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Posts by L.A. Paredes

Vacancy on the Supreme Court: The Fuss is REAL and IMPORTANT

July 3, 2018

So, what’s all the fuss about the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States? The fuss is real. Whether you sit on the right – or on…

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CA Department of Justice: Too Much on Their Plate

June 28, 2018 | 1

Does anybody really think the California Department of Justice needs more stuff to do? They employ 4,500 plus lawyers, investigators, and sworn peace officers who seek to “enforce and apply…

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Lobbying at the CA Capitol: Whack-A-Mole on Steroids

June 20, 2018 | 1

Lobbying at the State Capitol is kind of like one big game of Whack-a-Mole.  No matter how many times we whack a stupid idea, it doesn’t take long for it…

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The Primary is in the BAG – the Real Fight Begins NOW!

June 6, 2018 | 2

We might not have had a big RED wave here in California, but we sure as heck didn’t have a blue one either – and that’s a whole lot better…

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Be ARMED. Be INFORMED. Then VOTE.

May 31, 2018 | 2

“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” Theodore Roosevelt This is as true today as it was a century ago, and this…

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Libs Call for Closing of Supposed Gun Show “Loophole” Is Still Bogus

May 25, 2018 | 1

We all know people who think that if they repeat something enough times that it will eventually come true.  Politicians and those on the left side of the aisle use…

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Drain the Swamp and Flush the Judicial Toilet, Too

May 17, 2018 | 1

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has been a long-standing and painful thorn in the side of 2nd Amendment supporters.  This court has stiff-armed our Constitution for decades. Finally, some…

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Gun Owners of California Releases 2018 Primary Election Scorecard

May 9, 2018 | 2

That’s right – election season is on us once again and Gun Owners of California Campaign Committee has officially set the stage for the upcoming Primary Election with the release…

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STAND FOR THE SECOND: Courageous Students Know Their Stuff

May 2, 2018

We live in a stupidly hyper-sensitive society.  When a woman is so frightened by a man wearing a pro-gun t-shirt that she has to call the cops, we have a…

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Gang Homicides Drop – So Do California Gun Deaths

April 26, 2018 | 1

UC Davis researchers released a report this week that finds in the past 16 years, gun deaths have fallen in California.  This is obvious good news, and the decrease has…

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