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Originally posted by gose:
Many CA FFLs still accept firearms from out of state individuals too, so you might not even need to go through an FFL in MI.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Reagan wasn't a friend of the Second Amendment.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Do you have to prove where you obtained a firearm in Kommiefornia?

You might be surprised to learn that it was Gov. Ronald Reagan who signed the Mulford Act, which prohibits the carrying of firearms on your person, in your vehicle, and in any public place or on the street, and he also signed off on our 15-day waiting period for firearm purchases.

“There’s no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons,” Reagan said at the time.

He also supported bans on "assault-style" weapons, and said, “I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.”

Reagan wasn't a friend of the Second Amendment. He also signed off on the last and, essentially complete ban on new full auto guns.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Do you have to prove where you obtained a firearm in Kommiefornia?

You might be surprised to learn that it was Gov. Ronald Reagan who signed the Mulford Act, which prohibits the carrying of firearms on your person, in your vehicle, and in any public place or on the street, and he also signed off on our 15-day waiting period for firearm purchases.

“There’s no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons,” Reagan said at the time.

He also supported bans on "assault-style" weapons, and said, “I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.”

Reagan wasn't a friend of the Second Amendment. He also signed off on the last and, essentially complete ban on new full auto guns.

Culturally this country's 2A views have changed a lot since the late 1960s. Reagan's position then was very much the mainstream. IIRC, in the late 1950s, 58% of Americans supported a complete ban on all handguns. We should be careful to simply take our current politics and overlay them on the past. It gives a distorted view of a person.

Also, not that it matters, but the de facto full auto ban was supposed to be a compromise that allowed for the safe interstate travel of firearm owners without harassment. States have effectively negated that benefit without being challenged, but we still have the prohibition on new full autos. I wouldn't necessarily pin that one on Reagan anymore than I'd pin the abortion-on-demand in CA on him. Sure he signed the law, but it wasn't implemented the way it was presented.