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Well, 3 bad gun bills and one bad hunting dog bill. I'm sending my letters and faxes. I hope you do too. Even if you're not a Kali resident, help stop the stupidity (it's not impossible).
Scott
FOUR BAD BILLS
Four horrid
pieces of
legislation
Outdoor News Service
A large number of California legislators are so out of touch with
common sense and individual rights, they believe it is their job to tax the
living bejesus out of us if we do things they don't like. Not illegal things
or even immoral things, they want to make your life more expensive and
miserable if you do things they merely don't like. The targets this
go-around are gun owners (no surprise in this state) and -- wait for it --
pet owners.
AB 2858: This "if you own guns, you're responsible for gang and
criminal activity" bill would impose a 10 percent tax on all ammunition and
a five percent tax on handgun sales, with the tax money going into Firearm
Victims Reimbursement Fund, which could be used as dole for gang members
shot by other gang members as much as innocent bystanders who are gunned
down. It doesn't matter to our legislators that people who shoot
recreationally are not responsible for firearms crime and injuries, they
want to tax us for it. To the do-gooders, all gun owners are part of the
gang/crime problem. If so, why don't we amend this bill to include a 10
percent tax on Nissan sedans (25 percent if they're low-riders), since
that's what gang members drive, and another 15 percent tax on all scarves
and any tennis shoes that cost over $200, since only gang members wear them.
This bill is just another form of discrimination against gun owners.
SB 1152: This one is a gun owner registration bill, by those
legislators who don't like the fact that gun ownership is legal and hate
those of us who do own guns for sport and self-defense. Trying to skirt the
federal 1968 Gun Control Act, which specifically forbids the creation of a
gun owner database or registry, this bill will would require that anyone who
buys ammunition provide their name, address, date of birth, and a
thumbprint. More importantly, it requires this information be made available
to law enforcement. None of this would serve any useful purpose, and it
would create another expensive paperwork nightmare for legitimate guns
businesses and government. Passage of this kind of brain-dead legislation is
how California wound up in the fiscal shape its in now.
SB 1140: More anti-gun owner legislation, this is a bill that would
make criminal storage of a firearm an offense punishable by up to six months
imprisonment in a county jail, and a fine not exceeding $1,000. Sounds OK on
the surface, right? You can envision a negligent adult leaving a shogun
under a bed, the gun is found by the kids, and then someone gets shot. The
parent should be punished, right? But if you live alone in a bad
neighborhood and keep a loaded gun in your night stand, you could be
responsible if you are mugged, that gun stolen, a local gas station robbed,
and then the thief shot and wounded by police. The thief could sue you
because you didn't have the gun locked up, and you could go to jail if this
bill is passed. There are already laws that can jail people who are truly
negligent in handling and storage of firearms, this one just sets up legal
gun owners for excessive fines and jail because it is so poorly written.
AB 2513: Lastly, this bill is against pet owners -- especially
responsible ones. This bill would essentially put out of business all
breeders of specialty animals. You like Wheaton terriers, Luewellen setters,
or chocolate Labradors? Most of the best animals come from private owners
who work with other private owners to put together the best blood lines and
have a litter once or twice in the lifetimes of their dogs. They keep one or
two, have one or two for friends, and sell the rest to people like us who
look for quality pets and hunting companions. This bill would require an
annual breeder's license costing up to $1,000 (along with other mandated
local costs to be determined) -- unless you were willing to neuter the whole
litter. The whole idea with these owners is to NOT have neutered animals, so
healthy lines can be maintained. Add in a $500 to $1,000 tax on having a
litter, and most of us wouldn't do it. The law's intent may be good (reduce
the number of unwanted pets), but the solution is all wrong. It would only
penalize people who would obey the law. It wouldn't stop neighborhood dogs
from jumping fences and creating more mongrel dogs that fill animal shelters
to overflowing. It would, however, create more production facilities that
breed dogs and cats for sales in pet warehouses, notorious for their poor
breeding and care of animals. But you and I are hated, discriminated
against, because we like dogs and cats that are bred responsibly.
I'm getting to the age where I need to quit following the legislature.
My blood pressure skyrockets when I follow their self-righteous, bigoted
antics. Their prejudice against gun owners (and now pet owners) is rooted in
stupidity and fear. How do they get reelected?
Should you want more information on these bills, their authors, and
where they are perched now in their movement through the state legislature,
you can log on at www.leginfo.ca.gov and get an update.
Phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and letters to your legislator are always
a good idea to let he or she know where you stand on this legislation.
