Last night, the man behind the curtain was exposed. Under the cover of night, just before the clock struck midnight,  Governor Brown wasted a clean record and joined the ranks of his fellow anti-gun governors including Davis and Schwarzenegger. He chose to sign into law AB 144 - Open Carry Ban, AB 809 - Rifle and Shotgun Registration, and SB 819 - Converts Dealer Record of Sales from fee to a tax (slush fund).

He did veto SB 427 the ammunition registration scheme but that is very little consolation. This is like getting a kiss on the cheek from the Gov while shanking us in the stomach with an ice pick.

We all wanted to give the Governor the benefit if the doubt and give him some good vibes in hopes that he would be true to his word. But one thing has been reinforced about liberal politicians...hope springs infernal!

Now we know exactly what then Attorney General Jerry Brown meant when he personally penned an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court asking it to grant certiorari to the McDonald v Chicago case which would incorporate the Second Amendment against state and local government intrusion. In his brief, Governor Brown discussed how the reasonable laws of California were not a violation of the Second Amendment. Obviously, he doesn't believe that the reasonable laws are sufficient and more reasonable laws should be implemented.

Here is the bottom line. Governor Jerry Brown's action have placed him firmly in the anti-gun camp and anybody who says anything different must be basking under the light of a midnight moonbeam.

Sam Paredes
Executive Director
Gun owners of California