On Saturday the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals made a correct and just ruling by reinstating the injunction barring the implementation of the “sensitive areas” part of SB2. This ruling is very surprising to say the least. The 9thCircuit Court usually rules incorrectly and is the most reversed court in the United States. Based on data from 2007 thru the 2022 term, the US Supreme Court reversed 80.3% of the cases heard that originated in the 9thCircuit. Many of the judges serving in the 9th Circuit are activist judges meaning they often rule based on some misguided social justice theory rather on ..read more

On 20 December 2023 the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a temporary injunction prohibiting enforcement of sections of SB2 dealing with prohibition of concealed carry in “sensitive areas”. The state of California with blatant disregard of citizen rights, the US Constitution, and the US Supreme Court defined “sensitive areas” as almost anywhere to which the general public has access and barred legally armed citizens from carrying in those areas effectively ending concealed carry in California. Apparently, the court believes the rulers of California must abide by ..read more

The founders of our country were very knowledgeable regarding the societies of ancient Greece and Rome. Many of the concepts built into our government in turn guided by our Constitution were based on that knowledge and on how those societies functioned. Having experienced first-hand existence as subjects living under the Crown, the founders chose to go with the concept of citizens and to protect the rights of citizens when creating our country. The form of government they chose, was a constitutional republic. According to Webster a citizen is defined as “a native or naturalized person who owes ..read more

Americans are suffering at the hands of our two major political parties. In their current configurations, we can reasonably refer to these parties as the Evil party and the Stupid party. In California the Evil party has achieved one-party rule and is not like to lose that status anytime soon as the Stupid party has no plan to regain power. The Evil party has an unquenchable thirst for power and control which manifests itself as a relentless attack on individual rights and liberty. In the view of the Evil party, the Constitution is nothing more than an antiquated document written by ignorant me ..read more

Can state mandated training make an irresponsible person responsible? As a firearms instructor I’m a big advocate of regular, purposeful, training. Anyone intending to carry a firearm in public has a responsibility to be competent in the operation of said firearm and to have a very solid understanding of the rules governing the legal use of deadly force. In addition, the armed citizen needs to be very clear on the obligations and responsibilities that come with the decision to be armed in public. One of those responsibilities is to maintain a certain level of proficiency with the firearm carri ..read more

The founders of our country were very knowledgeable regarding the societies of ancient Greece and Rome. Many of the concepts built into our government in turn guided by our Constitution were based on that knowledge and on how those societies functioned. Having experienced first-hand existence as subjects living under the Crown, the founders chose to go with the concept of citizens and to protect the rights of citizens when creating our country. The form of government they chose, was a constitutional republic. According to Webster a citizen is defined as “a native or naturalized person who owes ..read more

The founders of our country were very knowledgeable regarding the societies of ancient Greece and Rome. Many of the concepts built into our government in turn guided by our Constitution were based on that knowledge and on how those societies functioned. Having experienced first-hand existence as subjects living under the Crown, the founders chose to go with the concept of citizens and to protect the rights of citizens when creating our country. The form of government they chose, was a constitutional republic. According to Webster a citizen is defined as “a native or naturalized person who owes ..read more

Americans are suffering at the hands of our two major political parties. In their current configurations, we can reasonably refer to these parties as the Evil party and the Stupid party. In California the Evil party has achieved one-party rule and is not like to lose that status anytime soon as the Stupid party has no plan to regain power. The Evil party has an unquenchable thirst for power and control which manifests itself as a relentless attack on individual rights and liberty. In the view of the Evil party, the Constitution is nothing more than an antiquated document written by ignorant me ..read more

Can state mandated training make an irresponsible person responsible? As a firearms instructor I’m a big advocate of regular, purposeful, training. Anyone intending to carry a firearm in public has a responsibility to be competent in the operation of said firearm and to have a very solid understanding of the rules governing the legal use of deadly force. In addition, the armed citizen needs to be very clear on the obligations and responsibilities that come with the decision to be armed in public. One of those responsibilities is to maintain a certain level of proficiency with the firearm carri ..read more

Some people (over 23 million) have chosen to take responsibility for their personal protection and for that of their loved ones by being legally armed in public. They know that very few problems are gun problems. They also know that “with great power comes great responsibility” (thank you Spiderman). If you are unfortunate enough to encounter a violent individual but the level of violence offered does not rise to the level to justify deadly force what are your options? If you’ve taken the time to learn and develop empty handed skills that could be an option. The problem with going hands-on is ..read more