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GOC NEW NL 3Rd Qtr D THIRD QUARTER 2018 The General Election is Tuesday, November leftist. Remember, Newsom is the author would almost be fun to watch them scratch 6, 2018; polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. of 2016’s Prop 63, which gave us the disas- at each other. De Leon’s anti-gun claim to You can register to vote online at http:// trous ammo and so-called “assault weapon” fame is ushering “Gunmaggedon” through registertovote.ca.gov no later than October registration, plus the prohibition of stan- the legislative process and holding a rifle up 22, 2018. Vote-by-mail ballots must be dard capacity magazines that hold more before cameras, foolishly stating “This right postmarked on or before November 6, 2018 or than ten rounds. What’s more, he has open- here has the ability with a .30-caliber clip to hand-delivered to your polling place before 8 ly mocked “thoughts and prayers” in the disperse with 30 bullets within half a second. pm to be valid. aftermath of tragic shootings, has accused Thirty magazine clip in half a second.” Fein- us of “moral cowardice” when it comes to stein, on the other hand, was the primary GENERAL ELECTION TICKET: stopping gun violence and has emphatical- instigator of the original federal assault WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ly said “We are coming for your guns….” weapons ban. In a word, they are both de- termined 2A foes. This is a no brainer. Clear as glass. GOC has personally interviewed John Cox and we — ATTORNEY GENERAL — have been assured he will stand with us in With the exception of the Governor, the race defense of the 2nd Amendment. He has for Attorney General is our most important therefore earned our endorsement. opportunity to elect a solid, pro-gun candi- date. GOC has enthusiastically endorsed — LT. GOVERNOR — Judge Steve Bailey – who is supremely The race for Lt. Governor is about a clear as dedicated to protecting our rights to keep mud. Democrat Ed Hernandez has served and bear arms. He is facing pseudo-incum- in both the Assembly and Senate, which bent Xavier Becerra, who was appointed earned him an F from GOC for consistent- By Sam Paredes, GOC Executive Director by Governor Jerry Brown to fill the seat of ly voting anti-gun. His opponent, Eleni Kamala Harris, who was elected to replace Kounalakis is also a Democrat, and served Without question, the race for Governor will Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate. as a delegate for Hillary Clinton, so it’s not be the most contentious and will have the too hard to figure out where she stands on greatest impact on our rights as gun own- GOC has made numerous requests of Bec- our issue. She’s one of those liberals who ers in California. This is the big one, folks, erra – and we have been met with nothing wants to give everything away, but from which is why we need to pay special atten- but crickets. We asked that he avoid issu- what we can tell, she wants to take your gun tion to the election in November. Statewide rights. ing regulations that will impact millions of candidates who have the power to impact individuals at a time when there is little the 2nd Amendment are featured below. — U.S. SENATE — chance the public will be engaged, but he Another clear as mud choice comes from chose the path taken by his predecessor – In one corner GOVERNOR we have busi- the race for U.S. Senate. Although GOC announcing new regulations on the eve of nessman John Cox, and across the ring is does not endorse in federal races (we are several major holidays. We asked that he not professional politician Gavin Newsom. The prohibited from doing so), we are still able waste time and the state’s money by going differences between the two men could to weigh in on some undisputed facts, be- after people who serve no threat to those not be more stark. John Cox has defended cause they both have stellar anti-gun vot- of us who live in the Golden State, but he ing records. In fact, both candidates have gun ownership and Gavin Newsom has decided a full-court anti-gun press was the worked overtime trying to prove which ridiculed him for it. Newsom is privileged, right path, challenging pro-gun court rul- one hates gun owners more: Is it LA State entitled, and has pretty much made it a per- ings. We asked him to disclose a complete sonal mission to