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Posted: 5/12/2024 2:41:56 PM EDT
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It took more than more than 10 weeks, but it's here. I have only skimmed it and don't have time to do an in-depth analysis, but here are a few key points: - Per the cover letter, there is no data for rifles or shotguns acquired before 1/1/2014 other than "AWs", .50 BMGs, and other voluntary registrations,
- The record for the S&W AirLite .38 with an incorrect serial number that delayed my CCW permit for a month is still there, along with another acquisition with the correct serial number. So, the state thinks I have acquired TWO guns of that make, model, and caliber, just as I predicted,
- The record for the Springfield Armory 1911-A1 that I knew from the CCW process had an incorrect description is still incorrect,
- Even on casual observation there are a lot of obvious errors, e.g. .45 caliber listed as .454, .357 listed as .375, etc.,
- There is no information about the seller in private-party transfers,
- It appears that guns sold are not always removed from the registry,
- Information about sources is not always correct. One gun that I bought brand-new, in box, unfired from an 01 FFL who happens to be a pawn broker shows as a private-party transfer (the man assured me that it was not a pawned gun, and I have no reason to doubt his word),
- In total, fewer than 1/3 of the firearms that I actually own and keep in the state have any trace in the DoJ registry.
In summary, based on my quick review the database is a freakin' mess with a lot of missing and incorrect information. I say this as a professional database engineer and administrator. I could rant on for a long time about problems with input, review, error checking, etc. but I will save that for some other time. I will have to think carefully about how to address any corrections, deletions, etc. that I might want. Or I might just decide to say fook it all. The data appears to be in a rather primitive format, unsophisticated. If I had to guess what kind of system it's in, I would lean toward FoxPro, dBase, or maybe a desktop version of DB2. The idea that has come up in the legislature of charging CA residents an annual registration fee for the privilege of keeping our firearms is a non-starter. But I will probably never acquire another firearm in a manner that results in the state of California having any information about it, and if there is ever an annual registration fee requirement I will not pay a penny into it. I'll do a more in-depth analysis when time permits. Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there.
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