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15 PROGRAMS REPORT 34 CRPA ON THE GO by Sarah Barrett by Kevin Small 36 GUNS BANS BEING PUSHED LOCALLY POLITICS & POLICY by Matthew D. Cubeiro 37 CRPA FOUNDATION LETTER COVER STORY 18 ANOTHER GUN CONTROL FAILURE: Texas and Tehama Shooters Ignore Existing Laws, So Gun Banners Demand More GUNS & RANGES by C.D. Michel & Matthew D. Cubeiro 38 PROTECT YOUR RANGE 20 DOJ SNAFU: PART III by C.D Michel & Matthew D. Cubeiro 39 PLACES TO SHOOT 22 NEWS ALERT Another Day, Another Failure by Joseph Silvoso 40 MASTER EVENTS CALENDAR JANUARY / FEBRUARY 24 IT’S TIME for MORE PARISHIONERS to Lock and Load When They Go to Church 42 TRAINING CENTER in CALIFORNIA by Tarryn Binnings by John Lott, Jr. 46 2017 CRPA 26 DID AUSTRALIA’S SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM Long Range Championship Ban Reduce Murder Rates? by Clayton E. Cramer by Mike Barranco 27 A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS 47 RECAP of CRPA’s 2017 Orange County’s Neighborhood Ammo Store High Power Rifle Championship by Christy McNab by Connie Taylor, Jim O’Connell & Mike Barranco

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CRPA FIRING LINE MAGAZINE ISSN 0164-9388 California Rifle & Pistol Association, INC. 271 E. Imperial Highway, Suite #620 Fullerton, CA 92835 (714) 992-2772 PRESIDENT C. D. Michel VICE PRESIDENT Mike Barranco

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ince my last article, Governor Brown signed the following our opponents are reactionary and will do their best to capitalize bills that we were in opposition to: AB 7 (Gipson) Open on the senseless events where disturbed individuals use firearms SCarry, AB 424 (McCarty) Concealed Carry on School to do harm. The message we have to be ready to share is that in Grounds, AB 1525 (Baker) Firearms Warnings, and SB 620 (Brad- these recent incidents the system failed! All the gun control mea- ford) Reduced penalties for criminals who use a firearm in the com- sures in the world will not make a difference when laws already in mission of a crime. The Governor did veto SB 464 (Hill), Firearms place are not implemented. Career criminals are not kept behind Security. This was a huge victory for FFLs and small businesses bars, and worse, are allowed to purchase and possess firearms. throughout California. We will continue to oppose bad legislation that erodes your rights Only time will tell the impacts of these bad pieces of legisla- and support any laws that intend to make life tough on criminals. tion. SB 620, Senator Bradford’s bill, will eliminate the language I have some good news for you since my last article. Assembly- prohibiting judges from waiving the penalties when a criminal uses man Brian Dahle was appointed as the new Minority Floor Lead- a gun during the commission of mayhem, rape, murder, robbery, er. Assemblyman Dahle is strong supporter of what we hold dear carjacking and other extremely violent felonies. AB 424 (McCarty), and has consistently voted to defend the Second Amendment and takes away the authority of school officials to decide who can, and our wonderful hunting heritage. We will continue to work with As- cannot, carry firearms on their school grounds. This can only make semblymen Dahle and like-minded members to put forward good our schools even more vulnerable to attack. Refer to our website legislation and fight bills that aim to erode the rights we hold dear. for details on these, and other, pieces of legislation we followed It’s the time of year to be thankful for all we have, share good this session. food and good times with family and loved ones. Thank you for all Soon we will have a better idea what we will be facing in the you do and the continued support. Merry Christmas and Happy 2018 session. I do not want to begin to speculate what bad legis- New Year to you all! lation Sacramento will throw at us. We do know from experience

ROY GRIFFITH CRPA LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE Roy joins CRPA after 32 years in law enforcement. He started at a small town police department in Northern California and went on to spend 26 years at the California Department of Fish & Game. More than six of those years he spent in special operations. Roy’s final 12 years with the department were spent on Hunter Education - one of his biggest passions. Outside of work, Roy enjoys hunting, fishing, backpacking, and spending time with his wonderful wife, kids and grandkids. Roy is excited about his role at CRPA and the opportunity to help fight to protect our Second Amendment and hunting rights in California.

4 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV AB 1525 AB 1040 AB 757 AB 718 AB 521 AB 472 AB 424 AB 986 SB 497 SB 620 SB 464 AB 8 AB 7 Crimes: enhancements Firearms: (Bradford): Storage andsecurity: Firearms dealers: (Hill): Firearm warnings: (Baker): school zone: Possession ofafirearmin (McCarty): permits: Mountain Lion,Depredation (Bloom): Open Carry: Firearms: (Gipson): Permits: Department ofJustice: (Mathis): duration: Sport Fishinglicense Sport Fishinglicenses: Hunting and (Gallagher): Concealed carrylicenses: Firearms: (Melendez): Fees: vector controldistricts: Mosquito abatementand (Frazier): Elk TagFees: Hunting: (Frazier): habitat. waterfowl, andbirdnesting agricultural land:wildlife, *Water transfers:idled (Frazier): Transfers: Firearms: (Portantino): BILL BILL BILL tended handguns. SB 497nowonlyrequirespeaceofficers touselockedcontainerssecureunat SB 497wasamendedandnolonger limitsthesaleoflonggunstoonepermonth. otherwise requiredtobeimposedbythecurrentprovisionsoflaw. ing, striketheenhancementforuseoffirearmsincommission afelony This billwouldintheinterestofjustice,andattimesentencingor re-sentenc- businesses. which willthenresultinhigherpricesfortheconsumer, andpotentialclosingofsmall nation. All SB464willdoisresultinadding morecoststolicensedfirearmdealers licensed firearmdealers,whoalreadyfacethemostrestrictiveregulations inthe SB 464willplaceevenmoreburdensomestoragerequirementsonCalifornia consumer, andcurrentlyis notkeptuptodate. Department ofJusticewebaddressthatfailstoprovidetechnicalsupport tothe scriptive materials”onfirearmstofeatureawarningsendingpeople the California AB 1525placesamandateonmanufacturesbychangingtheirCalifornia only“de signs tobepostedatgunstoresandincludedinallfirearmpackaging. AB 1525wouldincreasetheresponsibilitiesondealersbyrequiringnewwarning lent authoritytogivewrittenpossessafirearmwithinschoolzone. This billwouldremovetheauthorityofschoolsuperintendentsorthosewithequiva- ability tokeepnumbersincheckwithwildlifeandincreaselivestockloss. mountain lionspreviouslytakenondepredationpermitsandrestrictthedepartment’s ance ofdepredationfrom‘shall’ to‘may.’ This couldgreatlyreducethenumberof This billwouldchangetheDepartmentofFishandWildlife’s authorityintheissu- carry ofunloadedfirearms. This billwillfurtherburdenlaw-abidingCaliforniansbyexpandingthebanonopen activities bylicenseeswhentheyobtainthelicense/permit. all oftheconcernswehaverelatingtolicensingprocessing,renewal,andallowed applications. Whilethisbilltakessomegoodstepsforward,itdoesnotaddress This billholdsDOJaccountablefora30-dayresponsetimetostatedpermitsand license fortheperiodof12consecutivemonthsbeginningondateorissuance. ident, 16yearsofageorolder, upon paymentofthefee,tobeissuedasportfishing Reduction inlicensefeesforveterans. This billwouldrequirearesidentornonres- presence orabsenceof“goodcause.” and wouldprovideproceduralguidelinestotheissuingauthorityondetermining defending thelifeofanother, orpreventing crimeinwhichhumanlifeisthreatened, This billwoulddefine“goodcause”forthesepurposestoincludeself-defense, free updollarstodevelopandmaintainwaterfowlhabitat. This billprovidesfinancialreliefforlandownersregardingmosquitoabatementto barrier tonewhunters. to conservationefforts throughoutCalifornia.Highpriceshavebeenfoundtobea an essentialcomponentofwildlifemanagementandhuntinggeneratesdollarsvital California hasseenasteadydeclineofhuntersoverthepast20years.Huntersare Author guttedandamendedbill.Nowbilldetailsemployerliability:smallbusiness. SUPPORT OPPOSE WATCH Additionally, , - - governor Signed by 10/11/17 governor Signed by 10/13/17 governor Signed by 10/15/17 governor Signed by 10/14/17 year bill confirmed two- by author, ing canceled 4/25/17Hear- governor Signed by 10/13/17 author, dead canceled by 4/4/17 Hearing two-year bill confirmed tee byauthor, from commit- 6/2/17 Pulled vote died, partyline 4/4/17 Bill governor Signed by 10/3/17 author/dead sideration by from recon- 8/21/17 Pulled amended 9/7/17 Gutand sales. limits longgun bly. Nolonger ed inassem- 9/5/17 Amend- STATUS STATUS CRPA FIRING LINE| STATUS

