I especially like the bit about the "major funding" being supplied by the something or other "Band of Indians."
Kinda like, no exactly like, an Anti-7th Calvary Ad...
On the "referendum." It may not be the best way to go on this. The Governor can do a great deal, immediately, by just "not enforcing" the law. For example, did you know that if you move to our fair State from other, more reasonable climes, you are REQUIRED to register any handguns you own?
The reason you may not know about this law is that the point of "contact" for the registration was to be the CA DMV, and the folks at that agency basically said "forget it."
A little birdy tells me that a similar sentiment is brewing over there...Spare me the joke about the DMV'ers being upset that their source of illegal "Pin Money" is being cut-off.
Sorry, but the regs will have been written for DMV employees; the governor can't tell them not to enforce a written law --- he'd be sued, and the courts would order that the law be enforced. Just as if Davis were to say he's "not going to enforce" Prop 13 --- the governor isn't above the law.
No, the best and only way to get rid of this law is referendum - - but Arnold's too much of a chicken - or a phoney - - to sign on.