Reflections of a Gun Shop Goddess

IVRPA Silhouette Match January 2012

OneGirlRiot — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:23:36 +0000

Thanks to Doyle Pritchard for this video.

California gun owners: AB 809 and AB 144 require your action

OneGirlRiot — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:04:02 +0000

There are 2 anti-gun bills here in Calif. that need your immediate attention.

The legislators have been on break and resume again Aug. 15th(next Monday).

The 2 anti-gun bills the NRA wants us to focus on are:

AB 809 Long Gun registration

Currently on the suspense file in Senate Appropriations, let’s keep in there.

http://nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml?summary=ab809&year=2011

AB 144 Ban open carry unload

This bill is now on the State Senate floor and awaiting a vote.

http://nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml?summary=ab144&year=2011

Please contact our State Senator Juan Vargas and ask him to oppose these 2 bills.

Call, fax a short letter, or at least send an e-mail to his capitol office as time is short.

Capitol Office:
State Capitol, Room 3092
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-4040
Fax: (916) 327-3522

Visit the California NRA Members Council web site to see all the gun bills:

http://nramemberscouncils.com/

Thanks to Doyle Pritchard for the heads-up.

Let a girl show you how it’s done, boys.

OneGirlRiot — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:41:21 +0000

Field-stripped and put together in under a minute!

Canine Casting Call from American Gun Dog

OneGirlRiot — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:42:38 +0000

Power of the .380

OneGirlRiot — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:26:14 +0000

Power of the .380.

Yes, it’s all about shot placement. It has to be, with this round. He makes a good point about the cloakability–you can’t hide a .45 so easily.

This pistol, by the way, is not for beginners. It’s extremely light, so it really pops in your hand.

$50 rebate on Walther PPS

OneGirlRiot — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:15:31 +0000

Judging the Judges: Are the Taurus and Rossi “Judge” Firearms Legal Under California Law?

OneGirlRiot — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:16:57 +0000

Judging the Judges: Are the Taurus and Rossi “Judge” Firearms Legal Under California Law?

California has some of the most restrictive and complicated anti-self-defense laws in the nation. Not only do these laws often ban of firearms that are legal to possess throughout the rest of the country, they also subject law abiding California residents to felony prosecution for inadvertent possession of firearms that pose relatively no threat to public safety beyond the threat that any firearm presents when misused by a violent criminal. California’s complicated laws often keep firearms that are ideal for self defense and personal protection out of the hands of California residents, or create such confusion that a rigorous legal analysis by both law enforcement and attorneys must be performed to determine a firearm’s legality.

Two prime examples: the Taurus Judge handgun line, and the Rossi Circuit Judge long gun line.

Unfortunately, the California Department of Justice no longer offers opinions on the legality of specific firearms. Law enforcement, retailers, and consumers are on their own. To assist them, a legal memorandum analyzing these products and their legality under California is now posted here.

Please help us get the word out!
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Gun-Related Bills to be Heard on June 21 in the California Legislature

OneGirlRiot — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:37:13 +0000

Gun-Related Bills to be Heard on June 21 in the California Legislature

Contact members of the state Senate and Assembly Public Safety Committee

One pro-gun bill and several anti-guns bills are expected to be heard in the state Senate and Assembly Public Safety Committees this Tuesday, June 21. Please call and e-mail members of the state Senate and Assembly Public Safety Committees urging them not to punish California’s law-abiding gun owners and support our freedoms by opposing all anti-gun legislation.

Please forward this alert to your family, friends and fellow gun owners across California and urge them to also call their state legislators to OPPOSE these anti-gun bills.

California needs ALL gun owners and sportsmen to voice their opposition to the complete gun ban that the California legislature is moving towards.

The following bills will be heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee this Tuesday, June 21. Please call AND e-mail members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee urging them to OPPOSE SB 427, SB 798 and SB 819 and SUPPORT SB 610. Contact information for the Assembly Public Safety Committee can be found here.

Oppose these bills:

Senate Bill 427, ammunition sales registration extension legislation, introduced by Senator De León, would force licensed state ammunition retailers to obtain a special local license to operate in municipalities. These retailers would also be required to notify local law enforcement before conducting business within their jurisdiction. SB 427 was recently amended with provisions that would require the registration of RIFLE ammunition. SB 427 passed in the state Senate by a 22 to 14 vote. This bill is an attempt to overturn the NRA court victory earlier this year which ruled that the handgun ammunition sales registration law (AB 962 in 2010) unconstitutional and stopped this law from being enforced. Anti-gun activists are determined to take away gun ownership piece by piece and this bill targets ammunition.

