In a 7-4 ruling an 11-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that people do not have a right to carry concealed weapons in public under the 2nd Amendment. The panel noted that applicants for concealed weapons permits must show an immediate danger beyond just self-defense. Gun owners indicate that they […]

Democrat Assemblyman Miguel Santiago of Los Angeles and former staffer to to Assembly Speaker John Perez has introduced legislation (AB 1674) caps the amount of firearms that may be purchased by a person at one per month. Santiago’s Press Release

Long time Los Angeles Times columnist, George Skelton has written that the culprits of the San Bernardino attack were not radical Islamic terrorists or mental illness or brainwashed individuals, that it was: guns. It may be a while before we know everything about the San Bernardino butchery, but the central detail was clear from the […]

By Don Giottonini While Thanksgiving is a time to count our many 21st Century blessings, the first harvest celebration was, at its core, about the most basic element of survival: food. At a time when many Californians proclaim to be increasingly committed to the virtues of locally grown, organic produce, it is also important to […]

In the “Captain Obvious” category: a study by the University of Chicago Crime Lab found that inmates in the Cook County jail said they get their guns on the streets rather than guns shows or the internet. The study also found that the vast majority of inmates used handguns to commit their crimes or protect […]