Tracking Guns Not Enough For California

By Tom Knighton

It’s amazing. The average Californian would probably be up in arms if the government decided to track something like, say, car parts. Yet I expect absolute silence will come about regarding a measure that will do the same thing for gun parts in the state.

The proposal has already made it through the state assembly and is now working its way through the state Senate.

The measure, AB 2383, passed the Democrat-controlled Assembly last month 45-29 and is currently working its way through the Senate. The proposal would mandate background checks on many of the components needed to build or repair firearms and regulate those who sell them through a licensing scheme. Supporters argue it will save lives.

“This bill will help improve public safety by protecting the rights of responsible gun owners while preventing criminals and those who should not otherwise possess a firearm from gaining access,” said Assemblymember Mike Gipson, D-Gardena, sponsor of the bill. In remarks to lawmakers, Gipson cites the case of a Rancho Tehama man who built an unregulated rifle he later used in a shooting last year that left five dead. The man, Kevin Janson Neal, was barred …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms