In the changes approaching California for the upcoming year of 2017, much has been discussed as to what new effects will happen. Things such as the legalization of marijuana, the increase in minimum wage and the restriction of handheld devices behind the wheel are bound to have a great effect on the citizens of California.
But above all these things, there is one particular change that seems to be having many of the people of California paying attention second to the legalization of marijuana: the stricter gun control policy.
Among other things that will grant a great deal of change to the state of California's gun policy, some major impacts will include the limiting of the magazine capacity to 10 bullets, the requirement of a background check for those purchasing ammunition and the restriction of the lending of firearms, according to NPR.
It continues to go on, stating that Gov. Brown stated that he wants "to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners."
While many would think agree that on the surface this sounds to be a reasonable intention, others, such as Ben Boychuk, a writer for The Sacramento Bee, would say differently. Ben believes that if anything, these new gun laws deserve contempt. According to Ben and The Sacramento Bee, the options that you have after July 1, 2017, the date to which the stricter gun control policies will be put to effect, are that of removing them from state, selling them to a licensed dealer or turning them in to the police.
He would go on to say that after July 1, tens of millions of illegal ammunition magazines will remain in private hands. Because of the new laws that will be put into action in the upcoming year, Ben goes on to say that there is not much that the state can do about it. In this controversial article, Ben ends powerfully, stating, "The law is a teacher. What do contemptible laws teach if not contempt for the law?"
The contempt for the new California gun control policies must still be determined if it is deserving or not, but despite its effect not being implemented until July 1 of 2017, many citizens, both those that are law-abiding citizens possessing firearms and those that simply want to live in a safer environment, are starting to experience the effects of what will and will not happen.
