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UPDATED: Gov. Newsom and California Officials Sued by NRA, 2A Foundation, Over Closing Gun Stores

March 28, 2020 5:40 pmMarch 29, 2020 2:11 pm

UPDATE below: The National Rifle Association, in conjunction with the Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Conference, sued Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials on Friday over the closing of gun stores in response to...

2020 March Primary Preview: 2nd Congressional District

February 28, 2020 2:34 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:30 am

The 2nd Congressional District: Riding the coastline from the Oregon border all the way down to just outside San Francisco, the 2nd District is the oddball northern California district in that it is solidly blue. Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino,...

2020 March Primary Preview: 8th Congressional District

February 21, 2020 2:03 amFebruary 21, 2020 4:14 pm

The 8th Congressional District: Stretching from just across the Nevada border near Carson City down to just outside the Los Angeles area and across to Arizona in a huge triangle, the 8th Congressional district is one of the largest in...

Decades Long Attempt to Ban Gun Shows at San Francisco Cow Palace… Back Again

January 27, 2020 7:41 pmJanuary 27, 2020 5:41 pm

The high gang activity and murder rate of the South San Francisco Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood has never been tied to gun sales at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued a statement Monday...

San Francisco Gun Show Limiting Bill May Face a Senate Vote

January 27, 2020 5:27 pmJanuary 27, 2020 5:27 pm

A bill that would ban gun shows from being held at the historic Cow Palace on the San Francisco and Daly City border could reach a Senate vote in the coming months depending on the outcome of the amendments made...

School-Sent Firearm Storage Material Bill Passes Assembly Committee

January 17, 2020 4:13 pm

A bill that would send parents materials on safe home firearm storage through schools has unanimously passed a second Assembly committee vote. Under AB 276, authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), the Department of Education and Department of Justice would...

Concealed Carry Expansion Bill Faces Another Tough Committee Vote

January 13, 2020 4:41 pm

The Assembly bill that would allow concealed carry holders to be armed in a place of worship while on school property faces a critical step Tuesday as an Assembly Committee will vote on the subject for the first time in...