Need a laugh? Read this.

[50 Shooter]

All I could do was laugh when I read this, once again we are given backroom politiks in California. The time is coming to VOTE FROM THE ROOFTOPS!

From and FCI e-mail:
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California Senate Committee passes 50 ban

The California Senate Committee on Public Safety today passed AB-50, the ban on fifty caliber rifles introduced by Assemblyman Koretz (D-Hollywood). The Committee took no testimony, and voted on a bill with last minute amendments. The Committee gave no one a chance to comment on this new version, ensuring a back room deal to pass the bill.

It will now go before the full California Senate. This bill represents a major threat to law abiding gun owners in California and elsewhere. The Fifty Caliber Institute (FCI) had contacted the committee recently to provide detailed opposition - at the last minute, the bill was amended and passed. We will continue to take up the fight in the full Senate, and provide more details as they become available.

You can support FCI's efforts by making a contribution and getting your chance to win a custom 50 Caliber Target rifle. Visit http://www.fiftycal.org/fci1.html to see the rifle and contribute online.

Yours in Freedom,

Michael Marks
President
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[armoredman]

Doe not the Politboro always vote without the proles input? Do you think our esteemed comrades who selflessly give thier own service to the State would have any wish to be distracted by the mindless bleating sheep who support thier statist agendas.......?
There is GOOD reason I live in Free Arizona, not California....

 

[Standing Wolf]

I'm sure I'll always miss the beaches.

 

[Jim March]

Sigh. Yes, I know *all* about this mess.

Grrr.

We got the shaft on this one.

Attached find the CCRKBA official statement of opposition, written by myself with a lot of guidance from my more experienced compadres at HQ (Joe Waldron in particular). (The formatting is funky due to our letterhead needs on page one.)

The swing vote was Vasconcellos. We had indications he was going to go our way, he's really hard to predict on gun issues...but he flopped from last year and went against us.

We don't have the full scoop on the amendments yet, more on that tomorrow. There's something about a "2 year" registration period.

One funky thing: since the bill is strongly linked to caliber, swapping barrels to 338Lapua and getting the necking dies to take your 50BMG shells down to .338 bore lets you just ignore this moronic piece of "legislation".

 

[deej]

Ok...I'm trying to decipher this crap. It looks like they are trying to ban ammo, as well.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_50_bill_20030602_amended_asm.html

SEC. 3. Section 12020 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

12020. (a) Any person in this state who does any of the following
is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one
year or in the state prison:

...snip...

(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:

...more snip...

35) The possession of a .50 BMG cartridge if all of the following
conditions are met:
(A) The person is not prohibited by Section 12021, 12021.1, or
12101 of this code, or by Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code from possessing firearms or ammunition.
(B) The person possessed the .50 BMG cartridge as of January 1,
2004.
(C) The person possesses the .50 BMG cartridge as a relic, curio,
memorabilia, or display item.
(D) The person possesses the .50 BMG cartridge within his or her
place of residence, place of business, or on private property owned
or lawfully possessed by that person.
(36) The possession of a .50 BMG cartridge by a person who has a
permit to possess .50 BMG cartridges pursuant to Section 12079.

DJ

 

[50 Shooter]

The reason it passed yesterday was that they supposedly removed all the references to ammo at the last moment. This is yet to be seen, we'll have to wait for the amended copy.

The fight goes on, all we can do is hope they remember how Koretz lied to them last year. If it gets to Arnie were done!

 

[Bubbles]

Ronnie Barrett, Rock McMillan, Mark Serbu, etc. should inform the Kali politicians that should this piece of drek pass, they will no longer supply their products to the law-enforcement agencies in Kali.

Ronnie has already thrown down the gauntlet.
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=2727