'Big Brother'? San Jose Requires Gun Purchases To Be Videotaped
Less than a month after a gunman opened fire and killed nine co-workers at a Bay Area rail hub, city leaders have implemented Big Brother’-style omniveillance to monitor firearm purchases at gun stores.
According to Mercury News, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously to approve a new law that requires all gun stores to record firearm purchases on video. What's odd is that most gun stores already have surveillance cameras. However, the new law begins in September and will require shopowners to also record audio of all firearm and ammunition sales.
Mayor Sam Liccardo said the new law makes it more difficult for "straw sales," in which a person buys a firearm or ammo for someone unable or unwilling to purchase and then transfers the goods to that person.
"We know a significant number of crooks and gangs get firearms through straw purchasing," Liccardo said. "This set of ordinances is really focused on narrowing the flow of guns to those which are clearly legal and hopefully doing something to deter the flow of guns that are unlawful to own, that is to persons who are not entitled to own guns because of prior convictions or other reasons."
The San Jose legislation is the first of its kind in the state and will likely be challenged in court.
Gun-rights advocates, such as the Sacramento-based Firearms Policy Coalition, said the new rule is "outrageous," and the mayor wants "Big Brother’-style omniveillance to record gun owners' every move, violating the privacy of millions, especially at-risk firearm purchasers."
The council's actions are part of a 10-point gun control plan that Liccardo unveiled after the mass shooting on May 26 at a rail yard in downtown San Jose.
The mayor also requires gun owners to purchase liability insurance and pay a tax to cover taxpayer costs connected to gun violence. The council is expected to consider that proposal later in the year.
None of this should be surprising to readers considering the Biden administration and liberals have waged war on guns and the NRA.
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