Well, 3 bad gun bills and one bad hunting dog bill. I'm sending my letters and faxes. I hope you do too. Even if you're not a Kali resident, help stop the stupidity (it's not impossible).
Scott
FOUR BAD BILLS
Four horrid
pieces of
legislation
Outdoor News Service
A large number of California legislators are so out of touch with
common sense and individual rights, they believe it is their job to tax the
living bejesus out of us if we do things they don't like. Not illegal things
or even immoral things, they want to make your life more expensive and
miserable if you do things they merely don't like. The targets this
go-around are gun owners (no surprise in this state) and -- wait for it --
pet owners.
AB 2858: This "if you own guns, you're responsible for gang and
criminal activity" bill would impose a 10 percent tax on all ammunition and
a five percent tax on handgun sales, with the tax money going into Firearm
Victims Reimbursement Fund, which could be used as dole for gang members
shot by other gang members as much as innocent bystanders who are gunned
down. It doesn't matter to our legislators that people who shoot
recreationally are not responsible for firearms crime and injuries, they
want to tax us for it. To the do-gooders, all gun owners are part of the
gang/crime problem. If so, why don't we amend this bill to include a 10
percent tax on Nissan sedans (25 percent if they're low-riders), since
that's what gang members drive, and another 15 percent tax on all scarves
and any tennis shoes that cost over $200, since only gang members wear them.
This bill is just another form of discrimination against gun owners.
SB 1152: This one is a gun owner registration bill, by those
legislators who don't like the fact that gun ownership is legal and hate
those of us who do own guns for sport and self-defense. Trying to skirt the
federal 1968 Gun Control Act, which specifically forbids the creation of a
gun owner database or registry, this bill will would require that anyone who
buys ammunition provide their name, address, date of birth, and a
thumbprint. More importantly, it requires this information be made available
to law enforcement. None of this would serve any useful purpose, and it
would create another expensive paperwork nightmare for legitimate guns
businesses and government. Passage of this kind of brain-dead legislation is
how California wound up in the fiscal shape its in now.
SB 1140: More anti-gun owner legislation, this is a bill that would
make criminal storage of a firearm an offense punishable by up to six months
imprisonment in a county jail, and a fine not exceeding $1,000. Sounds OK on
the surface, right? You can envision a negligent adult leaving a shogun
under a bed, the gun is found by the kids, and then someone gets shot. The
parent should be punished, right? But if you live alone in a bad
neighborhood and keep a loaded gun in your night stand, you could be
responsible if you are mugged, that gun stolen, a local gas station robbed,
and then the thief shot and wounded by police. The thief could sue you
because you didn't have the gun locked up, and you could go to jail if this
bill is passed. There are already laws that can jail people who are truly
negligent in handling and storage of firearms, this one just sets up legal
gun owners for excessive fines and jail because it is so poorly written.
AB 2513: Lastly, this bill is against pet owners -- especially
responsible ones. This bill would essentially put out of business all
breeders of specialty animals. You like Wheaton terriers, Luewellen setters,
or chocolate Labradors? Most of the best animals come from private owners
who work with other private owners to put together the best blood lines and
have a litter once or twice in the lifetimes of their dogs. They keep one or
two, have one or two for friends, and sell the rest to people like us who
look for quality pets and hunting companions. This bill would require an
annual breeder's license costing up to $1,000 (along with other mandated
local costs to be determined) -- unless you were willing to neuter the whole
litter. The whole idea with these owners is to NOT have neutered animals, so
healthy lines can be maintained. Add in a $500 to $1,000 tax on having a
litter, and most of us wouldn't do it. The law's intent may be good (reduce
the number of unwanted pets), but the solution is all wrong. It would only
penalize people who would obey the law. It wouldn't stop neighborhood dogs
from jumping fences and creating more mongrel dogs that fill animal shelters
to overflowing. It would, however, create more production facilities that
breed dogs and cats for sales in pet warehouses, notorious for their poor
breeding and care of animals. But you and I are hated, discriminated
against, because we like dogs and cats that are bred responsibly.
I'm getting to the age where I need to quit following the legislature.
My blood pressure skyrockets when I follow their self-righteous, bigoted
antics. Their prejudice against gun owners (and now pet owners) is rooted in
stupidity and fear. How do they get reelected?
Should you want more information on these bills, their authors, and
where they are perched now in their movement through the state legislature,
you can log on at www.leginfo.ca.gov and get an update.
Phone calls, faxes, e-mails, and letters to your legislator are always
a good idea to let he or she know where you stand on this legislation.
new legislation in 2000 fixed things...so there's no public safety issue in play.
. Throwing away money for political statements isn't going to be popular in this "year of the rampaging budget".