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Posted on 04/24/2017 5:52:42 AM PDT by reaganaut1
In our “blue” states, many politicians have a deep animosity toward private ownership of firearms. (Yes, you also find some like that in “red” states, but they seldom have the political clout to do much damage to our Second Amendment rights.)
California is the prime example of a state where the dominant political class abhors guns and does all it can to hamper individuals who own and carry them. A recent action of the state legislature makes that point and has led to a lawsuit that will be heard later this year by the Ninth Circuit.
Among the state’s many useless and symbolic laws is its “gun free school zone” law, which would do nothing to stop a determined killer from storming into a school and shooting students, teachers, and anyone else. But the state wrote an exception into that law for retired law enforcement officials and citizens who held a concealed carry permit. Those individuals could bring their weapons with them onto school grounds.
But in 2015, the anti-gun forces in California wanted to eliminate that exception and pushed a bill in the state legislature. That bill provoked a storm of lobbying by interest groups. The ones that were successful were those favoring police and government workers. They managed to get the bill changed so that the retired peace officer exception was retained. Regular civilians who have concealed carry permits, however, had no such clout in the legislature and the bill was signed into law removing only their exception.
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They know it’s the only thing that can stop the gravy train. It’s really as simple as that. Not just for themselves. But for their children, and other family members that they can get into politics.
They also know that once no private citizen can own fire arms they can increase their levels of graft by tenfold. So it’s a lifelong goal of all career politicians to see them seized.
It seems like this case should be a slam-dunk in favor of the plaintiff - but we are talking about the Ninth Circus Court here.
Politicians can generally be counted on to fairly represent the people who voted for them, until those voters stop shooting at them....
This article is based on a false premise. There are no citizens in California, only subjects.
Sadly true in a way. Certainly true of those who are not mentally deranged leftists in CA. Those on the right have no voice in CA these days and may never again.
I used to live in California. But I’m a citizen (of the United States), so I left.
There are plenty of citizens left in California . . . Mexican citizens.
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