Got my ballot a week ago, and the two gun initiatives are still blank.
I've read each one several times, and I'm still scratching my head trying to make sense of the language.
Each one appears to have carefully camouflaged ulterior motives, and I can't decide how to vote.
I completely missed the part in 591 about including FUTURE federal laws.
If true, that's a definite “NO.”
On 594, I lack the fear of registration that many Freepers have, and I actually support background checks on all buyers.
But the unintended consequences of 594 (or, more likely, the INTENDED consequences) are just anti-gun opportunities waiting to be abused.
And, the fact that 594 was crafted and backed by anti-gun billionaires (just for us, not for them), means they have deliberately designed it to be the first down step on a long icy staircase.
So, probably “NO” for me on 594, too.
Imagine a crack dealer trading some drug for a couple of stolen guns and the addict saying it's time for a background check ... that ain't gonna happen either.
But what would happen is that if I loaned you a shotgun for a hunting trip, the loan would have to be recorded (unless we want to chance arrest) and the gun would have to be kept in storage for 30 days for a registration check. Then when you bring it back, the exchange would have to be recorded and another 30 day hold performed.
All transaction records are required to be kept on premises at a FFL location. Not in safe storage, not in a vault offsite, but at the dealer location - PERMANENTLY. If an when that dealership goes out of business, for whatever reason, the records become the property of the government. If that isn't national registration, what is?