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CRPA newsletter excerpt on CA AB50

The following is heavily excerpted from the Legislative Watch column in the November 2004 issue of The Firing Line, the newsletter of the California Rifle and Pistol Association.  I found the last paragraph of the section I have reproduced here hilariously funny.  The discussion of the technical deficiencies in California AB50 leading up to this is cut for the sake of those who aren't interested. Comments in italics are mine.

AB50 (Koretz, D. West Hollywood), signed by the Governor, was poorly written and, as a result, will be almost completely ineffective for its stated purpose.  It is another good example of firearms legislation written and enacted by people who think they know a lot about firearms, but actually know little.  [...]

(AB50 sought to ban .50 BMG long-range rifles in California on the laughable grounds that they could be the preferred weapons of criminals -- where have we heard that before? -- and terrorists.  Hint to the California leglslature:  Terrorists have weapons FAR, FAR more effective, destructive, and harder to defend against than a .50 BMG bolt-action rifle available to them.  This bill was a solution in search of a problem from the moment of its conception.)

( Details behind here )

Manufacturers are already working on designing new chamber dimensions.  What the new round will be called is not yet known, but some suggestions have been the California Special, the Girlie Man Fifty (GM .50), and the .50 Koretz.

I got to that last paragraph and completely lost it.  Ask cymrullewes for corroboration.  Your mileage may vary depending on your feelings about firearms.