Posts Tagged ‘rights’On gun shows and leisure suits…Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 May 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes What do leisure suits and gun shows have in common? More than you might think. It turns out that some members of the California Senate don't particularly like either. But I'll bet in this Legislature, gun shows are despised more. But this is about constitution... Ammo tax would cost more than the ammoWednesday, April 17th, 2013April 17, 2013 By Katy Grimes The recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is the motivation behind the overwhelming number of gun-control measures moving rapidly through the state Legislature. One of these bills, AB 760, would charge 5 cents on every roun... ‘Unsafe handguns’ now the target of DemsWednesday, April 3rd, 2013 April 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes The many gun control bills being pushed through the Capitol are concerning. But many of them are also rather embarrassing. It has become evident that most of the legislators fixated on gun control have no idea what they are talking about. Yesterday at an Assembl... Obamacare glitch previously covered by CalWatchdogWednesday, March 27th, 2013March 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes There are huge news stories all across the country today about the latest discovery in the Obamacare law. I have been writing about these cost increases long before this latest hysteria. And now, well after the election, a new report was published showing j... Feinstein’s assault weapons ban won’t be in Dem’s gun billTuesday, March 19th, 2013March 19, 2013 By Katy Grimes Liberty loving gun rights advocates pushed politicians so hard, the assault weapons ban has been dropped from the gun control legislation in the nation's Capitol. Either that or U.S. Senator Harry Reid is running for reelection. Reid announced today his dec... Rand Paul’s liberty loving filibusterThursday, March 7th, 2013 March 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes If you love liberty, you were probably among the millions of Americans watching U.S. Senator Rand Paul yesterday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, and are cheering today. Kentucky Sen. Paul dedicated 13 hours of his day to do a good, old fashioned filibuster... CA lawmakers at hearing aim at guns, not crooksWednesday, January 30th, 2013 Jan. 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- There was no shortage of drama yesterday in a Capitol hearing about California's gun laws. A show-and-tell, demonstration by the California Department of Justice, of several high-capacity rifles held the rapt attention of lawmakers. A short documen... Anti-gun lawmakers lead gun hearing todayTuesday, January 29th, 2013Jan. 29, 2013 By Katy Grimes Jumping on the anti-gun movement in the country, two of California anti-gun lawmakers will lead a hearing today about guns and violence. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, Chairman of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, and Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, ... |