What I don't understand is why instead of griping about your laws, you don't change them. Ya'll have what you have cause you're too laid back to challenge them effectively. He heh. Do I have your attention?
Wow, I don't live in CA, but I live in MD with similarly bad laws (possibly worse in many ways). What you said here is so ignorant it is unbelievable (before getting too upset, I mean the real meaning of ignorant: uneducated/unknowledgeable in a particular area- unlike the quoted post I'm not trying to be insulting).
Blaming gun owners for bad gun laws is like blaming southern blacks for Jim Crow. We can't just walk down to the state capital and rewrite the laws and regulations. Many of us are active and/or at least vote for our interests. However, the numbers and the power is not with us in these states. We try, but we don't have the numbers to win.
When I had more time I was part of the crowds of protesters and non-professional lobbyists who would flood Annapolis whenever MD legislators proposed a new "assault weapons ban". Now, I have less time but I'm a member and contributor to an organization called "Maryland Shall Issue" and the NRA. I give money to pro-gun candidates (even though, as a teacher, I don't have a ton of money) and I most certainly vote for pro-gun candidates. I know quite a few other gun owners who do the same. So us not changing the laws instead of "griping" about them is certainly not our fault- and not being successful about changing them doesn't mean we can't complain.
Heck, in many states gun owners aren't the majority. Even when we are, many gun owners aren't gun people but rather own one or two long guns for hunting or a handgun they keep in a drawer for protection but don't know or care about gun politics (generally THR members are not in this group). If you look at state laws you'll see the good states are generally those with a conservative (not gun owning) majority
or they may be liberal states but they are generally populated by the libertarian (small "l" libertarian) pro-personal rights type of liberal (MN and VT for instance) as opposed to the "the state will protect and take care of us" type liberal (IL, MD, NJ, NY, CA). As individuals we can work on it, but don't blame those of us who live in the bad states for not trying as in many cases you will be wrong.
So, what makes you so sure the OP is someone who doesn't pull his weight and is only a "griper" since your attack implies you have this inside information.
As for the "then move" crowd, this is a tad better.
However, you really don't want every pro-gun voter to leave these anti-gun states. In many cases, states like CA, NY, NJ, even MD are looked to for inspiration by anti-gun activists in other states. Sometimes, we are seen by politicians in other states as
"guinea pigs" for gun laws. It is better to have someone here to fight it at the source than have it spread and have to fight everywhere. While here in MD we haven't been able to get many, if any, restrictions rolled back, pro-gun voters and activists have been able to help stop further restrictions (ammo serial numbers and registration, further "assault weapons" bans, etc.) that might have been held up as models for other states.
Also, I know many people have been able to cut their ties and move. But for many people it isn't so easy. We have friends, family and jobs. Friends, yes I'll make new friends if I move. However, I've known my closest friends since high school for several and since I was 6 for another (I'm going to be 40 this coming summer so this isn't a short time). My parents (who are starting to get up there in age) and my brother, as well as several cousins, are local. Sure, they'll still be my friends and family if I move hundreds of miles away, but do you really want to be that far from your friends and family. Job- some of us are in jobs that due to the economy, or state licensing issues, aren't easily picked up and moved (I'm a teacher, it is state licensed, and the process to get certified in a new state isn't always easy). Personally, I do want to move, and I'll probably be moving to northern VA eventually, but it isn't such a quick and easy decision that many here make it out to be (nor is the process once the decision has been made). Not many people want to leave their old life behind and start a new one.
was I thinking???) Just want to say I'm here to fight the fight. Also want to say that fighting doesn't mean automatically (pun?) winning - it is an uphill battle here. BTW - just passed my 6 months and got my Resident Hunting and Fishing licenses!
However, I did experience Turner's Outdoorsman (a regional chain in southern CA) taking it upon themselves to add an extra day. This is BS but I doubt if it breaks any laws.
