Or, if he retains any of his facilities at all, he'll leave the state. I hear it's real nice around the NRA's Whittington Center in New Mexico....
Posted on 08/12/2002 6:50:22 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Monday, Aug. 12, 2002 California Could Take Charlton Heston's Guns If Charlton Heston is diagnosed with full-blown Alzheimer's disease, California can take away his gun rights.
According to Slate, "state law requires that anyone who represents a threat to others because of a mental disorder or illness can't own a firearm. The state also denies gun ownership to those suffering from any kind of grave illness. For Heston to lose his Second Amendment rights, a court would have to find that he has a grave illness or represents such a threat."
If Heston's doctor deems him unfit, California law requires the doctor to notify the local district attorney's office. The D.A. would file a motion to revoke Heston's gun ownership rights. A judge would make the final decision, Slate reports.
Heston could then surrender his firearms to or transfer their ownership to someone outside his home. His name would then be added to the state's Armed Prohibited Persons File. Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:
I suspect Michael and other relatives have them. Some are probably in the Presidential library and/or the NRA museum. I don't think he had a great hugh collection like Heston is likely to have. Probably some single action Colts and clones thereof, I'd wager.
Gee, I wonder if he has any friends that would like to help prevent any confiscatory move by the government?
Oooooooooh...I like that...a Greyout, sounds great to me.
I don't know where I read it, but I understand that Heston doesn't have a large collection or any collection for that matter. On the other hand, It's no one's business and I probably read that he didn't have as many as he wanted.
1) Satisfy the law - by just moving out of state to retire in any Red Nation state without Kalifornia's crazy laws. This, however, will cost Kalifornia and its municipalities zillions in all future income, property - and, most importantly of all for a rich elderly couple - estate taxes! (It will also save his heirs a bundle.)
2) Contest the case - which should be pretty easy to win, being that he's now lucid enough to still be acting in a new movie in production. Bring to court footage of his current acting and video of his recent speeches to show judge difference between guy who just occasionally forgets his keys and the stereotypical nursing-homed Alzheimer's patient who's incontinent and thinks her roommate's kid is hers.
3) Being that he's 78 - and obviously won't likely live too long anyway and his future is very dismal if he does - check out now.
I predict he'll do (1) or (2) now, (3) later while he's not yet to the point of being another wheelchair-bound or bed-bound guy who's incontinent and doesn't remember his own name.
Scandals of antigun politicians - from Kalifornia to Manhattan!
Or, if he retains any of his facilities at all, he'll leave the state. I hear it's real nice around the NRA's Whittington Center in New Mexico....
Or, if he retains any of his facilities at all, he'll leave the state. I hear it's real nice around the NRA's Whittington Center in New Mexico....
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