Californians on pace to buy 1 million guns in 2016

[lostinblue 1,989]

Californians on pace to buy 1 million guns in 2016

Californians are on track to buy nearly a million guns in 2016, a huge jump from previous years.

The soaring gun sale totals — which show 554,203 firearms sales through late July — come in the wake of mass shootings in Orlando and Dallas, followed by calls for gun control legislation. KPCC obtained the new data from the California Department of Justice's gun tracking system, the Dealer Record of Sales (DROS). The system shows gun sales on track to surpass 2015 nearly everywhere in the state.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/08/15/63411/californians-on-pace-to-buy-1-million-guns-in-2016/

[Boiler 46,944]

Obama!

[Rob L 3,811]

Obama!

perfection ! driving the economy

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Californians on pace to buy 1 million guns in 2016

Californians are on track to buy nearly a million guns in 2016, a huge jump from previous years.

The soaring gun sale totals which show 554,203 firearms sales through late July come in the wake of mass shootings in Orlando and Dallas, followed by calls for gun control legislation. KPCC obtained the new data from the California Department of Justice's gun tracking system, the Dealer Record of Sales (DROS). The system shows gun sales on track to surpass 2015 nearly everywhere in the state.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/08/15/63411/californians-on-pace-to-buy-1-million-guns-in-2016/

Obama dell's them like hotcakes

[John Miller 761]

The body count will not be far behind.

[marianath 27]

The body count will not be far behind.

Huh ??

More guns does not mean more body count.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Huh ??

More guns does not mean more body count.

Now that is a fact. Odd how the places with the most gun control have the highest gun crime rates .

[Sousuke 1,214]

Huh ??

More guns does not mean more body count.

US gun deaths have little to do with number of guns purchased in a year or number of conceal carry permits...they generally match population growth.

[Sousuke 1,214]

The body count will not be far behind.

But California laws are nearly on par with Germany....

[Póg mo 1,749]

Obama!

I thought Obama was going to take your guns? He had better hurry up. Of course he requires 2/3 majority in Congress, so that should be no problem.

[Sousuke 1,214]

I thought Obama was going to take your guns? He had better hurry up. Of course he requires 2/3 majority in Congress, so that should be no problem.

No but California is going to be trying to confiscate some guns and gun accessories....they have been signed into law this year actually. Where California goes so does the US they say.

Gun confiscation is here my friend.

Edited August 17, 2016 by Sousuke

[John Miller 761]

But California laws are nearly on par with Germany....

Not even close.

The US Library of Congress defines the German gun control system as “one of the most stringent in Europe”.

And professor Christian Pfeiffer of Criminology Research Institute of Lower Saxony also told The Local that Germany’s laws were some of the toughest worldwide.

Germans do not have fundamental rights to bear arms, unlike Americans do under the Second Amendment, and the country’s violent past including the Nazi era has certainly helped to shape the current strict regulations.

To get a gun, Germans must first obtain a firearms ownership license (Waffenbesitzkarte) - and you may need a different one for each weapon you buy - or a license to carry (Waffenschein).

Applicants for a license must be at least 18 years old and undergo what’s called a reliability check, which includes checking for criminal records, whether the person is an alcohol or drug addict, whether they have mental illness or any other attributes that might make them questionable to authorities.

The also have to pass a “specialized knowledge test” on guns and people younger than 25 applying for their first license must go through a psychiatric evaluation.

One must also prove a specific and approved need for the weapon, which is mainly limited to use by hunters, competitive marksmen, collectors and security workers - not for self-defence.

Once you have a license, you’re also limited in the number of and kinds of guns you may own, depending on what kind of license you have: Fully automatic weapons are banned for all, while semiautomatic firearms are banned for anything other than hunting or competitive shooting.

Under the reforms passed in the wake of a 2009 mass shooting, gun owners are also subject to continued monitoring by the government with officials able to ask gun owners at any time to enter their private property and check that they are properly storing their weapons.

http://www.thelocal.de/20160616/five-things-to-know-about-guns-in-germany-us-gun-control-laws

Edited August 17, 2016 by John Miller

[Boiler 46,944]

Fortunately for Allah, blessing be upon him, German laws have not been that effective either.

[Sousuke 1,214]

Not even close.

We have a 5 year Certification similar to the Waffenbesitzkarte.

We have a similar "knowledge test"

Fully Automatic arms are also completely illegal in California.

We have similar storage requirement laws.

We are limited in how many guns can be bought per year.

You can actually buy a broader range of guns (mostly handguns) in Germany than California. We have to do a background check every time ammo is purchased. I don't think Germans do that.

You will have to have an "ammo card" in two years. Germans don't do that.

About the only thing I don't see in California is the 25 and under psych evaluation.

Edited August 17, 2016 by Sousuke

[Póg mo 1,749]

Fortunately for Allah, blessing be upon him, German laws have not been that effective either.

I am pretty sure Germany does not have anywhere near the numbers of injurie or deaths attributed to guns, than that of the USA.