Tweet
I am a regular reader of this forum and have not seen anything about AB 96 - the "Ivory Ban" bill.
This morning the San Jose Mercury News informs me that, "In June, the bill passed the Assembly by a 62-14 vote. A final vote in the state Senate is expected this week. If it passes, it will go to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk."
I searched the forum and the CA bill thread for Ivory and all permutations of ab 96 and found nothing.
The article mentions the NRA opposes and quoted Sam Paredes, of Gun Owners of California, who also opposes. Had it been mentioned here or merely overlooked?
The Merc says that under the law as "owners of ivory would be given until July 1, 2016, to sell it. After that, sales would be a misdemeanor with fines of up to $50,000 and a year in jail." There are no exemptions for any weapons, just some musical instruments.
I collect antique firearms and have owned firearms with (legal pre-ban) ivory grips. At present I only own one (Colt SAA), I don't feel like selling it now to avoid the ban and would have written in opposition to the bill had I known about it. My daughter possesses a walking stick with ivory handles that has been in her mother's family since the 18th century.
Maybe I will do something similar to what the San Francisco restaurants have done to skirt the ban on the sale of foie gras; find some old correct grips, put them on the gun and offer it for sale as is with a "free" pair of ivory grips on the side.
This morning the San Jose Mercury News informs me that, "In June, the bill passed the Assembly by a 62-14 vote. A final vote in the state Senate is expected this week. If it passes, it will go to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk."
I searched the forum and the CA bill thread for Ivory and all permutations of ab 96 and found nothing.
The article mentions the NRA opposes and quoted Sam Paredes, of Gun Owners of California, who also opposes. Had it been mentioned here or merely overlooked?
The Merc says that under the law as "owners of ivory would be given until July 1, 2016, to sell it. After that, sales would be a misdemeanor with fines of up to $50,000 and a year in jail." There are no exemptions for any weapons, just some musical instruments.
I collect antique firearms and have owned firearms with (legal pre-ban) ivory grips. At present I only own one (Colt SAA), I don't feel like selling it now to avoid the ban and would have written in opposition to the bill had I known about it. My daughter possesses a walking stick with ivory handles that has been in her mother's family since the 18th century.
Maybe I will do something similar to what the San Francisco restaurants have done to skirt the ban on the sale of foie gras; find some old correct grips, put them on the gun and offer it for sale as is with a "free" pair of ivory grips on the side.
Comment