{"id":664,"date":"2017-07-24T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2017\/07\/24\/while-i-was-away-no-2\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:27:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:27:54","slug":"while-i-was-away-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=664","title":{"rendered":"While I Was Away &#8211; No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:8341,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/amzn.to\\\/2uppX2w&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/Rules-Radicals-Practical-Primer-Realistic\\\/dp\\\/0679721134\\\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1500897158&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=saul+alinsky&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=nolaonguanmo-20&amp;linkId=3e49ae257376b87ed28b5bef8247f33f&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8342,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bulletbuttonban.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8343,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\\\/firearmspolicycoalition\\\/pages\\\/3111\\\/attachments\\\/original\\\/1500322271\\\/fpc-ca-doj-oal-proposed-ammo-regs-2017-7-17.pdf?1500322271&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250720133508\\\/https:\\\/\\\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\\\/firearmspolicycoalition\\\/pages\\\/3111\\\/attachments\\\/original\\\/1500322271\\\/fpc-ca-doj-oal-proposed-ammo-regs-2017-7-17.pdf?1500322271&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 04:54:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 04:54:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8344,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\\\/firearmspolicycoalition\\\/pages\\\/3111\\\/attachments\\\/original\\\/1500581067\\\/PDF_sent_to_interested_and_affected_parties.pdf?1500581067&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8345,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dojregwatch.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8346,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bulletbuttonban.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nContinuing on with the things I missed while at the beach are these two announcement from the Firearms Policy Coalition regarding bullet buttons and proposed ammo regulations in California. The FPC is a multi-state coalition of gun rights groups headquartered in California. They have been keeping a close eye on the regulations being developed for the enforcement of recently enacted firearms laws and propositions.<\/p>\n<p>When you are headquartered in a state where the progressives have a monopoly on virtually everything, you have to fight back anyway you can. Showing that they have learned <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2uppX2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alinsky&#8217;s Rules for Radicals<\/a>&nbsp;and especially Rule No. 4,&nbsp;the Firearms Policy Coalition is making the California Department of Justice live up to all those progressive laws dealing with public notice and freedom of information.<\/p>\n<p>On bullet buttons:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>SACRAMENTO, CA (July 21, 2017) \u2014 Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has obtained a copy of the newest version of the California Department of Justice (DOJ) \u201cassault weapons\u201d regulations. FPC has published the regulations at <a href=\"http:\/\/bulletbuttonban.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BulletButtonBan.com<\/a>, a Web site it established in 2016 for tracking the new California assault weapon laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFPC\u2019s Regulatory Watch program has once again proved its value in ensuring that the State of California does not advance its gun control agenda behind closed doors,\u201d said FPC President Brandon Combs. \u201cWithout this program, countless gun-owning Californians would be in the dark about their future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last December, the DOJ submitted its first attempt at \u201cassault weapons\u201d regulations under the California Office of Administrative Law\u2019s (OAL) \u201cFile &amp; Print\u201d process, which means that the DOJ believed the regulations were not subject to public notice or comment.  However, thousands of FPC members and Second Amendment supporters sent letters opposing the secret process through FPC\u2019s grassroots tools and, without further comment, the DOJ withdrew the regulations near the end of OAL review period. <\/p>\n<p>In May (a quarter of a year later), the DOJ re-submitted regulations under the same \u201cFile &amp; Print\u201d process. It took numerous legal demands to DOJ and OAL to finally get  OAL to provide FPC with a copy of the proposed regulations. Following DOJ\u2019s numerous attempts at hiding firearm regulations from the public, Craig DeLuz, FPC\u2019s Legislative Advocate, and FPC filed a legal action against DOJ (<\/i>DeLuz, et al. v California Department of Justice<i>) in order to ensure that in the future DOJ complies with the California Constitution and Public Records Act.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, these proposed regulations were summarily rejected by OAL a little more than a month later. And now DOJ has submitted almost the same exact regulations, appearing only to have changed the implementation date from January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2018. This new date was established by AB 103, a recently approved budget trailer bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first glance, the DOJ\u2019s latest package of \u2018assault weapons\u2019 regulations are as awful as their first two attempts,\u201d noted DeLuz. \u201cIt appears that DOJ keeps submitting the same proposed regulations, over and over again, expecting different results. Isn\u2019t that the definition of insanity?