Posted on 09/11/2018 6:49:14 PM PDT by jazusamo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a nearly century-old California law that banned handgun ads at gun shops, saying the state failed to show it would prevent suicides or crime.
The 1923 law banned any handgun ads at gun shops that were visible from outside the store. State officials argued the ads would spur impulsive people to buy a handgun, and impulsive people are more prone to suicide and crime.
The law, however, did not restrict ads for other firearms.
Judge Troy Nunley in Sacramento noted in his ruling that gun shops could display a large neon sign reading, "GUNS GUNS GUNS" or a 15-foot depiction of a sporting rifle. The judge said they could also place ads for handguns elsewhere such as on a billboard blocks away.
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Those impulsive people are still subject to a 10 day waiting period, so, invalid argument.
It stops the state from ripping off gun dealers on this issue though.
An impulsive person could buy a Car and drive it off a Cliff.
(Best bet is getting one of those Zero Down Leases, that way there is no out of Pocket Expense)
Apparently, Lesbians with a bunch of Adopted Children of Color prefer the driving off a Cliff method.
As long a Gravity exists, so will Suicide.
I love telling my CA friends how FedEx delivers ammo and hicap (40rd) mags to my front door; FFL guy in town just a few miles away. Gun crime in WA is negligible.
I was wondering about the waiting period.
For gun ads, read the Shotgun News...
Maybe Kalifornia can now require the ads to be designed so that what the eye sees isn’t decoded by the brain until after a 10 day waiting period...
Bump!
That’s been around for a long time, I think I started reading that in the 50’s and from time to time since then.
If Kaleeforneea can figure a way to do that they will. :^)
Piss OFF the LEFTIST Censors. FREE 3-D printed gun blueprints here, so download all 10 or so!
https://www.CodeIsFreeSpeech.com/
I bought lots of those at gun shows in NW OH in the mid 70’s. Goodies galore!
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