5 ACTION REPORTS Report by C.D. Michel, CRPA President & General Counsel Battle Lost, War For RKBA Goes On: Supreme Court Declines Review of NRA / CRPA Supported Legal Challenge to Maryland’s “Assault Weapon” Law n Monday, November 27, courts have been upholding unconstitution- and CRPA attorneys have also filed a law- the United States Supreme al laws by applying a lower standard than suit challenging California’s restrictions on OCourt (SCOTUS) declined SCOTUS has held should apply. carrying a firearm in public for self-defense to review the case of Kolbe v. Hogan, In California, both the NRA and CRPA following the Peruta case. That lawsuit, ti- which challenged Maryland’s restric- are working together to challenge Califor- tled Flanagan v. Harris, seeks to force the tions on some of America’s most pop- nia’s recently enacted gun laws, including court to decide once and for all whether it is ular and commonly owned rifles. The the new “assault weapon” restrictions, in willing to uphold a complete prohibition on petition sought review of an earlier the hopes that SCOTUS will ultimately take the right of law abiding citizens to carry a decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of up another Second Amendment lawsuit and firearm for self-defense in public. Appeals which held that the Second settle these outstanding legal issues. The And on November 9, 2017, NRA and Amendment does not protect the most first case, titled Rupp v. Becerra, challeng- CRPA attorneys filed a petition to SCOTUS popular rifles in the country—including es California’s entire “assault weapon” ban challenging a recent Ninth Circuit opinion AR-15’s—as well as standard capaci- as a violation of the Second Amendment, upholding California’s use of DROS fees ty magazines capable of holding more Due Process Clause, and Takings Clause to fund its APPS program and other gen- than ten rounds. of the United States Constitution. Another eral law enforcement activities unrelated to By declining to review the case, case, titled Duncan v. Becerra, challenges conducting background checks. That case, SCOTUS did not take a position as to California’s restrictions against magazines titled Bauer v. Becerra, is currently pending whether or not such laws are unconsti- capable of holding more than ten rounds. in SCOTUS, awaiting a decision on whether tutional. In fact, SCOTUS left open the Already, the Duncan lawsuit has resulted the Court will take the case for review. possibility of a future lawsuit that will in an important injunction prohibiting Cali- To stay informed on all of these cases, once and for all settle the question as to fornia from enforcing its restrictions while as well as other important Second Amend- whether or not the Second Amendment the lawsuit is pending. NRA and CRPA at- ment issues both here in California and protects the most commonly owned torneys have also filed a motion for a similar throughout the nation, make sure you are rifles and magazines in America, as injunction in Rupp, and are currently await- subscribed to NRA and CRPA email alerts. well as deciding what level of scrutiny ing a decision on that motion from the court. To subscribe to email alerts, visit the NRA- should be applied when evaluating the But the Rupp and Duncan aren’t the ILA website at www.standandfightCalifor- constitutionality of laws that infringe on only cases that could potentially reach the nia.com and the CRPA’s website at www. the right to keep and bear arms. Lower Supreme Court in the near future. NRA crpa.org.

C.D. MICHEL For only $29.95, grab a CRPA PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL copy of the 5th Edition of Civil rights attorney C.D. “Chuck” Michel is President & General Counsel California Gun Laws! for CRPA. He is a former prosecutor and currently runs the law firm Call (714) 992-2772 Michel & Associates, P.C. in Long Beach. The firm’s clients include the NRA and CRPA, as well as firearm manufacturers, distributors, retailers and gun owners.

6 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV magazines standard capacity California’s banon Challenge to as anIllegal Tax plus tofund APPS Use ofDROSsur- Challenges DOJ’s DROS Fee misuse ofthe California DOJ’s Challenge to CCWs requirement for “good cause” Challenge to cealed Carry Open andCon- Prohibit Both Restrictions that Firearm Carry and Los Angeles Challenge toCA tion regulations weapon” registra- enacted “assault DOJ’s recently Challenge to restrictions “assault weapon” California’s Challenge to su CaseName Issue (Formerly Perutav. San (Formerly Flanaganv. Villanueva v. Becerra Flanagan v. Becerra NRA/CRPA Californiaand9thCircuitLitigationMatters (Formerly Gentryv. Peruta v. California (Formerly Bauerv. Duncan v. Becerra Gentry v. Becerra Bauer v. Becerra Rupp v. Becerra Harris) Harris) Harris) Diego) of registration. condition a as them, acquired they whom from person the of address and name the and firearms their acquired they date the provide to individuals requiring from State the prevent to motion injunction a preliminary U.S. the filed of Plaintiffs clauses Constitution. Takings and Process Due and ment Second Amend- the violating as ban weapon” “assault entire Sen- and 880 Bill ate 1135.Bill Assembly to California’schallenges It response in 2017, 24, April on filed was case The Court. 2017, Plaintiffs’ filed a petition for review to the U.S. Supreme 9, November On hearing. banc” “en an for request Plaintiffs’ denied it 12, July on And opinion. court district Circuit the affirmed Ninth the 2017, 1, June On activities. enforcement law other and APPS fund to fees DROS of use California’s upholding opinion an issued court district the 2015, March In answer thecorequestionofcase. to declined improperly panel banc” “en the how highlighting Thomas, Justice and Gorsuch Justice appointed newly from opinion dissenting strong a without not but case, the hear to declining order an issued Court Supreme the 26, June On under submissionandwillbeissuingarulinganyday. which judgment, were argued on November 6, 2017. summary The court took the matter for cross-motions filed parties The self-defense. for firearm a carry to citizens of law-abiding whether right the decide on prohibition to complete a uphold court to willing the is it force to seeks It Peruta. to response direct a as on 2016, filed 17, was August case The the public. of members from input any without and authority legislative appropriate without enacted were they because Act cedures Pro- Administrative California’s violating as regulations the 1135.challenges and AB It 880 SB under weapons” “assault classified newly concerning regulations adopting DOJ ifornia The case was filed on September 8, 2017, in response to Cal- the caseislitigated,whichwassettotakeeffect onJuly1. while ban possession magazine the of enforcement stayed and CRPA’sinjunction granted preliminary court a for motion the 29, June On capacity. magazine on restrictions current California’s challenges It 63. Proposition and 1446 Sen- Bill to ate response in 2017, 17, May on filed was case The transactions. DROS processing for costs DOJ’s fund” to more necessary “no than is it whether determine to fee $19 current the of review required statutorily its perform to DOJ requiring and efforts enforcement law unrelated fund to fees DROS using from DOJ prohibit Plaintiffs’to granting request ruling a sued is- court district the 2017, 9, On August tax. invalid an is fee DROS the that alleging complaint amended an filed Plaintiffs Case Status summary judgmentorproceedtotrial. covery andwilleitherfileamotionfor Plaintiffs willsoonbeconductingdis review. Wait toseeifSupremeCourtaccepts firearm forself-defenseinpublic. right oflaw-abidingcitizenstocarrya to upholdacompleteprohibitiononthe the courttodecidewhetheritiswilling the Flanaganlawsuitseekstoforce While thePerutacaseisofficiallyover, appeal totheNinthCircuit. the nextstepiseitheratrialoran cross motionsforsummaryjudgment, Depending onthecourt’s rulingonthe which plaintiffs arealsoopposing. has filedamotiontodismissthecase, while thelawsuitispending. The State illegal regulationsfrombeingenforced preliminary injunctiontopreventthe Plaintiffs filedamotionseeking the meritsindistrictcourt. Meanwhile, thecaseisprogressingon Circuit. Appellate briefingisunderway. to issueaninjunctiontheNinth General appealedthecourt’s decision On July27,theCalifornia Attorney been setforMarch16,2018. trial onPlaintiffs’ remainingclaimshas Discovery isongoingandabench What’s Next CRPA FIRING LINE| -

7 ACTION REPORTS Briefing concerning at- Challenge to CA Belemjian v. Becerra torney’s fees has been DOJ’s under- This case forced DOJ to comply with the process for enacting regulations, which it completed. Oral argu- ground regulations sought to avoid when implementing the FSC program in February 2015. Plaintiffs ments are expected to regarding the FSC (Formerly Belemjian v. appealed the lower court’s denial of Plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’ fees. take place in late 2017 Program Harris) or early 2018. Vagueness Plaintiffs’ motion for ap- challenge to (AB pellate attorneys’ fees 962’s “handgun In December 2016, because of Prop 63, the California Supreme Court dismissed its was heard on Septem- ammunition” review of a Court of Appeal opinion affirming the trial court’s order striking down AB ber 14, 2017. Separate Parker v. California sales registration 962. The Court of Appeal’s decision is now the final opinion in the case, and Plaintiffs litigation is being pre- requirement and are seeking their attorneys’ fees against the State. pared to challenge the mail order ban ammunition restrictions in Proposition 63. Make sure you are Challenge to subscribed to NRA and California’s N/A NRA and CRPA attorneys are in the final stages of preparing a lawsuit challenging CRPA email alerts to recently enacted California’s recently enacted ammunition sales restrictions created by Proposition 63 stay informed on this ammunition sale and Senate Bill 1235. and other important restrictions Second Amendment lawsuits.

In addition to the previously mentioned cases, NRA and CRPA regularly provide consulting advice and prepare amicus curiae or “friend of the court” briefs in a number of other firearm related cases. NRA and CRPA have supported or will be supporting the following cases.

