California: 'Open display' of 'unloaded' rifles in public to be outlawed; It scares the bad guys
- Post 31 August 2012
- By Copy Editor
(Jim Sanders | Sacramento Bee) - Open display of unloaded rifles in public would be banned in California under legislation sent to Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday.
Assembly Bill 1527 cleared the Legislature when the Assembly concurred in amendments, 43-30.
The measure extends an existing "open carry" law that applies to handguns. AB 1527 would not bar possession in unincorporated areas or at a private business, or on private property. Unloaded rifles also could be carried in a vehicle's rack.
Some gun-owning Californians have encouraged open display of firearms in recent years as evidence of their constitutional right to bear arms and as a protest against government gun-control laws.
AB 1527 was proposed by Assemblymen Anthony Portantino of La Cañada Flintridge and Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, both Democrats. ... continues...
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