New from CalGunLaws: Microstamping Rule Freezes Number of Semiautomatic Pistols Available for Sale in California

LINK IS NOW WORKING! – Microstamping Rule Freezes Number of Semiautomatic Pistols Available for Sale in California

Despite the flaws in the technology, the obvious ways that criminals will circumvent the technology, and the difficulties crime labs will have in deciphering the marks, on May 17, 2013, California Attorney General Kamala Harris certified that microstamping is available to firearm manufacturers.

With this simple announcement, new and safer state-of-the-art pistol models essential for home and family defense became impossible for Californians to acquire, because to be sold in California all new semi-automatic pistol models must now have microstamping incorporated into their design in order to be approved for sale in California.

Given the manufacturing costs involved, it is highly unlikely that any manufacturers will adopt the microstamping technology, particularly considering their current pistol production can barely meet the demand from other states. As a practical matter, this will limit the types of new handguns available to the California market to those handguns ready all approved for sale and listed on the roster of approved handguns as of the date of the certification.

NRA and NSSF are exploring all legal avenues for challenging this action in court, and a lawsuit is very likely.

Michel & Associates, P.C. has made a legal memorandum and a collection of other materials on the topic available here.

 

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LICENSE TO CARRY LAWSUIT FILED IN ORANGE COUNTY

LICENSE TO CARRY LAWSUIT FILED IN ORANGE COUNTY!

    

September 13, 2012 – In response to continuing complaints from Orange County firearms owners and Second Amendment civil rights activists, attorneys for the National Rifle Association and the CRPA Foundation have filed a lawsuit against Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens in U. S. District Court.

Orange County citizens should be able to exercise their fundamental right to bear arms, but they are precluded from doing so because they do not have what Sheriff Hutchens uniquely considers “good cause” for a license to carry a firearm in public.

The lawsuit seeks to compel her to issue those licenses, and asks the Court to enjoin Sheriff Hutchens from requiring license applicants to prove they have a special need, beyond the general need to defend themselves and their loved ones, for a license to carry before she will issue them one.

Just days after having filed the Complaint, plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary injunction asking the Court to order Sheriff Hutchens to cease withholding permits. A copy of the Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction is available here

http://michellawyers.com/mckay-v-sheriff-hutchens/

Calgunlaws.com News and the NRA Members’ Councils of California will keep everyone updated on the progress of this case.  Subscribe to Calgunlaws.com e-bulletins to be kept informed.

SUPPORT THE NRA/ CRPAF LEGAL ACTION PROJECT

Seventeen years ago the NRA and CRPA joined forces to fight local gun bans being written and pushed in California by the gun ban lobby. Their coordinated efforts became the NRA/CRPA “Local Ordinance Project” (LOP) – a statewide campaign to fight ill conceived local efforts at gun control and educate politicians about available programs that are effective in reducing accidents and violence without infringing on the rights of law-abiding firearms owners. The NRA/CRPA LOP has had tremendous success in beating back most of these anti-self-defense proposals.

In addition to fighting local gun bans, for decades the NRA has been litigating dozens of cases in California courts to promote the right to self-defense and the Second Amendment. In the post Heller and McDonald legal environment, NRA and CRPA Foundation have formed the NRA/CRPA Foundation Legal Action Project (LAP), a joint venture to pro-actively strike down ill-conceived gun control laws and ordinances and advance the rights of firearms owners, specifically in California. Sometimes, success is more likely when LAP’s litigation efforts are kept low profile, so the details of every lawsuit are not always released. To see a partial list of the LAP’s recent accomplishments, or to contribute to the NRA or to the NRA / CRPAF LAP and support this and similar Second Amendment cases, visit

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All donations made to the CRPA Foundation will directly support litigation efforts to advance the rights of California firearms owners.

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California gun owners: AB 809 and AB 144 require your action

There are 2 anti-gun bills here in Calif. that need your immediate attention.

The legislators have been on break and resume again Aug. 15th(next Monday).

The 2 anti-gun bills the NRA wants us to focus on are:

AB 809 Long Gun registration

Currently on the suspense file in Senate Appropriations, let’s keep in there.

http://nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml?summary=ab809&year=2011

AB 144 Ban open carry unload

This bill is now on the State Senate floor and awaiting a vote.

http://nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml?summary=ab144&year=2011

Please contact our State Senator Juan Vargas and ask him to oppose these 2 bills.

Call, fax a short letter, or at least send an e-mail to his capitol office as time is short.

Capitol Office:
State Capitol, Room 3092
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-4040
Fax: (916) 327-3522

Visit the California NRA Members Council web site to see all the gun bills:

http://nramemberscouncils.com/

Thanks to Doyle Pritchard for the heads-up.

Dear Sir:

If you tell me that you like SKSs because you can convert them into AK-47s, and then, when I tell you that in California that’s a felony, you say, “Yeah, I know,” with a shrug—I’m not selling you a gun. Don’t even bother coming in.

*note:  this happened today as I was outside having a cigarette break.

Buying a gun in California

If you’re a California resident, you have a couple of hoops to jump through when you buy a gun. It’s not as complicated as it may sound.

• California driver’s license or ID/military ID
• utility bill with your name and current street address
• proof of handgun safety training
• if you are military, bring your permanent orders

What can make it a drag for you is finding out that you have to get a certain type of utility bill if your address is not current on your driver’s license or ID.  Then you have to make an extra trip to bring the right one.  This is an ATF requirement–they want to verify that you’re who you say you are.  A utility bill that is from a government entity, such as the city, will satisfy this requirement, and the fact that it’s a utility bill will satisfy the state requirement as well.  ATF will also accept an address change card from DMV as long as it is stamped by DMV. (California still requires the utility bill, so bring both.)

If you are not in law enforcement or the military, you will need to take the handgun safety test in order to obtain a Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC).  You can read the HSC study guide on DOJ’s website here:  HSC Study Guide

The test has 30 questions, true/false and multiple choice, and most of them are common sense questions.  One that does stump people is about private party transfers–just remember that you have to transfer a firearm through a dealer whether you know the person or not, just like when you get a used car you have to transfer the title through DMV.

The HSC is $25, and it’s valid for 5 years.  If you lose your card, go back to the dealer where you took the test and ask for a replacement card, which will cost you $15.

You will also give a safe handling demonstration.  you will show the instructor that you know:

• the safety features on the gun
• how to load and unload the gun
• how to put the cable or trigger lock on and take it off
• what to do in the event of a jam

And while you’re demonstrating these to the instructor, you need to:

• be aware of where your pistol or revolver is pointed
• keep your finger off the trigger

In other words, treat the gun as if it were loaded and maintain this vigilance every time you handle any firearm.

Let me  know if you have any questions.  🙂