California and 9th Circuit Amicus and Consulting Support Issue Case Name Case Status What’s Next On October 10, 2017, an 11-judge “en banc” panel of the 9th Circuit issued an opinion Plaintiffs may now FFL Zoning Teixeira v. Alameda which held that the Second Amendment does not protect a right to sell firearms, and petition the United Restrictions County that as a result, Alameda County’s ordinance does not unconstitutionally burden the States Supreme Court right to keep and bear arms. for review. The federal district court upheld the Roster in 2015. Plaintiffs appealed, and oral ar- California Hand- Awaiting a decision Pena v. Lindley guments were held on March 16, 2017. NRA and CRPA filed an amicus brief in the gun Roster from the 9th Circuit. case on July 27, 2015. In December 2016, the 9th Circuit issued its decision upholding the 10-day wait as Awaiting a decision applied to current gun owners. Chief Judge Sydney Thomas went even further and from the United States 10-Day Wait as stated that the restriction is “presumptively lawful” and therefore falls “outside the Supreme Court on applied to current Silvester v. Harris scope of the Second Amendment.” Plaintiffs have petitioned the United States Su- whether or not it will firearm owners preme Court for review. review the case. Tracy Rifle and Pistol v. In July 2015, the district court denied a request to prohibit enforcement while the case Awaiting a decision 1st Amendment Becerra proceeds. That decision was appealed, and in February 2016 the 9th Circuit upheld from the District Court challenge to hand- the lower court’s order within two weeks of oral arguments. Cross-motions for summa- on the cross-motions gun ad prohibition (Formerly Tracy Rifle ry judgment have been filed in the district court. for summary judgment. and Pistol v. Harris) The City has agreed FFL zoning ordi- NSSF v. Pleasant Hill The case has been settled. to pay NSSF over nance $400,000 in legal fees. Challenges DOJ regulation barring Doe v. Becerra The case has been fully sale of more than The California trial court upheld DOJ’s regulation and the plaintiffs have appealed the briefed and will soon one handgun in decision to the California Court of Appeals. be scheduled for oral 30 days to COE (Formerly Doe v. Harris) arguments. holders Challenge to ban The Army Corps of En- on possession gineers is reconsidering and carriage Nesbitt v. U.S. Army At the request of both parties, oral arguments have been cancelled, and the case has its firearms policy, and of firearms on Corps of Engineer been referred to the 9th Circuit’s mediation program. will work with plaintiffs recreational Army to settle the matter Corps’ lands outside of court.

8 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV NRA andCRPA alsolitigateandprovideassistanceinanumberofcriticalSecond Amendment casesacrossthecountrythatcouldsetprece- CCW permit the issuanceofa requirement for “good reason” Washington D.C.’s Challenges magazines and 10+round “assault weapons” Maryland’s banon Challenges ing requirements nia’s micro-stamp lenge toCalifor- State Courtchal- dent forfuturechallengestoCaliforniagunlaws. The followingaresomeofthemorerecentandsignificantexamplesthesecases. su CaseName Issue - Grace v. Districtof Columbia NSSF v. California Kolbe v. Hogan National CaseswithCaliforniaInterest of California. from theState a petition following rehear thecase 22, 2017,theCaliforniaSupremeCourtagreedto in thelowercourt.ButonMarch to proceed suit of NSSF,favor in a ruling issued the law- allowing On December1,the California Court of Appeals ington D.C.’s requestfor rehearing. denied Wash28, theD.C.Circuit September On - from enforcingtherequirement. D.C. prohibiting injunction a permanent issued lation oftheSecond Amendment. The Courtalso quirement fortheissuanceofaCCWasvio- Washingtondeclaring D.C.’s “goodreason”re- its decision issued D.C. Circuit 25, the July On Supreme Courtforreview. war.” Plaintiffsthe UnitedStates havepetitioned of weapons lethal “exceptionally as rifles of types land’s banthatreferredto America’s mostpopular Mary- upholding an opinion 4th Circuitissued of the panel 21, 2017,an“enbanc” February On Case Status Foundation. including briefsfrom States SupremeCourthavebeenfiled, opposing Plaintiffs’ petitiontotheUnited Several briefsbothsupportingand before theCaliforniaSupremeCourt. soon bescheduledfororalarguments The casehasbeenfullybriefedandwill effectively a“shall-issue”jurisdiction. Court. As aresult,Washington D.C.isnow the casetoUnitedStatesSupreme Attorney Generaldecidedtonotpetition On October5,2015,Washington D.C.’s What’s Next NRA andtheCRPA CRPA FIRING LINE|

9 ACTION REPORTS Local Ordinance Project Report The Local Ordinance Project (LOP) is a joint venture between NRA and CRPA to research and actively monitor all of California’s 58 counties and 482 municipalities to oppose any proposed ordinance, law, or policy that threatens Second Amendment rights. LOP efforts include developing and working with a network of professionals, citizens, local government officials and law enforcement professionals to effectively oppose local threats to California gun owners. Opposition campaigns typically include the preparation of opposition letters or pre-litigation demand letters, grassroots coordination, public information campaigns, and, in some cases, appearances at city council hearings. In many instances, these efforts have prompted local governments to vote down proposals or pull them from consideration. LOP efforts also serve as the foundation for NRA and CRPA litigation efforts against municipalities that enact anti-gun legislation. Jurisdiction Description LOP Response Current Status and Issue Statewide Local LOP works hard to inform California gun Continually develop and maintain detailed voting histo- owners of political candidate’s voting records ries of local politicians, including whether they proposed Ongoing. Elections on Second Amendment Issues. or supported any firearm-related legislation. LA City’s Ban For years, the Los Angeles Municipal Code As a result of NRA and on Sales of prohibited the sale or transfer of “ultracompact On September 20, 2016, NRA and CRPA attorneys sub- CRPA’s pre-litigation firearms,” even if those firearms were listed on mitted a pre-litigation demand letter highlighting how the demand, the LA City “Ultracompact” DOJ’s “Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale” ordinance was preempted by state law. Council voted to repeal the Handguns in California. ordinance. In June 2016, the City Council instructed the The City has not prosecuted Palm Springs An- LAPD to work with the anti-gun organization In a joint-effort with FFLGuard, prepared and submitted a a single dealer as a result of ti-Gun Ordinance “Crime Gun Solutions” to study and identify letter to all FFLs located within the City warning them of its efforts targeting so-called so-called “bad apple” gun dealers located in the Council’s action. Package “bad apple” gun dealers. the City of Los Angeles. The City will soon vote on whether or not to extend the moratorium while the The City of San Carlos recently proposed City considers enacting a and adopted a moratorium on firearm retail NRA and CRPA alerted members to attend the City Coun- San Carlos Mora- more restrictive FFL zoning businesses as a result of several anti-gun cil meeting, and submitted a letter of opposition to the torium on Firearm ordinance. NRA and CRPA residents complaining of a newly proposed proposed moratorium. But the City Council ultimately ap- are continuing to monitor City Retailers Turner’s Outdoorsman which was set to open proved the temporary moratorium on a 4/5ths vote. Council agendas and will in mid-November. provide members with more information as it becomes available. As a result of NRA and CRPA’s opposition letter, The Town Council has listed implementation On November 8, 2017, the Town Council proposed a Moraga Locked Moraga pulled the proposed of a “safe firearm storage” and “home based mandatory locked-storage ordinance. NRA and CRPA Storage and FFL ordinance from consider- firearm dealer” ordinance as a proposed goal alerted members to the proposal, and submitted a letter ation. The Town Council is Zoning Ordinance for 2017. of opposition. expected to reconsider the proposal early next year. March 2016, several City Council members Encinitas Locked City staff have not yet asked staff to prepare an ordinance requiring Continuing to monitor City Council agendas for any up- Storage and FFL submitted a draft ordinance the locked storage of firearms and restricting dates. for review. Zoning Ordinance where FFLs may be located. In November 2016, the In October 2016, Sonoma County Sheriff Steve County Board of Supervisors Freitas sought approval from the County Board Submitted opposition letter warning of the proposal’s se- Sonoma County pulled the proposal from con- of Supervisors to impose a mandatory psycho- rious legal problems, such as how state law capped the sideration and stated it has CCW Fees logical test for all CCW applicants and raise the psychological testing fee at $150. no plans for re-introduction at associated fee from $150 to $550. this time. In October 2016, the City agreed to amend the In September 2016, the City introduced an ordinance to include an Belvedere ordinance requiring all handguns kept at home Submitted opposition letter warning of the ordinance’s se- exception for all law-abid- Handgun Storage to be stored in a locked container, providing an rious legal problems, including state preemption issues. ing citizens when carrying exception only for individuals who possessed Ordinance the firearm, regardless of a valid CCW. whether or not they possess a valid CCW. 10 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV Record Requests Statewide Public of Police West CovinaChief Zoning Ordinance Buenaventura FFL Package ti-Gun Ordinance Cupertino An- Grounds CCW onSchool Kern County CCW Applications Riverside County grounds Del MarFair- Gun Showsatthe Package ti-Gun Ordinance Jose An- San Fees El CerritoCCW of thegroundsbygunshows. vember 2016regardingtheuse held anopendiscussioninNo- Fairgrounds BoardofDirectors anti-gun residents,theDelMar At therequestofseveral referral totheCityCouncil. package fordiscussionand Peralez introducedananti-gun members Ash KalraandRaul In September2016,Council maximum forsuchfees. excess ofthe$100statutory processing feeof$961,wellin for aCCWmustpaylocal Schedule,” residentsapplying Under theCity’s “MasterFee enforcement issues. and otheranti-gunregulatory nances, gunbuybackprograms, include proposedanti-gunordi- efforts inCalifornia.Suchefforts connection withanyanti-gun and obtainpublicrecordsin NRA andCRPA regularlyseek “good cause”foraCCWpermit. City Council’s resolutiondefining Faulkner, refusedtohonorthe Police. The currentChief,David cess ofselectinganewChief The Cityiscurrentlyinthepro- store. “bollards” atallentrancestothe security devicesintheformof FFLs toinstallvehicleimpact proposed ordinancerequiring held anopendiscussionona On March20,theCityCouncil proposed anti-gunmeasures. an opendiscussiononseveral Public SafetyCommissionheld On January12,theCupertino staff tocarryfirearms atschool. sought toallowteachersand Kern CountyHighSchoolBoard firearms onschoolgrounds,the CCW holdersfromcarrying Senate Bill707,whichrestricted Following theenactmentof of aCCW. tial application)fortheissuance fees (ashighas$800foranini- charging excessiveapplication Several citiesinRiversideare quired toadhereintheStateofCalifornia. are re- gun showoperators and requirements ment informingBoard members ofall the rules support forgunshows.Submittedletterofcom- Alerted memberstoattendmeetingandvoice and submittedaletterofopposition. NRA andCRPA alertedmemberstotheproposal, ordinance. a proposedmandatorylocked-storage On October17,2017,theCityCouncildiscussed peal oftheCity’s excessiveapplicationfee. re- letter seeking demand pre-litigation Submitted tion. and otherimportantinforma- of funding, sources ernment entityareworkingwith anti-gun groups, results, suchaswhichmembersofalocalgov- often yieldvaluable requests to these Responses garding therecruitmentofanewChiefPolice. soliciting inputfromresidentsandbusinessesre- Alerted membersto attend a meeting special problems. the Cityofordinance’sforming legal serious in- of opposition a letter Submitted opposition. Alerted memberstoattendmeetingandvoice staff reports. ous legalproblemsnotadequatelydiscussedin informing theCommissionofproposal’s seri- letter meeting. Submittedopposition Commission Safety the Public to attend Alerted members individuals tocarryfirearmsonschoolgrounds. the school’sguide discussing to allow authority CRPA providedtheBoardwithacomprehensive demand letterstoeachoftheoffending cities. quests andwillsoonbesubmittingpre-litigation NRACRPA and re- record public submitted have shows. to allowtheuseofgroundsbygun did nottakeanyactionandcontinues Following thepublicdiscussion,Board vote inthecomingweeks. City Councilisexpectedtoholdafinal by NRA andCRPA’s oppositionletter. The language oftheordinance,ashighlighted questions wereraisedabouttheprecise favor ofadoption,butnotbeforeserious The CityCouncilultimatelyvoted6-5in the “MasterFeeSchedule”accordingly. will soonintroducearesolutiontoamend statutory $100cap. As aresult,theCity agreed thatthecurrentfeeviolates In November, attorneysfortheCity Ongoing. made. A decisionbytheCityhasnotyetbeen of theordinance. decision, butultimatelyvoted6-1infavor CRPA’s oppositionpriortomakingits The CityCouncildiscussedNRA and meeting agenda’s foranydevelopments. NRA andCRPA arecontinuingtomonitor come beforetheCityCouncilatanytime. a consensus,buttheproposalcouldstill The Commissionultimatelyfailedtoreach school grounds. to issuewrittenpermissioncarryon ever, hasrescindedtheschool’s authority school grounds.Recentlegislation,how- teachers andstaff tocarryfirearmson District Boardvotedinfavorofallowing In November2016,theKernHighSchool Ongoing. CRPA FIRING LINE|

