Contact GOC at 916-984-1400 to find out how you can help!
Friday, June 8, 2012
California Primary Election Wrap Up!
Contact GOC at 916-984-1400 to find out how you can help!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Amazon
Being a non-profit, member based organization, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to raise more money ... we may be a little behind at times, but with new technology always emerging, we are doing our best to keep up.
(This is the point at which you are more than welcome to chime in with offers to help in our fundraising effort ... just sayin')
With the increase of online businesses, there are more opportunities to raise money or increase funds through businesses like Amazon. We have recently joined the Amazon Associates Program, which enables us to make money off of particular products purchased through simple advertisements on our website.
We understand that you can barely navigate from one website to another without being bombarded with advertisements, and rest assured, we don't want to do that to our members. However, we will use this opportunity to showcase items that might actually be of interest to our gun loving members.
So, the next time you want to browse Amazon for the latest hunting or gun gear, use our website as a portal! You will be helping raise money to protect your gun rights! And why not do that, just by shopping online?!
(See the rolling add on the sidebar of our website or the link under the "Media" tab) Or click on the banner below!
(This is the point at which you are more than welcome to chime in with offers to help in our fundraising effort ... just sayin')
With the increase of online businesses, there are more opportunities to raise money or increase funds through businesses like Amazon. We have recently joined the Amazon Associates Program, which enables us to make money off of particular products purchased through simple advertisements on our website.
We understand that you can barely navigate from one website to another without being bombarded with advertisements, and rest assured, we don't want to do that to our members. However, we will use this opportunity to showcase items that might actually be of interest to our gun loving members.
So, the next time you want to browse Amazon for the latest hunting or gun gear, use our website as a portal! You will be helping raise money to protect your gun rights! And why not do that, just by shopping online?!
(See the rolling add on the sidebar of our website or the link under the "Media" tab) Or click on the banner below!
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Banning the Use of Hounds in Hunting: But It's in His Blood
The California Legislature has been acting with brutal force this year, to not only strip Californian's of our Second Amendment rights, but also to rid the state of hunting. Their attack on hunting is through Senate Bill 1221 which would ban the use of hounds for the hunting of bears and bobcats. As our Executive Director says it in his Legislative Update video, "this is just the camel's nose under the tent". It's their first move to stop hunting altogether, all under the guise of saving the hounds from possible harm.
Now I'm going to get a little personal here, so please excuse the lack of formality ...
Meet Porter ... my German Shorthaired Pointer
This was Porter as a puppy. Cute, right?
Well, this is him at 7 months:
Beautiful, right? We can't walk through Home Depot without people stopping us to compliment him. He's a year and a half now and only looks better, stronger, and in my potentially biased opinion, perfect!
Any owner of a GSP knows these dogs are made for hunting. It's in their blood. He sees a bird and he's frozen. I fully admit to failing him when it comes to proper training ... but the instincts are still fully present.
And now the state is going to tell us that we can't let dogs do what they were born and bred to do? The attack is on hunting of bears and bobcats right now; but if this bill passes, the attack will move to prevent the use of hounds while hunting all animals, including upland game and waterfowl.
Gun Owners of California is determined to fight this bill tooth and nail. Are you with us?
Share this post, along with our website, to let people know what is happening to their hunting and Second Amendment rights!
**Then, post a picture of your hunting dog on our facebook page! Let's see all of those beautiful hunting dogs and praise them for doing what they were meant to do so well!
Now I'm going to get a little personal here, so please excuse the lack of formality ...
Meet Porter ... my German Shorthaired Pointer
This was Porter as a puppy. Cute, right?
Well, this is him at 7 months:
Beautiful, right? We can't walk through Home Depot without people stopping us to compliment him. He's a year and a half now and only looks better, stronger, and in my potentially biased opinion, perfect!
Any owner of a GSP knows these dogs are made for hunting. It's in their blood. He sees a bird and he's frozen. I fully admit to failing him when it comes to proper training ... but the instincts are still fully present.
And now the state is going to tell us that we can't let dogs do what they were born and bred to do? The attack is on hunting of bears and bobcats right now; but if this bill passes, the attack will move to prevent the use of hounds while hunting all animals, including upland game and waterfowl.
Gun Owners of California is determined to fight this bill tooth and nail. Are you with us?
Share this post, along with our website, to let people know what is happening to their hunting and Second Amendment rights!
**Then, post a picture of your hunting dog on our facebook page! Let's see all of those beautiful hunting dogs and praise them for doing what they were meant to do so well!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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!
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!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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!):
The Greater Sacramento Area stores for the best guns, gear, and ammo!
For the Motorcyclist in your life, check out Harley Davidson of Sacramento!
Newtown Firearms - Placerville
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
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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!
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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