Simi Valley | Member Champions First Amendment While Trampling on Second as Council Resets Protocols
By Gina Harden SIMI VALLLEY – During August 26, 2019 City Council meeting, Councilman Judge called the question, ending heated exchange between Luevanos and Mayor Mashburn concerning the adoption of a resolution to establish City Council Meeting protocols. The resolution passed 4-1 with Luevanos dissenting. Luevanos highlighted first amendment concerns that “the total amount of […]
Our Duty to Defend Liberty : The Indispensible Militia
By Gina Harden John Locke, the philosopher of the American Revolution taught that the 1st Law of Nature is the right to self-defense. The second amendment of the Constitution states, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free people, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall […]
California | NRA Files Lawsuit Against Los Angeles for Blacklisting Contractors Affiliated with the NRA
On April 24, 2019, NRA filed a lawsuit challenging the City of Los Angeles’ recently adopted ordinance requiring current and prospective contractors working with the city to disclose any relationships with the NRA as a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Make no mistake, the goal of this outrageous Ordinance is to discourage NRA membership and silencing support for the Second Amendment. The […]
California: Legislature Returns from Spring Break
The California Legislature returns from spring recess this week and seven different committees are considering bills that could impact your rights. Please contact the respective Committees and urge the members to OPPOSE the below bills. On Monday, April 22 in Assembly Revenue & Taxation: Click here to contact the Committee and urge them to […]
California’s AG: Gun Owners Who Have ‘High Capacity’ Magazines Are Going To…
Beth Baumann California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) is one of the people pushing to keep “high capacity” magazines, anything that holds over 10 rounds, illegal in the Golden State. For one week, Californians had the opportunity to get their hands on these magazines because of a court ruling that overturned the state’s ban. One week later, […]
City of Simi Valley to Consider The Future of Gun Shows at the Monday, April 8 Meeting
The City of Simi Valley plans to have discussions on possible action regarding the Ventura County Board of Supervisors request that the City act in opposition to any contracts for future gun shows at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The fight for keeping gun shows across the state has intensified as gun control activists organize and lobby […]
Breaking! Federal Court Finds California Magazine Ban Violates the Second Amendment
In one of the strongest judicial statements in favor of the Second Amendment to date, Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California determined on Friday that California’s ban on commonly possessed firearm magazines violates the Second Amendment. The case is Duncan v. Becerra. The NRA-supported case had already […]
Finally, the Supreme Court is taking up gun rights again
By JAMES PHILLIPS AND JOHN YOO Editor’s Note: We don’t ordinarily applaud LA Times editorials,. but here’s one we can get behind … On Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted review of a case involving the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The case challenges a New York City law that prohibits transporting handguns, even licensed […]
Oxnard Council Advances Anti-Gun, Anti-Drilling Agendi, Will Appeal Losing Case Against Aaron Starr Wastewater Rate Rollback
By George Miller At the first Oxnard Council meeting of the year on January 8, activist members were already advancing their very political agenda, mostly pushed by Mayor Pro-Tem Carmen Ramirez. Agreed to agendize opposing VC Fairgrounds gun shows (if voted on, it would have no legal effect, as Oxnard has no jurisdiction). Passed a […]
Trump v. Bump | A Potentially Deadly Holiday Decision
By Thomas L. Knapp On December 18, just in time for Christmas, the US Department of Justice announced a new 157-page rule banning “bump stocks.” The regulatory move comes 14 months after Stephen Paddock’s murder of 58 concert attendees in Las Vegas, Nevada made the devices notorious. The new rule is a dumb and […]
