Inevitably, this approach led to numerous failures as courts rejected what were obvious state overreaches. Time and again, leaders celebrated passage of onerous new laws only to see them erased in the judicial system.
The latest example is the California law banning the purchase of more than one firearm within 30 days. This obviously arbitrary regulation was struck down earlier this month by a federal judge who ruled it to be unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge William Hayes rejected state arguments and sided with gun rights organizations, weapons retailers and California citizens appalled by the heavy-handed statute.
The Second Amendment Foundation’s Bill Sack explained to Reuters that the law purposefully breached the clear intention of the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court.
“Inherent to the right to keep and bear arms is the right to acquire them.”
Indeed, the high court’s clear ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association established a high bar for states to reach in regulating guns. These statutes must fit into the nation’s historical tradition of firearms regulation, something California law clearly failed to do.
This led to a string of setbacks for anti-gunners in the state in recent weeks.
These included a law that permanently stripped gun rights from those who had felony convictions vacated, set aside or dismissed, a statute allowing a flood of frivolous lawsuits against the gun industry and an arbitrary ammunition magazine background check mandate.
Despite these defeats, the Golden State’s legislature is pressing on to push through several other measures aimed directly at gun rights enjoyed by law-abiding citizens.
A hearing is scheduled this week in the Senate Public Safety Committee to consider SB 1038, a proposal by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D). This would shrink the time allotted for a private citizen to report the theft of a firearm from five days to only 48 hours.
In effect, a crime victim would further be victimized by the state if they do not meet the new requirement.
Then there’s SB 902, co-sponsored by state Sens. Anthony Portantino (D) and Richard Roth (D). This law would include “animal mistreatment” to the growing roster of misdemeanors that would produce a 10-year ban on firearms possession.
Of course, there is no clear definition of “animal mistreatment” included in the measure. This is wholly intentional as it would cast a wide net in enabling authorities to strip gun rights away.
To be clear, no one of sound judgment approves of the mistreatment of animals. But the definitions of such actions vary wildly, as some consider the consumption of meat to be an egregious act. Would this include having a household pet wander outside and get lost?
And that’s not all. Another pair of measures are on the Senate docket to be heard next month. SB 1160, also presented by Sen. Portantino, would mandate that gun owners re-register their weapons every year and pay a fee for that privilege.
And SB 1253, the handiwork of Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez (D), would require any state resident who possesses a weapon to have a valid Firearm Safety Card. It must be renewed every five years.
Incredibly, there are yet more measures in the early stages of consideration to impede gun rights.
California lawmakers embarked on a rather childish pattern of trying anything and everything to eradicate gun rights. State residents are protected if the courts do their sworn duty and uphold the law and legal precedent.
But it is telling to note the lengths anti-gun forces will go to in order to nullify the Second Amendment. This makes it necessary for groups that support these freedoms to be consistently supported and encouraged.
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