It's time to take back California for gun rights

By John Salyers

On the verge of what looks to be a solid kick in the gut for Paul Helmke and the Brady Bunch with the upcoming SCOTUS decision in the District of Columbia v. Heller case, Helmke and his minions are certainly not holding back in their celebrations of the ongoing trampling of rights in California.

In a June 18th alert pointing people to video of Brady VP of Law and Policy, Dennis Henigan, crying about the "right wing activist judges" in the federal judiciary and what the implications of a pro rights, pro Second Amendment decision in the Heller case will create for their organization, they have included a blurb claiming "VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY!" and touting the latest bills moving through that legislature as "life-saving gun measures".

This is of course just the latest "victory" dance. Back in October of 2007 Helmke threw out a blog post titled "A Victory For Law Enforcement in California", describing California's new Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007, signed into law by Governor Arnold (I made millions shooting guns on TV) Schwarzenegger.

These are just a few examples of legislatures listening to the likes of Helmke and out of touch bureaucrats sitting at the top of various law enforcement organizations. The end result is bad laws effecting good people and doing little to stop crime.

California is on a journey down a dark path where criminals will still be criminals and law-abiding people will continue to be caught in the cross fire. And as we all know, what begins in California is then used as a blue-print by the gun ban lobby for the rest of the nation.

What will the next round of "gun control" bring?

Recently, Buckeye Firearms Association's Ken Hanson made waves across the country with project "Correct Kimber", stating "this manufacturer is designing firearms for police agencies in California at a time when California is committed to abolishing civilian ownership of these same firearms." and calling for gun owners to set Kimber straight.

I propose we take it a step further with a challenge to EVERY gun-related business in this country that chooses to do business with California governments. Tell them to stop. Just stop doing business with California government. Those bodies, under the guidance of their law enforcement are working vigorously to strip law-abiding citizens of their rights as well as drive these very same manufacturers out of business with costly lawsuits and judgments. As Hanson notes, "They aren’t going to self-correct, so gun owners need to encourage [them] to do so."

There seems to be a huge disconnect among gun manufacturers and gun owners alike when it comes to police agencies. The truth is that the police are the government and vice versa. Until these law enforcement groups are properly put in their place by their employers (the people) the same results can be expected. One only has to look back at the events of the last month here in Ohio to be assured that what I am suggesting is possible.

My proposal is simple really. Manufacturers must take away what those governments are so hell bent on taking away from the rest of their customer base (We, the People).

Governments buy guns for their law enforcement - the police do not buy guns as some independent entity. The same body passing the law is the same body purchasing these guns, and until they stop passing insane laws and reverse course, manufacturers need to stop selling to them. If they don't, then there will surely come a day when their customer base will only consist of the government.