{"id":538951,"date":"2021-05-24T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538951"},"modified":"2021-05-24T18:06:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T22:06:02","slug":"california-democrat-and-top-gun-control-advocate-thought-plastic-bb-gun-packaging-held-semi-automatic-pistol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrat-and-top-gun-control-advocate-thought-plastic-bb-gun-packaging-held-semi-automatic-pistol\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrat And Top Gun Control Advocate Thought Plastic BB Gun Packaging Held Semi-Automatic Pistol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-democrat-and-top-gun-control-advocate-thought-plastic-bb-gun-packaging-held-semi-automatic-pistol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-135378182.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Democratic California lawmaker and leading advocate for gun control mistook the discarded plastic packaging of a BB gun as having contained a real firearm on Sunday and took to social media to recount his \u201cdisturbing\u201d experience.<\/p>\n<p>California State Assemblymember&nbsp;David Chiu was mocked on Twitter after he posted a photo of what he said was the \u201cdiscarded packaging of a semi-automatic\u201d but was in fact the packaging for&nbsp;a Glock 19 semi-automatic airsoft BB gun.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1372549019608\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember not to litter your BB Gun packages folks, A California Assemblyman might see it and start grandstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cqmu5CeNtT\">pic.twitter.com\/cqmu5CeNtT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udf3a The Lost Legionnaire \ud83c\udf3a (@SaltyCenturion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaltyCenturion\/status\/1396587540640063490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFinding the discarded packaging of a semi-automatic on a leisurely weekend walk was disturbing, particularly during this month\u2019s surge of gun violence in San Francisco,\u201d Chiu wrote in his&nbsp;now-deleted tweet.<\/p>\n<p>The packaging was labeled \u201cairgun,\u201d as many Twitter users were quick to point out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">If you seriously think real firearms come in little hangable plastic packages, it\u2019s best you stay out of the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2A?src=hashtag_click\">#2A<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> discussion,\u201d one commenter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarheelKrystle\/status\/1396567689083170825\">wrote<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chiu represents the 17th Assembly District, which includes eastern San Francisco, where gun violence has surged in recent weeks.&nbsp;So far this year, at least 87 people have been shot in San Francisco&nbsp;compared to 35 by this time last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/s-f-gun-violence-surge-puts-criminal-justice-system-in-the-spotlight\/\">according<\/a> to police data.<\/p>\n<p>Chiu deleted his tweet and appeared to dismiss the criticism of his mistake, saying the BB gun can \u201ccause injury\u201d and emphasizing the city\u2019s increasing gun violence problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI deleted an earlier tweet that misidentified a Glock 19 air pistol,\u201d Chiu wrote. \u201cWhile not a semi-automatic, it\u2019s still disturbing to see remnants of a weapon that can cause injury, especially in an area where young kids play and while we are dealing with a surge of gun violence in SF.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chiu is a leading advocate for stricter gun control in California\u2019s state legislature, including writing several bills pushing gun manufacturers to employ&nbsp;\u201cmicrostamping,\u201d a bullet tracing method that manufacturers argue is an \u201cunworkable technology.\u201d The method involves imprinting microscopic identifying marks onto cartridges that have been fired for the purpose of making it easier to identify the owner of the firearm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicrostamping is a commonsense, crime-solving tool,\u201d Chiu said last year.<\/p>\n<p>However, gun manufacturers have <a href=\"https:\/\/californiaglobe.com\/section-2\/new-firearm-bill-would-expand-microstamping-to-all-new-law-enforcement-handguns-by-2023\/\">argued<\/a> that the identifying markings from microstamping could be easily erased in a similar way to how criminals file off the serial numbers on firearms. The markings could also even wear off on their own from regular use, they said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Chiu also&nbsp;introduced a bill <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/david-chiu-assault-weapons-semi-automatic-weapon-bullet-button\/1159668\/\">tightening<\/a> restrictions on assault rifles.<\/p>\n<p>Chiu is not the only Democrat who has made a gaffe on gun control in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>Last year before he was elected president, Biden claimed that \u201c150 million people have been killed since 2007\u201d as a result of gun violence, which would be roughly half of the current U.S. population. In 2017, fewer than<b>&nbsp;<\/b>40,000 people died in&nbsp;gun-related injuries in the U.S., nearly two-thirds of which were suicides, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/08\/16\/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s\/\">according<\/a> to the&nbsp;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the&nbsp;total gun deaths in 2017 were the&nbsp;most since at least 1968.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democratic California lawmaker and leading advocate for gun control mistook the discarded plastic packaging of a BB gun as having contained a real firearm on Sunday and took to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312865,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-135378182.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"California Democrat And Top Gun Control Advocate Thought Plastic BB Gun Packaging Held Semi-Automatic Pistol","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-538951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-135378182.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"California Democrat And Top Gun Control Advocate Thought Plastic BB Gun Packaging Held Semi-Automatic Pistol","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}