[GeorgeWBiscuit]

Wrong about the nose of the camel bit. It is all about power too. This Federal bill would come at the expense of the common citizen. Police in my state (California) can already still purchase high capacity magazines that the normal citizen cannot. Also, there was a rumor of a push to allow late registry of assualt weapons by law enforcement people that wasn't available to everyone else. The gun issue is all about power. I want the power to control my world. I want to be able to rely on me, not hope a vacationing policeman with his kids in tow has my back.

[45Auto]

...there was a rumor of a push to allow late registry of assualt weapons by law enforcement people that wasn't available to everyone else

No rumor, the idiots in the Cal legislature and the idiot in the governor's office couldn't fall over themselves fast enought to pass that bill. LEO's now have an extension to register their AR's in Cal, but YOU don't. If you haven't registered any such rifle(s) you own, you are now a felon.