[bonesmccoy]

I just reviewed the California State Constitution. There is no right to bear arms in the State of California's constitution. This should be a major campaign issue.

[Roscoe]

I just reviewed the California State Constitution. There is no right to bear arms in the State of California's constitution.

There have been efforts over the years to establish such a provision, Senator Mountjoy was involved in the efforts as I recall.

Unfortunately, such efforts were hindered by Constitutional know-nothings who would claim it wasn't needed because of the 2nd Amendment.

[SteveH]

Various statewide propositions have attempted to incorporate the 2nd Amendment into the state constitution but failed. I wonder if a more productive approach would be (along the lines of JPFO) a proposition to incorporate all of the applicable amendments of the Bill of Rights into the state constitution.

It seems to me that that approach would tend to bring into focus, even for non-gun-owners, what the real issues in this situation actually are.

On the subject of the SC, I think it is a little bit ludicrous to believe that each of the 20,000 gun laws currently in existence today, not a single one has been found to be unconstitutional. This sounds to me more like SC un-cojones-ability than infallibility (or some kind of legislative miracle). Without questioning the fine print legalities of the matter, I read this as incentive for the common citizen to BLOAT, "big-time". And I don't see how any reasonable person could conclude otherwise.