back in action

It's been quite a year so far in the world of California politics, as the Legislature is at it again ... doing their best to take away our gun rights, one law at a time.

Our website is full of news articles, petitions, videos, etc, on all the legislation we are fighting against.  As always, being a non-profit, we are working hard to raise more money in order to have greater strength to push back with.  You've probably heard us say this before, and we'll say it again: power in politics comes from money and numbers.  Two things we need more of in order to make the kind of impact gun-loving Californian's are yearning for.

So here is my plea ... or rather, my proposal to you ... the faithful, the dedicated, the active:

Yes, we need more donations.  We always will, as the California law book is ever increasing in pages.  We need donations from existing members, as well as new memberships from the gun owners across the state that have yet to join GOC.

Some people can't donate given their current economic state, and we understand that.  Some people can donate, but choose not to, out of fear that they will get on some sort of "list" (we've heard that many times before).  Well, here's some news ... if you've purchased a gun or voted ... ever ... you are probably already on a list of some sort.  

But there is more that you can do.  We are trying to revamp the blog and forum.  We feel these are significant ways we can reach gun owners across the state and spread the message that is so important to the Second Amendment.  We want to relay news, warnings, petitions, calls to action, voter suggestions, business recommendations, etc to people who are interested.  

How can you help?  Comment on the blog and spread it around.  Join the forum and start using it.  We need people to interact.  The more traffic we get, the more we will grow.  We are in the technological age and we can't escape the fact that our presence online is just not strong enough.

We are committed to strengthening our presence through valuable content and interesting articles.  We are committed to fighting for the Second Amendment and we hope you can join us in the fight ... in any and every way possible!

the progress of open carry

An email popped into my inbox with this interesting link attached: http://www.kc3.com/CCW_progress.htm



I find this fascinating!  Over 21 years, more states have become "shall issue" states than not ... and still, California stands strong in it's state of "may issue".  Granted, there is fear that if the anti-gun state that borders the Pacific became a "shall issue" state, it could then regulate the "shall" so much that it would be less existent than the "may" currently is ... either way, the trend depicted by this interactive diagram are interesting nonetheless!

(sidenote: it was created in 2006, so it would be interesting to see if it has changed over the past 6 years, to what extent, and in which way)

What are your thoughts?

Check out our forum and add your comments!

GOC's Christmas List

Christmas is only 10 days away, but we know there are more than enough people out there who haven’t finished their Christmas shopping yet!

So, in order to help you shop for your friends and family, while supporting businesses that support the Second Amendment, here are a few of our suggestions:  (CLICK ON THE BOLD FOR LINKS)

Best site for women shooters:

Girls with Guns Clothing (online and in stores)

Our top picks (but everything on this site would be a winner!):

GWG Shooting Shirt

$45.99

GWG Zip Up Hoodie

$64.99

GWG Camo Bucket

$9.99

Ammo makes a GREAT stocking stuffer!  Check out RedLine Ballistics 

The Greater Sacramento Area stores for the best guns, gear, and ammo!

Just Guns - Sacramento

Action Guns – Rancho Cordova

Sportsmans Warehouse – Rocklin

Sacramento Black Rifle – Rocklin

For the Motorcyclist in your life, check out Harley Davidson of Sacramento!

Newtown Firearms - Placerville

Sutter Orchard Supply - Yuba City

Southern California

Get the shooter in your family a membership at Burro Canyon! - Azusa

or some lane rentals at Bullseye Shooting Range & Firearms Store in San Rafael

 OR, you can buy your gun loving friend (or family member) a raffle ticket for our 52 Gun Raffle!  

Let us know if you check out any of these Second Amendment (and GOC) supporting shops!  We believe it is critical to support the companies that believe in our rights as much as we do.  And we hope you do too!

Tell them Gun Owners of California sent you!

P.S. Check out the full list of "Friends of GOC" for more info on who supports your gun rights! 

Learning Confrontation

If the last few elections haven't been enough to prove that conservatives need a few lessons on how to win, I don't know what will.  Part of our effort to help the conservative movement across the state {and the country for that matter} is to teach people what we know to be true: conservatives need to learn the art of confrontation.  Years ago, our founder, Senator H.L. Richardson, ret., wrote a book called "Confrontational Politics" for that primary reason.  To bring awareness to conservatives about where they are lacking, teach them how the liberals work, and provide tactics to help promote good, artful confrontation.

GOC's Executive Director, Sam Paredes, has not only studied the book thoroughly, but he has created a series of trainings and seminars on the book, for groups interested in learning how to become more effective in the political arena.  He has been traveling all over the state speaking to Tea Parties and conservative groups for years.  Once he gives an hour long presentation on the book, which simply scratches the surface, the groups, more often than not, schedule a 6 hour long seminar for a more thorough training.

Hundreds, if not thousands of people across the state have heard Sam's Confrontational Politics presentations, and many more have read the book behind the seminar.  Needless to say, the word is spreading.  This morning, I came across an article from a reporter in Nevada who read the book and raved about it's truth.  He even goes as far as to commission conservatives to get confrontational!  

Don't you think it's time?

