Calguns Foundation Blog

Earlier today, Calguns Foundation filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Calfornia's 10 day "waiting period" (which is really just a dressed-up 10-day ban on law-abiding gun owners' ability to exercise their fundamental right to keep and bear arms). This is a significant piece of litigation that we're very optimistic abou ...

Just a note that we've integrated a blog into our website. This is an exciting new way to share breaking news, notable developments, and thoughts from our board members and initiative leaders. Please subscribe and stay tuned for some blogs about our 2011 Carry License Compliance and Sunshine Initiative! -Brandon var addthis_product = 'jlp-1.2' ...

Friends,Here we are in January of 2012 (where did last year go?), and things are quite wonderfully picking up right where we left off at the end of 2011. In the spirit of resolutions and looking forward to what the future holds for the ability to exercise your fundamental right to carry firearms for self-defense, we thought some carry license guide ...

It's been a while since our last post - it's safe to assume we have been working on the next volley of lawsuits - so we wanted to take a few minutes and update you on some interesting developments out of Ventura County.On the morning of Sept. 26, 2011, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean and I had a very positive telephone conversation in which he pl ...

Especially significant in light of California Gov. Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr.'s signing of AB 144 into law - a piece of legislation that does nothing but frustrate the rights of law-abiding gun owners - Calguns Foundation has published statistics on all active carry licenses and licensing authorities across the state. (Continued after the "re ...

As part of its ongoing Carry License Compliance and Sunshine Initiative, the Calguns Foundation has released an updated Model Licence to Carry ("LTC") policy for adoption by licensing authorities. This revision includes changes which clarify California's statutorily-mandated policies and application procedures. A downloadable copy of the Model P ...

Just wanted to show you all what it looks like when we first receive raw public records for our Carry License Sunshine and Compliance Initiative. More info and a photo after the "read more" jump.-Brandon   var addthis_product = 'jlp-1.2'; var addthis_config = {pubid:'cgfadmin', services_compact:'google_plusone', ui_hover_direction:0, ...

Recently I got into a discussion with someone who had moved away from California. He asserted that all the litigation didn't matter and that we as civil rights supporters were not winning and, as usual, we Californians should just leave. I asked him an important question and it should be telling that he didn't answer that question publicly. I asked ...

Things are looking dicey for Attorney General Eric Holder, as more and more evidence is stacking up against him and the Dept. of Justice on the "Fast and Furious" gun walking scandal (implicating, also, senior Obama administration staffers). As reported by John Richardson at No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money blog, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) - Cha ...