California Seizes Guns as Owners Lose Right to Keep Arms

**PocketProtector** · March 12th, 2013, 12:57 PM

Everyone will be deemed mental

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...tml?cmpid=yhoo

Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying 40-caliber Glock pistols, nine California Justice Department agents assembled outside a ranch-style house in a suburb east of Los Angeles. They were looking for a gun owner who’d recently spent two days in a mental hospital.

They knocked on the door and asked to come in. About 45 minutes later, they came away peacefully with three firearms.

**lemko** · March 12th, 2013, 01:07 PM

All this is going to do is keep people who are having psychological issues from seeking help for fear Big Brother is going to sieze their firearms. I guess they'll be happier when folks refuse to seek help then explode and go on a rampage.

**CenterTree** · March 12th, 2013, 01:27 PM

Other states may lack confiscation programs because they don’t track purchases as closely as California, which requires most weapons sales go through a licensed dealer and be reported.

“Very, very few states have an archive of firearm owners like we have,”

^^ As it's been said, registration is the first step to confiscation.

**cdd1** · March 12th, 2013, 02:23 PM

If we all agree that the gun rights of law abiding citizens should not be infringed, what happens when someone ceases to become anything but law abiding?

While I strongly disagree with what California is doing, it's certainly a worthwhile topic to discuss.

As an example, if I lawfully buy and own guns in my 20s, but then when I hit 30, I get 2 DUIs, decide to beat my wife silly and begin engaging in identify theft...what is the recourse against me as it relates to my firearms?

I don't think I have an answer...but I'm interested to see what the board thinks. I can't think of anything that doesn't cross a line towards national registration, etc.

**Adam-12** · March 12th, 2013, 02:27 PM

Already being discussed HERE.

**mojollnir** · March 12th, 2013, 05:54 PM

As we see thru the actions in Calif. the "TOOLS" they need to disarm the next generation are already in their hands.
If enough anti-gun parents can convince enough anti-gun doctors to 302 their kids, preferably in later teen angsty situations. Then they will effectively disarm a great portion of the next generation. They can explain it is best for them and continue the cycle into the next generation.
Me, I taught mine gun safety and how to shoot.