Lawmakers pass ban on openly carrying unloaded gun.

[Johnboy60]

SACRAMENTO, CA (AP) - California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill making it a misdemeanor for openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public, a practice popular among certain gun enthusiasts.

The Assembly on Friday passed AB144 on a 44-30 vote after it was approved by the Senate.

The bill by Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Portantino of Pasadena would prohibit openly carrying an exposed gun in a public place, vehicle or street. The bill exempts hunting or shooting events.

Lawmakers pass ban on openly carrying unloaded gun | news10.net

 

[Blayz]

So if it is loaded, it is OK? What's the problem, false advertising?

 

[ACougar]

I guess it'll be important to remember to reload your weapon after your done shooting. Will people have to load them before they depart a gun store? What problem are these people trying to fix?

 

[MattRose]

Next they'll ban brandishing unsharpened knives!

 

[ACougar]

Better hide those putty knives... I was thinking they would make you put arrows in your bowflex.

Next they'll ban brandishing unsharpened knives!

 

[Wolseley]

Ah, California; bastion of rationality.

Are they still letting the world's richest farmland dry up and blow away in the wind so they can save the slime-encrusted snot puker, or whatever it was?

 

[Billnew]

What I think is the problem, which the story doesn't explain is:

The law that governs carrying a firearm must specify that it is illegal to carry a loaded firearm in public. So if the firearm is unloaded it would be legal until this law passes.

My problem with carrying an unloaded firearm, is the criminal knows its not loaded, so it is easy to take if they threaten the person with a weapon.