CA Lawmakers Quietly Exempt Themselves From Gun Laws

[DMax]

CA Lawmakers Quietly Exempt Themselves From Gun Laws » DailySurge (http://dailysurge.com/2016/07/california-lawmakers-quietly-exempt-gun-laws/#)

Soon to be a state near Jefferson

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[Dungannon]

Wow. I don't think politicians [federal, state, local] should be exempt from any law or regulation they impose on others.

 

[Diamondback]

Wow. I don't think politicians [federal, state, local] should be exempt from any law or regulation they impose on others.

I'll raise you by saying that anyone in a position of public trust (elected, appointee, agency, police/fire/education) committing a crime should face a Treble Damages penalty-enhancement on both time and fines, except that this penalty shouldn't turn a misdemeanor into a felony or elevate past Life Without Parole.

 

[The Heretic]

I don't see a cite of any statute or legislative bill, here or in the article.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

This is a five year old story EDITORIAL: One law for us, another for you (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/6/one-law-for-us-another-for-you/)

 

[The Heretic]

Okay.

But still can't find a cite of the supposed law that let's them off the hook.

 

[Brutus57]

It would seem this should be unconstitutional. They are acting like they are royalty and "above" the peasants.

Brutus Out

 

[Bazooka Joe]

Apparently, the law in question was this one on concealed carry:
Bill Text - SB-610 Firearms: license to carry concealed firearm. (http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB610)

but the following language was removed before it was signed into law:
"(b) The good cause requirement shall be deemed met for either the following: (1) Any applicant who is a member of Congress, a statewide elected official, or a Member of the Legislature, for protection or self-defense. (2) The licensing authority fails to make a determination of good cause within 30-days of the application."

So it's much ado about nothing, unless they later snuck it in somewhere else.

 

[PaulB47]

Just because they removed the explicit language, does not mean there is no special treatment. Hell, one of the ways you can tell if someone is a member of the ruling class, is that the laws do not, in any real sense, apply to them. Look at Hitlary...

Wow. I don't think politicians [federal, state, local] should be exempt from any law or regulation they impose on others.

Yeah, I believe in unicorns too.

 

[Who The F R U]

Wow. I don't think politicians [federal, state, local] should be exempt from any law or regulation they impose on others.

Definition of Tyranny bud.