11 ACTION REPORTS Firearms Regulatory Matters Report Regulatory Counsel efforts involve the continual monitoring of the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and local law enforcement interpretations of California firearm laws to protect gun owners and firearm dealers against unwarranted and unlawful regulatory and enforcement actions. Regulatory Counsel efforts include drafting regulatory comment letters, drafting NRA and CRPA member alerts, and providing advice to NRA and CRPA members. Regulatory Counsel also collaborates with overlapping litigation, legislative, and regulatory matters to effectively oppose improper actions and incor- rect interpretations of California law by state and local agencies.

Issue Description Regulatory Counsel Response Current Status CA DOJ's "Bul- In December 2016, CA DOJ submitted its NRA and CRPA alerted members to the proposal, submit- let-Button Assault anticipated regulations regarding the proce- ted a pre-litigation demand letter to DOJ and an opposi- These regulations were Weapon" Regula- dures for registering newly classified “assault tion letter to Office of Administrative Law, and produced withdrawn before they went tions December weapons” under Senate Bill 880 and Assembly a webinar outlining the effects of the proposal should it into effect. 2016 Bill 1135. become law. On June 26, California’s CA DOJ’s “Bul- After withdrawing the December 2016 regula- NRA and CRPA again alerted members to the proposed Office of Administrative Law let-Button Assault tions in February 2017, CA DOJ resubmitted regulations, and submitted a comprehensive opposition formally rejected DOJ’s pro- Weapon” Regula- the regulations for “assault weapons” in May letter. NRA and CRPA also produced a webinar outlining posed regulations, sending tions May 2017 2017. the new changes and requirements for registration. CA DOJ back to the drawing board for a second time. NRA and CRPA attorneys NRA and CRPA again alerted members to the resubmis- CA DOJ’s “Bul- Shortly after California’s Office of Administra- have filed the Villanueva sion, but before NRA and CRPA attorneys could respond, let-Button Assault tive Law formally rejected DOJ’s second set of lawsuit challenging the California’s Office of Administrative Law approved the proposed regulations, DOJ resubmitted their regulations as a violation of Weapon” Regula- regulations nearly a full month before it was required to regulations without any substantive change. California’s Administrative tions July 2017 make a decision. Procedures Act. NRA and CRPA attorneys CA DOJ’s Pro- have submitted a letter of comment on the proposed posed “Ammu- In July, CA DOJ submitted its anticipated NRA and CRPA alerted members to the proposal and regulations, and continue nition Vendor regulations for the issuance of ammunition provided members with information on how to submit to monitor the proposal and vendor licenses. comments on the proposal. Licensing” provide analysis as DOJ Regulations fails to enact necessary regulations. CA DOJ’s Pro- NRA and CRPA alerted members to voice their opposition posed “Large-Ca- In December 2016, CA DOJ proposed a series and submit comments, and prepared a comprehensive On December 29, 2016, CA of “emergency” regulations relating to maga- analysis of the proposed regulations’ effects. NRA and DOJ voluntarily withdrew its pacity” Magazine zines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. CRPA also submitted a letter of opposition to the Office proposal. Regulations of Administrative Law. NRA and CRPA regularly seek and obtain NRA and CRPA regularly seek and obtain public records Public Record public records from CA DOJ and local law from CA DOJ and local law enforcement relating to in- Ongoing. Requests enforcement relating to internal agency policies ternal agency policies and interpretations of CA firearm and interpretations of CA firearm laws. laws. Ongoing. In connection with these efforts, NRA and CRPA Given California's continually evolving and continue to produce several NRA and CRPA regularly work to provide Californians complex firearm laws, many gun owners, webinars on a variety of with up-to-date information on California laws, regula- New California manufacturers, and dealers are often left topics, including the loaning tions, and policies regarding firearms to help gun owners wondering how best to avoid being prosecuted of firearms, the new “assault Gun Laws avoid prosecution and retain their right to keep and bear for otherwise unintentional violations that can weapon” laws, the new arms. result in serious consequences. ammunition sales laws, and the recently adopted “assault weapon” regulations.

12 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV improve policiesimpactinghuntersinCaliforniatoeffectively promoteanddefendtherighttohuntinCalifornia. dedicated topushingbackagainstrabidlyanti-huntingforcessuchastheUnitedStatesHumaneSociety. HuntingRegulatoryefforts seekto Hunting Regulatoryeffortsagencies. regulatory andvarious municipalities, local the Fish&GameCommission, before theLegislature, arealso NRA andCRPA for takingactionwhennecessary develop strategies hunters inCalifornia andcontinually regularlymonitorissuesimpacting straining Orders Gun Violence Re- bers California Mem- Assistance for Research Center Firearm Violence California’s Groups and YouthClubs Assistance toGun Prop 63 Implementation of Rights and ProtectHunting Groups toPromote & UnitingHunting Coalition Building ti-hunting forces Monitoring an- Hunting Right ulations Restricting Challenges toReg- Potential Legal Issue Amendment advocate. center isaknownanti-Second individual chosentoheadthis Violence ResearchCenter.” The create the“CaliforniaFirearm California granted$5millionto affected bytheserestrictions. youth groupsareparticularly of firearms.Firearmclubsand acquisition, transfer, andloan regulates andrestrictsthe California lawsubstantially pursuant toProp63. to turnin/transferfirearms ed offirearmprohibitingoffenses courts willrequirethoseconvict- Beginning January1,2018, order” againstanother. seek a“gunviolencerestraining immediate familymembersto law allowsenforcementor Since January2016,anew laws. concerning Californiafirearm assist memberswithquestions NRA andCPRA continually Fish &GameCommission, Fish &GameCommission, Regulatory Bodies Regulatory Bodies Municipalities, Municipalities, Agency N/A Hunting RegulatoryMatters search. re- and unsubstantiated on biased not wasted to ensuretaxpayermoney is activities center’s NRA andCRPA arecontinuingtomonitor the law. of CAviolations how besttoavoidunintentional CA’snavigate groups and advising requirements NRACRPA and these assisting arecurrently comment totheJudicialCouncilofCalifornia. CRPAand of a letter submitted preparedand NRAavoid confusionandinadvertentviolations, and inaneffortpublic regardingthisprocess, to To betterinformthecourtsandmembersof law. of thenew all aspects and gunownersexplaining attorneys, police, prosecutors, guide forjudges, NRA andCRPAa comprehensive published dividuals to attorneys specializing in firearm laws. able tomembers,includingtheabilityreferin- NRA andCRPA haveavarietyofresourcesavail- tential legalchallenges. ongoing listofpo- maintain lenging regulations; of lawsuitschal- on viability Prepare memoranda tential legalchallenges. ongoing listofpo- maintain lenging regulations; of lawsuitschal- on viability Prepare memoranda rights inCalifornia. on hunting attacks for addressing out aplan laying by NRA andCRPA toCaliforniahuntinggroups developed of presentations days Prepared twofull Recent Action Ongoing. Ongoing. Council ofCalifornia. provided publiccommenttotheJudicial the implementationofProp63andhave NRA andCRPA arecontinuingtomonitor crpa.org. The publishedguideisavailableonwww. California gunlaws. law enforcementregardingchangesin advice tomembersofthepublicand firearms, andprovidelecturesgeneral analysis ofpartsandconfigurations and CRPA attorneyscontinuetoprovide In connectionwiththeseefforts, NRA as appropriate. and effectively interveneorfilelitigation and potentiallegalchallengestotimely Ongoing efforts tocloselymonitorcurrent as appropriate. and effectively interveneorfilelitigation and potentiallegalchallengestotimely Ongoing efforts tocloselymonitorcurrent and rollbackanti-huntingregulations. tem toeffectively andefficientlyoppose coalition anddevelopacoordinatedsys- The groupsunanimouslyagreedtoforma Status CRPA FIRING LINE|

