Newest articles and comments on The Sacramento Press written by Floyd Hancock

Floyd Hancock on " Civil rights activist Efren Guttierrez declares candidacy for Sacramento City Council, slams ‘special interests’ that dominate city hall; Says his special interest will be 'people'"

2010-02-09T23:13:50Z

As a civil rights activist will the candidate work towards an equitable right to bear arms as is specified in the Bill of Rights, or is he another politician that only selectively suports some civil rights to the abandonment of others?

Floyd Hancock on "The Pro-criminal legislature."

2010-01-27T16:12:01Z

I personally know at least 7 people that will not jump through the hoops established by the legislature. The cost of concealable firearms has been increased to cover the political requirements of purchase. Persons that live in low income neighborhoods are denied a defensive firearm by the state due to the cost and the type of inexpensive gun not being available to them. The state has preempted free choice of available inventory with their politically inspired firearms safety board that determines which guns are "worthy" of being sold in California. So yes people are being denied the right to purchase any defensive firearm they wish. All citizens in the state are being denied the right of self defense by the inability to obtain a CCW permit. They are denied free choice of the type of firearm they wish to carry and they are subjected to completely useless regulation in securing the most effective personal defense tool available unless you are fortunate to have your own cop.

Floyd Hancock on "The Pro-criminal legislature."

2010-01-26T22:21:27Z

Law abiding citizens in California must sumount many political hurdles in order to obtain a gun and many just give up, but then that is the gun hating legislature's desired goal to frustrate, delay and complicate the process so no one will buy a gun. Murderers, rapists and robbers do not obtain the Firearms Safety Certificate required by those that wish to purchase a defensive firearm. They do not abide by the ten day waiting period, they do not submit to a backgroud check, they do not go to a licensed dealer to process the transaction so these crooks are not denied any gun they wish. The law abiding are the ones that are stifled, regulated and purposely confused by the myriad of laws, policies and hostile legislature that impede their constitutional rights.

Floyd Hancock on "The Pro-criminal legislature."

2010-01-26T00:13:56Z

The U.K. is in the midst of the great experiment on abolishing gun ownership. The more restrictions placed on gun ownership the higher the crime rate, likewise Australia and California. The population of the U.K. is somewhat more than California with that state about equal with Canada. Area wise our northern neighbor is, roughly, the size of the U.S. The Canadiens are also struggling with a liberal minority over the obliteration of firearms in that country. Their gun registry has exceeded 2 billion dollars when early estimates quoted a 2 million dollar price tag for no perceived benefit. They are now trying to scrap the long gun registry as a fools solution to no problem The Japanese population is approximately 127.2 million, less than half that of the U.S., yet their suicide rate is over twice that of our country despite the ever increasing number of guns here and no gun possession allowed there. It is also curious as to why our overall crime rare continues to decline when so many new firearms are added to the private possession of citizens daily.

Floyd Hancock on "The Pro-criminal legislature."

2010-01-25T16:07:22Z

Research by Professor Gary Kleck of the University of Florida has determined that defensive fireams uses occur up to 2.5 million times a year. Professor Kleck is not an NRA stooge. Another researcher is Professor John Lott and in his book "More Guns, Less Crime" documents that the more law abiding citizens that possess firearms the safer is society. The Brady Bunch has poo-pooed the study at every turn but cannot disprove it. Along with gun ownership comes responsibility in securing them against unauthorized use. This is not to say they should be made inoperable for emergency defensive use. Each firearm owner must evaluate their own circumstances with regards to securing their guns. Universal mandates by the state cannot forsee individual needs without some conflict with individual constitutional rights. The notion that those that possess firearms are more likely to injure themselves than those that don't is just that, a notion. Every person, no doubt, possesses a knife of some kind, does this theory hold true for them also?

The Pro-criminal legislature.

2010-01-23T19:57:57Z

The legislature has again denied the citizens their right to self defense by killing AB357 in the Assembly Public Safety committee. The bill by Assemblyman Pete Knight sought to provide a uniform system of concealed carry licensing throughtout the state for those that wish to assume the responsibility of their own defense by carrying a concealed handgun on their person.

The current system is a discretionary one left to the county Sheriff to determine whether the applicant has "good cause" to carry a concealed weapon. Self defense in the absense of a police officer is not considered sufficient justification in most counties in California. The only persons that can obtain a license are celebrities, people that carry a lot of other peoples money and politically connected persons. Nevermind that an abusive spouse has threatened to kill you tomorrow, you cannot get a license. Additionally the life threatening 10 day waiting period will prevent you from buying a defensive firearm. The average person's life is unimportant and not worth defending according to the inept, anti-constitution legislature.

The legislature has failed repeatedly to provide a uniform system of issuing CCW's for the Sheriff's to follow so that their subjective criteria is abandoned and issuance and recognition is uniform throughout the state.