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The second announcement has to do with California&#8217;s proposed ammunition regulations and the hearings seeking feedback.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>SACRAMENTO, CA (July 20, 2017) \u2014 Adding to the growing list of its legal woes, the California Department of Justice (DOJ) was forced to issue a new regulatory notice and postpone a hearing regarding their recently-submitted regulations concerning new ammunition vendors and licenses. Many new ammunition laws were passed last year in Gavin Newsom\u2019s so-called \u201cSafety for All Act\u201d (Proposition 63) and in Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Le\u00f3n\u2019s Senate Bill 1235 (SB 1235).<\/p>\n<p>As part of its California regulatory watch program, which holds the State accountable for the improper implementation of various gun control laws, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) recently discovered the new DOJ ammunition sales regulations. That new regulation was officially published in the State\u2019s Friday, July 14 Notice Register, but wasn\u2019t clearly accessible to the public until the morning of Monday, July 17.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order for citizens and interested groups to be given an opportunity to advocate for their rights and policy preferences, the DOJ must follow the law,\u201d said Craig DeLuz, a lobbyist and spokesperson for the Firearms Policy Coalition. \u201cWe are here to make sure they do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On July 17, FPC delivered a <a href=\"https:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/firearmspolicycoalition\/pages\/3111\/attachments\/original\/1500322271\/fpc-ca-doj-oal-proposed-ammo-regs-2017-7-17.pdf?1500322271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter <\/a>to DOJ advising them that they had not sent any notification about this proposed rulemaking using the DOJ\u2019s e-mail based notification system it established and solicited participation in for that express purpose. The FPC letter also noted that none of the regulation documents that were discussed in the DOJ\u2019s notice could be found on the Attorney General\u2019s Web page listed in the Notice Register. FPC concluded that the public did not receive proper notice and demanded that DOJ remedy the defects.<\/p>\n<p>Just two days later, on July 19, DOJ e-mailed their entire regulatory notice list &#8212; which they had initially failed to do &#8212; and <a href=\"https:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/firearmspolicycoalition\/pages\/3111\/attachments\/original\/1500581067\/PDF_sent_to_interested_and_affected_parties.pdf?1500581067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said <\/a>that the hearing for public comment, which was originally scheduled to take place August 28, had been pushed back to September 12 &#8212; allowing more time for the public and advocacy organizations like FPC to analyze them and weigh in. Additionally, DOJ updated the public notice to reflect a different Web page that contained a working link to the proposed new regulations and forms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen law-abiding citizens and small businesses risk fines and jail time for not following the law, the least the DOJ can do is follow the law themselves,\u201d commented DeLuz. \u201cWhile their latest move is a step in the right direction, they still have a long way to go. We\u2019ll be keeping an eye on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dojregwatch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.DOJregwatch.com<\/a> and its companion page, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bulletbuttonban.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bulletbuttonban.com<\/a>, FPC tracks DOJ firearm-related rulemakings and provides the public with links to the documents and updates. FPC\u2019s goal is to ensure that the regulations proposed are legal, available to the public, and follow all public notice and comment requirements in the California Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and applicable laws.<\/p>\n<p>So far, FPC has so far been successful in repeatedly thwarting DOJ\u2019s attempts to create law by executive fiat under the guise of the regulatory process. Previously, DOJ was forced to withdraw its proposed \u201clarge capacity magazine\u201d and \u201cBullet Button Assault Weapon\u201d regulations. More recently, the Office of Administrative Law rejected DOJ\u2019s second attempt at issuing \u201cBullet Button Assault Weapon\u201d regulations.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing on with the things I missed while at the beach are these two announcement from the Firearms Policy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[903,1496,863,516,1332,37],"class_list":["post-664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alinskys-rules","tag-ammunition","tag-bullet-buttons","tag-california","tag-california-doj","tag-firearms-policy-coalition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11125,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions\/11125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}