I tole ya it was going to happen!
George
StarPD
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> <!--begin story--> OAKLAND -- Mandatory licensing for handgun owners, akin to
> the state's requirements for drivers, is the latest gun control proposal
> being pushed by state Sen. Don Perata, D-Alameda.
> At a press conference Tuesday, Perata said he plans to bring such a bill to
> the state Legislature in January. He will discuss its components with the
> public at a Thursday town hall meeting hosted by the Alameda County Bar
> Association.
> It took Perata 13 years to achieve success with the recently enacted Senate
> Bill 23, the far-reaching assault weapons ban he authored. And he
> acknowledged Tuesday that he will likely face even more challenges getting
> the new proposal past gun owners and manufacturers who would oppose such a
> stringent law.
> "It will probably make the assault-weapons fight look like a schoolyard tiff
> in comparison," he said.
> Under the proposed requirements, handgun owners would earn licenses by
> undergoing fingerprint background checks every four years and passing firearm
> proficiency and safety tests. Owners would be required to report stolen
> weapons, carry photo identification and renew their licenses every four
> years.
> He also is considering authoring bills that would require owners to register
> new guns and carry liability insurance and extend
> product-liability<!--appended section--> provisions to cover firearms
> manufacturers.
> Perata will solicit support for his proposals at Thursday's public forum on
> gun violence. He will join Assemblymembers Audie Bock, G-Piedmont, and Ellen
> Corbett, D-San Leandro, in a panel discussion of the legal tools available to
> tighten firearms control.
> Spurred by recent high-profile shootings in the state and across the nation,
> the bar association's gun violence prevention committee organized the meeting
> in an attempt to forge an alliance between lawyers and lawmakers. Director
> Rena Rickles said it is the first time a group of attorneys has taken such a
> stand.
> "Never before have the attorneys put themselves out there in the community,
> telling legislators to write the laws that we need," Rickles said.
> All will have the opportunity to speak, Rickles said. Other scheduled
> speakers include Oakland Police Chief Richard Word and Councilmembers Nancy
> Nadel (Downtown-West Oakland) and Henry Chang Jr. (At-Large).
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> The town hall meeting will be 7-10 p.m. Thursday at the First Congregational
> Church, 2501 Harrison St., Oakland.
Take particular note of the proposed registration of all new guns, which will
inevitably lead to the same confiscation as on SKS with removable magazines.
p.s. as of the end of sept. the oakland army base will be no more!!!
just like alameda navel and fort ord.....pretty soon we will have NO
military!!
