Charlton Heston brought up a recent change to gun purchase laws in California when his liberal friends wanted to borrow a gun from him because of the waiting period that was part of that. This is true, and there were stories of people who were suddenly shocked they couldn't get a firearm immediately to protect themselves when the LA riot started. However, someone like Charlton Heston should know that there have been waiting periods for gun purchases in California since the 1950s.