Supporters and opponents both agree that, if passed, the legislation would dramatically reduce the number of Saturday night specials manufactured in the United States. Matthew Blek was spending the summer in New York City when he was killed during a robbery. Meantime, Sandretti said, a domestic junk gun industry took root, which did not have to follow any quality control standards.
Toy guns have safety and quality standards.
American-made handguns have none. Carolyn Herbertson, a spokeswoman for the Gun Owners of California said her organization opposes the bill because it would discriminate against the poor by decreasing the availability of low cost handguns. Blek, who co-founded Orange County Citizens for the Prevention of Gun Violence with her husband, Charles, plans to speak today for about three minutes.