As everyone knows, as far as guns and politics are concerned, California belongs in the old Soviet Union. Why do I live here? Well, I’ve been here for 55 years and kind of got used to the weather, for one. When I was a kid, you could actually own a gun and nobody seemed to mind. When I was a kid, I got a great public education, and the sales tax was 3%. Now the sales tax is 7 +%, and the state income tax is 9.6%, and you have to send your kids to a private school to get a decent education.
It started out that they just wanted your money. Now, they want your guns, too. And soon, I fear, you’ll have to register your balls with the state.
The weather’s nice, though.
Definition of a conservative: Someone who wants to spend their hard earned money wisely.
Definition of a liberal: Someone who wants to spend your hard earned money on themselves.
So, I was talking with someone at Smith and Wesson the other day. (Incidentally, in California it’s illegal to say "Smith and Wesson" in a public place.) He informed me about our great new handgun law that is going to end crime in the state. For starters, you can’t buy a handgun in CA unless it’s on the approved list. To get on the approved list the handgun has to pass a drop test and you have to get Charlie Manson’s approval. The drop test was designed to eliminate the so called cheap "Saturday Night Specials", because we don’t want the Crips to be arming themselves with guns that don’t work. That wouldn’t be cool. Guess what? All the cheap guns passed the drop test. So, now the Crips can carry Lorcins as well as Smiths. It’s great how these laws stop crime dead in its tracks.
So, what does Smith and Wesson have to do to sell their guns in CA? First they have to submit 3 samples of every gun that they want to sell to the famous drop test panel, along with a check for $3000. For each barrel length, you have to send 3 samples and $3000. So, if you want to sell Model 66’s in 3 barrel lengths, that will be 9 guns and $9000, please. So far Smith and Wesson has 84 approved guns on the approved list. That, folks, has cost them 250 guns and $250,000. Oh yeah, there’s some paperwork to fill out, too. Why is it so expensive? Principally, because no one educated in California can understand the paperwork, and we have to hire out of state PHd’s to process the paperwork. (I conjecture.)
This is how we do it in California. I call it the "Make the Streets Safe for the Crips Gun Law" If you have a better idea, please contact Gov. Gray Davis. Don’t expect an instant reply, because he’s busy trying to figure out why our power bill went up $53 Billion this year.
Fred
