California Is At It Again With More Gun Control Insanity
It's a new wrinkle on an old play out of the gun grabbers playbook. Newsom signed a new law that allows residents, the state and local governments to sue members of the firearms industry that manufacture or sell "abnormally dangerous guns." And guess what this law fails to define? Abnormally dangerous guns, of course. Yep...gotta keep that part vague as the object isn't for the plaintiff to win its lawsuit. The object is for the gov't to inflict as much financial damage on the firearm industry as possible.
But it gets better. The abnormally dangerous law expands its scope beyond California's border. The article provides the following example:
"...a Tennessee company that manufacturers guns that are legal in its state but that meet California's definition of "abnormally dangerous" could still face liability under the law even its products were shipped to nearby Arizona and used later to commit a crime in California."
U.S. District Judge Andrew Schopler, who ironically happens to be a Biden appointee, issued a preliminary injuction, barring a lawsuit. Not because it violates the 2nd Amendment, of course, but because it interferes with interstate commerce.
It seems a very strange phrase even by the standards of lawyers, whose trade relies on words and more words at so-many Dollars per Word.
What constitutes "abnormally dangerous" when describing a weapon designed to kill? Are there only dangerous and abnormally dangerous forms of killing?
Even if, as I believe, the vast majority of guns owned in the USA are never used for anything illegal and never even fired in self-defence. They might be used on proper sports-shooting ranges with inert targets, or, especially those based on battlefield weapons like that in your photograph, as just status symbols.
@ArishMell Correct. They're basically one in the same. Rifle no. 1 (wooden stock) is the Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle. Rifle no. 2 is the Ruger Mini-14 Tactical Rifle. They're functionally identical. The only differences are cosmetic and ergonomic. But several states with laws banning "assault weapons" would prevent someone from owning no. 2, while no. 1 is still perfectly legal to purchase. Yet no one blinks an eye.
@graphite Except dismantling the FBI is on that list of the 45 things Communists want to do to destroy America...the list that was read in the Congressional record in 1966.
@MrBrownstone Democrats are determined to reduce crime by letting criminals go, convicting them of lesser charges or convicting them of nothing at all. See: Steinle, Kate, murdered by illegal alien who gets acquitted of all charges in Democrat-owned Frisco.
If someone makes 1x law repugnant to the constitution, not only should they be removed from office, but arrested also.. This Newscum fella.. like 100 times now..
@BritishFailedAesthetic Is Britain still working on knife control and stopping acid attacks? Dangerous place now, the UK.
asti.or.uk - How many acid attacks in the UK per year? United Kingdom
The UK now has the highest number of recorded attacks in the world, with a 69% rise in the number of attacks in 2022. Acid attacks peaked in 2017, with 941 recorded cases.
@badminton Lots of people that got the vaccine did still get it and did still spread it. Your apparent health does not contradict these facts, now, does it.
@IronHamster I was so close to buying a vg condition Chinese SKS for $89 in Las Vegas back in 2006 at Big 5, but I didn't trust my late ex fiancee's son, who lived with us as an adult, I'd still have it to this day, they also had a Vietnam era Fulton Armory M1A in 7.62NATO, with four 20 round mags, for $350 in vg condition, I am still kicking myself.
