Ravenwood - 09/22/04 06:30 AM
More Schwarzenegger on guns.
Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger signed two gun control measures: SB1858, by Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Garden Grove, which prohibits public display of fake guns that look real. He also signed AB2431, by Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, which will require police to return firearms seized if owners pass a background check showing they can legally own a gun.I'm still pissed about the .50 caliber ban. If Schwarzenegger was worried about bills that do nothing, he should have vetoed that as well.The governor vetoed two gun measures by Sen. Jack Scott, D-Altadena: SB1152 would have required stores that sell bullets to keep information about buyers; SB1140 would have made it a crime to store a handgun where a child can easily find it.
Schwarzenegger said the federal government had rejected the bullet bill as unworkable, with no evidence it would promote public safety.
He said the handgun storage measure's restrictions were "vague" and that California law already requires owners to safely store guns.
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He also signed AB2431, by Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, which will require police to return firearms seized if owners pass a background check showing they can legally own a gun.
It seems that this law is actually in favor of the gun owner. I have heard of many instances of police seizing guns and destroying them for no good reason. This appears to be a step in the right direction. Is this considered a "gun-control" law because of the required background check? Am I missing something?
Posted by: N. Bourbaki at September 22, 2004 9:37 AMArnie is being a deft politician. There's no way he could veto the AB50 without a huge media backlash and he knew it.
Remember, Arnie is a CALIFORNIA Republican. That means he's a Democrat in any other state.
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