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Bill That Would Limit Tear Gas, Rubber Bullet Use By Police Fails In Senate

September 2, 2020 3:04 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would have banned the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and other “less lethal” projectiles such as bean bags by the police to be used on crowds died in the Senate when time ran out...

Without Law Enforcement There is No Law, and Without Law There is No Civilization

June 12, 2020 12:13 pmJune 16, 2020 6:15 am

‘The doctrine of qualified immunity as currently applied has no place in a nation ruled by law.’ We have recently suffered multiple failures of law enforcement, beginning with the killing of George Floyd. He died because a rogue cop...

Bill To Expand Drug And Alcohol Testing In Fatal Traffic Accidents Vetoed By Governor

October 3, 2019 5:55 pm

Assembly Bill 551, which would have required drug tests to be performed after every fatal accident in the state, was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 551 would have required that a drug test, in addition to the already mandatory...

RECAP: SB 192, The Bill That Makes It Legal Not To Help Police Officers Asking For Assistance

September 27, 2019 3:11 pmSeptember 27, 2019 3:11 pm

If a police officer asks assistance in apprehending a suspect in California, citizens will no longer have to acquiesce. What is it? Senate Bill 192. SB 192 removes the ‘Posse comitatus’ sections from the Penal Code. Originally added in 1872,...

Gun Snoops in White Coats

August 20, 2019 9:59 amAugust 20, 2019 10:14 am

“In the three years since California implemented the nation’s first law allowing guns to be taken from individuals who pose an extreme risk,” Cathie Anderson reports in the Sacramento Bee, “the so-called red flag orders have prevented at least 21...

California Assembly Resolution Calls for Banks to Refuse to Lend to Gun Manufacturers and Retailers

August 19, 2019 1:45 pmAugust 20, 2019 8:31 pm

‘You cannot have a gun if the gun has not been made… you cannot sell a gun that has not been made.’ Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove California has 109 gun-control laws that restrict how and where guns can be used...

Police Cannot Police in Dysfunctional California

February 6, 2019 11:01 amFebruary 8, 2019 8:48 am

California is run by a progressive elite who have decided to sacrifice the aspirations of ordinary residents on the altar of utopian dreams. It’s not working, but they’re doubling down, and at this point there’s no end in sight. The...