Earlier, related alert from NRA: http://www.nraila.org/CurrentLegislation/Read.aspx?ID=1102-L Summary of how California state DOJ illegally confiscated legal firearms door-to-door earlier this year: http://www.nraila.org/CurrentLegislation/Read.aspx?ID=961-L This is a shocking invasion of privacy. I hope the usual privacy groups, which seem to have been silent so far, will condemn this bill. -Declan --- http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=%5CPolitics%5Carchive%5C200405%5CPOL20040526a.html No Thumbprint to Buy Bullets, Gun Group Says By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Morning Editor May 26, 2004 (CNSNews.com) - The California Senate has passed a bill that would require ammunition buyers to provide a thumb print when the purchase is made. But a pro-Second Amendment group is condemning what it calls "an insidious invasion of privacy." The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said that keeping records on ammunition sales has proven ineffective in fighting crime. "Requiring a thumb print moves this idea into the realm of the ludicrous," said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron. "It's a waste of time and taxpayers' money, but more importantly, this constitutes a serious privacy issue. If this measure dealt with something other than a gun control issue, the ACLU would be screaming about it," Waldron added. He said if the measure becomes state law, it would be yet another example of how California lawmakers treat honest gun owners like criminals. "What comes next?" Waldron asked. "Will citizens be required to submit a fingerprint to buy a car? Will the next dumb idea force gun owners to submit their medical records before they can legally buy firearms and ammunition?" Senate Bill 1152 passed the California Senate last week by a vote of 22-16 and now has been sent to the Assembly. The bill requires that "all vendors of ammunition maintain specified information" on ammunition buyers, including: (1) the date of the transaction; (2) the name, address, and date of birth of the buyer; (3) the buyer's driver's license or other identification number and the state in which it was issued; (4) the brand, type, and amount of ammunition bought or transferred; (5) the buyer's signature; (6) the name of the salesperson who processed the transaction; and (7) "the vendor shall also at the time of purchase or transfer obtain the right thumbprint of the purchaser or transferee." [...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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