California cops can now seize guns from law-abiding Americans without charges and without giving any notice --- Californians are pussies. just let'em try that shit in TN, TX or FL.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 1:28:02 PM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > *New law lets cops confiscate guns without notice* > > Posted By *Chelsea Schilling* On 12/29/2015 > > > > Under a new law effective New Year’s Day, California cops can now seize > guns from law-abiding Americans without charges and without giving any > notice. > > And police can keep those firearms for 21 days under the law known as AB > 1014 > <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1014> > . > > If family members believe a gun-owning individual is a danger to > themselves or someone else, police may acquire a temporary “gun violence” > restraining order from a judge, KPCC public radio reported. > > California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the law after the 2014 shooting by > Elliot Rodger near the University of California, Santa Barbara. Rodger, 22, > killed six people and injured 14. > > Before his May 23 shooting spree, Rodger’s parents claim they expressed > concern about their son’s mental state and chilling online diatribes about > women. > > In his last YouTube video before the shooting, Rodger stated in what > appeared to be prepared remarks: “If I had it in my power, I would stop at > nothing to reduce every single one of you to mountains of skulls and rivers > of blood, and rightfully so.” > > Police officers who visited his apartment three weeks before the spree. > Rodger’s therapist and mother had told authorities they were concerned > about videos the man had posted online. But the officers – who never viewed > Rodger’s videos – determined he wasn’t a threat to himself and, therefore, > didn’t search his apartment or determine whether he owned guns. > > “In the case of the Isla Vista shooter, Elliot Rodger, his mother was > noticing that he was becoming more agitated and making these threats of > violence, but there was little she could do and little the police could > do,” said Democratic Assembly member Nancy Skinner of Berkeley, who > introduced the bill in 2014 along with Santa Barbara Democrat Das Williams. > > As of Friday, California’s new law would enable a judge to issue a > restraining order against a gun owner based on accounts from family and > police. > > “The law gives us a vehicle to cause the person to surrender their > weapons, to have a time out, if you will,” Los Angeles Police Department > Chief Michael Moore told KPCC. “It allows further examination of the > person’s mental state.” > > A gun owner may challenge the decision three weeks after the firearms are > confiscated. > > “It’s a short duration, and it allows for due process,” Moore contends. > > The law also requires the California court to notify the Department of > Justice when any gun violence restraining order has been issued, renewed, > dissolved or terminated. > > The state already bans citizens from owning firearms if they have > committed violent crimes or were involuntarily committed to mental health > facilities. Law-enforcement authorities are also permitted to confiscate > guns if a licensed therapist says the owner is a danger to the safety of > himself or others. > > Moore told KPCC the new firearms restraining order is comparable to a > domestic violence restraining order because no conviction is needed. > > “It’s an opportunity for mental health professionals to provide an > analysis of a person’s mental state,” he said, adding that he doesn’t > expect “tremendous” use of the new restraining orders by authorities. > > Meanwhile, gun-rights advocates are up in arms over the new law. > > Same Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, told the > Associated Press: “We don’t need another law to solve this problem. We > think this just misses the mark and may create a situation where > law-abiding gun owners are put in jeopardy.” > > Charles H. Cunningham, a director with the NRA’s Institute for Legislative > Action, wrote > <http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-california-jerry-brown-gun-seizures-20140929-story.html>, > > “Without a doubt, AB 1014 is one of the most egregious violations of civil > liberties ever introduced in the California Legislature.” > > And in 2014, Dr. Jason Kissner, associate professor of criminology at > California State University, Fresno, called the legislation > <http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/06/ab_1014_california_democrats_wage_war_on_the_constitution.html> > > “the most draconian and flagrantly unconstitutional bill in the state’s, > and maybe even the nation’s, history.” > > Kissner warned “victims of this proposed law might have no idea they have > even been targeted until police show up at the door, *conceivably in the > middle of the night* …” > > URL to article: > *http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/new-law-lets-cops-confiscate-guns-without-notice/ > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/new-law-lets-cops-confiscate-guns-without-notice/>* > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmY2w5ZGI1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NTE1MDAxNTk-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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