Posted on 06/17/2011 11:57:33 AM PDT by driftdiver
California law enforcement agents have seized 1,200 firearms from people who cannot legally own them because of mental illness or restraining orders.
However, Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday that more than 34,000 handguns and nearly 1,600 assault weapons are still believed to be held statewide by people who should not have them.
Most people bought the weapons legally but were later prohibited from owning guns.
But 12 people were arrested on suspicion of illegally owning assault weapons or grenades during a six-week sweep by the state Department of Justice in April and May.
Harris said 90 percent of the people who had guns seized were barred from owning weapons because of mental illness and 10 percent because of restraining orders or convictions usually related to domestic violence.
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Guess this means the SWAT teams will be busy.
which of these things is not like the other...which of these things does not belong? yep, busy they will be. hide your dogs.
“Guess this means the SWAT teams will be busy.”
Until the attrition kicks in.
Eventually there will be unintended consequences from these ham fisted encroachments on liberty.
No such thing as an ‘illegally owned gun’....................
I don’t write the news I just post it.
An obvious typo. You should have said "No such thing as an illegal alien."
Then you'd be right with the Zeitgeist.
Were any of the weapons owned by BATF agents?
And what qualifies as "mental illness" such that 30 thousand people had cops show up at their doors demanding their guns? They obtained a Rx for anti-depressants? That sounds like a lot of civil committment orders if that's what they base it on. Or are Doctors turning in their patients? Is this why doctors in lib states are asking patients if they own guns?
Naw, the sheeple will just keep taking the fascism. No blowback as long as there is beer, boobs, Idol and Sports Center.
Eventually? Why not now? What exactly are we waiting for?
You have to wonder just how California chooses to define “mental illness” for this purpose. And you might also wonder how many of the targeted individuals have ever committed a violent felony or are truly likely to do so... as compared with the recidivist criminal element that the state might otherwise choose to address... if it were not so dramatically overrepresented by other, “protected” classes of people.
My favorite line “Conduct the high-security operations needed to safely seize the guns from people” another excuse to use SWAT
Whatever you do, don’t EVER go to the doctor and complain of being ‘depressed’ or overly stressed out. That could be considered “mental illness”, and you may eventually find your name on some federal gun grabber list!
This just in from Eric Holder:
An irrational belief that the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution applies to the general public is now defined as a mental illness.
I believe “mental illness” means anyone who has ever admitted to being depressed or prescribed Xanax or similar drugs.
They are using this to make more and more people unable to own firearms.
Yes, gun registration is a very good thing...for the Statists.
I know. I just made a comment...........
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