13 ACTION REPORTS Ongoing monitoring of lawsuits and activities of potential Fish & Game Commission, interest to hunting related matters in California. Regu- Ongoing efforts to closely larly submit public records act requests for documents monitor various hunting relat- Monitoring an- Municipalities, concerning efforts of anti-hunting groups. Analyze Fish ed issues to allow for timely ti-hunting forces Regulatory Bodies & Game Commission meeting agendas and prepare lob- and effective intervention as byists for addressing matters of interest at FGC & WRC necessary. meetings. Developed and distributed computer presentations for Increasing Support distribution by coalition of hunting groups that outline the Ongoing efforts to grow for Hunting Rights N/A attacks hunters are facing. Presented to Council to Ad- hunting rights coalitions and Throughout Cali- vance Hunting and Shooting Sports regarding issues in spread awareness. fornia California to garner support. Prepare alerts regarding new hunting rules and regula- Membership Alerts N/A tions and advise of NRA and CRPA efforts to promote and Ongoing. defend hunting rights in California. The petition to allow big Development of petitions to repeal or amend current game archery hunters to Anti-hunting Regu- Fish & Game Commission regulations that negatively affect hunters and to promote carry side arms has been lations adoption of regulations that benefit hunters. referred to the Department for possible implementation. Ongoing efforts to challenge HSUS regarding non-lethal coyote policies in Ongoing efforts to prepare representatives for attendance cities where pets and family at Wildlife Resource Committee hearings on predators. members are being attacked. Presented at coyote management symposium regard- Working to broaden coalition Opposing HSUS Fish & Game Commission, ing negative impacts of HSUS on predator management of individuals opposed to Predator Policies policies. Drafted manuscript explaining HSUS lies for Municipalities HSUS policies in light of publication in predator management circles. Grassroots dangers to typical family organization to mobilize and direct local residents of cities households while informing with HSUS coyote policies. industry members of predator management about opportunities to oppose.

Range Matters Report Ongoing monitoring of legal issues and counsel assistance efforts for environmental, land use, design and safety litigation and representation nationwide involving shooting ranges/areas. Regularly perform range evaluations and meet with Club Board of Directors on behalf of NRA and CRPA to strategize and assist with coordination of defense campaigns against NIMBY, environmental NGOs, agency and/or municipality matters.

Issue Recent Action Status Ongoing efforts to assist ranges and engage the RWQCB Region 5R Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) Region 5R has been inspecting representatives to contest the validity of all shooting ranges in the region requiring sampling for potential lead contamina- RWQCB’s actions. Working to prevent Stormwater runoff tion in stormwater runoff, utilizing drinking water standards. This has the potential RWQCB from using the drinking water to set extremely bad precedent for regulating ranges for stormwater runoff (using standards (0.010 mg/L for lead) and drinking water standards) and may potentially shut down numerous ranges. invoke the proper stormwater standards (0.262 mg/L), if not stopping RWQCB’s actions entirely. Counties are attempting to break shooting ranges’ grandfathering as a non-conforming use under County Ordinance. Once the grandfathered status of a range Ongoing efforts to assist ranges in Non-conforming “Use Status” and is broken through a use intensification argument or a subsequent County Ordi- defending their grandfathered status is “Use Intensification” nance requiring a Conditional Use Permit under the guise of health and safety crucial in keeping these ranges open concerns, compliance with current County Ordinance is effectively impossible and operating. and range closure is certain.

14 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV programs such as JROTC have lost many businesses, organiza- businesses, many lost have JROTC as such programs area, California Northern the in fires the to Due 2018. in camps scholarships to encourage attendance at any of CRPA’s youth hunt extend to like also would we events, co-sponsoring and onships, remote locationsacrossCalifornia. other as well as CA, Fullerton, in center training newly-renovated our at troops hosting by TrainingSports BSAShooting support to as we help youth to obtain their merit badges. CRPA also has plans we also attend camp Three Falls, and offer our own staff as RSO’s now,CRPAyears BSAat many with we for working As been have port, aswelloffer scholarshipandco-sponsoringopportunities! port councilsanddifferent regionswithlegalandlegislativesup- sup- CRPAto (BSA). of continue America Scouts will Boy is 2018 California. nizations anddedicatedmembersallacrossthebeautifulstateof and wecontinuetoworkhand-in-handwithmanygrassrootsorga- in 2018, we have a variety of fresh, new programs in development youth and adults to be safe, shoot straight, and fight back! Coming H Not only do we support JROTC matches, statewide champi- statewide matches, JROTC support we do only Not One organizationwearethrilledtobemoreinvolvedwithin do thisbyprovidingavarietyofprogramsthatempower We generation. next the for Second Amendment the ing protect- CRPA,and at preserving ere on focused are we REPORT scholarship is open tohighschoolseniors andcollege one-time annual This education. higher into Amendment Second the of preservation the support to Program ship CRPA SHOOTINGSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM shooting) thatanyonecanbeapartof! ue buildingastrongerSasscommunity(cowboyaction contin- to excited are and time, first the for California in hereevent this host to Wehonored years. are past the in despite this event having been in Montana and Missouri locally, event Heritage Western 4-H National a hosting CRPAbe 2019, will in Furthermore, below. found be can for youthtogetengaged!Detailsofthesescholarships to haveevenmoreparticipationandadditionalmotivation Sports Shooting 4-H National help will This Scholarship. a CRPA Conservation Scholarship and a Shooting Sports offer are: to like would we scholarships two rifle. The and onships throughoutthestate,wewillbeworkingtowards tremendous loss, both in Northern and Southern California. ble tohelpmembersandtheirfamiliesrecoverfromsucha CRPA would like to offer any support and assistance possi- which in well, as California Southern in ranges few a lost have also recently Napa Gun Club. We also knownasthe Club, & Pistol Rifle tation oftheNapa notably thedevas- nities toshoot,most tions, andopportu- CRPA is establishing a Collegiate Shooting Scholar - Shooting Collegiate a establishing is CRPA As CRPA supports many events, matches and champi- by SarahBarrett,CRPA Programs&EventsManager marksmanship: pistol and trap,aswell will includeshotgun state championship scholarships! The few pionship, aswella soring astatecham- developing andspon- CRPA FIRING LINE|

15 ACTION REPORTS freshmen in California and serves as an opportunity for these students to receive CRPA support in continuing their education and their passion for shooting sports.

Applicants must: •Provide unofficial transcript showing at least a 3.0 GPA •Include a copy of acceptance letter of chosen college •Write a short essay (500-750 words) on the importance of the YOUTH HUNTING AND YOUTH CAMPS Second Amendment and how it Youth Hunt Camps are coming in 2018 all across the state affects their lives. of California, and we can hardly wait! CRPA works with Boy Scouts of America during these camps to educate youth on WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM hunting and conservation. The students are given the oppor- CRPA is establishing a College Scholarship Program dedicated tunity to go out and hunt with shotguns and dog handlers, as to the conservation of wildlife in California. This annual one-time well as learn the proper way to clean and prepare the pheas- scholarship is available to high school seniors and college fresh- ants. This is a great opportunity for CRPA to engage the next men and sophomores in California offering support to students generation of hunters by learning from the masters of the cur- who want to preserve California wildlife. rent generation! Please stay tuned for more details and locations. CRPA also co-sponsors the annual Jr. Pheasant Hunt in Applicants must: San Diego, a fun day filled with seminars on Dog Retrieving •Provide unofficial transcript showing at least a 3.0 GPA and Turkey Hunting, as well as a Trap Shotgun Range, Field •Include a copy of acceptance letter of chosen college Hunting, Bird Cleaning, and of course- great food! •Write a short essay (500-750 words) on their plan to continue wildlife preservation efforts throughout their collegiate careers or NATIONAL PROGRAMS WE LOOK FORWARD TO PART- how preservation of wildlife has enriched their lives. NERING WITH IN 2018: To submit your application or for more information, please •NSSP (National Shooting Sports Programs) email [email protected]. •National 4-H Shooting Sports •CYSSA (California Youth Shooting Sports Association) PHEASANT HUNTS •NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation We just recently completed our first pheasant hunt of 2017 in •SSSF (Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation) Dunnigan, California at Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprises. We •SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) had a great turnout of first time hunters who learned how to prop- •BSA (Boy Scouts of America) erly hunt pheasants and some who even won some raffle prizes! •Project ChildSafe We look forward to 2018 as we have two more of these pheasant •West End Gun Club hunts planned in central California in January, and Imperial Valley •Mother Lode Gun Club in February. Sarah Barrett CRPA PROGRAMS & EVENTS MANAGER Sarah joined CRPA in 2016 running the Events Department and currently runs all Programs as well. She is dedicated to defending and protecting the Second Amendment and strongly believes it is only her heritage to pass down this right to the future generations. Sarah enjoys planning all types of events and helping develop more and new programs for the public to utilize at CRPA. Outside of work, Sarah loves camping, practicing calligraphy, and being a foodie- “always trying new food!”

