Posted by Mike Spence at 12:00 am on Aug 14, 2008 1 Comment
Yesterday Assemblyman Mike Feuer was the floor jockey for Jack
Scott’s SB 1171. SB 1171 prohibits carrying a loaded firearm in a
vehicle in unincorporated parts of California.
Several GOP Assemblyman (Keene, Benoit, Anderson, Berryhill and
others) pointed out flaws in applying a city rule to very rural
parts of California.
At the end of debate Mike Feuer complained about speakers
talking about the lack of news stories about people driving around
with loaded guns robbing banks, committing crimes in rural
areas.
Mike Feuer than cited two cases of deputies, one from Yolo, the
other Sacramento killed in the line of duty. Somehow this law would
have protected them.
The truth is a little different. The Yolo County Sheriff was
killed by a law-abiding citizen that was on parole for assault with
a deadly weapon. I’m sure this new law would have factored into his
thinking.
The Sacramento Sheriff pulled at 3:30 a.m. and was killed after
a struggle with HIS OWN gun. The still haven’t caught the person
responsible.
How would this law have saved them?… Read More