California State Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner has introduced California Assembly Bill AB-48. It’s now headed to committee. The bill attempts to close “loopholes” in the Golden State’s unconstitutionally restrictive firearms laws. For example, at the moment, a shooter can lend or borrow a 30-round magazine at a 3Gun competition—-so long as the other person is on site. Skinner’s skinned that cat . . .
Except as specified, existing law makes it a crime to manufacture, import, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, or give or lend any large-capacity magazine, and makes a large-capacity magazine a nuisance. Existing law defines “large-capacity magazine” to mean any ammunition feeding device with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds but excludes, in pertinent part, a feeding device that has been permanently altered so that the magazine cannot accommodate more than 10 rounds.
Then there’s the “issue” of shooters, dealers and other People of the Gun modifying non-California-legal magazines to California-legal 10-round magazine magazines (via a block, or something similar). This would be verboten under the new law, unless, maybe, you pin the magazine shut. Which of course makes it irreparable. Here’s the language:
This bill would make it a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed 6 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment, to knowingly manufacture, import, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, or give or lend any device that is capable of converting an ammunition feeding device into a large-capacity magazine. The bill would revise the definition of “large-capacity magazine” to mean any ammunition feeding device with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, including a readily restorable, as defined, disassembled large-capacity magazine, and an oversize magazine body that appears to hold in excess of 10 rounds. The bill would make related, conforming changes. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Here’s a new one: springs and ammunition magazines that look big would be illegal. The law prohibits . . .
. . . a readily restorable disassembled large-capacity magazine and an oversize magazine body that appears to hold in excess of 10 rounds. A magazine body is not a large-capacity magazine if it is only of sufficient size to accommodate no more than 10 rounds of ammunition and the internal working parts of the magazine, including the follower and spring.”
I guess they are scarier than small magazines? Parts kits are also now illegal, and well since you have to have a non serviceable magazine anyway, well you get the whole point.
30301.
(a) Anyone in this state, prior to selling, transferring, or otherwise furnishing ammunition to an individual or business entity in this state or any other state, shall do all of the following:
(1) Require proper identification from the purchaser in the form of a driver’s license or other photographic identification issued by a state or the federal government.
(2) Be an authorized firearms dealer, pursuant to Section 26500.
(3) Submit a report to the Department of Justice for all of the transactions, in a manner to be determined by the department.
(b) The Department of Justice shall alert local law enforcement entities in the community in which the purchaser resides if the purchaser obtains more than ____ rounds within a five-day period and the purchaser is an individual and not an authorized firearms dealer. The department is not required to alert local law enforcement of sales of ammunition made to peace officers.
So how many rounds do you reckon Californians will be compelled to report to the DOJ? One hundred? Fifty? Ten?
From the looks of it, if I were to go into the local gun store and buy one bullet, they need to inform the DOJ. Now what would the purpose be? Do they need to wait until they hear something back in order to actually process the order for my one bullet? If I provided false information then what? Does any of this make sense at all? I like the bit about allowing LEO’s to buy all the ammo they want. I guess they are special.
Skinner’s bill would also prohibit anyone other than an authorized firearms dealer from selling ammunition. They’d have to report the sales to the Department of Justice. If the authorized ammo dealer fails to make the required report or knowingly makes a report with false or fictitious information they’re guilty of a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The one upside to all this: I don’t see the original idea of making it illegal to sell ammunition online, although if the online dealer is not an FFL, and doesn’t follow procedure, then what? Are they going to charge out of state sellers with California state laws?
Never mind, ’cause . . .
“It shouldn’t be so easy to buy bullets, the very thing that makes a gun deadly,” Skinner told bloomberg.com. “While we have numerous safeguards in place to purchase a gun, it’s easier today to buy bullets than to buy alcohol, cigarettes or some cold medicines.”
Nancy Skinner just joined Leland “Goatfscker” Yee on AlphaGeek’s list of people who need to be permanently retired from public service ASAP.
Agreed..
so what’s a 458 socom shooter to do? damn, my 10 round mag just happens to be indistinguishable from a standard 30 round pmag.
I weep for this once great state.
The black helipcopters need to be flying to Ms. Skinner’s residence, not the streets of Miami.
Thank you for posting sir!!!