dismantle the 2nd Amend- Senator Kevin de Leon (who has duked it accounting of Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) ment. His career has been bankrolled by out with Gavin Newsom on who is the bad- funds – but that, too was ignored. Put sim- one of the wealthiest families in America, dest anti-gun guy out there) - - or is it five- ply, Becerra is an anti-gun duck – if it walks and has been described as someone who term darling, incumbent Dianne (who like one, and talks like one, the likelihood is is looking for “dramatic and disruptive turned in all her guns except that little one she that it is a duck. change.” This is downright frightening, so used for her CCW) Feinstein? This is Dem- GOC is going to do everything in our power ocrat-on-Democrat war, and if their 2nd https://johncoxforgovernor.com/ to let California voters know that he is a slick Amendment views weren’t so criminal, it https://www.baileyforag.com/ www.GunOwnersCA.com THIRD QUARTER 2018 SD 18 BOB HERTZBERG* DEM F AD 11 JIM FRAZIER* DEM A CALIFORNIA CANDIDATE RUDY MELENDEZ REP DNR LISA ROMERO REP DNR SCORECARD GENERAL ELECTION SD 20 CONNIE LEYVA* DEM F AD 12 ROBERT D. CHASE DEM DNR MATTHEW MUNSON REP A HEATH FLORA* REP A NOVEMBER 6, 2018 SD 22 MIKE ENG DEM F AD 13 SUSAN EGGMAN* DEM F SUSAN RUBIO DEM DNR ANTONIO M. GARCIA REP A Incumbent legislators are denoted with an * and have been graded ex- SD 24 PETER CHOI DEM DNR AD 14 TIM GRAYSON* DEM F clusively on their voting records. GOC MARIA DURAZO DEM DNR AASIM YAHYA DEM DNR made some changes this year because SD 26 BEN ALLEN* DEM F AD 15 JOVANKA BECKLES DEM DNR we are no longer giving an A for simply BARON BRUNO NPP DNR BUFFY WICKS DEM F voting right – to secure an A, a mem- ber must either introduce pro-gun leg- SD 28 JOY SILVER DEM DNR AD 16 R. BAUER-KAHAN DEM F islation or rise and speak for the 2nd JEFF STONE* REP A CATHARINE BAKER* REP F Amendment. Candidates are sent a SD 30 HOLLY J. MITCHELL* DEM F AD 17 DAVID CHIU* DEM F comprehensive questionnaire that en- A. FERNANDEZ DEM DNR ables GOC to determine whether they SD 32 BOB J. ARCHULETA DEM DNR support or oppose the 2nd Amend- RITA TOPALIAN REP A AD 18 ROB BONTA* DEM F STEPHEN SLAUSON REP D ment. Those who did not respond are SD 34 TOM UMBERG DEM F noted as DNR. JANET NGUYEN* REP A AD 19 PHIL TING* DEM F KEITH BOGDON REP A GOC will be happy to answer any ques- SD 36 M. CASTELLANO DEM DNR PATRICIA BATES* REP A AD 20 BILL QUIRK* DEM F tions about individual candidates; those who have been officially endorsed by SD 38 JEFF GRIFFITH DEM DNR AD 21 ADAM C. GRAY* DEM A Gun Owners of California Campaign BRIAN W. JONES REP A Committee are listed in red. AD 22 KEVIN MULLIN* DEM F SD 40 BEN HUESO* DEM F C. LASKOWSKI REP DNR LUIS R. VARGAS REP DNR Statewide Direct AD 23 AILEEN RIZO DEM DNR JIM PATTERSON* REP A General Election California State Assembly District/Candidates Party Rating AD 24 MARC BERMAN* DEM F November 6, 2018 ALEX GLEW REP DNR AD 1 CALEEN SISK DEM DNR BRIAN DAHLE* REP A AD 25 KANSEN CHU* DEM F California State Senate BOB BRUNTON REP DNR District/Candidates Party Rating AD 2 JIM WOOD* DEM F MATT HEATH REP A AD 26 JOSE SIGALA DEM DNR SD 2 VERONICA JACOBI DEM DNR DEVON MATHIS* REP A MIKE MCGUIRE* DEM F AD 3 SONIA AERY DEM DNR JAMES GALLAGHER* REP A AD 27 ASH KALRA* DEM F SD 4 PHILLIP KIM DEM DNR JAMES NIELSEN* REP A AD 4 C. AGUIAR-CURRY* DEM F AD 28 EVAN LOW* DEM F MICHAEL L. SNYDER REP DNR SD 6 RICHARD PAN* DEM F AD 5 CARLA J. NEAL DEM DNR ERIC FRAME NPP C FRANK BIGELOW* REP A AD 29 MARK STONE* DEM F VICKI L. NOHRDEN REP C SD 8 PAULINA MIRANDA DEM DNR AD 6 JACALYN SMITH DEM DNR ANDREAS BORGEAS REP A KEVIN KILEY* REP A AD 30 ROBERT RIVAS DEM DNR NEIL G. KITCHENS REP A SD 10 BOB WIECKOWSKI* DEM F AD 7 KEVIN MCCARTY* DEM F VICTOR SAN VICENTE REP DNR SCOTT SCHMIDT REP A AD 31 J. ARAMBULA* DEM B LUPE ESPINOZA REP A SD 12 ANNA CABALLERO DEM F AD 8 KEN COOLEY* DEM C ROB POYTHRESS REP A MELINDA AVEY REP B AD 32 RUDY SALAS* DEM B JUSTIN MENDES REP A SD 14 MELISSA HURTADO DEM DNR AD 9 JIM COOPER* DEM F ANDY VIDAK* REP A HARRY HE DEM DNR AD 33 SOCORRO CISNEROS DEM DNR JAY OBERNOLTE* REP B SD 16 R. MUSSER-LOPEZ DEM DNR AD 10 MARC LEVINE* DEM F SHANNON GROVE REP A DAN MONTE DEM DNR AD 34 NICK NICITA DEM DNR VINCE FONG* REP A 2 www.GunOwnersCA.com THIRD QUARTER 2018 AD 35 BILL OSTRANDER DEM DNR J.
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