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Monday, May 7, 2012

California bill would ban the open carryunloaded rifles in public..........

OFF THE WIRE
COMMENT,
It appears mankinds search
for the missing link in the evolutionairy chain between simple primates
(chimpanzee) to man (homosapien) has made themself known.


They apparently have some
level of intelligence, and even opposable thumbs. 

But just like lower
primates, are unable to grasp or process emotions in a human, much less adult
fashion. 


These anti gun extremists,
which represent the aforementioned missing link, have a rather entertaining
habit of slinging insults and lies, just like chimpanzees fling poo.


These missing links always
seem to believe that everyone else should be just as scared as they are.


You can see this inability
to control their emotions in any documentary on lower primates, seeing how one
gets afraid and stampedes the other family members of lower primates into a
frenzy, something biologists have known for years.


Their brains just arent
developed enough to comprehend how developed intellects can control and
overcome their emotions to recognize facts, and actually apply that as the
decision making process for a solution to a problem.


Or it could be evidence of
devolving, as like the Romans, who sweetened their wine with lead, the
progressive mind set has been drinking that prozac/lsd laced kool-aide for
several decades now, and shows mental symptoms similar to chronic lead
poisoning in their actions.


We highly suggest such
individuals like considerwhat submit themselves for testing and treatment so
that they can rejoin the public in a safe fashion, or prove that the missing
link truly exists.


When you anti's quit screaming ka
ka straw man arguements like a little girl, you will get a civil response,
until then, see ya missing link!

 Jim Sanders
jsanders@sacbee.com
California Assembly OKs measure to ban carrying unloaded rifles in public
Carrying unloaded rifles in public would be prohibited under hotly contested legislation that passed the Assembly on Thursday.
Assembly Bill 1527 cleared the lower house, 44-28, with no Republican support.
Proposed by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La CaƱada Flintridge, the bill stems from the "open carry" movement in which gun-brandishing people protest against gun-control laws.
The movement sparked headlines in 2009 for a rally outside an Arizona convention center where President Barack Obama was speaking.
California cracked down on carrying unloaded handguns with a new law that took effect Jan. 1. Portantino's bill would expand that prohibition by targeting rifles.
"Sooner or later, somebody's going to get hurt," Portantino said of open carry. "If you see somebody walking around a mall or main street with a shotgun, it's pretty intimidating. It's unnecessary, and it is just going to lead to trouble."
Opponents counter that AB 1527 would create a new obstacle to the constitutional right to bear arms and would do nothing to reduce violence because criminals do not honor such laws.
Members of the open carry movement are "law-abiding citizens who have no evil, nefarious purpose," said Republican Assemblyman Jim Nielsen of Gerber.
Assemblywoman Norma Torres, D-Pomona, asked colleagues to imagine themselves inside a restaurant when a gun-wielding person walked in. "How would you feel, not knowing the mental state of that person?" she asked. "I would be afraid."
Assemblyman Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, said he considers AB 1527 a pro-business bill because communities must be "free from intimidation" if the state hopes to boost tourism.
The bill allows dozens of exceptions, including carrying a rifle on private property with permission of the owner, carrying it in a gun show, or carrying it for use at a target-shooting range, a parade or while hunting.
Opposing the bill, the National Rifle Association of America told lawmakers its "extreme nature" is illustrated by its exceptions.
Numerous exceptions "reflect the fact that firearms are a normal and integral part of American culture and are handled or carried in a variety of perfectly innocent and legitimate contexts," the NRA said.
AB 1527 carries a penalty of up to six months in jail for displaying an unloaded rifle in public. It calls for a maximum penalty of one year in jail if the offender also carries ammunition for the weapon.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/04/4464848/california-assembly-oks-measure.html#storylink=cpy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A year after the Legislature approved a ban on the public display of handguns, the Assembly on Thursday passed a similar prohibition for rifles.
AB1527, which makes it a misdemeanor for a person to carry an unloaded long gun in a public, passed the Assembly 42-28, with Republicans opposed. It includes a long list of exemptions for hunters, military personnel and others.
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, modeled the bill on one he wrote last year banning open carry of handguns. That bill was a response to demonstrations by “open-carry” activists who were gathering at coffee shops wearing their handguns on their hips.
Democrats said those demonstrations could lead to tragedy because the only person who knows whether a gun is loaded is the person holding it.
The same activists are now bringing rifles to public places to protest what they see as an attack on their rights.
Many Republican lawmakers spoke in opposition to the long gun ban Thursday, saying it would undermine the constitutional right to bear arms.
“Hunters are not going to know when they’re walking across the road with their firearm if they’re one of the three pages of exemptions to this unnecessary bill,” said Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks. “I think California has enough problems.”
The National Rifle Association has also called the bill restrictive and said the many exemptions it includes reflect the fact that firearms are an integral part of American culture.
It’s already illegal to carry a loaded weapon openly in California.
Portantino said he did not include long guns in last year’s bill because he had hoped the handgun ban would be enough to stop the open-carry gatherings.
“I’d always hoped that people would be reasonable,” he said in a telephone interview after the bill was approved. “That’s why we didn’t tackle long guns last year, because handguns were the problem. I’ve always thought you don’t do a bill without a problem to be solved.”
The bill has support from gun control groups and law enforcement. The Peace Officers Research Association of California, which represents local, state and federal law enforcement, said in a letter of support that open-carry demonstrations place police in potentially dangerous situations.
Portantino said it was only a matter of time before a confrontation between law enforcement and Second Amendment advocates escalates into violence
“I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night knowing that I had an opportunity to avoid a tragedy with something so simple,” he said.