PORAC (Peace Officers’ Research Association of California) yes,the same folks that helped make California open carry free ;had their board meeting on Friday, 2013 January 25. AB-48 was agenda item with the board to determine wether to oppose or support.Being in contact with Skinner’s people,once the board was assured of the cutouts favoring(exempting) active and retired LEOs they agreed to sign off(support) on AB-48.Once again, PORAC and by extention its 60,000 +- members have demostrated their concern for the safety of those they are sworn to maintain as sheep.Seemingly, many have it in their heads that they, unlike the sheeple they are serving are something other than civilians and they conduct themselves accordingly.We’ve got ours ,pull the rope.
“Liberty is not a loophole.”
Original quote, feel free to use it.
It’s called a show trial, and Beth Bye is Connecticut’s Roland Freisler.
Well said. This is even more true of violence in Mexico. It drives me nuts to see liberals argue for more gun control to prevent Mexican violence, when they well know it’s profits from the drug trade that fuel it.
It’s time to end the war on drugs.
So, since when do people who purchase bullets become the only ones who should fund mental health and police?
How about a 5 cent per word tax for every d-bag politician out there. The money would go to fund needy politicians that have less than half a brain and require a transplant. We wouldn’t be limiting their 1st amendment rights, just taxing them, so it’s ok.
This is America! I thought every citizens voice counted in this country? Guess not when you have King Obama at the helm. What an ass.
Maybe they should just tax bullets used in crimes. Perhaps a $500 per shot fired fine? The ones I put into paper targets aren’t the problem, why should I pay for something I’m not responsible for?
Might as well put a fat tax on gas to pay for all the carnage drunk drivers cause.
5 cents per round! Holy high velocity lead Batman!
This is why I would never live in Kalifornia.
I was happy with this one. Kept it on point, and fairly short, which is good since the people he was talking to in that room are either the choir or nonbelievers.
Word up!!!
I kind of prefer the pictures where the person doesn’t look like they’re maybe thinking about…well, you know. shooting someone.
I wonder if this means CA’s “may issue” will be challenged.
I’m not much a fan of letting them into medical records though. Anyone that has ever seen a mental health professional for any reason, regardless of that reason, will likely be denied. Seen a therapist after your spouse died in a car wreck? No CCW for you! Saw a doc for Ritalin as a kid? No CCW for you!
/sigh
Yes, I would and do pay for quality hunting. The experience is where I place the value.
I like fine rifles, SxSs, watches, etc… its a short ride gents, buy and do the things you enjoy.
I just printed it. Let me know where to send my contribution.
This is all great and makes the zombie politicians happy that they’re making it impossible for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves as provided for in our Constitution. I always ask…..how many criminals will obey these laws??? Will it stop even ONE criminal??? The answer is obvious, but libs don’t get it.
This is a “Backdoor” gun grab. This ammo shortage is Government created. In the early 70’s the big deal was to get money from the Feds via Federal Grants for Law Enforcement. It was plentiful, easy to graft off, and not hard to get. It came at a price though. You must abide by the guidelines or pay it back. Within a couple of years most agencies had taken so much they could never repay it. Most departments have people who do nothing but write and apply for grants.
Now the latest trend is “Homeland Security Money” same concept different name. Did you notice in Boston all the armored vehicles in use during the bombings. How often would a small town say the size of 20,000 population need something like that or afford them ? They have them. It looked like Boston was heading for the front lines during WWII. According to a National broadcast program it showed a Boston Helicopter equipted with a camera that can see a cigarette but on the sidewalk from one mile up and had infrared and heat sensing abilities. The suspect was located and seen in the boat by this technoligy. IT then looked like a Chineese fire drill. A shot was fired by someone, no one knows who for sure as stated on the show. All hell then broke loose with Police firing over 300 rounds and ended up taking the suspect alive with non life threating injuries. They did kill the BOAT.
Now with Homeland Security having ordered several million rounds of ammo, it would appear that they would issue a few truck loads to the Boston Police and train a few of them in the art of shooting. How they avoided dozens of “Friendly Fire” Casualities is a Gift from God. Now ask yourself if a incident like this might occur once in a lifetime why would you need so much crowd control and armored military equipment. Times and situations have not changed all that much since WWII, the only thing changed is the reporting of these incidents. We at current levels of Government control will in just a few short years be living in a Police State all because nobody will stand up and VOTE.