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CRPA FIRING LINE | 17 s Democratic Party strategist and current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously said; “You never want a seri- Aous crisis to go to waste, and what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” Pushing gun control in the wake of tragedies, even before the ANOTHER facts are known, is now standard practice for the gun ban lobby and the politicians who serve them. Get out early, control the nar- GUN CONTROL rative, push talking points, and make it about too many guns that are too easily available. Demand “common sense” gun bans “to FAILURE: make us safer.” Texas and Tehama Shooters Of course, its baloney. But this messaging campaign was in Ignore Existing Laws, full swing after the horrible murders in Sutherland Springs, Texas So Gun Banners Demand More and Rancho Tehama, California, and the gun-facts-clueless main stream media played along as usual. But what’s the real story here? What’s the takeaway from the by C.D. Michel, CRPA President and General Counsel actions of these cold-blooded murderers? Multiple gun laws failed. Repeatedly. Hardened security helped, but it took good guys with guns to ultimately put an end to the bad guys. California has the toughest and most restrictive firearm laws in the country. So much so, that after the passage of the latest

18 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV wave of gun bans in 2016 (apt- did and passed the obligatory background check. That ly dubbed “Gunmageddon” background check should have stopped the sale, because by California gun owners), the shooter had a bad conduct discharge from the Unit- elitist and statist gun-control ed States Air Force for assaulting his spouse and child, activists are now getting to and serving 12-months confinement. This conviction for a the bottom of their gun con- crime of domestic violence prohibited him from possess- trol wish list. Every gun sale ing firearms. But the Air Force never gave the information is background checked. Pro- to the FBI, so it never made it into the prohibited person hibited persons with guns are database. supposed to be monitored There’s more. The Texas shooter had recently es- and tracked down. Certain caped from a mental health facility! This also prohibited guns are illegal. Guns are the Texas shooter from owning or possessing firearms. banned on school grounds. For whatever reason, this wasn’t in the database either. Meanwhile, none of the Turns out the National Instant Check System is woe- gun laws promoted as “com- fully incomplete, as the NRA and NSSF have been point- mon sense” safety measures ing out for years. Check it out: www.FixNICS.com. stopped the shooter in Te- Before these facts in the Texas and Tehama shooting hama from getting guns il- were known, gun-ban advocates ramped up the media legally and driving right into spin machine, condemned the NRA, and again demand- an elementary school’s “gun ed stricter gun control laws. Then in Texas, we learned free” zone. The shooter was that an armed citizen, NRA member and certified firearm well known to neighbors as instructor, and “good guy with a gun” intervened to put a a man with a history of vi- stop to the bloodshed before it got worse. The false narra- olence. He was “known” to tive of more gun control laws will keep us safer met reality. police, who frequently had Taking away the right of law-abiding citizens to defend tense contacts with him. He themselves will do nothing to stop evil. Citizens have a was out on bail for stabbing choice. Take some responsibility to be prepared to defend a neighbor. He was subject yourself, or trust in the government, and the laws that re- to a restraining order. The peatedly fail, to protect you. day before his attacks, he To CRPA, the choice is obvious. So obvious in fact, was contacted by the Tehama that CRPA will be offering free classes to all religions in County Sheriff regarding a do- how to secure and protect places of worship. Demand is mestic violence call. And it appears he made guns himself, illegally. high. Subscribe to CRPA bulletins for more information. While the exact details of his multiple run-ins with law enforce-

ment are uncertain at present time, one thing is crystal clear: this STORY COVER man was banned from acquiring or possessing firearms under multiple California gun laws. Yet he did. You never want a serious crisis to go to waste, He had several firearms that and what I mean by that is an opportunity to do he acquired easily and possessed things you think you could not do before. openly. So the social narrative that the press should be covering is that gun pos- C.D. MICHEL session bans failed. They don’t stop violent crazies who can CRPA PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL always get a gun one way or another. So what new law would Civil rights attorney C.D. “Chuck” Michel is President have stopped this murderer? Fortunately, the school he tried & General Counsel for CRPA. He is a former prosecutor and currently runs the law firm Michel & to invade was locked down and hardened enough to slow him Associates, P.C. in Long Beach. The firm’s clients down from getting in. Defensive actions like that are great, but include the NRA and CRPA, as well as firearm man- not all schools can be retrofitted that way. What about them? ufacturers, distributors, retailers and gun owners. The Sutherland Springs church massacre illustrates similar gun control failures. Although in Texas not every gun sale must be processed through a licensed firearm dealer, the Texas shooter

CRPA FIRING LINE | 19 DOJ SNAFU DOJ’S REGULATORY TRAIN WRECK A History of Bureaucratic Failures: Part III by C.D. Michel, CRPA President and General Counsel & Matthew D. Cubeiro, Attorney

We continue this month with part 3 In 2013, the legislature passed Senate lawsuit challenging DOJ’s refusal to follow of our ongoing series highlighting DOJ’s Bill (“SB”) 683, which extended the require- proper rule-making procedure and enforc- regulatory train wrecks over the years. In ments for handguns sales (specifically, the ing illegal “underground regulations.” Only part 1, we highlighted the many attempts and Handgun Safety Certificate and demonstra- after that suit was filed did DOJ finally in- subsequent failures of DOJ to enact further tion of safe handling requirement) to all fire- troduce so-called “emergency” regulations restrictions on so-called “assault weapons.” In arm sales, creating what is now known as in March 2015—three months late and a part 2, we explained how DOJ contradicted the Firearm Safety Certificate (“FSC”). Gen- year and a half after the law requiring the its own opinions when pushing regulations erally, the new law requires individuals to regulations were passed. But the so-called or policies to expand the number of firearms covered by Senate Bill 23, as well as more obtain an FSC prior to purchasing firearms, “emergency” regulations were nothing of chronological failures since 1999. and to perform a safe handling demonstra- the kind! They were put in place and “ex- For this third installment, we highlight tion with the firearm prior to taking delivery. tended temporarily” throughout the year as some of the more recent failures, some of The law took effect on January 1, 2015, far as they could, with DOJ taking no action which have resulted in litigation which is still and DOJ had over a year to propose and to make the regulations permanent until Oc- ongoing. implement the required regulations for the tober 2015. FSC program and safe handling require- Then DOJ, as required by the APA, pub- ments. But DOJ did nothing to facilitate the lished the proposed regulations, asked for 2014 – DOJ Prohibits Licensed Collectors implementation of the law. the required public comment, and had the from Purchasing Certain Handguns Finally, in October of 2014, DOJ told all prerequisite hearing for the regulations. In 2014, the Chief of the Bureau of firearm dealers and instructors that the FSC Unsurprisingly, DOJ ignored all public com- Firearms at DOJ sent a letter to California requirements were coming, but said that ments and concerns raised by the firearms licensed firearm dealers informing them they would not be available until January industry. DOJ published the “emergency” of a new DOJ policy prohibiting licensed 1—the same day the requirements were to regulations as permanent regulations with- collectors from purchasing more than one go into effect. Essentially, DOJ telling fire- out a single modification. handgun a month if the handgun is not spe- arm dealers and instructors that DOJ was 2016 - Lack of Regulations for Sales cifically a “curio or relic,” as defined under not providing ANY advance notice to Cali- to Private Patrol Operators federal law. But DOJ’s position, is again fornians. specifically contradicted by existing Cali- Following DOJ’s announcement, and In 2014, the legislature passed Assem- fornia law. A lawsuit titled Doe v. Becerra, the subsequent industry backlash, DOJ bly Bill 2220 (“AB 2220”), allowing for Pri- is currently challenging DOJ’s unsupport- attempted to make the FSC requirements vate Patrol Operators (i.e., security guard ed interpretation of the law. The case has available in mid-December 2014 during the companies, “PPOs”) to acquire firearms now been fully briefed before the California middle of the holiday season. But DOJ over- and loan them out to their employees. Cal- Court of Appeals and is awaiting oral argu- looked the fact that all of its requirements ifornia law has unique restrictions on legal ments. were “regulations,” which required DOJ to entities, like corporations, acquiring fire- For more information, be sure to check submit them for approval to California’s Of- arms. Only individuals are able to acquire out the NRA/CRPA Legal Affairs Report fice of Administrative Law pursuant to the and own firearms. AB 2220 was drafted to available online at https://www.nraila.org/ Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”). If allow PPOs to acquire firearms, and to loan legal-legislation/state-legislation/califor- DOJ failed to do so, the regulations would them to employees (in compliance with Cal- nia/2017/october-2017-litigation-report/ risk being found illegal and unenforceable. ifornia’s numerous other restrictions on ac- and http://crpa.org/legal-affairs-report/. Even so, DOJ made it clear it had no in- tention of implementing the requirements quiring and loaning firearms.) This law, like 2015 – DOJ’s Failure to Issue “Firearm though the APA until later in 2015, after the the law for FSCs, gave DOJ ample time to Safety Certificate” Regulations (Or Lack requirements became law. craft and adopt the required regulations. Thereof) In response, NRA and CRPA filed a Recently, DOJ released an information

