CALNRA: NRA-Sponsored AB 854 Unanimously Passes Assembly

[mikehaas]

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CALNRA: NRA-Sponsored AB 854 Unanimously Passes Assembly
11:40 AM, 05/03/2007 - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY

AB 854, an Outdoor Writers/NRA-introduced and sponsored bill, today passed unanimously (72-0) off the Assembly Floor. Thank you for your efforts in support of AB 854. Please stay tuned for AB 854's first committee assignment in the Senate.

Issue: PUBLICATIONS (Keene)

Description: Existing California law does not allow a firearms manufacturer or dealer to import into California to "Loan" to an evaluator/writer a handgun that is not listed on the DOJ "not unsafe" handgun list. AB 854 is intended to copy a Federal mechanism for loans, creating a system to allow the loan to take place through a dealer and be returned to the manufacturer through a dealer within 45 days.

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http://calnra.com/legs.shtml?year=2007&summary=ab854

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Mike

[bwiese]

Very nice.

This will be useful in quite a few areas :)

[dfletcher]

On the face of it this seems fine, however I don't know how AB 854 would be a benefit to most of us. At best all we get to do is read about guns we can't own, or am I missing something?

My concern is that an approved but very limited pro - gun bill would be later offset by a more injurious anti gun bill applicable to all of us. Are we allowing politicians to put one in the "pro - gun" column only to be later offset, in the name of compromise and working together or simply "OK, your turn", by a more wide reaching anti - gun bill? Aside from the hard core types on either side, I think politicians make an effort to be all things to all voters.

I don't want the Governer to sign AB 854 for us and AB 362 for the other guys.

[Anthonysmanifesto]

The governor is going to get these slam dunk bills weeks or months before and I really dont think it will be apples to apples on bills like this.

there many annoying pieces in the penal code that need to be fixed and if the nra can carry themthrough its good momentum.

it also builds the NRA up to the new members as rational honest participants in the process.

a "W" is a "w" and in California, we need as many as we can. no we dont get graded on volume or quanity over quality, but running up some early trust and early points never hurts at half time.

[dfletcher]

I hope so. I guess I've been in CA too long having to think that way. I know back in good old New Hampshire the thought wouldn't even have crossed my mind.

[Wulf]

Hummmm...."Wulf's Firearms Review and "Whoops" I lost it in the river Blog" Kinda has a nice ring to it.