California senate bill No. 697: Owner authorized handguns

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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_697_bill_20090227_introduced.pdf

This bill would provide that commencing 18 months following the
Attorney General’s reporting that owner-authorized handguns are
available for retail sale, as specified, a handgun would be unsafe if it
was not owner-authorized, as defined, and would provide an exception
to these provisions for the sale, loan, or transfer of handguns
manufactured in or imported into this state prior to that date, as specified.

The bill would specify requirements that owner-authorized handguns
would be required to meet in order for the Attorney General to determine
that owner-authorized handguns are available for retail sale, and in
order to comply with certain safety standards, as specified.
The bill would require the Attorney General, commencing July 1,
2010, and every July 1 thereafter through 2015, to report to the Governor
and the Legislature regarding the progress made on the availability for
retail sale of owner-authorized handguns, as specified.

By expanding the application of provisions of law that define a
criminal offense, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would also provide that, commencing 18 months following
the Attorney General’s reporting that owner-authorized handguns are
available for retail sale, as specified, any person who intentionally
disables or circumvents the technology of an owner-authorized handgun
is guilty of a misdemeanor.


No gun safety equipment can compensate for an irresponsible or careless owner,
or one who is determined to cause mayhem.

Never mind the pool of "unsafe" handguns out there that can be abused:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=118&topic_id=216846&mesg_id=216846