20 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV hs s-ald eegny regulations. “emergency” didn’t. so-called these which and magazines” pacity “large-ca - had shotguns tube dual which and is, magazine altered” “permanently a zine” permits and to add definitions for what maga- “large-capacity with dealers firearm for regulations new created DOJ theless, Never- magazines. for law California under changed else much not magazines, pacity” “large-ca- on restrictions the for exceptions certain adding/modifying and magazines” restricting the possession of “large-capacity from aside that, mind in Keep magazines.” “large-capacity to relating laws for lations regu- “emergency” proposed DOJ lations, regu- weapon” “assault proposed first DOJ potential litigation. are beingconsideredatthistime,including tion onthepetition,furtherlegaloptions ac- no take to decided ultimately Law tive Administra- of Office the While regulation. “underground an as transfers party private tion onoutofstatesellersfromengagingin prohibi- DOJ’s declare to OAL the titioned tins regardingotherCaliforniafirearmlaws. bulle- similar seeing start will we that likely well isvery it regulations, related firearm necessary other to respect with made are changes significant unless And soon. time any- issue the fix to attempt will DOJ that tered tothem. regis- not are which firearms of possession to notarrestsecurityguardsfoundbein bulletin expressly instructs law enforcement the more, What’s laws. firearm California ployees blanketimmunityfromanumberof em- their and PPOs given has DOJ tions, failed toimplementthenecessaryregula- has still DOJ Because PPOs. to firearms ment necessaryregulationsforthesaleof 2016 –NRA andCRPA ChallengeDOJ’s December 2016-“Emergency”“Large- There were a number of problems with problems of number a were There Around the same 2016 holiday time that CRPANRAand pe- 2016, November In It remainstobeseen,butitisunlikely bulletin regardingtheirfailuretoimple- Prohibition Against Out-of-StatePPTs Capacity” MagazineRegulations h Pnl oe S wy h ln delay? long the why So in Code. Penal contained the already was what restated less was part most the for and long, pages two however,than text, proposed The process. rulemaking the began and tions regula- proposed its released DOJ delay, of consequences the of warned attorneys employees. vendor ammunition for ments and establish the certificate of eligibility require- transfer, a for charge may vendor a fees the establish vendors, ammunition of database a with up come to DOJ requires also law California license. dealer’s firearm California or license an vendor’s ammunition have they unless exceptions) limited for Californianstosellammunition(barring illegal be will it 2018, 1, January On 2018. 1, January to prior licenses these for ply ap- to individuals for and 2017 1, July by place in be to regulations these requires law The dealers. firearm California already people who sell ammunition and who aren’t for license vendor’s ammunition an obtain regulations establishingtheprocessto ing itsregulationsrejected. hav- of experience humiliating the through going of instead regulations the withdrew DOJ response, In TomBosenko. Sheriff ty Coun- Shasta did as proposal, the to letter posed regulationswouldberejected. essentially pro- the that information with DOJ provided OAL the and emergency, an constitute not did this case, either In 2000. since place in been had that law a for tions regula- “emergency” propose to year the of end the until waited had it or notice, would during theholidayseasonthinkingnoone inregulations sneak to trying was DOJ ther Ei- questionable. certainly was timing The regulations. its introduce to Christmas fore be- days two until waited DOJ year, entire of an for requirements DOJ to known being the 63 Proposition and July in Brown Governor by signed being magazines” ity “large-capac- restricting laws the Despite lo ruln i ta te APA the that is troubling Also Finally, on July 14, after NRA and CRPA create to DOJ requires law California NRA and CRPA filed a joint-opposition filed CRPA and NRA July 2017-DOJBlows Ammo Vender Regulation Deadline edr t oti ter licenses their obtain to vendors than threemonthsforammunition into October. This would leave less regulations the push could which well, as regulations submitted the review to days September. 30 has OAL late The is place in be the earliestregulationscould published, been now have tions regula- the though even words, other In is. change the substantial how on depending extended be ing comments,thetimetablecan follow- regulations the modify or suggestions public’s the of implement some to decide If does comments. DOJ public the follow not did or followed it why saying Reasons” of Statement provide “Final a must DOJ afterwards, the regulationsareposted,and day publiccommentperiodafter 45- a is there review, regulations under are While complete. to months two almost takes process acdg rga i a critical effort tokeepthenhonest. a is Program Watchdog Regulatory CRPA/NRA The fully. fully, andto respondtothemtruth- to considerthosecommentscare- comment, public for allow to duty mandated statutorily its avoid to passing neededones,andtried avoided policies, and regulations burdensome andunnecessary repeatedly attemptedtoenact has DOJ years the Over jectively. ob- law the interpret to trusted be certified instructorand Range SafetyOfficer. NRA an also is firm’s He clients. the for issues lated & Associates, P.C. who regularly works on firearm re- individual gunowners. and Association, Pistol & Rifle California sociation, As- Rifle National the include clients California.His Partner Michel& Associates, of P.C. inLong Beach, DOJ has shown that it cannot it that shown has DOJ Matthew D. Cubeiro isanattorney withMichel C.D. Michel is a civil rights attorney and Senior Conclusion CRPA FIRING LINE| .

21 POLITICS & POLICY Another Day, Another Failure—California DOJ Recognizes Own Shortcomings by Allowing Security Guard Companies to Acquire and Lend Firearms Without State System in Place by Joseph Silvoso, Special Counsel

On November 2, 2017, California Department of Justice (“DOJ”) quietly released a new information bulletin (see below) regarding the transfer of firearms to certain licensed security guard companies (commonly referred to as Private Patrol Operators or “PPOs”). This bulletin gives PPOs and their employees blanket immunity from several California firearm laws due to DOJ’s inability to implement necessary regulations and systems. For many years, California required all firearms purchased in the state to be registered to the individual acquiring ownership of the firearm. But this requirement presented a unique problem for businesses like PPOs who need to acquire firearms in the name of their company and then loan the firearms to employees for the purposes of their employment. To address this issue, California enacted As- sembly Bill No. 2220 (“AB 2220”) in 2014. Commencing July 1, 2016, AB 2220 allows PPOs to acquire firearms from California licensed firearm dealers in the name of the PPO, as opposed to a specific individual, and provides a means for the PPO to lawfully lend its firearms to its employees. AB 2220 also allows PPOs, previously in possession of firearms, to register those firearms in the name of the PPO. But, to implement the provisions of AB 2220, DOJ was required to enact certain necessary regulations and systems by July 1, 2016 to carry out this process. This included updating the DROS (which stands for Dealer Record of Sale) Entry System to allow California licensed firearm retailers to process such transactions for the PPO. Given DOJ’s repeated failures at enacting appropriate and necessary regulations for firearms (such as the recently adopted regulations regarding the registration of newly classified “assault weapons”), it should come as nosur- prise that DOJ failed to enact the regulations necessary for the implementation of AB 2220. To this day, DOJ has failed to even propose any regulations on the subject. PPOs were rightly frustrated with DOJ’s clear inability to perform its ministerial duties. And to make matters worse, DOJ’s information bulletin suggests that the necessary regulations and requirements will not be in effect until July 1, 2019— more than five years after AB 2220 was enacted. Document can be found on https://oag.ca.gov/ With the release of this information bulletin, however,

22 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV guard for offenses related to possession of a firearm by an indi- an by firearm a of possession to related offenses for guard security the arrest or firearm the confiscate to action any taking from refrain to encouraged are agencies enforcement law guard, circumstances where the firearm is properly assigned to a security In name. guard’s security the in registered being not firearm the was issue only the where encounter other or stop traffic a during much worse: because DOJ failed to perform its ministerial duty. 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But given DOJ’s checkered past and pending regu- regula- necessary adopting in failure own its for measure stop-gap a as simply alert this providing is DOJ that dent As a threshold matter, the mere possession of an un- an of possession mere matter,the threshold a As ie te urn lc o rgltos w cl upon call we regulations, of lack current the Given enact to inability its of signs showing already is DOJ resi- California every to concern great of be should It The ImpendingStormontheHorizon CRPA FIRING LINE|

23 POLITICS & POLICY It’s time for more parishioners to lock and load when they going to worship by John Lott, Jr., Opinion Contributor for The Hill Originally posted on www.thehill.com © Getty Images

here are simply too many targets would-be mass public shootings in malls, for police to be able to guard ev- churches, schools, universities and town cen- Teryone. And even when they are in ters. Gun control advocates perennially fear the right place at the right time, an officer’s that a permit holder will accidentally shoot a uniform is like a neon sign saying, “Shoot bystander, or that a police officer will acci- me first.” dentally harm a permit holder. But this has It’s also not realistic to keep terrorists never happened in a mass public shooting. Are you ready to become and criminals from getting weapons. The Permit holders are also incredibly the eyes and ears at your place war on guns has been as much of a failure law-abiding. According to my research, of worship? On May 14th and as the war on drugs. Terrorists can also re- Americans as a whole commit crimes 37 15th, 2018, CRPA will be host- sort to homemade bombs, and have lately times more frequently than do police offi- ing a 2-Day Sheepdog Seminar made a habit of using vehicles as weapons. cers, but police themselves commit crimes in Southern California (location What happens when background at seven times the rate of permit holders in TBD). This seminar will prepare you to watch out for anyone and checks on gun purchases inevitably fail to Florida and Texas. anything that threatens the safe- stop these killers from attacking? What is The heroic actions of Stephen Willeford ty of your congregation. the backup plan? on Nov. 5 are a testament to the power of a Visit sheepdogsafetytraining. Shortly after the attack at the Sutherland good guy with a gun. He saved many lives com for more information on this Springs church on Nov. 5, Texas Attorney at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland seminar and contact protect@ General Ken Paxton (R) warned: “This is Springs, Texas. The killer, Devin Kelley, crpa.org if YOU are ready to take going to happen again, and so we need was circling back to shoot the wounded a stand against violence. people in churches — either profession- when Willeford showed up with a rifle. Will- al security, or at least arming some of the eford’s fast actions stopped Kelley’s attack, *All houses of worship are invit- parishioners or the congregation — so that saving the lives of the twenty wounded and ed to attend. Please pass the they can respond if something like this… possibly many more. word on to your church! when something like this happens again.” But Willeford isn’t alone. Permit holders An article in the Wall Street Journal on have stopped some other church attacks Sunday discussed how parishioners across over the last decade. For example: the country are starting to carry permitted concealed handguns at church. • Antioch, Tenn., Sept. 24, 2017: A shoot- Paxton isn’t alone in his view that peo- er, Emanuel Kidega Samson, killed ple have to take responsibility for their own one and injured seven others. But the safety. Ron Noble, the Secretary General of attack could have been much worse. INTERPOL from 2000 to 2014, cautioned An usher, Robert Engle, first tried un- that even with “extraordinary security,” successfully to wrestle the Samson, it would be virtually impossible to keep a very large bodybuilder. But Samson weapons out of soft targets. This means was slightly injured in the skirmish, giv- that only the terrorists will have weapons. ing Engle a chance to retrieve his per- Permit holders have stopped dozens of mitted concealed handgun from his car.

