Comments on: Bay Area lawmakers propose ammo control law

By: berkeley born

berkeley born — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:29:15 +0000

Utter nonsense. Ammunition is cheaper in bulk, you know, by the case, as in 1000 rounds at once. Swamping the police with reports of bulk ammunition purchases stretches their already thin resources and does absolutely nothing to decrease crime. This is yet another hysterical response to a tragedy so that the bills authors can appear to be doing something.

Why not report bulk purchases of alcohol and cigarettes? Drunk driving is a serious problem. So are alcohol abuse and smoking. Why not require retailers to report all purchases over a case to law enforcement? think of the public health benefits we could realize!

By: B James

B James — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:06:51 +0000

Why would you judge an entire class of law abiding people by the actions of one psychotic killer in CO? I am a law abiding citizen in CoCoCO and quite honestly I am not ashamed of the fact that I own and shoot guns. It is how I focus and blow off steam after a hard week at work. I don’t impose my will on you, please stop gutting and amending other acts to punish me and my fellow gun owners.

By: For Liberty

For Liberty — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:10:55 +0000

John,

Keep dreaming!

By: JohnW

JohnW — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:06:10 +0000

Re: #5

Well, to her credit, the psychiatrist who treated the gunman in Aurora had reported him as a potential threat to the community to both the CU campus police and the Aurora police well in advance of the shootings. Colorado state law allows doctors to break patient/doctor confidentiality when public safety is at risk. Had there been electronic tracking of his gun and ammo purchases and an algorithm to red flag his purchases, authorities probably would have been in a position to intervene and prevent what happened.

By: For Liberty

For Liberty — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 04:40:24 +0000

A perfect example of why we should have a part-time legislature.

What do you expect the police to do with this information, march into the homes of the ammunition buyers and seize it?

Someone wisely once stated that when we sacrifice our liberties for security, we will have neither.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:26:15 +0000

“AB 2512 – co-authored by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley; Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco; and state Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley”

I defy anyone to come up with three worse twits.

By: RR, Senile Columnist

RR, Senile Columnist — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:27:20 +0000

Why do youse pick on the libs? They’re against massacres! What youse want em to do? Balance the budget?

By: JAFO

JAFO — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:12:18 +0000

They just don’t get it, do they? When in doubt, pass yet another law, or two, or ten. Following the horrific incidents in Aurora and Milwaukee, the rate of legal gun sales reportedly increased dramatically in both those states. Why? Because people are afraid, or perhaps simply being prudent. Most legal gun owners do not expect that additional laws will do anything but impede the ability of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. They know that when new laws are passed, criminals will simply ignore those as well. There are ample gun laws already on the books. Enforce those.

By: Felix Hunziker

Felix Hunziker — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:29:06 +0000

Another knee-jerk reaction that avoids addressing the real problem: our mental health system. This law would have done nothing to prevent the Aurora shooting and he fired much less than 1,000 rounds.

Does this apply to out-of-state vendors? How will the police be notified? In what fashion police respond to an address where more than 1,000 rounds have been shipped? What on earth is a “clip-kit”?

Our Democratic representatives pay only lip service to our 2nd Amendment and other civil rights.