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some Democrats tried to have assault rifle confiscation added to their new gun control bill
Originally posted by CB328
some Democrats tried to have assault rifle confiscation added to their new gun control bill
Some, does not equal the whole party or bill. This thread title is very misleading and incendiary.
Originally posted by CB328
some Democrats tried to have assault rifle confiscation added to their new gun control bill
Some, does not equal the whole party or bill. This thread title is very misleading and incendiary.
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California Demands All SKS Rifles Be Turned In
We spoke with Nathan Barankin, Director of Communications for the California Attorney General office, who informed us that this recent SKS gun ban issue arises from an unresolved legal definition. California was one of the first states to pass a ban on so-called "assault weapons," which included the SKS rifle -- but only if the rifle had a detachable magazine. Rifles with fixed, non-removable magazines were exempt from this confiscation order, but those with removable magazine had to be recorded ("registered") and turned over to government authorities.
Many owners of fixed-magazine SKS rifles later converted them to removable-magazine models. At the time, the Attorney General (who is not the current AG) wrote a letter to these gun owners assuring them that these rifles were perfectly legal and not subject to the gun confiscation order.
In 1996, a man owning one of these converted rifles was arrested in Santa Clara County and prosecuted by the District Attorney for possessing an illegal firearm. The case wound its way to the state Supreme Court where a decision was finally handed down: yes, indeed, these rifles are illegal, the court said.