Comments on: ‘Open carry’ ban bill’s author says it’s not dead

By: John W

John W — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:36:04 +0000

#21

“Apparently, you’ve never carried a slung weapon.”

Wrong! I did, pursuant to my friendly local draft board and “greetings” from Richard Nixon. Not a shotgun though. No Starbucks either.

By: It’s just a flesh wound – The San Fernando Valley NRA Members' Council

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:22:40 +0000

[...] anyone else think that Assemblyman Portantino sounds like the Black Knight? http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/08/31/open-carry-ban-bills-author-says-its-not-dead/ Share [...]

By: Elwood

Elwood — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:51:06 +0000

Last Action:
08/30/11: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator De León.

And there it lies.

Resting comfortably I hope.

“It’s not dead, it’s just resting” says Anthony Portantino. Kind of like the Norwegian Blue Parrot. H/T Monty Python

By: Elwood

Elwood — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:41:32 +0000

@ #19

Apparently, you’ve never carried a slung weapon.

No problemo. Soldiers eat, drink and for all I know fornicate with slung weapons all the time.

By: Yih-Chau Chang

Yih-Chau Chang — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:30:09 +0000

AB 144 is nothing more than a paradigm of California’s disgraced political culture of corruption and hypocrisy. All common, law-abiding Californians should make their voices heard in strong opposition to this bill.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-oakland/ab-144-californi-a-paradigm-of-political-corruption

By: John W

John W — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:47:07 +0000

Somehow, the picture of a guy scrunching his shoulder to keep a sling attached to a shotgun from sliding off his shoulder while he’s stirring his Starbucks brew, along with that bulky ammo, doesn’t seem quite the same fashion statement as a Glock on the hip. Don’t forget the Davy Crockett hat.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:55:24 +0000

Check this out if you liked the Atlantic piece. The title may be misleading… but its really good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nckgyfGbdnU&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL5753E6B7C968348E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g7TbxkJuqA&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL5753E6B7C968348E

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:18:22 +0000

No John, with a long gun you can use a sling. It’s the equivalent of a hands-free device. Bottoms-up!

Check out Portantino here: http://bit.ly/r9T9jz

By: John W

John W — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:46:23 +0000

Re: #13

If that happens, it could be tricky holding both the shotgun or AK and the Starbucks cup.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:25:43 +0000

Ha Ha – the photo shows **long gun** carry – somthing Portantino’s AB 144 only bans handgun open carry (in urbanized areas) – if Portantino’s scheme passes, get ready for lot’s of long gun carry in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego – this means shotguns, deer rifles, AK-47 mock-ups, AR-15s, etc. Learn more at OpenCarry.org and sign the petition for California open carry rights at http://www.petitiononline.com/CalOCPet/petition.html