.50-caliber ban defeated in California

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | 25 April 2002 | Jon Dougherty

[PatrioticAmerican]

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WEAPONS OF CHOICE
.50-caliber ban defeated in California
Gun-rights activists credit constituents contacting lawmakers

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Posted: April 25, 2002
5:00 p.m. Eastern

 

By Jon Dougherty
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com

Pro-gun-rights activists in California are crediting their constituents with helping defeat a state Assembly bill that would have banned new ownership and importation of .50-caliber rifles.

A.B. 2222 would have outlawed the sale and ownership of the firearms in the state, as well as certain types of ammunition.

The Assembly's Public Safety Committee, in a vote Tuesday, defeated the legislation 4-2 with one abstention. The committee was originally scheduled to vote on the measure April 2, but a spokesman told WND the vote had been delayed.

The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-Hollywood.

In a statement, Citizens of America, a California-based pro-gun-rights group that opposed the bill, said it did not normally ask recipients of its electronic updates to contact lawmakers about gun-related issues. But when it came to A.B. 2222, "we didn't think [the opposition campaign] was being done effectively, and therefore [we] jumped in."

The group said it "focused on this state bill because of California's enormous political influence." The group said that "laws passed and accepted by the people of California often form the basis of national laws. …"

That was especially true of gun-control laws, COA said, pointing out that after California adopted so-called "assault weapons" bans, federal lawmakers adopted it in a 1994 crime bill.

The bill, if it had passed, would have labeled .50-caliber rifles – called "sniper rifles" by political opponents – as public nuisances subject to stiff regulation.

"Existing law requires, except as specified, for the destruction, as a nuisance, of a machine gun possessed in violation of law," said a summary of the measure. "This bill would similarly require, except as specified, for the destruction, as a nuisance, of a .50-caliber sniper weapon possessed in violation of [the] law."

COA recommended that gun-rights supporters contact committee members thanking them for killing the measure.

Related story:

California considers .50-caliber ban

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'The Seven Myths of Gun Control"

 

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Jon E. Dougherty is a staff reporter and columnist for WorldNetDaily, and author of the special report, "Election 2000: How the Military Vote Was Suppressed."

 

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[gc4nra]

I agree with everything you have to say except: "Be advised: *I* don't have any answers to the horrible situation(S) that're festering & brewing out there in CA; not even one."

Bill Simon is a start and will go a long way toward solving a lot of our problems and he has a real chance of beating the Prince of Darkness, Grayout Davis

[Landru]

Great.

But listen my friend (?)...

I've learned long ago -- & learned the hard way, mind you -- that putting too much faith in any *man*?
Is really asking for a broken heart.

When my axiom is applied to a pol?
You may double the pain-points; across the board.

I pray you're correct about this guy, in any event.

[Jolly Rodgers]

No. I'll put your name on a list to ping you later when the pistol,{?} revolver,{?} gun arrives.

Don't worry about me buying them out from under you. My next purchase is going to be a Glock 26 or the new Springfield XD9.

[PatrioticAmerican]

Good Luck! I had a great week, myself.

[Shooter 2.5]

In Precision Shooting magazine, there is a book advertised called The Border Wars of the Upper Ohio Valley by William Hintzen. Since I don't read any fiction, a friend lent it to me for a real eye opener about how bad the Indian Wars were. If you're squeamish about what a person can do to another, don't read the book but it's all real and it all happened. It must be somewhat strange to drive down a highway in Ohio and know what horrible things happened to the people who settled our country. Good book, terrifying facts.

[gc4nra]

Quite a few Freepers (AnnaZ, Mr.B.goes.to Washington, Mercuria, HAngFire... and the list goes on) spoke with him at the CRA Convention, they were all very impressed. I didn't get to go because of a previous engagement. I hear you about putting to much faith in any one person but given the alternative...hey!

BTW, sh!ttin in the woods is fun(for about 4 days of huntin' then it gets old!)... and I do not consider myself a fool, merely an optimist.

[Landru]

"I hear you about putting to much faith in any one person but given the alternative...hey!"

That alternative is of course, yourself; I'd hope.
Sorry; the testimonials from the people you cite?
They might just be right-on-the-money; &, if they are?
Then I'd dare say either this individual is unelectable; or, will morph into something quite different than what they saw -- once he's inside the beltway.

I've just seen the xformation happen too many times; whether it be Kascich or any other of the crowd who went in in '94 full of fire, & came out full of shit.

I'm not damning 'em, either; human nature is as tough to overcome as is the survival instinct.
That's just life.

"BTW, sh!ttin in the woods is fun(for about 4 days of huntin' then it gets old!)..."

Shittin' in the woods is *fun*, huh.
Have to admit; I never thought of it in quite those terms -- not with the spectre of either mosquitoes *or* frost covering the exposed buttocks. {g}
On top of human nature & the survival?
I find a warm toilet seat equally tough to overcome.

BTW; no disrespect intended to Mountain Men everywhere, either; they're probably the only ones who're not kneee deep in all the angst you & I have to deal with.
Plus, they probably really like shittin' in the woods -- or rocks. {g}

"...and I do not consider myself a fool, merely an optimist."

I'd like to remind you, those two attributes are closely related; in a strange & odd sort of way.
In any event; I didn't think you a fool for one instant, anyway.

What did I think of you?
I thought you to be one pissed-off person.
A person who'd had enough watching helplessly as the place of their birth was being pulled out from under foot.
...and, without the assholes doing the pulling ever having the decency, or so much as extending the common courtesy of asking what you, the taxpayer thought about their scheme(s).
Really, that's all I thought.

...ie, exactly how I'd feel, under like circumstances.

[gc4nra]

"shittin' in the woods is *fun*, huh. Have to admit; I never thought of it in quite those terms -- not with the spectre of either mosquitoes *or* frost covering the exposed buttocks. {g} On top of human nature & the survival? I find a warm toilet seat equally tough to overcome."

OK, maybe not fun but bearable or bareable for a short time on a good hunt.I also much prefer a lodge to a tent.I'm not Jim Bridger!