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Recent Blogs

  • GLOCK BAN BILL: All Politics – Zero SafetyMay 22, 2025
    Why has Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D/Encino), author of legislation to essentially ban the sale of Glock handguns in California – kept such a low…
  • California Leftist Legislators: Constitution? What Constitution?April 17, 2025
    If there’s one theme that has remained constant over the years is that California’s Legislative leadership honestly believe they are the sharpest knives in…
  • “Hey Mr. Criminal who is breaking my door down – are you here to steal or are you going to hurt me?”February 26, 2025
    New Bill Would Thwart Ability to Claim Self Defense When Attacked In the nanosecond it takes to make the decision to defend your life…

Posts by L.A. Paredes

Political “Friends” – Not All That Common

September 14, 2022 | 2

GOC’s founder was fond of saying “in politics, you have no real friends, only acquaintances, some better than others, but sooner or later they will all disappoint you.” Senator Richardson…

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BIG End of Session WINS for the Second Amendment

September 1, 2022 | 1

“Had we not had boots on the ground, we never would have been able to take advantage of the unique opportunities presented to us to defeat these bills.  It’s a…

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Politicians Terrified of Responsible Gun Owners – Not Violent Criminals

August 18, 2022 | 5

GOC has been hammering the point for years that our singular best remedy to the anti-gun garbage is going to be in the courts.  Thankfully, the recent SCOTUS decision in…

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2A Images: On the FBI’s “Domestic Terrorism Symbol Guide”

August 10, 2022 | 3

Is anyone else just a tad bit nervous that the IRS recently made a $700,000 ammo purchase, will be hiring 87,000 new agents and that job qualifications include being armed…

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WALTERS: Newsom’s Gun Control Bill Just a “STUNT”

July 29, 2022 | 3

And Gun Owners of California Couldn’t Agree More Columnist Dan Walters doesn’t mince words. He couldn’t have hit the nail more squarely on its head than by calling Governor Newsom’s…

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Americans More Confident of Protection by Armed Citizens in Shooting Incidents: POLL

July 20, 2022 | 2

New polling about who the public believes are better equipped to protect the public in a mass shooting incident should make progressives quake in their Birkenstocks. According to a survey…

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THE LEAK: GOC Responds to DOJ’s “What Happened” Letter

July 14, 2022 | 4

The letters have started to arrive. The letters where Attorney General Rob Bonta informs gun owners throughout the state that a “security incident” had recently occurred whereby the Department of…

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Door to 2A Cases Kicked Wide Open by SCOTUS

July 6, 2022 | 1

On the heels of the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) landmark ruling that struck down New York’s “may issue” concealed carry law”, the door to challenge a host…

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Livid Legislators Try to Thwart SCOTUS Gun Ruling

June 29, 2022 | 6

They Can Try, But They Won’t Win the Legal War Have you ever seen smoke literally come out of a Leftist’s ears? Let’s be real – it’s been happening a…

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Just the Truth About Gun Control, Guns and Crime Control

June 15, 2022 | 1

‘You are trying to curtail a constitutional right by violating other constitutional rights’ GOC Executive Director, Sam Paredes GOC is pleased to reprint this article by Katy Grimes, Editor of…

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