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01-17-2014, 04:37 PM
Ruger To Stop Selling Semi-Auto Handguns In California
By Brian Anderson on January 16, 2014
America’s biggest civilian-market gun manufacturer has had enough of California’s nonsensical regulations and has decided it will no longer sell semi-automatic handguns in the Golden State. At least that’s the rumor floating around the 2014 Shot Show in Las Vegas as reported by calgunlaws.com. As a Californian and a Ruger fan-boy this has me worried and pissed off.
The way things work here in the People’s Republic is, in order for a manufacturer to sell a handgun, it must be submitted to the Department of Justice for safety testing. Of course this isn’t s free service, gun makers must pay $200 per gun. If it passes, it makes the coveted list of approved firearms and can be sold to consumers in California. However, any variation to the gun like a different finish or alternate grips/sights, requires a new submission and another fee. It’s stupid, but Cali ain’t known for its commonsense gun laws.
Ever year, each gun must be renewed with another fee of $200 to stay on the list and remain legal to sell. It looks as if Ruger is done jumping through the hoops and will allow all of its semi-auto handguns to drop off the list, making them unavailable to the California gun enthusiast.
There’s actually more to this story. Starting this year, any new semi-auto that hopes to make it on the list of approved handguns must be equipped with micro-stamping technology. This is a firing pin that will stamp the serial number of the gun on the primer of a round, the idea being that cops can match crime scene shell casings to a particular gun. It’s been proven to be ineffective, but the liberals in charge think it will reduce crime.
California takes it one step further, by requiring two micro-stamps in each gun. From what I understand, there has to be a secondary device that stamps the serial number on the side of the shell casing as well. So, in reality, there is a ban on any new model semi-autos for Californians because no manufacturer in his right mind is going to make such a weapon.
This sucks because I love and own several Ruger firearms, but I get where the company is coming from. California is a sh*tty place to do business and even worse for the firearms industry. I kind of hope Ruger will pull a Barrett move and stop selling their guns to any California law enforcement agency. If you remember, the 50-cal sniper rifle maker has refused to sell its guns to police agencies in states that don’t allow citizens to own their guns. It’d be awesome if all gun manufacturers banded together in solidarity for the 2nd Amendment and cancelled all contracts to law enforcement in slave states.
This announcement comes as a shock. At this rate, Californians will only be allowed to own single-shot rim fire guns in no time. Meanwhile the criminals and the cops, the only two groups that actually shoot people, will have no problem getting their hands on whatever they like.
http://downtrend.com/71superb/ruger-to-stop-selling-semi-auto-handguns-in-california/?utm_source=Outbrain
By Brian Anderson on January 16, 2014
America’s biggest civilian-market gun manufacturer has had enough of California’s nonsensical regulations and has decided it will no longer sell semi-automatic handguns in the Golden State. At least that’s the rumor floating around the 2014 Shot Show in Las Vegas as reported by calgunlaws.com. As a Californian and a Ruger fan-boy this has me worried and pissed off.
The way things work here in the People’s Republic is, in order for a manufacturer to sell a handgun, it must be submitted to the Department of Justice for safety testing. Of course this isn’t s free service, gun makers must pay $200 per gun. If it passes, it makes the coveted list of approved firearms and can be sold to consumers in California. However, any variation to the gun like a different finish or alternate grips/sights, requires a new submission and another fee. It’s stupid, but Cali ain’t known for its commonsense gun laws.
Ever year, each gun must be renewed with another fee of $200 to stay on the list and remain legal to sell. It looks as if Ruger is done jumping through the hoops and will allow all of its semi-auto handguns to drop off the list, making them unavailable to the California gun enthusiast.
There’s actually more to this story. Starting this year, any new semi-auto that hopes to make it on the list of approved handguns must be equipped with micro-stamping technology. This is a firing pin that will stamp the serial number of the gun on the primer of a round, the idea being that cops can match crime scene shell casings to a particular gun. It’s been proven to be ineffective, but the liberals in charge think it will reduce crime.
California takes it one step further, by requiring two micro-stamps in each gun. From what I understand, there has to be a secondary device that stamps the serial number on the side of the shell casing as well. So, in reality, there is a ban on any new model semi-autos for Californians because no manufacturer in his right mind is going to make such a weapon.
This sucks because I love and own several Ruger firearms, but I get where the company is coming from. California is a sh*tty place to do business and even worse for the firearms industry. I kind of hope Ruger will pull a Barrett move and stop selling their guns to any California law enforcement agency. If you remember, the 50-cal sniper rifle maker has refused to sell its guns to police agencies in states that don’t allow citizens to own their guns. It’d be awesome if all gun manufacturers banded together in solidarity for the 2nd Amendment and cancelled all contracts to law enforcement in slave states.
This announcement comes as a shock. At this rate, Californians will only be allowed to own single-shot rim fire guns in no time. Meanwhile the criminals and the cops, the only two groups that actually shoot people, will have no problem getting their hands on whatever they like.
http://downtrend.com/71superb/ruger-to-stop-selling-semi-auto-handguns-in-california/?utm_source=Outbrain