{"id":12045,"date":"2022-06-30T10:28:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T17:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/?p=12045"},"modified":"2022-06-30T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T17:28:06","slug":"they-said-this-would-never-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2022\/06\/30\/they-said-this-would-never-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"They Said this would never happen."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <em><strong>SAID<\/strong><\/em> it couldn&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They <strong><em>said<\/em><\/strong> that they weren\u2019t making a database. They <strong><em>said<\/em><\/strong> the information was safe. They <strong><em>said<\/em><\/strong> anyone who questioned them was a child hating, war mongering, insanely violent, racist, <strong>monster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yet here we are.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-06-28\/data-breach-affects-all-california-concealed-carry-permit-holders\">reporting<\/a> a California DOJ breach of every single Concealed Carry permit holder in the state. Initial reports said the breach was limited, but subsequent reports now state the breach was all the records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other news outlets report that the data exposed not only those who had concealed carry permits, but all those who applied for permits, granted or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Breaking news<\/em><\/strong>\u2026 It appears now that even the information about people who\u2019d obtained a California Gun Safety Certificate had their data exposed. FYI a California Gun Safety Certificate does not mean you own a gun, it only provides proof that you\u2019re aware of pretty basic gun safety rules and some of the California laws surrounding gun ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California Gun Safety Certificate is a quick and easy way for California to collect $20 every 4 or 5 years and have you pay the California DOJ for the privilege of having your name, address, and other personal information put into their database. The safety certificate is a big nothing burger, but it\u2019s required before you can purchase a gun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All the better to identify law abiding citizens<\/em> who may, possibly, need to have their homes raided by a SWAT team at 2AM, if California decides that person might, possibly, just maybe, need to have red flag search and seizure of property contained in their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in Oct of 2016, The California DOJ had another \u201coopsie\u201d and released the names and addresses of 3500 firearms instructors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven\u2019t checked, but I seem to recall there was some kind of gun control law moving through the California Legislature which was encountering a lot of opposition. I don\u2019t remember if the firearms instructors were being vocal about opposing the legislation at the time. It would be an interesting coincidence if they were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California wants a complete gun registry. The California DOJ wants to know about every single gun in the state. Even if those guns were legally owned by a citizen prior to them moving into the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California lawmakers claim this is to provide better safety to the people of California. They often <em><strong>use<\/strong> the safety of California children<\/em> as their justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Really? <em><strong>Using<\/strong> Children<\/em>? How about lawmakers actually address the problem of crime in the state? That would be a refreshing change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lest I forget\u2026 the California DOJ approves of guns via a very expensive testing procedure that gun manufacturers must pay for, and must also provide every variation (even if the variation is color,) of gun for testing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a manufacturer chooses not to provide a weapon and pay a fee, then the California DOJ will say that gun can\u2019t be sold in California. The funny thing is that the California DOJ will drop guns from the approved list <strong><em>after<\/em><\/strong> that gun may have been approved for several years. Does that mean anyone owning such a gun is now in possession of an illegal firearm? Is that otherwise law abiding citizen committing a felony?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact is, there are some guns which are family heirlooms (think grandpa\u2019s gun). Others that were gifts. All legally owned, and handed down father to son, or brother to brother. California, wants all of these guns to be subject to registration and  investigation. How does California deal with these guns, many of which were likely <em>never<\/em> approved for sale by the California DOJ ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Types-of-Guns.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Types-of-Guns.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Types-of-Guns-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While California dilly dallies around <em>investigating<\/em>, those weapons are supposed to be handed to a licensed gun dealer for a fee until California \u201capproves\u201d.  Which means, that those guns are now not under the physical control of the owners. Should the gun go missing, and be used in a crime\u2026 The owner of record is still responsible even though the gun in question, <strong><em>wasn\u2019t<\/em><\/strong> in their possession due to California\u2019s regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter to the California legislature, that the guns may have been sitting in a law abiding citizen\u2019s safe for a decade or more and haven\u2019t been used in some horrendous mass shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various gun owners associations have repeatedly pointed out that such a gun registry doesn\u2019t help Law Enforcement, nor does it make law abiding citizens safer. <em>Law abiding<\/em> citizens aren\u2019t the folks engaging in the rampant gun violence plaguing California. <strong>Criminals<\/strong> are responsible for the gun violence. Guess what? They&#8217;re probably <em><strong>not<\/strong><\/em> buying their guns legally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What such a registry does, is allow weaponization of various police agencies. It provides unscrupulous politicians an avenue of retaliation against those who might speak in opposition to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or, as in this latest data breach\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California DOJ has exposed the names, addresses, driver\u2019s license numbers, home phone, and other personal data to anyone who might wish to engage in identity theft, target certain judges, citizens, or law enforcement personnel, or who might be looking for a target of opportunity to steal guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Great job California DOJ! Well Done! Instead of insuring the safety of law abiding citizens\u2026 You\u2019ve painted a target on their backs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/12-inch-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/12-inch-portrait.jpg 428w, https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/12-inch-portrait-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the plus side\u2026 You\u2019ve destroyed any credibility of a gun registry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAID it couldn&#8217;t happen. They said that they weren\u2019t making a database. They said the information was safe. They said anyone who questioned them was a child hating, war mongering, insanely violent, racist, monster. Yet here we are. The Los Angeles Times is reporting a California DOJ breach of every single Concealed Carry permit &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2022\/06\/30\/they-said-this-would-never-happen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;They Said this would never happen.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,95,104,39,257,10,53,7],"tags":[188,180,189,252,256,173,213,234],"class_list":["post-12045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bullshit","category-california","category-government","category-guns-and-2nd-amendment","category-justice","category-modern-problems","category-the-law","category-why-california-sucks","tag-bullshit","tag-california","tag-government","tag-guns-and-2nd-amendment","tag-justice","tag-modern-problems","tag-the-law","tag-why-california-sucks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12048,"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12045\/revisions\/12048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}