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The law, the first of its kind in the US, will require all semi-automatic guns made or sold in California to "microstamp" every bullet fired with the weapon's make, model and serial number.
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Gun makers and sellers have until 2010 to comply with the Crime Gun Identification Act. The measure was supported by the California Police Chiefs Association, which said it would help them trace the guns used in crimes and connect offenses where the same weapon was used.
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Didn't Arnold run for Governor on the platform of saving California money by cutting spending and defeat a "true" conservative Tom McClintock in the primaries?
Yes, the Republican Party establishment got behind Schwarzenegger because he was an actor with name recognition and they thought he was more electible. The sheep-like voters followed the party leadership and voted for Arnold “the electible candidate” and ignored Tom McClintock a solid conservative who been fighting the good fight for many years and demonstrated during the debates that he had the best plans for fixing California’s problems. Ironically, the polls showed that enough people thought that McClintock was the best candidate that if everyone who said he was the best candidate had voted for him he would have won. The whole situation reminds me a lot of our current Republican Presidential primary.
Is that what this law is ?....it would be a good law if only we had honest criminals !!
Any criminal in or out of his right mind would just pick up his shell casings...and maybe throw a few down that were not from his gun....and thats the reason why no other state has passed a law like this....
Next Headline: Kalifonians breaking Prohibition Laws...drinking bottled water /s
There were no primaries. Arnold entered the recall open race at the last minute in '03, and the CAGOP, breaking with all tradition, endorsed him before the primaries even began in '06. In '06, his people were given charge of the Republican GOTV apparatus, which they used to undercut conservatives who opposed Arnie's slate of budget buster initiatives.
McClintock ran for Lt. Gov. in '06. The Saturday before the election, Arnold dissed his soi-dissant running mate, and all but endorsed his Dem opponent. McClintock lost by a few %, the following Tuesday.