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Dear Governor,
I am deeply concerned with the many flaws in State Senator Leland Yee's authored SB249. I believe the bill if passed, will create a public safety hazzard. A semi-automatic rifle with a fixed magazine can be an accidental death waiting to happen. Without the ability to easily remove the magazine when a double feed malfunction occurs, there is a risk of accidental discharge. Every gun safety instructor teaches their students to first drop the magazine before attempting to clear a malfunction, while maintaining safe muzzle direction. The bullet button device allows for easy removal of the magazine and therefore safe clearing of the firearm. The bullet button is a safety device... not a loophole.
Imagine a situation with a fixed magazine AR15 rifle that has a double feed malfunction and an inexperienced recreational shooter attempting to clear it at a busy weekend gun range. The shooter attempts to take apart the firearm while it is LOADED!! There is a reason manufacturers engineered their AR style firearms with quick and easy magazine removal. Does Senator Yee know more than the firearms industry when it comes to safety design?
Another concern I have with this bill are all the lawsuits that will be filed against the State, burdening taxpayers with millions in court costs for political folly. California simply can't afford such nonsense. There are thousands of Californians who purchased semi-automatic rifles with the bullet button installed to comply with current California law. To then make their firearms illegal, with confiscation and without compensation will be a fiscal disaster for the State. It is still not settled whether California's Assualt Weapon ban would survive a Supreme Court challenge, I'm sure it wouldn't, since the AR15 and similiar semi-automatic rifles are now considered "common use" firearms nationally. The Heller vs. DC decision already establishes the right of the US citizen to use common use firearms for self defense.
I urge you to veto SB249 if it passes, and I urge you to rein in the political motivated demagogues who would make law-abiding citizens criminals for politiical brownie points, yet do absolutely nothing to reduce real violent crime in California.
Thank you for your consideration,
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I am deeply concerned with the many flaws in State Senator Leland Yee's authored SB249. I believe the bill if passed, will create a public safety hazzard. A semi-automatic rifle with a fixed magazine can be an accidental death waiting to happen. Without the ability to easily remove the magazine when a double feed malfunction occurs, there is a risk of accidental discharge. Every gun safety instructor teaches their students to first drop the magazine before attempting to clear a malfunction, while maintaining safe muzzle direction. The bullet button device allows for easy removal of the magazine and therefore safe clearing of the firearm. The bullet button is a safety device... not a loophole.
Imagine a situation with a fixed magazine AR15 rifle that has a double feed malfunction and an inexperienced recreational shooter attempting to clear it at a busy weekend gun range. The shooter attempts to take apart the firearm while it is LOADED!! There is a reason manufacturers engineered their AR style firearms with quick and easy magazine removal. Does Senator Yee know more than the firearms industry when it comes to safety design?
Another concern I have with this bill are all the lawsuits that will be filed against the State, burdening taxpayers with millions in court costs for political folly. California simply can't afford such nonsense. There are thousands of Californians who purchased semi-automatic rifles with the bullet button installed to comply with current California law. To then make their firearms illegal, with confiscation and without compensation will be a fiscal disaster for the State. It is still not settled whether California's Assualt Weapon ban would survive a Supreme Court challenge, I'm sure it wouldn't, since the AR15 and similiar semi-automatic rifles are now considered "common use" firearms nationally. The Heller vs. DC decision already establishes the right of the US citizen to use common use firearms for self defense.
I urge you to veto SB249 if it passes, and I urge you to rein in the political motivated demagogues who would make law-abiding citizens criminals for politiical brownie points, yet do absolutely nothing to reduce real violent crime in California.
Thank you for your consideration,
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