Handgun cartridge microstamping, or Feurer's Folly.

2010-01-01T00:09:55Z

On January 1st a new law will take effect that will require all semi-automatic handguns to have the capability to imprint identification on each expended cartridge case when it is fired. The legislature passed AB 1471 Feurer in 2007 that mandated this technology on all new pistols starting in 2010. The main drawback to this law is there are no firearms manufactured with this capability. The patent holder has not relaxed the restrictions to implement his invention. It has been theorized that this will ocurr in the near future.

During arguments for the bill some legislators postured as if they were experts in firearms design and manufacturing processes and proferred cost estimates for the implementation of this technology. Their highly simplistic prognostications bordered on buffonery with the insanely low estimate of $7-8 per gun. The estimates from the major gun manufacturers for extensive modification of product and reengineering the production process amounted to hundreds of dollars per gun. These costs, of course, will be passed on to the consumer,

Governor Swartzenegger signed the bill into law under the recommendations of some law enforcement agencies that traditionally support any new restrictions on firearms and law abiding citizens. Totally ignored are the crooks, thugs and hoodlums that just ignore an orderly society and the laws that govern it. Pro-criminal legislation such as this, the ammo registration boondoggle, Firearms Safety Certificates, the life threarening 10 day waiting period, gun registrations, bans on high capacity magazines and semi automatic firearms do not affect law breakers. The sob stories, political propaganda and skewed studies by pseudo-scientist political fops tenured by otherwise reputable universities and esteemed centers of learning serve only to justify more attacks on the rights of citizens and promote further contempt of the laws that govern society rather provide law enforcement with useable and enforceable laws

Will this technology assist law enforcement? Doubtful. There are too many drawbacks and limitations to be of any use to police such as: normal wear and tear of firearm components that results in a gradual degradation of the quality of the imprints. Is there a mechanism in the law that allows for economical replacement of worn parts to assure quality imprints on the cartridge case? Is the current process of transferring a gun through a licensed dealer adequate to perpetuate the data base generated by AB1471. Doesn't this law violate the federal Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 that prohibits gun registration?

The law is entirely dependent on a reliably law abiding society, however pipe dreams seem to be the norm in firearms legislation no matter the city, state, country or continent.

Floyd Hancock on "City Council votes to challenge 2nd Amendment"

2009-12-25T16:22:40Z

One of the reasons I escaped from California was their continued attacks on the rights of it's citizens and the governments pro-criminal attitide. When legislators pass bills that violate citizens constitutional rights under color of "public safety" and the socialistic courts uphold those laws it is time to replace these "public servants" with those that will act in the interests of the people. If the city files this brief and the city of Chicago should prevail, though highly unlikely,you can bet your bippy that Sacramento will become another criminal oasis because the city will disarm the population and render them defensless. Sadly, the electorate does not seem to have the backbone to replace the incumbents and return city government to the principles of the constitutional republic our country was founded upon.

Floyd Hancock on "Ask Officer Michelle - Carrying A Concealed Weapon Takes A Lot of Consideration"

2009-11-09T18:17:47Z

Officer Michelle's negetative reply to the politicized CCW issue sounds as though it was copied directly from the Brady Bunch's propaganda line demonizing self defense with a firearm without any basis in fact. California's legislature, composed of a majority of gun haters will stop at nothing to ban or restrict the lawful defensive use of firearms while promoting their criminal misuse with useless laws that only affect peaceful citizens. Allowing the local czar of CCW permits (Sheriff or Police chief) the authority to decide whether one person is more worthy of being able to defend themselves than another, the legislature has failed the citizens by not passing uniform requirements for issuance throughout the state. Each individual has the responsibility to to become proficient in firearms use if they intend to carry it. It is also their inherent responsibility to provide for the gun's security against unauthorized access and possible criminal misuse. The state cannot dictate proper storage methods nor restrict emergency access to defensive firearms lest they become accessories to grave bodily injury or death from their shortsighted pro-criminal legislation.

Floyd Hancock on "Sacramento County Sheriff Approving More Concealed Weapons Permits"

2009-10-26T20:55:51Z

Number of CCW permits in California approximately 39,000 for a population of about 36,000,000. Number of CHL (concealed handgun licenses) in Oregon about 110,000 with a population of an estimated 3.3 million. Oregon is a shall issue state and has a much lower crime rate. The crime rate in states with a shall issue system is lower and the Brady predicted violence does not occur as has been proven many times over. California's system is dependent upon political law enforcement administrators that ignore real life dangers to citizens in favor of pleasing their political superiors. There is no documentation that indicates more permits result in higher crime but that does not seem to matter to many Sheriff's and Chief's of Police so long as they can maintain their position of power.