user203
Member
I have written in the past (1999) that there will be no need for the feds to continue to "go after" 'Guns" anylonger....they are now going after ammo.
This started with cabbelllas (s.i.c) when they refused to sell bullets to the NYC area...Now Middway (sic) is not selling to Massachusetts.
Now there is a move in California for SERIAL #'s to be put on INDIVIDUAL pieces of ammunition...taken from www.ussportsmen.org.
We will soon be a non gun owning/using society, both by arkane laws, and by attrition, because we sure as heck are not bringing enough 'kids" into this sport.
My 2 cents
A California ammunition bill would spike the cost of recreational and sport shooting and disrupt ammunition manufacturers.
Senate Bill 357, introduced by Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Santa Ana, would require manufacturers to put serial numbers on every piece of handgun ammunition sold in California. Each box of cartridges would have its own serial number and every bullet and casing in the box would be engraved with that number.
Under this legislation, the requirement for manufacturers to print and engrave the serial numbers would complicate ammunition production and increase costs. This added cost would be passed on to consumers in the state and would devastate hundreds of small business owners. The businesses that could still afford to sell ammunition would have no choice but to then pass the higher costs on to sportsmen.
“The provisions in this bill have nothing to do with crime control,†said Rob Sexton. “The bill does not target criminals, but it has a direct impact on law abiding citizens who enjoy target shooting and hunting.â€
Private citizens would not be the only ones hurt by this bill. Even the ammunition sold to the Department of Defense for use at California military bases would have to be properly marked, driving up costs.
The bill passed the Senate Committee on Public Safety on April 26 and awaits action in the Senate Finance Committee.
“In 2004, when California sportsmen and shooters faced proposed ammunition taxes to pay for the acts of criminals and legislation to require firearms owners to register, they put their foot down and picked up the phone to stop the nonsense,†said Rob Sexton, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance vice president for government affairs. “It’s again time for California sportsmen to take action to stop this bill.â€
Take Action! California sportsmen are urged to take action and ask their Senators to oppose SB 357. Explain that this bill would ruin many large and small businesses, increase the cost of our defense programs, and punish law abiding gun owners. To contact your Senator, call (916) 445-4311 or use the Legislative Action Center at www.ussportsmen.org.
This started with cabbelllas (s.i.c) when they refused to sell bullets to the NYC area...Now Middway (sic) is not selling to Massachusetts.
Now there is a move in California for SERIAL #'s to be put on INDIVIDUAL pieces of ammunition...taken from www.ussportsmen.org.
We will soon be a non gun owning/using society, both by arkane laws, and by attrition, because we sure as heck are not bringing enough 'kids" into this sport.
My 2 cents
A California ammunition bill would spike the cost of recreational and sport shooting and disrupt ammunition manufacturers.
Senate Bill 357, introduced by Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Santa Ana, would require manufacturers to put serial numbers on every piece of handgun ammunition sold in California. Each box of cartridges would have its own serial number and every bullet and casing in the box would be engraved with that number.
Under this legislation, the requirement for manufacturers to print and engrave the serial numbers would complicate ammunition production and increase costs. This added cost would be passed on to consumers in the state and would devastate hundreds of small business owners. The businesses that could still afford to sell ammunition would have no choice but to then pass the higher costs on to sportsmen.
“The provisions in this bill have nothing to do with crime control,†said Rob Sexton. “The bill does not target criminals, but it has a direct impact on law abiding citizens who enjoy target shooting and hunting.â€
Private citizens would not be the only ones hurt by this bill. Even the ammunition sold to the Department of Defense for use at California military bases would have to be properly marked, driving up costs.
The bill passed the Senate Committee on Public Safety on April 26 and awaits action in the Senate Finance Committee.
“In 2004, when California sportsmen and shooters faced proposed ammunition taxes to pay for the acts of criminals and legislation to require firearms owners to register, they put their foot down and picked up the phone to stop the nonsense,†said Rob Sexton, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance vice president for government affairs. “It’s again time for California sportsmen to take action to stop this bill.â€
Take Action! California sportsmen are urged to take action and ask their Senators to oppose SB 357. Explain that this bill would ruin many large and small businesses, increase the cost of our defense programs, and punish law abiding gun owners. To contact your Senator, call (916) 445-4311 or use the Legislative Action Center at www.ussportsmen.org.