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Posts by L.A. Paredes

Big Daddy Unruh Was Right – Resolutions Are Worthless!

June 14, 2019

News flash:  the California Legislature spends an awful lot of time on an awful lot of nothing. Like sending ridiculous “resolutions” to Congress, urging the feds to require background checks…

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Ready or Not: What You Need to Know About CA’s New Ammo Registration Scheme

May 29, 2019 | 142

When July 1, 2019 rolls around, there are going to be a lot of people caught unaware when they find out they have to provide everything but their firstborn kid…

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WHO KNEW? 2% of American Counties Account for 51% of Murders Nationwide BUT 54% Had No Murders at All (We did…)

May 22, 2019 | 7

Fear mongering is one of the best tools the Left has – especially when it comes to the 2nd Amendment. Anything and everything is open game, no matter how scary…

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What’s More Terrifying: An Armed Teacher or Active Shooter?

May 15, 2019 | 3

What’s more terrifying? Your kid facing a deranged teenager with a gun, or simply knowing someone on campus is well trained and oh, by the way, armed? That should be…

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It’s the EVIL Club: NO ONE Should EVER be Gunned Down – Especially in Worship

May 2, 2019 | 2

“Please arm yourself when you are here; we never know when we will need it.’” How many new stories about the synagogue shooting led off with that comment?  Yet that’s…

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“PREDICTIVE POLICING in California” – Are YOU a Future Criminal?

April 24, 2019 | 5

Those who joke about comparing Senator Jackson’s SB 55 to the movie Minority Report might need to rethink a few things.  Was it really simply a science fiction thriller and…

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A Day at the Capitol, and I Need a Shower

April 11, 2019 | 4

By Sam Paredes GOC Executive Director and Lobbyist As soon as I left the Capitol on Tuesday I drove straight home, barreling too fast down the highway.  I was eager…

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The Bump Stock Ban: MUCH More At Stake Than Most Realize

March 28, 2019 | 2

Banning bump stocks – what’s next?  Rubber bands?  Bungee cords?  Belt loops? As pleased as we’ve been with having a huge 2nd Amendment advocate in the White House, and an…

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California Gun Ownership Doubles! OH NO!

March 14, 2019 | 1

When it was reported this week that in ten short years the number of gun owners in California has more than doubled, the anti-gun crowd must have been spittin’ nails. …

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Legalized Voter Fraud in California? Say It Isn’t So!

March 7, 2019 | 1

What do you get when you take same-day voter registration, pre-voter registration for teens and also clear the path for felons and illegal aliens to vote?  A big mess. And…

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