Comments on: Californians Race to Buy Long Guns Before Registry Takes Effect

By: Rod Davies

Rod Davies — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 04:07:38 +0000

Some American friends of mine are thinking it will be the end of shooting and buying more guns. We in Australia might not have the “freedom” we did 30 years ago, but we are still able to own as many guns as we like. I know of people with over 30 guns I have heard of some with over 100 guns), including semi auto pistols, revolvers, shot guns, rifles.

By: ArchfileX

ArchfileX — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:58:32 +0000

As an Australian thats not drinking the coolaid, and remembers the confiscations and knows every time something new gets banned the list comes out and they come door to door — Don’t imagine for a moment that this won’t end in confiscation!

It will and has everywhere else. Fight for your rights, some of us down under still remember freedom (if only as a dim memory)

By: PJ

PJ — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 03:33:59 +0000

It matters because it is none of anyone’s business what gun I have. In America, our wise Founders recognized the God given right to independence, self-government and self protection, which, as I recall, was not part of the previous administration’s understanding of :”divine right”. It is time to tell our elected government exactly what we told the king.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 19:34:14 +0000

Canada just got rid of their failed gun registry. They were told it would cost 2 million, it ended up costing more than 2 billion. It was breached multiple times and more than half the entries in it were wrong.

Just before every election, people with big gun collections were conveniently and coincidentally robbed. Liberal politicians would of course then use that as an excuse for banning all guns since “more than half the guns used in crimes are stolen from legal gun owners”.

By: pbcaster45

pbcaster45 — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:49:21 +0000

The Canadians had a Long Gun Registery too. It was a massive waste of money ($2.7 Billion!) and never solved a single murder. Just another common sense gun law that doesn’t make any sense. No wonder Califoria’s State Government is broke!

By: pbcaster45

pbcaster45 — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:21:25 +0000

@pteOMARK

The issue is we’re not in Australia…

By: pteOMARK

pteOMARK — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 06:50:47 +0000

As an Australian this is a system we have had for some time.

What exactly is the issue here?

By: Matt D.

Matt D. — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 19:13:24 +0000

unfortunately the lower I bought on black Friday didn’t make it to my local FFL in time. Pretty bummed about that.

By: Neon

Neon — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 02:21:30 +0000

California is setting the stage to follow in other states that seek to register then force the sale, removal or confiscate those registered rifles.

By: STW

STW — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:43:27 +0000

Having once lived in California for a number of years I always take a little bit of pleasure in owning a gun that is now illegal in the state. Schemes like this make it easier and cheaper to get that warm feeling. Pretty soon all I’ll have to do is read the news, open the safe, take a look, and watch one more illegal gun be mine without any spending or change in inventory on my part. I don’t believe that’s how those guys in Philadelphia 200+ years ago meant it to work.