The Problem With California’s Voluntary ‘Do Not Sell List’

By Tom Knighton

California is one of a couple of states considering bills that will allow people to voluntarily put themselves on a list that makes them ineligible to purchase a firearm. On the surface, this sounds fine. After all, it’s voluntary. No one forces someone to put themselves on the list in the first place, and it sounds like something a non-gun owner would want to do if they’re suicidal but still have enough control to try and prevent it.

There’s a problem, though.

You see, as the NRA notes over at The Daily Caller, getting on the list is easy. It’s getting off that’s a problem.

While getting on the Do Not Sell List may be as simple as a few clicks of a mouse, getting off the list is challenging different matter entirely. The registrant must file a petition with a court to have his or her name removed. All persons on the registrant’s contact list are entitled to advance notice of the date, time, and location of the court hearing. And although a person may register on the list for any reason (or no reason at all), a court is authorized to remove a registrant off the list only …Read the Rest

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