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?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.