Swordsmyth
10-13-2017, 10:25 PM
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that will ban the open carrying of rifles in some areas of the state where they were previously allowed.The new law (http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-l-a-county-crime-inspired-measure-that-1505348471-htmlstory.html) he signed Friday makes it a misdemeanor to openly carry an unloaded long gun in public unincorporated areas outside of incorporated cities that are deemed by counties as not appropriate for such firearms.
The law was requested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to expand state law that already bans openly carrying handguns in areas outside cities.
“In effect, this bill closes a narrow loophole in California’s existing open carry prohibitions,” Brown wrote in a signing message.
“This assault on our 2nd Amendment rights will not go unanswered,” said Roy Griffith, legislative liaison for the California Rifle and Pistol Assn., the state affiliate of the National Rifle Assn. He added that the state group “will continue to fight for the right to carry in the courts. This fight is far from over.”
Brown on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required gun stores to better secure firearms, in safes or with lock bars, when they are closed, to prevent theft, saying it wasn’t necessary because state law already requires dealers to enact security measures to avoid theft.
More at: http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-expands-its-ban-on-the-open-1507936129-htmlstory.html
The law was requested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to expand state law that already bans openly carrying handguns in areas outside cities.
“In effect, this bill closes a narrow loophole in California’s existing open carry prohibitions,” Brown wrote in a signing message.
“This assault on our 2nd Amendment rights will not go unanswered,” said Roy Griffith, legislative liaison for the California Rifle and Pistol Assn., the state affiliate of the National Rifle Assn. He added that the state group “will continue to fight for the right to carry in the courts. This fight is far from over.”
Brown on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required gun stores to better secure firearms, in safes or with lock bars, when they are closed, to prevent theft, saying it wasn’t necessary because state law already requires dealers to enact security measures to avoid theft.
More at: http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-expands-its-ban-on-the-open-1507936129-htmlstory.html