By Bob Walsh
Governor Newsom signs gun safety legislation
The CA state legislature and
Governor passed AB2571 into law recently. This bill is (in theory) an
attempt to "protect" "children" from the evils of guns by prohibiting
the "marketing" of firearms to minors, who can't legally buy them in the
first place. It is so stupid and broad-reaching that some of the more
paranoid gun stores no longer permit minors in the store and clothing
stores have taken firearms branded clothing out rather than risk the
$25,000 per occurrence fine that they might incur. The law is so badly
written nobody can figure out exactly what it means so it could open
people up to lawsuits if a "child" walked thru your store and picked up a
baseball with Colt, Browning or Ruger embroidered on it.
The
Sportsmen's Alliance, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Safari
Club International have filed in federal court to block the law under
free speech grounds.
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