Sen. Anthony Portantino – California Globe

California Legislature Passes ‘Tyrannical’ Package of 12 Gun Control Bills

September 18, 2023 3:51 pmSeptember 20, 2023 4:31 pm

In June 2022, U.S. Supreme Court issued a critical decision in New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen striking down a New York gun law that put unconstitutional restrictions on concealed carry of a gun out in public. And...

A California Story: Inane People Create Inane Laws

August 7, 2023 6:32 amAugust 7, 2023 9:53 am

Have you ever wondered how California gets those inane laws that they have? There is an answer to that question, and I believe it is simple: inane people. Ridiculous, word-twisting, ego-driven, prevaricating people that are selected, installed, and left unchecked...

California Trying to Illegally Restrict Concealed Carry Weapons Permits

May 26, 2023 11:15 amMay 26, 2023 11:15 am

Despite being rebuked by the highest court in the country over gun control attempts last year, California Democrats continue to tell the people through shady legislation that you can’t defend yourself with a firearm… or at least they will limit...

Gov. Newsom, Democrats Targeting Legal Gun Owners Rather than Felons in New Bill

February 1, 2023 2:43 pmFebruary 1, 2023 4:48 pm

“Had Senate Bill 2 or its predecessor Senate Bill 918 been in effect it would not have stopped the tragic incidents it claims to, but it would put more Californians in harms way.” That is what Rick Travis of the...

Two Gun Control Bills Fail on Final Day of 2022 California Legislative Session

September 2, 2022 7:39 amSeptember 3, 2022 8:29 am

A bill restricting concealed carry rights, Senate Bill 918 by Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), was dead in early August, until it was moved out Assembly Appropriations with 32 pages of 185 new amendments. SB 918 creates a new...

SB 851 – Small Business Relief Act

August 27, 2022 11:52 amAugust 27, 2022 11:56 am

Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada-Flintridge) gutted-and-amended his Senate Bill 851 on August 25 to modify the pass-through entity elective tax, which is California’s effort to work around the federal government’s limitation of $10,000 on deducting state and local taxes on...

California Gun Control Bill Rejuvenated with 185 New Amendments

August 12, 2022 4:59 pmAugust 15, 2022 6:58 am

Despite being rebuked by the highest court in the land over gun control attempts, California Democrats are still trying to tell the people through dubious legislation that you can’t defend yourself with a firearm… or at least they will limit...