Stop Pulling the Wagon

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WHAT IS AN ASSAULT WEAPON?

CALIFORNIA has declared war on legal gun owners.  Criminals and “gang bangers” get a pass.  Governor Newsome and his Merry Band of Gun Control Advocates would like nothing more than to seize all legally owned guns within the state.  Illegal guns owned by criminals would still be in circulation as the legal system in California turns even habitual criminals back out on the streets as fast as possible and they know where to get the guns they want.  The “Bad Guys” love gun control laws and unarmed citizens.

Two bills in the Senate and Assembly are ready for the Governors anxious signature.  Among other things these bills will make gun owners (except criminals), legal gun sellers and gun manufacturers liable for the misuse of any gun and especially what is popularly miss-labeled in the media as “Assault Rifles”.

California Senate Bill – SB1327 (Hertzberg) would allow private citizens to sue gun manufacturers, distributors and traders for dealing assault weapons, .50 BMG rifles or ghost guns. The bill is sponsored by Governor Newsom.

California Assembly Bill – AB 1594 Ting Firearms Civil Suits: Allows basically anyone to sue a manufacturer, wholesaler or dealer whenever a firearm is used to commit a crime.

The State’s real agenda is to bankrupt gun owners, sellers and manufacturer’s, not protect citizens.

What drives me nuts as a military veteran is the labeling of rifles such as the civilian version of the AR-15 as an “Assault Rifle”.  Fact is, it may look more fearsome than other semi-automatic rifles,  but just like its more modest looking relatives it fires one, and only one cartridge each time you pull the trigger.  Same is true for a double action revolver pistol.  One trigger pull, one bullet.  Any military person, or others familiar with weapons knows that a true “Assault Rifle” is fully automatic and it is illegal for civilians to own a fully automatic rifle, pistol or machine gun.

To repeat…. The civilian version of the AR-15 is semi-automatic just like many other rifles and pistols of the same type.  The term “assault weapon” is a term used for political reasons by gun haters.

Having stated the above, any number of items can be miss-used to commit crimes of mass killings.  Every year more people are killed with knives than murdered with hand guns or rifles.

For your consideration, it is possible, and there are recent incidents of folks using a vehicle perhaps similar to the Ford Pickup pictured above, to run through a crowd killing and injuring large numbers of innocents.  So, using the Governor’s logic should it be possible to sue the seller of the truck and Ford Motor Company for manufacturing the vehicle?

How about if I use a Stanley Hammer to kill multiple individuals? Can you sue the hardware store who sold it to me and Stanley Tools for manufacturing same?

If someone uses a couple of gallons of Prestone Antifreeze to poison a family group should you be able to sue the auto parts store for selling it and the manufacturer for its misuse?

If I use two gallons of Chevron gasoline and burn down my neighbors house, can my neighbor sue Chevron Oil Company?

THE SUPREME COURT HAS PREVIOUSLY RULED THAT YOU CANNOT HOLD LIABLE THE MANUFACTURER OR SELLER OF A LEGAL PRODUCT FOR THE ILLEGAL USE OF THAT PRODUCT.

A gun is not just for hunting or killing.  It is for home protection and self defense as well as sport and competition shooting.  And, of most importance:

THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF GUNS BY FREE CITIZENS IS THE FINAL BASTION AND LAST DEFENSE AGAINST TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENTS AND SLAVERY AND THE REASON THE FOUNDERS CREATED THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.

California has gone soft on crime and our streets and neighborhoods are becoming more and more dangerous.

Picture this.  You and your family are watching television.  You hear a banging on your front door and loud voices of armed men demanding entrance as they are breaking their way in.  Every second counts.  If you can call 911,  law enforcement is 5-15 minutes away.  The State of California has taken all your guns away.  What do you do?

Maybe you would like to support Governor Newsome and put a “GUN FREE ZONE” or “NO GUNS HERE” sign in your front yard see how that works for you.

Remember, criminals love unarmed citizens and gun control laws.

Think about it.

California is truly in the hands of a “Cereal Gang” of fruits, flakes and nuts.  Coddle criminals and disarm law abiding citizens.  At the state level they make these laws up based on “feelings” and emotions and not on common sense.  As Bugs Bunny used to say “What a bunch of Maroons”.

Bob Bandy – June 2022