[quote]Last week the California State Senate passed a bill along strict party lines that would criminalize the open carry of unloaded handguns if it gets signed into law by the governor.
The author of the recently passed bill explicitly intended to go after members of the California Open Carry movement, who attend political rallies and go about their daily lives with unloaded handguns displayed in plain view to promote their 2nd Amendment rights.
The bill was sold to the public as a necessary means to combat the fear that Californians allegedly feel when they see a fellow citizen openly carrying an unloaded firearm in public. As the Sacramento Bee reported on this gun paranoia issue, State Senator Kevin de Leon claimed:
The author of the recently passed bill explicitly intended to go after members of the California Open Carry movement, who attend political rallies and go about their daily lives with unloaded handguns displayed in plain view to promote their 2nd Amendment rights.
The bill was sold to the public as a necessary means to combat the fear that Californians allegedly feel when they see a fellow citizen openly carrying an unloaded firearm in public. As the Sacramento Bee reported on this gun paranoia issue, State Senator Kevin de Leon claimed:
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