Senate Bill 798, air gun, airsoft and BB gun sales ban legislation, also introduced by Senator De León, would treat air guns and BB guns the same as a toy gun by requiring the entire exterior surface of the device to be white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple as the predominate color. Air gun and BB guns are not toys and should not be treated as or manufactured like a toy. SB 798 would include the complete exterior of an airsoft gun also be colored. Airsoft guns are already classified as toys/imitation firearms and are regulated under federal law to have an orange tip. SB 798 does not stop there, it would also place a civil fine on the sale, manufacture, transportation, receipt, or distribution of imitation firearms for commercial purposes. Ultimately, SB 798 will ban the sale of all air guns, BB guns and airsoft guns unless the manufacturer is willing to take on the extra expense of complying with California’s (the only state) new law, if enacted into law. SB 798 passed in the Senate by 21 to 16 vote.

Senate Bill 819, further background check fund raid legislation, introduced by F-rated state Senator Mark Leno (D-3), would allow Dealer Record of Sales (DROS) funds to go to the Department of Justice to help pay for the enforcement of California firearm possession laws. The DROS fund monies were originally collected from every firearm purchaser to pay for the administrative process for background checks. However, these funds have been raided to help the Department of Justice pay their bills. As a result, the DROS fund will certainly run out of money. When it does, what will be their answer to this problem – another increase in the fees for background checks. SB 819 passed in the state Senate by a 22 to 16 vote.

Support this bill:

Senate Bill 610, CCW statewide reform legislation, introduced by state Senator Rod Wright (D-Inglewood), is a much-needed reform for California’s concealed carry permit application process. SB 610 would mandate that concealed carry license applicants would NOT have to pay liability insurance and would also amend the current sequence for processing the concealed carry application by requiring the issuing agency to determine if the applicant has initial “good cause” BEFORE the applicant is required to expend the time and the cost required for the completion of the approval process. SB 610 was PASSED in the State Senate by a 29 to 8 vote.

The following bill will be heard in the state Senate Public Safety Committee this Tuesday, June 21. Please call AND e-mail members of the Senate Public Safety Committee urging them to OPPOSE AB 809. Contact information for the Senate Public Safety Committee can be found here.

Assembly Bill 809, long gun sales registration legislation, introduced again by F-rated Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-42), would establish a state registration system, similar to the one currently in place for handguns, for all newly-acquired rifles and shotguns. Under AB 809, the make, model and serial number of the firearm as well as the identifying information of the purchaser would be recorded and kept on file by the California Department of Justice. AB 809 passed in the state Assembly by a 47 to 29 vote. This bill will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to implement and these additional costs could be passed onto firearms purchasers resulting in future DROS fee increases.

This alert is posted to www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=6934

SB610 Call to action

OneGirlRiot — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:01:51 +0000

Please contact the members of the CA State Senate and urge them to vote YES on Senate Bill 610 (Wright) http://nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml?summary=sb610&year=2011

Some talking points regarding SB610:

SB 610 would standardize the application process for a license to carry a concealed handgun and reform requirements for applicants.
Currently, some licensing agencies require applicants to pay a firearms training fees, purchase liability insurance and pay hundreds of dollars in costs before the agency determines if the applicant has “good cause” for the issuance of a CCW license.
Senate Bill 610 would amend the current sequence for processing of the applications and require the issuing agency to determine if the applicant has “good cause” BEFORE the applicant is required to expend the time and the cost required for the completion of the approval process.
If the CCW applicant is determined to have “good cause”, they would still be required to pass a background check/screening and complete the required firearms training before the agency would complete the process and issue a CCW permit.
Senate Bill 610 would also prohibit issuing agencies from requiring CCW applicants to obtain liability insurance as a condition of issuance of a license. Liability insurance can cost an applicant hundreds of dollars per year and is not required under existing law and should not be required to obtain a license.
The passage of Senate Bill 610 would reform the current CCW application process bringing uniformity and fairness to the applicants.

Remember, contact the Senate and urge them to pass this important reform bill. Circulate this entire message to all gun owners, clubs, forums, blogs, etc. Spread the word and keep up the pressure!

If you have any questions, please contact me using the contact information below.

Paul

>>>>>>>>>>

H. Paul Payne
NRA Liaison to the Executive Vice President
3565 La Ciotat Way
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 683-4NRA Office
(951) 779-0740 Fax
nrausmc@earthlink.net

Chip Elliot’s 30-year-old letter still has weight

OneGirlRiot — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:12:44 +0000

Chip Elliott, author of Tomorrow Come Sunrise, responds to Esquire’s 1981 article, “Fifty Million Handguns.”

via Keep and Bear Arms – Gun Owners Home Page – 2nd Amendment Supporters.