July 1, 2016 California Governor Jerry Brown signed the following bills into law among others.
A requirement that ammunition purchasers undergo background checks
Require an ID/.background check to purchase ammunition and create a new state database of ammunition owners
Ban possession of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 bullets
Restrict the loaning of guns without background checks to family members.
Anyone who knows the first thing about the factually driven reality-based world is aware that since 1999, the rate of violent firearm deaths per 100,000 people, including homicides and suicides, has actually declined from over 11 to 10.5. Gun homicides have vastly decreased from 4 down to 3.4 per 100,000. However, the despondency that has pervaded during the Obama Presidency has increased the rate of gun suicides from under 6 to 6.7 per 100,000 between 2009 and 2014, partly offsetting the saved lives from declining homicides.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/21/gun-homicides-stead...
By the same data from Pew Research, nonfatal crimes involving a firearm declined from 300 per 100,000 in 1999 down to 120 in 2012, before the Obama-Holder team exploited the self-defense killing of Trayvon Martin with racially charged rhetoric and agitated our young urban communities back toward escalating violence. By 2014 the rate of nonfatal firearm-related crimes went up to 174.8, an increase of nearly 50 percent in two years, with rates of gun violence continuing their upward reversal as Obama-Holder fanned the flames of the "Ferguson Effect" to create more chaos in cities across the USA.
So no, Chris Rock was not "ahead of his time". He came up with that routine when gun-related deaths were in decline, and would continue in decline for several years on their own, but for a blip back upward thanks to a professional community-agitator president.
Also, anyone familiar with realities of the marketplace would be aware that if ammo were $5000 per round, an underground market would arise to meet the demand more cheaply.
Libs. Duh. Libs. Double-duh.
Time is already ahead of the bill. We're in an age where average citizens can buy a 3D printer and make bullets and a gun. Everyone wants to try gun control, but there is not a darn thing we can do to stop this, I think, not with technology being what it is. It's like when the feds came down on pirated music. Sure, a few average citizens got hit with massive fines, but piracy is still a problem. The gun and bullet programs/ plans are free and easy to get. Literally anyone with a 3D printer and the right materials can have a gun and bullets. The government has no way to track who has the abilities, how many they make, or who they've given them to.
i think they should do away with guns altogether
You're not kidding me JA? A 3D printer can provide a do-it-yourself-kit to create a gun and bullets? OK. So what is the point of an NRA or gun laws or licenses or anything? You just scared the bejesus outta me m'dear. I had no idea. Talk about nightmare how do we ever wake up from that one? Thank you for thoughtful, informative and very scary reply and Happy Sunday! :)
Please read Just Asking's answer pearl! It seems all you need is a 3D printer and you can make yo ur own gun and bullets! That is just too weird. Thank you for your reply m'dear! :)
Yes. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes. No. No.
Here's an article on it: http://fortune.com/2016/06/26/untraceable-ar-15-gadget/
The feds did try to shut down one company that was releasing the blueprints for them, but it's really hard to control the exchange of data nowadays.
Thank you for the llink JA. How do gun manufacturers feel about it? What about the NRA? I suppose it will be refined so that any weapon you want to build via printer will be possible. Happy 4th of July Monday! :)
