SB249 - Stripping away rights faster than I can strip my 92FS.

https://www.change.org/petitions/stop-sb-249

Okay, so for those of you out there that don't know there is a new bill that they are trying to pass for California that will amend the already determined law(s) on assault weapons and firearms in general.

Someone asked me after telling them about the petition."Isn't it already illegal to own an assault weapon?"

To which I responded the following long response.

"The assault weapons ban only bans certain features... pistol grips, collapsible stocks, bayonet lugs, detachable magazines, and flash suppressors. I may be missing a few. The legislature reads that if have a fixed magazine, one that can be removed only by using a tool, that it is not considered an assault weapon, just a rifle. Not pertaining to SB249 but if you don't have a pistol grip or flash suppressor, it's also considered a rifle. The bullet button is a conversion piece that you can put on a lower receiver of an AR or AK or similar type, to convert it to have a fixed magazine, thus making our pseudo assault weapons legal. Senator Yee is trying to ban that conversion. My biggest issue with this is that it is part of the bigger agenda of getting rid of our second amendment right. The reason I say that is because of the strict laws already in place in California a handgun, rifle, or shotgun is more lethal, there is nothing about an AR-15 that makes it more lethal than any of those other weapons that are already legal. There are various rifles that are magazine fed that use larger calibers and some that are not magazine fed so they have a higher capacity. Handgun rounds are larger than an 7.62 (AK47 caliber) and maybe most don't know that. The ban against the bullet button is pointless in my opinion because the laws that are already present, 10 round magazines, no suppressors, etc lower any sort of difference between different firearms."

Now my post there could have been a bit better but I wrote it in haste and in the heat of the moment. The most important thing that I really could add to that is that the legislature is clear on the definition of an assault weapon and that's really the important part here because that in essence is what they are trying to change. That being said, I appreciate anyone's support on this matter. If you have any questions comment and I will try to get a solid answer for you, or you can visit that calguns website www.calguns.net.