by Brandon Combs SACRAMENTO, CA – Yesterday, the California Senate Public Safety Committee passed a number of extreme anti-gun measures, ranging from outright bans on guns and magazines, to ammunition seller and purchaser permits, to a “kick-the-can” bill granting municipalities the authority to ban gun shows on state property. While the outcomes of those votes [...]
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On Federal Background Checks
As new talk of expanding Federal background checks raises to a fevered pitch in the US Senate, we think it’s important to go into some detail on CGF’s position. Some of the debate is moot for those of us in California as we are forced through expensive and duplicative background checks and waiting periods on [...]
California’s First Gun Control Law: The Racist Roots and Evolution of the Gun Control Movement
by Jason Davis, civil rights and firearms law attorney at Davis & Associates State of the Law California has one of the most, if not the most, complex and convoluted regulatory structures relating to firearms in the entire United States. The system created by the legislature has been a thorn in the side of those [...]
Should Distrust Of Government Be A Phenomenon Exclusive To Gun Owners?
“The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.” — Samuel Butler In the current political climate surrounding the hot topic of gun control, there has been much attention focused on the subject of “gun owner paranoia.” One mainstream news agency after [...]
CGF and Carry in California: Sunshine Initiative Update (Part 2)
While we work to resolve the national question of the scope of the right to bear arms in public, the Initiative’s Compliance component would further go to address as much as possible in the 58 sheriffs’ carry license programs (from pre-application to issuance) so that, as soon as we did have a final decision from [...]
