Off List Handguns - A New Idea?

[hoffmang]

The basic idea of proposing legislation that exempts C&R licensed collectors with a COE from the safe handgun ban has real potential to pass.

It will take finding the right sponsor and it may be a bit late for this legislative year, but these are the types of compromises that do have legs in CA. It can be spun as making sure that more background checks are necessary for those on the other side and it would certainly improve the desires of those of us who are the political arsholes if you will.

-Gene

[anothergunnut]

The basic problem with this idea is that it assumes that the law is about protecting people from unsafe handguns. It is not. The purpose of the law is to make it more difficult to purchase a handgun, any handgun, in CA. That said the law has been changed to allow certain guns in so maybe there is hope.

[phil conrad]

Ok.... so back on track (back on topic)...

I do not currently hold a C&R. C&R people are collectors by nature. They are already exempted from certain restrictions on firearms purchases, it would be a logical extension to exempt them from the Certified Roster as well.

My chief frustration right now is that there are numerous handguns I want, that I cannot get because of the roster, by any means. There must be plenty of other Firearm Afficianados who feel the same way, who wouldn't mind jumping thru a few hoops to get what they want, if only there was a legal path to do so. The state would not be flooded with unsafe handguns because those are typically the cheaper "Saturday Night Specials" that hold no interest for a collector. The collector would be purchasing for himself, not for the purpose of re-selling to non-C&R holders. The number of collectors is small compared to the general gun-buying public, so only a small percentage of the general population is impacted. Certainly not enough to diminish the over-all safety, and therefore not a threat to DOJ or anyone, really, from a political vantage point.

So I'm asking, are there others who feel the same way? Who thinks this has a chance of passing? It's much easier to pass an amendment to existing law than to overturn a law entirely. It would simply add C&R holders to the exempt list, as police are already exempt (see there is already a precedent... ). Who would one talk to about getting this introduced as a bill? Who would be willing to apply for your C&R if it meant you could purchase handguns not on the approved roster?

Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

I would like to see this happen. However. I have no idea of how to make it reality

[hoffmang]

another,

Sooner or later the other side in California may realize that by creating an escape valve that lets those of us who really care about these issues circumvent the silliness, that they may be able to legislate on the other craziness they want - well that may be an ok compromise on both sides.

That's a fallback position for them until the courts turn against them (and it looks like that will happen.)

-Gene