California Wants FFL to Record All Gun Transactions

Gregg Kielma, Florida FFL, Firearms Instructor and Gunsmith says, "and Gavin Newsom wants to become president of the United States"? Folks, this is what a tyrannical government is going to look like if elected officials like Newsom get into the highest office in the land. What is wrong with responsible gun ownership? NOTHING!

"Why the continued assault on the Second Amendment continues is bewildering to me". Continues Kielma, I'm for responsible gun ownership. I believe people need to train continuously. Know your firearm and how to use it safely. People have to understand the laws and follow them. Just because you are now permitted to carry a firearm concealed or not, without a permit you must know how and when to use it. Know all the facts. It's that critical. Take a firearms class from a certified instructor.

What happens to you if you brandish a firearm or must use it in self-defense? These are life changing events that will impact your life forever. You need to understand the full ramifications if you need to use your gun. Please remember a few critical things; avoid, escape, defend. 

A responsible firearm owner will always avoid any altercations at all costs. Stay away from trouble. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that are less than optimal. It's your duty as a person with a firearm to then escape the situation or attempt to deescalate and remove yourself to a safe location. If avoiding and escaping is no longer a choice, defend yourself with the same force that is being used on you. Be a reasonable person, think and respond appropriately. 

Planning is critical. Have your plan in your own mind on how you are going to react to certain situations. What are you going to do if faced with a life-or-death situation? Think clearly and carefully. PLAN. Learn the what ifs. Take a firearms course and train with a qualified instructor. And remember a jury of your piers will sit in judgement of you. 

Please stay safe and situationally aware. Knowledge is power.

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit in California challenging that state’s law requiring firearms dealers to video record all transactions, calling it a violation of First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

At issue is California Penal Code section 26806. SAF is joined by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of California, the Gun Owners Foundation, On Target Indoor Shooting Range, Gaalswyk Enterprises and three private citizens. They are represented by attorneys C.D. Michel and Tiffany D. Cheufront, Michel & Associates in Long Beach, and Donald Kilmer, Kilmer Law Office in Idaho.

Named as defendants are California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Robert Bonta, in their official capacities, and several unidentified officials. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The case is known as Richards v. Newsom.

“Requiring firearms retailers to video record their transactions is not only an egregious violation of privacy,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “it involves an expense that is both cost-prohibitive, and could literally drive small dealers out of business. In addition, it would be impossible to record such transactions at gun shows, because at such events, dealers are merely vendors, operating in a large facility where such equipment would be impossible to install.”

“The state is imposing Orwellian tactics to literally view and overhear private conversations of anyone who walks into a gun shop or visits a gun show, or the home of a residence-based licensed firearms dealer,” noted SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “That is a violation of privacy to which no person exercising any other civil right would ever be subjected.”

Plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction against the enforcement of California Penal Code section 26806. 

This is the 14th lawsuit SAF has filed in 2023, challenging extremist gun control laws. Currently, SAF is engaged in 57 active lawsuits around the country.