California Gov. Jerry Brown blamed the neighboring states of Nevada and Arizona for creating a “gigantic back door” for terrorists with their lax gun laws, the Sacramento Bee reported Saturday.
Speaking from Le Bourget, France, where he was en route to the UN climate talks, Brown told reporters that loose gun control regulations facilitated attacks like the mass shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 dead.
“California has some of the toughest gun control laws of any state,” Brown said. “And Nevada and Arizona are wide open, so that’s a gigantic back door through which any terrorist can walk.”
Authorities said that the guns used in Wednesday’s shooting, which is being investigated by the FBI as a potential act of terrorism, were purchased legally in California but modified to become fully automatic, which is illegal under federal law.
Arizona and Nevada have some of the loosest gun control laws in the country. In the Grand Canyon state, any person 21 years or older who isn’t prohibited from owning a weapon may carry firearms openly or concealed without the need for a license. Nevada requires no permit or license to purchase or possess a handgun.
Love my Governor
Mean People + Guns = Tragedy
Mean People - Guns = Mean People
Action to remove guns from society + Action to block all removals = Inaction = Tragedy
Christian Extremism = Islamic Extremism
Poor Insight + Extreme Beliefs = WWIII
Creating a back door for terrorists is a feature, rather than a bug.
Religious craziness + guns = bad stuff happens. Won’t improve until both causes are gone.
Speaking of Abrahamic religions, there is a core virtue of being willing to kill when those internal voices start talking. Bob Dylan picked up on it ages ago.
Oh, God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe said, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
God said, “No”–Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want, Abe, but
The next time you see me comin’, you better run”
Well, Abe said, “Where d’you want this killin’ done?”
God said, “Out on Highway 61”