If you are interested in scheduling a presentation for your group, call Gwen at 916-984-1400.  We need to spread the word, and we need to get confrontational!

Hello, Conservatives … It’s time to get confrontational!

By Chuck Muth

I just finished reading an excellent book for conservatives titled “Confrontational Politics” by former California State Sen. H.L. Richardson, which is extremely relevant to the sad state of the conservative movement here in Nevada. Here’s an example:

“Remember, an average Democrat with conservative ideas doesn’t get elected to high office. He wouldn’t get the time of day from the left-wingers who control the party apparatus.”

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It's for the children!!!

Yet another story of how a gun saved a life!

How many times have you heard people say "it's for the children", in regards to yet another liberal agenda, like banning guns?  Well, here's another story you can use to explain why preserving the Second Amendment is "for the children!"

Clerk in Fla. kills would-be robber, saves baby

The woman pulled out the gun when the man tried to head out the door with her baby

TAMPA, Fla. — A convenience store manager grabbed a gun from under the counter and shot a robber in the knee when the man scooped up the clerk's infant daughter, deputies and family members said Wednesday.


The robber tried to get into the cash register Tuesday afternoon at Del's 24-Hour Food Store in Naples but he couldn't open it. He grabbed a stroller with Elizabeth Easterly's 1-year-old in it and headed for the door, according to a sheriff's report and family members. Easterly shot the man and he died at a hospital.

Read more ...

so true, is it not?

source

Received this picture in my email this morning.  It's sad that this is so funny ... but it does seem to be true!

He Left His Mark ...

Our founder, Senator H.L. "Bill" Richardson, is a good man.  He is honest and outspoken; never afraid to go against the grain.  He made more than a few people mad in his 22 years in the Legislature; which is probably why he is still a topic of conversation around the building.  He did what he thought was right for the people {what a concept}; and not what was right for his personal election.  Politicians like that are rare these days ... much too rare.

If you haven't had an opportunity to read any of Senator Richardson's books, you should.  He made it a point to educate his constituents of what life was like at the Capitol.  Richardson gave an honest account of what the Legislature is like; which might have been the cause of a few strained relationships.  That didn't stop him.  For instance, he wrote a book called "What Makes You Think We Read the Bills?"  Just the title alone rats out his esteemed colleagues.  They take the time to run a campaign, speak on our behalf, and vote for what they think is better for us.  But, Senator Richardson blows their cover.  He let's us in on a secret that they don't want us to know about ... they don't even read the bills that they vote on {and pass}!  Thus, what are the chances that they even understand what the bill will do once passed?  

The article below shows even the Governor trying to protect their cover ... 

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/03/3954911/dan-walters-fiona-mas-words-echo.html#storylink=misearch

Dan Walters: Fiona Ma's words echo book on California Capitol

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By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com

Published: Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 3A

Bill Richardson was a very conservative Republican state senator from Southern California who single-handedly changed the political dynamics of his house – although whether for better or worse is still debated.

For decades, Senate leaders adhered to an unwritten understanding that they would never challenge incumbent senators of the other party.

Richardson – a former advertising man, ardent hunter, anti-crime advocate and pioneer user of campaign technology – rebelled at the nonaggression pact and sponsored challengers who unseated three liberal Democratic senators in 1976, 1978 and 1980.

The ousters so unnerved Democratic senators that they abandoned bipartisanship, threw out their longtime leader, James Mills, and elected a new leader, David Roberti, who promised to fiercely defend Democratic seats.

While he was doing all of that, Richardson, known to friends and foes alike as "Wild Bill," wrote a humorous little book called "What Makes You Think We Read the Bills?" that remains one of the most insightful accounts of Capitol dynamics. One of its points was that legislators rarely read, and often don't understand, the measures on which they pass judgment.

Richardson's book about how bills pass and fail comes to mind because of something that occurred recently in the Capitol room where many news conferences are staged.

Just before this year's session ended, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed an overhaul of corporate taxation that he said would encourage California-based businesses to invest more in the state while eliminating an unfair tax advantage for out-of-state firms.

It would have reversed a corporate tax law passed just two years earlier.

Naturally, reporters pressed Brown and the Democratic legislators on why they were doing such a turnaround. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said it was because the 2009 bill was passed with "a gun to our heads" by Republicans as part of a budget deal that included tax increases.

But Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, said the 2009 bill was "drafted incorrectly," thereby implying that she and others didn't know what they were doing when they voted for it.

That was patently false since everyone, as Steinberg acknowledged, knew the implications of the tax measure. If Ma didn't know, she was the only one. But when a reporter zeroed in and asked her point-blank whether she didn't know what the 2009 bill did, Brown came to her rescue.

"I want to step in here," the governor said, figuratively leaping in front of the bullet. "Trying to discern the motives of those legislators who created this is a fool's errand because they all have a different story."

Brown's measure, incidentally, didn't make it. Legislators knew what it did, and not enough of them liked it.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/03/3954911/dan-walters-fiona-mas-words-echo.html#ixzz1a20Eu4Km

To purchase a copy of "What Makes You Think We Read the Bills?", call our office at 916-984-1400 {$5 each}

Also available for purchase {by Senator H.L. Richardson}:

"Confrontational Politics" $6