Despite California's increasing intolerance for firearms, a new firearms manufacturing superstore proudly opens its doors. Complete with an e-commerce website, Full Spectrum Firearms brings innovation to firearms enthusiasts across the nation. Fresno, CA (PRWEB) March 31, 2014Really! I'm amazed.
BARRETT
In 2005 I posted an article which described Ronnie Barrett's decision to discontinue servicing Barrett .50 BMG rifles owned by the LAPD after California declared that his rifle was EVILLLL!
STI and MICROSTAMPING
And in 2007 I posted an article which described the STI (Strayer-Tripp, Inc.) decision to discontinue selling their pistols to California LEO organizations when it appeared that CA would implement the Micro-Stamping requirement on new gun sales.
DROP TEST
There was also a point around that time (a cursory search of this website didn't find the exact post) when California was implementing a new law which required that EVERY model, make and caliber of pistol which the manufacturer expected to sell in California must submit a sample production exemplar of that pistol to California. There it would be subjected to extreme "Drop Test". As I recall, the requirement was that the pistol would be repeatedly dropped onto a concrete floor from a height of six feet, while cocked and with the safety off. If the hammer dropped, the model was rejected and would not be allowed to be sold in California.
Of course, the testing was a "to destruction" process, so the submitted firearms were not in a condition to sell .. whether the firearm passed the test or not.
STI (and other manufacturers) backed away from that loser law, too.
So, with this very limited experiential history as a basis, I'm wondering just WHY anyone would want to start a new firearms manufacturing business in ... Kalifornia?
1 comment:
Because California is the trend setter for the West Coast and ultimately the rest of the nation?
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