California town declares itself a sanctuary city

The Old West desert town of Needles, California, is where the beleaguered Joad family crossed the Colorado River into California in John Steinbeck's classic novel "The Grapes of Wrath" and was a boyhood home to "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz. These days, Needles is gaining notoriety for another reason. Leaders have declared it a "sanctuary city" for people who believe California's strict gun laws have encroached too much on their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The City Council in the town of 5,000 that borders Arizona and is a few miles from the southern tip of Nevada last month unanimously declared Needles a "2nd Amendment Sanctuary City."

*** What the city wants is to make it easier for visitors to this roadside stop on the way to Las Vegas and Los Angeles to not worry they could face a felony arrest if a traffic stop turns up a loaded but legally registered gun from outside California. "We have had that happen," Daniels said. "Now not a lot. Not often. But occasionally that occurs." The city also wants the state Legislature to tweak a law that took effect Monday. It requires gun owners to undergo a background check to purchase ammunition and outlaws people from bringing ammunition into California from other states. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders say that the state's new ammunition laws will save lives ***

Most Needles residents buy their ammunition in neighboring Arizona because the nearest California stores are more than 100 miles away. City leaders want residents to be able to continue purchasing in neighboring states. That and a request that California recognize concealed carry permits from other states will be spelled out in another resolution the City Council plans to adopt at its meeting on July 9.

They need to get the San Berdo Sheriff on board and Publicly State and put in Writing that His Department will honor Neighboring States CCW Permits as Official Policy of San Bernardino County.

In AZ No Permit is Necessary so My Drivers License should be good enough

I was there for the historical declaration. The main reason Needles wants to do this is basically a practical matter. We living in a Tri-State area. Needles, California, Mohave County Arizona and Laughlin, Nevada. The problem is that here in Arizona we are sane and we have open carry laws. The moment you drive into Needles, which is a gateway to I-40 which is a main Interstate, you put yourself at risk if you have a gun in your car. Needles is positioned to become the pot capitol of California. There will be an economic boom. They are thinking ahead. That's another story. PM me if you want to know. So a new City Council member put this on the agenda last month and it passed. On July 9th the resolution will be introduced. I am encouraging all the elected bodies to support Needles with their own resolutions of support. I have already alerted my Board. (I am the Chairman of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors).

HOWEVER, they have to get buy in from the Sheriff of San Bernardino. There is precedent. Google Sheriff Richard Mack. When the Brady law was passed he refused to enforce it in his Arizona County. He took it to the SUPREME COURT and they ruled in his favor. I am excited about this. I will report from the meeting on July 9th if you would like.

A lot of California is like us out here in flyover country. The liberal big cities run the state, so the others outside of LA and SF are ignored. Kind of what the libs want to do with this country by eliminating the electoral college.

UHaul price: LA to Dallas: $1600.

UHaul price: Dallas to LA: $400.

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