Biden’s State of The Union spin

As the old saying goes, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Preliminary injunction issued regarding handgun roster

U.S. District Court judge Cormac J. Carney has issued a preliminary injunction against continuing enforcement of the California handgun roster, ruling that the roster is unconstitutional. The court grants Preliminary Injunctions when the trial judge is satisfied that the plaintiff will prevail after the trial. Kudos to the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) for filing the suit … and for prevailing.

Graham leads Senate GOP effort to codify landmark Supreme Court gun decisions

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and other Republican members of the Judiciary Committee are leading the charge to codify the Supreme Court’s landmark Second Amendment decisions, arguing Democrats are committing a “frontal assault” on the constitutional amendment.

CNN uses misleading data to claim over 100 mass shootings in 2023

CNN used misleading data from the Gun Violence Archive to claim Monday “the U.S. has surpassed 100 mass shootings in 2023.”

Gov. Justice signs bill to strengthen 2nd Amendment protections in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice held a signing ceremony today for Senate Bill 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act. This bill allows law-abiding West Virginians, who already have a concealed carry permit, to carry concealed on the campus of a state institution of higher education beginning July 1, 2024.

Leading firearms expert: The statistics don’t make sense

Contra County Sheriff addressing massive CCW application backlog

In the wake of the Bruen decision last summer, applications for concealed carry permits exploded. Contra Costa County was no exception, as the Sheriff’s office there was besieged by applications, which, unfortunately, were going largely unprocessed.

False statistics fly as California Democrats push for gun control laws that failed already

• The per capita rate of mass shootings was much higher in California than in the rest of the U.S., despite the state having the strictest gun control laws in the country.

Gun Owners of California issues response to the Governor and AG’s press conference on guns

In response to Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta’s announcement of new efforts to advance critical “gun safety” legislation, Gun Owners of California is boldly challenging the direction their policies will take the state of California.

CCW permit issued in San Francisco

Update from SF - the Sheriff has finally approved the very first CCW permit post-Bruen (and the first in years in general). Once the applicant does the training, a permit will issue.

Armed worker stops shooting

California’s SB 1327 fee shifting provisions stopped

In an order issued last night, Judge Roger Benitez enjoined the fee shifting provisions of SB 1327, a law Governor Newsom patterned after a Texas law banning abortion. This is a HUGE WIN for California’s lawful gun owners as it stops the state’s attempt to make its laws impervious to legal challenge.

CDC pressured by gun control zealots to bury stats on guns used in self-defense, downplay firearms as possible crime deterrent

A study commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that guns were used defensively between 60,000 and 2.5 million times a year.

Mass shootings mostly occur in gun-free zones

California DOJ drops defense of SB 1327

Tonight, we learned that the California DOJ will drop its defense of SB 1327. This is the law that attempts to shift attorney fees to force parties and attorneys who challenge gun control measures to pay the State’s legal fees. CRPA and others filed a lawsuit to challenge the fee shifting provisions of the law (South Bay Rod and Gun Club v. Bonta).

Inland PAC fights for gun rights close to home

• Inland Empire Gun Owners PAC battles new gun laws, helps get concealed weapons permits

Creating a safe working environment

Criminals love gun control. It gives them a safe work environment.

Any place can be a safe space

Any place I carry my gun is my safe space.

What states such as California and New York can learn about guns

More people than ever have concealed handgun permits. A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center, which I head, shows the figure now stands at 22.01 million — an increase of 488,000 since last year. Whereas gun ownership surveys may be affected by people’s willingness to answer personal questions, concealed handgun permit data is the only “hard data” we have on the prevalence of guns.

Another day, another court decision against New York gun control

United States District Court Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. granted a temporary injunction against a New York gun control barring the licensed carry of a concealed weapon on private property.