California Need Stricter Gun Laws?

[TMan]

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41527414/ns/us_news/

According to this article, the Los Angeles area is: "In a region the FBI has dubbed the bank robbery capital of the world, where stickups still occur on an almost daily basis."

Obviously they need more strict gun laws in California to prevent the recurrence of these robberies. I'm surprised with all the gun carrying citizens in Texas that it is NOT the robbery capital of the world. It just doesn't make liberal sense. (I know, I know, "liberal sense" is an oxymoron).

["DoubleAction"]

....It might be a coincidence or my imagination, but, Why does the criminals always prey on the Liberal Anti-Gun Areas ?

....Only one answer per poster;

Opinions, Commentaries, and Wise Cracks don't count an answers ;D

["DoubleAction"]

L.A. Takes First Step Toward New Handgun Law

Los Angeles officials have begun exploring a ban on the "open carry" of unloaded handguns, following a nationwide push for stronger gun laws after a month rife with gun-related violence.

Under current California law, only law enforcement and other permit-holders can carry a loaded gun. Residents who legally own a handgun can carry them unloaded in plain sight – such as in a holster – with ammunition in the same holster or elsewhere.

The California gun law has come under attack following three unrelated gun incidents on L.A. Unified School District campuses and the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, Ariz. that killed six and left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically injured.

Read More : www.neontommy.com/news/2011/01/la-takes-first-step-toward-new-handgun-law

["DoubleAction"]

Dianne Feinstein (D.-Calif.) Sponsor of the much-vaunted assault-weapon ban of 1994-2004

Senator Dianne Feinstein Mishandles "Assault Rifle" in Public

"There stood Dianne Feinstein, the anti-gun senator from California, posing for all the nation's media to capture on Kodachrome, holding an AK-47 with her finger firmly planted on the trigger." "Here's a woman so concerned about the supposed recklessness of gun manufacturers that she's calling for a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines- the justification being little more than anecdotal evidence- who wouldn't know firearm safety if it bit her on the end of her upturned San Franciscan nose.

www.stentorian.com/2ndamend/dianne_f.html

"Dianne Feinstein (D.-Calif.) Sponsor of the much-vaunted assault-weapon ban of 1994-2004. Despite the ban's having been found to have been misdirected and irrelevant to crime, Feinstein said she wished for a stronger law, one that would say, "Mr. and Mrs. America, turn [your firearms] all in." Feinstein carried a handgun for her own protection in California.

["DoubleAction"]

California Law : Micro-Tracing of Bullets

losttarget.blogspot.com/2008/02/serialized-ammunition-and-005-tax-per.html

Does Barack Obama support mandatory micro-stamping ?

States Using Microstamping

Microstamping legislation was passed in California AB 1471 and signed into law on October 14, 2007, but specifically exempts law enforcement.[3]

States Considering Microstamping
Similar legislation is under consideration in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
Federal legislation

A federal bill is in the process of being written by Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), but has not been introduced yet.


Specific to California, opponents say:

Firearms sold to law-enforcement are exempt. Problems could arise if a police officer's firearm is used in a crime or stolen, and the fact that a firearm is "unsafe" if not provided with stamping technology exposes the police to liability.
Guns manufactured before an effective date are exempt and the bill does not extend to guns outside of California. There's no possibility that this bill would ever cover enough guns to provide the investigative advantage claimed for it by the proponents.
Failures of the microstamping parts of a firearms makes it "unsafe" under the California law, which then becomes illegal to sell, give or lend under existing law

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_microstamping

....Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), Betrays Law-Abiding Gun Owners, Retailers, and Hunters

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) yesterday kowtowed to anti-hunting interest groups and the gun-ban lobby by signing into law legislation that will ban traditional ammunition and require firearms sold in California to include a patented, sole-sourced technology known as firearms microstamping -- a technology ballistics experts say is "flawed." The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association of the firearms industry -- has been the first to push-back on the governor, calling his decision to sign these two bills into law "myopic" and "reckless."

www.usacarry.com/forums/california-discussion-firearm-news/3801-schwarzenegger-signs-microstamping-bill-into-law.html

www.nssf.org/newsroom/releases/?CFID=3668951&CFTOKEN=17859555&jsessionid=8430f58fe2db18b6ff12463e125a34783fe2

AB 1471 or AB 1471 Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007 is legislation passed by the California State Senate on September 6, 2007 and then by the California State Assembly on September 10, 2007, with votes of 21–17 and 43–29 respectively.
It was then signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on October 13, 2007, becoming the first legislation of its kind to enact Firearm microstamping.
California's "unsafe firearm" laws, which include AB 1471, do not apply to any firearms used or purchased by any law enforcement agency.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AB_1471