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Nothing new or secret here. This was published (along with a bunch of other tactics) in Dec 2023 in the Safer States Agenda from the Whitehouse Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see Page 7, bottom). The nuanced title of the section is “Ban Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Magazines and Ghost Guns”.
That will allow DOJ to do just about anything in support of this effort. It may include having the training completion forwarded to them. If so (let me screw down my tin-foil hat) DOJ has a perfect vehicle for tracking purchasers, beyond the DROS files.(c) The Department of Justice may promulgate regulations and provide additional information for the implementation of this subdivision.
Nothing new or secret here. This was published (along with a bunch of other tactics) in Dec 2023 in the Safer States Agenda from the Whitehouse Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see Page 7, bottom). The nuanced title of the section is “Ban Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Magazines and Ghost Guns”.
But back to the issue at hand, SB 1187. The bill requires DOJ to develop the course. It doesn’t provide particulars on how proof of training is to be evidenced and recorded. That will be left to the bill’s provision:
That will allow DOJ to do just about anything in support of this effort. It may include having the training completion forwarded to them. If so (let me screw down my tin-foil hat) DOJ has a perfect vehicle for tracking purchasers, beyond the DROS files.
With everything everyone has noted in the impact of this bill, it should be evident that it has two main goals:
1. Register as many firearms owners as possible, and
2. Make obtaining a firearm extraordinarily difficult and expensive.
i remember back in 95 or so buying my first handgun we had to get the bfsc card was an extra 5-10 bucks and was suppose to be good for life.We joked around in the shop that once everyone gets one they will see the extra money dry up and do another version.
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As for this latest bill, it sounds like we're one step closer to the infamous FOID card, and thus licensing rights. .....
So, another $100 for the LiveScan plus another couple hundred for agency fees plus a two-year wait works for you?If this or a similar version ends up getting signed into law, all of you should just get a CCW permit if you haven't already. If you are going to put in the money and time to do classroom training and live fire training, you might as well also get the ability to concealed carry in the places left that still legal to do so.
I had my permit in my hand 3 weeks after I submitted the application. I'm sorry you live in a Democrat county.So, another $100 for the LiveScan plus another couple hundred for agency fees plus a two-year wait works for you?
Thanks for your sorrow, but I've had my CCW for well over a decade and I'm in the heart of democratland. We had and have functional Sheriffs.I had my permit in my hand 3 weeks after I submitted the application. I'm sorry you live in a Democrat county.
As for the $100 being worth it, that's entirely subjective based on your own personal opinion and finances.
I still would recommend the CCW permit regardless of what your situation is.
I’d be down for an 8 hour class, IF it nullified the roster.
That is exactly their goal! We're already seeing folks here on caguns saying the sin tax, etc. are normal and they are willing to tolerate it.This is depressing... I did read the document that was linked, but I can see no silver lining. They are going to keep making gun ownership more difficult and expensive until us dinosaurs are all gone and the next generations have no clue what it used to be like.
That is exactly their goal! We're already seeing folks here on caguns saying the sin tax, etc. are normal and they are willing to tolerate it.
Lol you're not alone. I've practiced the same habit since July 2014 after I was ...It’s gotten to the point I let someone else go into the intersection first when the light turns green, better them than me getting tboned by an uninsured, unlicensed illegal or someone texting than me getting tboned.
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