Posts by L.A. Paredes
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WITHDRAWS PROPOSED REGULATIONS
On Friday, February 10, the “Bullet Button Assault Weapons” regulations which were submitted by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) for approval to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) were…
Read MoreFake News, Guns and Bathrobes
Did you know that background checks for guns have been rescinded? And that Congress is prepared to relax rules allowing “guns for the mentally incompetent”? If you only read mainstream…
Read MoreLooking for Heroes
Once the 2016 General Election was all wrapped up, legislative leaders should have been jumping for joy given that California (politically speaking) became even more of a liberal Shangri-la. But,…
Read MoreDear Mr. Attorney General: Take a Different Path, Please
Dear Mr. Becerra: Congratulations on your appointment as Attorney General – California’s top law enforcement officer. As one who has deep roots in politics, you certainly understand the significance of…
Read MoreBARBARA BOXER: Wrong Again! 9th Circuit Vacancies are NO “Judicial Emergency”
Donald Trump’s inauguration is just days away and the country is on pins and needles to see what exactly this will mean. The protracted hissy fit on the left shows…
Read MorePOLICE: 3 – 1 Support Gun Rights Over Gun Control
A recent report issued by Pew Research reveals what GOC has known all along – by a hefty margin of 3 – 1, police officers support the protection of an…
Read More2017: Newsom’s Not Finished With Us Yet…
It doesn’t take the sharpest knife in the drawer to know that 2016 was a hot mess of just about everything. Bad gun bills. Bizarre campaign season. Surprising election results.…
Read MoreDistracted by All the Whining? Me Too.
Is anyone else tired of all the whining? It’s been over a month, and one would think that the media’s talking heads and those “enlightened” public policy wonks in the entertainment industry…
Read MoreCCW RECIPROCITY: Possibilities – Even in California
While many anguished urban dwellers have yet to come to terms with a Donald Trump presidency, GOC knows exactly what this could mean for every CCW holder in the…
Read MoreMovin’ On with Prop. 63 and a New President
As the saying goes, “it’s all over but the shouting” and although we got sucker punched here in California, 2nd Amendment supporters have every reason to be hopeful, because what…
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