Sam Paredes Archives - California Globe

San Jose City Council Passes Mandatory Firearm Liability Insurance, Ownership Fee Ordinances

January 26, 2022 12:08 pmJanuary 26, 2022 1:32 pm

The San Jose City Council passed two measures on Tuesday, requiring all San Jose gun owners to both carry firearm liability insurance and pay a mandatory $25 gun ownership fee, becoming the first city in the nation to do either....

Senate Bill 914 Targets Hunting Licenses

February 5, 2020 2:42 pmFebruary 5, 2020 2:49 pm

None of the gun laws will have any effect on violent criminals, who disregard the law and often use stolen weapons and ammunition. As the Associated Press reports, California Sen. Anthony Portantino, La Cañada Flintridge Democrat, has authored a...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Limiting Rifle Purchases In California, and Many Other Gun Control Bills

October 13, 2019 8:34 amOctober 17, 2019 11:24 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a slew of bills further restricting Californians ability to purchase guns and rifles, and expanding red flag laws. Perhaps the most egregious is Senate Bill 61 by Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-Lan Canada/Flintridge), which prohibits individuals...

Gun Snoops in White Coats

August 20, 2019 9:59 amMarch 28, 2022 3:28 pm

“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...

Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats Gutted CA Criminal Justice System While Passing Scores of Gun Control Laws

August 12, 2019 2:27 amAugust 12, 2019 8:21 am

Within minutes of the most recent mass shootings, breathless reporters and opportunistic lawmakers began calling for more gun control laws. In their haste for politically correct stories, and with visions of legacy legislation dancing in their heads, they neglected to...

Gun Owners of CA Joins First Major 2nd Amendment SCOTUS Case In Ten Years

May 17, 2019 2:05 amMay 17, 2019 6:37 am

As several new gun control bills passed out of the California Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, I spoke with Sam Paredes, Executive Director of Gun Owners of California. “It was an ugly day,” Paredes said. However, Gun Owners of California may...