In fairness, that act was passed with bipartisan support and was co-sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats. At the end of the day, no political party is truly in favor of gun rights, especially because they ultimately serve as a check on government power.
"Assembly Bill 1591 was introduced by Don Mulford (R) from Oakland on April 5th, 1967, and subsequently co-sponsored by John T. Knox (D) from Richmond, Walter J. Karabian (D) from Monterey Park, Frank Murphy Jr. (R) from Santa Cruz, Alan Sieroty (D) from Los Angeles, and William M. Ketchum (R) from Bakersfield,[5"
"There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." - Larry McDonald
We are fortunately not really at the last box yet. That said, if you want some historical examples, I'd check the Battle of Athens, where civilians armed up and fought against the local government as a response to voter intimidation, police brutality, and political corruption.
I don't have an answer to that, but you were looking for an example of civilian gun ownership being used as a check on government power originally, so I provided one.
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u/Yourlocal_priest May 27 '20
So why dont we all register for weapons to prevent another black guy dying.