Legislation
Legislature Returns to the State Capitol: BEWARE!
The California Senate and the Assembly have returned to the State Capitol today (Monday, August 5) and the final legislative push has begun. Since this is an election year, the…
Read MoreCommon Sense Takes a Holiday at the Capitol
GOC Front and Center in Opposition to AB 2917 and AB 3064 Anyone going into the Capitol building in Sacramento is required to go through security which involves a scenario…
Read MoreShady Maneuvers at the State Capitol? Say It Isn’t So!
There are few individuals in California that have had a better grasp on Capitol shenanigans than the incomparable columnist for CalMatters, Dan Walters. GOC has been around as long as…
Read MoreLegislator Falsely Calls Out GOC: Dude, Check Your Facts!
Last week, San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting called GOC out publicly and claimed we are liars. Dude. Before making such inflammatory, ugly and false statements, he might want to check…
Read MoreSB 2: No Better Word Than REPUGNANT
“SB2 is sweeping, repugnant to the Second Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court.” In a stinging rebuke aimed directly at the anti-gun souls of Governor Gavin Newsom and…
Read MoreNewsom Asserting “Leadership and Moral Authority?” How ‘Bout Intellectual Bankruptcy Instead?
Once again, a gaggle of progressive politicians shimmied up to Governor Newsom on Tuesday as he signed a bunch of legislation that will – wait for it – DO NOTHING.…
Read MoreAppropriations Committee: Where Good Bills Die and Bad Bills Skate
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Abraham Lincoln There are only 10 working days left in the 2023/24 Legislative session and would it surprise anyone…
Read MoreGrassroots Advocacy: HOW WE MOVE THE 2A NEEDLE
For 40 years, Gun Owners of California has been at the tip of the spear in fighting for effective crime control and opposing ineffective gun control. We do this by…
Read MoreDo Nothing Legislation Does…Nothing
So, about all these guns bills… The Legislature is smack in the midst of policy committee hearings and believe it or not, GOC is tracking more anti-gun bills than ever.…
Read MoreClimbing the Gun Control Mountain: The Summit of Failure Awaits
“…we go ahead and make laws because we’re California and WE DO IT ANYWAYS…” It’s a head-scratcher. Why would state legislatures across the country – and of course, here in…
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