Comments on: California too understaffed to disarm 19,700 felons and mentally ill people

By: Socratease

Socratease — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:58:35 +0000

I smell tax hikes.

elfman on January 31, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Democratic Sens. Mark Leno of San Francisco and President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento introduced a bill later Tuesday that would allow the Department of Justice to dip into funds collected when gun buyers pay a fee for background checks. There is a $20-million surplus in the account that could be tapped under the pair’s proposal, SB 140.
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Some would be funded with levies on gun owners, such as a 5-cent tax on every bullet purchased.

By: juliesa

juliesa — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:55:24 +0000

Starting in April, 1 million NY “assault weapon” owners will have one year to register their firearms, so the state will have to process over 2000 per day.

Apparently it’s too much ask that these Democrats think these things through before rushing these bills into law.

By: PastorJon

PastorJon — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:54:32 +0000

Pass another tax hike. Anybody left in the state a year after that must be mentally ill. Confiscate their guns. No lists required

By: elfman

elfman — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:23:24 +0000

I smell tax hikes.

By: Socratease

Socratease — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:17:21 +0000

That’s why liberals want gun laws imposed on the law-abiding: because the law-abiding will enforce them on themselves. It’s a lot less work and less risk than trying to disarm criminals. And since getting guns away from anybody (except for cops and cronies of Democrat politicians) is a good thing, it’s just as much help to disarm a law-abiding person as it is to disarm a criminal, right?

Legislation has also been drafted that would require ammunition buyers to provide a thumbprint and ID for background checks. Some lawmakers have suggested that the state lift a prohibition on cities and counties adopting their own, tougher gun laws.

So they don’t have enough people to enforce the gun laws they already have, and the answer is to add more gun laws that will take more resources to enforce?

Madness. Utter madness.

By: Del Dolemonte

Del Dolemonte — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:12:51 +0000

Saw an article yesterday stating that something like 90% of all gun crimes in Chicagoland go unsentenced.

What good are laws that are never enforced? sesquipedalian?

By: tom daschle concerned

tom daschle concerned — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:57:04 +0000

Just build a giant sunblock. The falling temperatures will quell any possible gun violence.

By: xblade

xblade — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:56:05 +0000

Sheesh. Just grant them amnesty and let them keep their guns. That will bring them out of the shadows, and everyone can go on about their lives.

By: arnold ziffel

arnold ziffel — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:54:22 +0000

So CA twists the knife in on legitimate gun owners year after year but won’t take care of business on bad guys.
Back to you Dianne, Barbara, CA legispuds.

By: SailorMark

SailorMark — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:53:49 +0000

Somehow, this news puts my mind more at ease, not less. (hee hee)