idea that I’ve seen.
This is currently an impossible feat to accomplish.
I’ve designed biometric systems for a decade now and the state of the art isn’t there yet. Anything that would work reliably isn’t portable enough, and anything that is portable isn’t accurate enough.


13 posted on 04/12/2008 5:52:11 AM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: neverdem

This is a product driven law. The develope can sell his product so the next step is to FORCE the sale of his product.

It is like the pay off of MADD to advocate the ignition interlock devices as madatory in all cars.


14 posted on 04/12/2008 7:05:04 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: neverdem

Excellent point.
They have actually confirmed that the 2d is an individual right not a collective right.


15 posted on 04/12/2008 7:16:20 AM PDT by smoketree (the insanity, the lunacy these days)
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To: neverdem
“The left never seems to care about the stupidity of their arguments.”

Those of us on the right continue to “mis-underestimate” those on the left. Actually, their objectives are not stupid. They for the most part are very well thought out. As an example, the Lefties are very well aware that the technology for their proposed smart guns has not been developed. Nevertheless, the Left’s strategy is to force gun companies to spend valuable money and time attempting to comply. As the Left is well aware, and contrary to public opinion, gun companies are not large and their resources and revenues are limited. So, these endless requirements being legislated may force some gun companies into bankruptcy. To state it more succinctly, the left is attempting “a death by a thousand cuts”...

16 posted on 04/12/2008 7:22:23 AM PDT by snoringbear (')
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To: lowbridge

With the MAC version of smart gun, you will wait for the hour glass icon to stop before being able to shoot the rapist or burglar.


17 posted on 04/12/2008 7:32:22 AM PDT by RicocheT
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To: neverdem
Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier (D-11), AB2235

Somebody needs to start hanging these guys on the courthouse square. Smart guns are not smart at all. Anything electronic is subject to failure. I can promise you that the police are not going to want these guns, Nor the military. The gun must fire every time the trigger is pulled or an inncocent life will be lost.

18 posted on 04/12/2008 7:41:35 AM PDT by ColdSteelTalon
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To: neverdem

Ever since 1982 when the VOTERS of California turned down a handgun gun ban(that was guaranteed to pass)the legislature has tried to find any way they could to bypass the voters.

This is just another one of them. They know they can’t trust the VOTERS with gun issues, except in San Fran.


19 posted on 04/12/2008 7:52:52 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (When someone burns a cross on your lawn the best firehose is an AK-47.)
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To: RicocheT

***With the MAC version of smart gun, you will wait for the hour glass icon to stop before being able to shoot the rapist or burglar.***

Wait till you see the “dead battery” signal. It soon won’t be the batteries that are also dead.

You can bet the law enforecment groups will get a “waiver” so as not to need it on their firearms.


20 posted on 04/12/2008 7:55:49 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (When someone burns a cross on your lawn the best firehose is an AK-47.)
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