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California Concealed Guns Court Case Has Judges’ Attention.

By Kristina Davis “If the lawyers arguing both sides of a controversial concealed weapons case agreed on one thing Tuesday, it was that the constitutional right to bear arms extends outside the home. The panel of 11 judges with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared to agree on the same point, but to […]

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Gov. Sandoval signs Nevada gun reform bill into law.

by Chris Eger “With the stroke of a pen this week, Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) made law a measure to reform concealed carry rights and expand castle doctrine in the state. Signed late Monday was a Senate bill approved by House members last week 25-17 that will expand castle doctrine to include occupied vehicles, as […]

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Firearms Policy Coalition Files Opposition to Senate Bill 456.

Firearms Policy Coalition In a world in which schools suspend second graders for eating Pop Tarts into the shape of a gun, California Senate Bill 456 would create a dangerous new statutory vehicle for anti-gun school officials to attack firearms-related speech that are not “true threats.” Your FPC submitted this opposition letter explaining how SB […]

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NJ woman murdered by ex while awaiting gun permit.

By Perry Chiaramonte “Carol Bowne knew her best shot at defending herself from a violent ex was a gun, and not a piece of paper. And it was paperwork that left her unprotected when Michael Eitel showed up at her New Jersey home last week and stabbed her to death, say Second Amendment advocates, who […]

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Students at Catholic University vote to allow guns on campus.

By Susan Svrluga Catholic University (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Catholic University student leaders want students to be able to carry guns on campus. “A resolution in support of student carry” easily passed the school’s student government, the Student Association General Assembly, with a 16 to 11 vote. That surprised one of the […]

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BREAKING: Bans on “Assault Weapons,” Firearm Magazines Can Be Based on Feelings, Rules Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

April 27, 2015 in FPC Blog “In a stunning 2-1 decision published today that upheld a City of Highland Park, Illinois ordinance (§136.005 of the City Code) that prohibits the possession of so-called “assault weapons” and “large‐capacity magazines,” Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank Easterbrook held that [a]nother constitutional principle is relevant: the Constitu‐tion […]

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I will keep this brief and to the point. Please take 1 minute to read. (re: your gun rights)

I will keep this brief and to the point. Please take 1 minute to read. Often over the last 10 years I hear people complain about the way gun owners are treated in California. As long as we all stand by and let it happen, it will keep getting worse. This email is to ask […]

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Striving for a beautiful new shooting range in Carlsbad, CA.

Greg and Lisa Gunther, owners of the Gunther Guns gun store in Carlsbad, CA hope to open a world class indoor shooting range and firearm safety training facility in their building at 2717 Loker Avenue West in Carlsbad, the same location where Gunther Guns is currently located. However liberal/anti gun city officials have been fighting […]

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First Annual Second Amendment Celebration Dinner at San Diego.

As you all have heard by now, Gun Owners of California is having its first annual Second Amendment Celebration Dinner at San Diego’s Hall of Champions in Balboa Park on Saturday, May 16th at 6pm! There will be samples of San Diego cuisine, samples of San Diego beer, and gun donations by San Diego gun […]

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The 2nd Amendment and your right to self defense.

Join us Saturday, April 25th, 2015 RAMONA MAINSTAGE 626 Main Street, Ramona CA 12:00 Special Guest Speakers: Michael Schwartz of Gun Owners of California and Successful Plaintiff Against Sheriff Gore’s CCW Policy Ed Peruta ramonaFlyer

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