Posts by L.A. Paredes
NICK FREITAS: Liberty Rising and a Bonifide 2nd Amendment Statesman
The 2nd Amendment is always looking for heroes. These days when many in public service would rather hide under a rock or capitulate than be at the tip of the…
Read MoreGOC’S 2018 ELECTION EYE: Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Many Americans are still reeling from the election mayhem of 2016, but GOC has our waders on and are more than ready for the murky waters of 2018. This is…
Read MoreWhat California Can Learn from the Kentucky School Shooting
California and the rest of the country can learn a great deal from Kentucky’s response to the recent school shooting that tragically took the lives of two young students. Rather…
Read MoreGOC at the SHOT SHOW: Fighting for California
By Sam Paredes, Executive Director of Gun Owners of California Walking through the big doors at Las Vegas’ Sands Expo Center in January gives me as much of a buzz…
Read MoreNew Concerns Raised About Gun Laws and Veterans
The following is a guest editorial and analysis by Sam Bocetta of Gun News Daily It’s incredibly rare for proposed gun laws to be anything but a blunt instrument used to casually…
Read MoreWHAT AMERICANS CAN LEARN NOW FROM THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914
It was 103 years ago that clashing World War I factions were silenced along the Western Front. Amidst the haze of gunfire, songs of joy and a spirit of benevolence…
Read MoreThe 2nd Amendment: Insurance for Our Freedom of Speech
It may be a head-scratcher to Americans who understand the Constitution, but there are few issues as polarizing as the 2nd Amendment. And now – what we even say about…
Read MoreDefending a Patriot: Training Facility Under Fire
Marc Halcon fits East San Diego County like a glove. Much like it’s rugged landscape, he’s gritty, tough and robust – which is a sharp contrast to the slick, urban…
Read MoreTHE BLUNT INSTRUMENT OF LEGISLATION
“Legislation is a blunt instrument…” Truer words have rarely been spoken. Insightful, profoundly true, and exactly what GOC faces each time we walk into California’s State Capitol. Rather than focusing on…
Read MoreMaking a Buck from Tragedy: Shame!
Several days ago, GOC sent out an email to our members calling attention to the anti-gunners’ profit-mongering in the immediate aftermath of the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. They did…
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