The amazing thing is now relatively new this all is. In the mid 1980s I walked into a gun shop in West Hollywood and walked out with a beautiful brand-spanking-new FN-FAL Para and a half dozen 20 round mags. No fuss, no muss.
Even 10 years ago one of the nicest gun shops I've ever been in was the San Francisco Gun Exchange. A shop dataing back generations, it was located on 2nd just of Market. It was a nice old building, and the shop was full of beautiful oak and glass cases. My wife got her Ruger GP-100 there. I also remember a nice collection of Randall Made Knives in a display case up front.
I believe they were somehow forced out of the city, though I'm not sure the exact mechanism that was used. Sad all gone now.
Now you've got the AWB, AWB registry, special gun requirements, blah blah blah. Why are the Dems so set on gun control? Idiots.
"Why are the Dems so set on gun control? Idiots."
In their drug burned out minds taking guns away from decent people (who they consider the enemy) stops crime.
In their confused thinking laws will be obeyed by criminals, who by definition don't follow laws.
This is the same reasoning that is the death knell of the Rat's party.
Cali shows how fast a state can turn hard left on guns.