24 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV • • •

herself fromanex,andwasavolunteer a concealedhandgunpermittoprotect rounds ofammunition. Assam hadgotten bers, andMurrayhadoverathousand a mega church with over 10,000 mem- then committedsuicide. The churchwas ber Jeanne Assam. A woundedMurray ing lotbeforebeingshotbychurchmem- Colorado SpringsNewLifeChurchpark- Matthew Murray killed two people in the officer. police off-duty an was who ioner son beforebeingshotdeadbyaparish- per- one kill to able only was Parker fire. lot, beforeexitinghisvehicleandopening er crashedintoacarinchurchparking Colorado Springs,Colo.,Dec.9, 2007: roes.” and othersatthechurch,“everydayhe- point. Sheriff Chuck Wright called Aaron the droponGatesandheldhimatgun- a concealedweaponspermitholder, got congregation. Parishioner Aaron Guyton, pointed ashotgunatthepastorandhis se Gateskickedopenachurchdoorand Spartanburg, S.C.,March25,2012:Jes- Aurora, Colo., April 24,2012:KiarronPark until policearrived. managed toholdtheattackeratgunpoint Engle wentbackintothechurchand -

• precisely thisreason. Some killershaveevenpickedchurchesfor security guardatthechurch. • •

That’s notsurprising—thesemasspub- hibit concealedhandgunsinchurch. Both MichiganandSouthCarolinapro- in church.Plusitwouldmakethenews.” Plus people are notallowedto carry guns “It’s easy, andalotofpeoplegothere. phone calls,andheardthechillingwords: area. The FBItappedtheindividual’s one ofthelargestchurchesinDetroit to engageinamasspublicshootingat nately foiledaplanbyKhalil Abu Rayyan Detroit, Mich.,Feb.2016: The FBIfortu think hejustsettledforthechurch.” the schoolbecauseofsecurity…soI en said.“ButIthinkhecouldn’tgetinto us hewasgoingfortheschool,”Scriv- was hisprimarytarget,becausehetold would stophim.“Idon’tthinkthechurch because ofworriesthatarmedsecurity suggested thatRoofswitchedtargets lege, butfriendChristonScrivenhas Roof originallytargetedCharlestonCol Charleston, S.C.,June17,2015:Dylann Normally, churchesareeasytargets. - -

their fellowworshipers. They shouldbeabletoprotect able tobringtheirgunschurch. the course of daily life should be back. Permitholderswhocarryin sacres when there’s no one to fight at church. about self-defensewhilepraying able nottowanteventhink permit holders.It’s understand- the killersthanweshouldbeof We shouldbealotmoreafraidof people can’tdefendthemselves. fact thatkillerspicktargetswhere firearms. zens areprohibitedfromcarrying place inareaswheregeneralciti- shootings since1950havetaken Over 98percentofallmasspublic ery single time in gunfree zones. lic shootingshappenpracticallyev- Guns” (Regnery, 2016). tion Research “The War Center on andauthorof John Lott, Jr. theCrimePreven- isthepresident of But theseattacksbecomemas- We can’tjustkeepignoringthe CRPA FIRING LINE|

25 POLITICS & POLICY Did Australia’s Semiautomatic Firearm Ban Reduce Murder Rates? by Clayton E. Cramer, College Professor

In the aftermath of the still inexplicable Las Vegas mass murder, gun control advocates are returning to their longstanding claim that the very strict ban Australia enacted on semiautomatic firearms after the 1989 Port Arthur Massacre reduced murder rates. It is certainly true that Australia murder rates fell from 1.9/100,000 (in 1990-1991) to 1.3/100,000 (in 2006-07). But if that law made the difference, why did it reduce murder rates in the U.S. even more (9.4 in 1990; 5.7 in 2007)? That’s an impressive reach across the Pacific Ocean! Clearly, something else is in play. Lead was removed from automotive gas in many countries in the last few decades. It started in 1986 in the U.S. and was completely removed by 1995. Australia started phaseout in 1985. What’s lead got to do with murder? Lead has two very destructive effects: when children are poisoned, it causes retardation. In adults, it causes violence and aggression. This is a more plausible explanation of declining murder rates in both countries than a law that only affected one country. Even for the intended purpose of reducing mass murder, the law failed. Australia still has mass murders, but not with guns: a 2008 mass stabbing that killed eight siblings in Queensland, Australia; mass murder with a blunt object (Robert Xie murdered five people in Sydney in 2009); Queensland’s Palace Backpackers Hostel was intentionally burned in 2000, killing 15; and the 2011 Quakers Hill Nursing Home fire killed eleven, set by a nurse after police questioned him about drug abuse. So far, the Las Vegas mass murder does not fit into any of the three common patterns of mass murder in the U.S. (psychotic; political terrorism; domestic violence). It will be a while before answers are forthcoming (if at all). But Australia is not the example that some want to believe. Clayton E. Cramer teaches at College of Western Idaho.

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27 POLITICS & POLICY Anti-2A Nancy Pelosi Readies for Reelection by Dan Gifford, Film Producer and Reporter

After 30 years of Second Amendment opposition, hypocrisies, prevarications and increasing evidence of possible dementia or stroke, the San Francisco Democrat retains her rep for iron fisted discipline and intimidation as House Minority Leader. Where did she learn to do that?

he answer is, her iron-fisted daddy and some of his friends. in the hallways of Annapolis literally controlling the General Assembly through his handpicked henchmen.” One of those was his own son, THer daddy was Thomas "Big Tommy" D’Alesandro, Jr., a five “Morty.” term Democrat US Congressman from Maryland and three term Mayor Other friends included members of the of Baltimore for whom “Baltimore Crew.” It was a faction of New I gofered while in high York’s Gambino crime family that operated school. independently until Vincent “The Executioner” That's seven year Mangano installed Louis “Lugene” Morici as old Nancy with her father the reigning capo over Maryland and some during his 1947 mayoral surrounding areas. Magliono answered to inauguration. Lucchese mobster Frankie Carbo, a former D'Alesandro wanted Murder, Inc killer. to be Governor of Mary- Carbo was a “constant companion” of land, but had to get out Mayor “Big Tommy,” in addition to other known of the 1954 race after mobsters, according to FBI reports obtained via the Freedom of Informa- revelations he had re- tion Act. ceived undeclared mon- “It was reported that these individuals had worked hard for Thomas ey from a business man D’Alesandro’s reelection to Congress and convicted of fraud and on his campaign at that time to become conspiracy to obstruct Mayor of Baltimore. It was stated that John justice. Cataneo and Magliano during the time of The friends of "Big Tommy" included the man who got him elected as this campaign were under Federal indict- mayor, Maryland political kingpin James H. "Jack" Pollack. ments for violation of the Selective Service Pollack was a former prizefighter who liked to playfully punch me in Act and for fraud against the Government the shoulder on occasion as a reminder that he was still a tough guy at and were subsequently convicted in Feder- 60 something. No doubt about that al court. Cataneo allegedly admitted giving as I told Rochelle Schweizer for her large sums of money toward the Democrat- book, She's the Boss: The Disturb- ic campaign and stated that he would receive the sanitation contracts for ing Truth About Nancy Pelosi. Baltimore if Mr. D’Alesandro was elected mayor.” Outside the ring, Pollack became He was. a bootlegger and street enforcer It is believed none of that alleged criminal association or corruption who was arrested multiple times was earnestly investigated by the FBI because Congressman D’Ale- for payoffs, bribery, corruption and sandro was a member of the House Appropriations Committee and was a murder. That charge never friendly with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. went to trial because the case Neither was there a holding to account of D’Alesandro’s son for the files disappeared. At the height gang rape of two eleven year old girls. of his power, Pollack raised the The FBI report: dead to vote, lined voter’s pock- “Franklin Roosevelt D’Alesandro was the only one of twelve of those tried ets with “walking around money” at that time who was successful in obtaining an acquittal. Following this and held sway over Maryland’s acquittal, a Baltimore, Maryland, Grand Jury indicted Franklin Roosevelt legislature. The New York Times D’Alesandro on charges of having committed perjury in that he had lied noted that Pollack “would stand during the afore-mentioned trial on charges of rape. In addition,

28 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV rate: ‘This is a killing field’.” Those didn’t happen in D’Alesandro world. D’Alesandro in homicide happen didn’t Those soaring field’.” killing a “Baltimore’s is ‘This rate: or teens” of bands terror- marauding neighborhood by Baltimore ized upscale as alive be like to headlines lucky with “Woman filled present Baltimore’s with past of Baltimore calm that relative the contrast But so. Maybe Unconstitutional? Brutal? pain. and fear Loud, understand: criminals hard-core languages three interrogation” attheBaltimorecopshopwasfreelyemployed using the “enhancedsuspects, of out confessions beat longer no would it nounced tain activities were allowed. Rule breakers faced ungenteel enforcement. cer - which in zones setting by accomplished mainly was other.That the with control under criminals street and crime hand organized kept they one while with payoffs alleged received judges and police Baltimore politicians, side, flip the On today. imagined be can than popular were more both when time a at anti-Semitism and Mussilini Benito reject to quite popular. He had made radio broadcasts in Italian urging his piasons against separatebutunequalracisminBaltimorewhenJimCrowwas my Ifoundwasrathercommonamongbigcitypolsthen. political corruption? D’Alesandro was part of a political and moral dichoto- political career, aprincipledaughterNancydoesnotappeartoshare. own his of risk the at even first defense national and safety community putting of history a with man Tommy”a “Big was because limits, its had litical gain. However, he must have recognized that political survival tactic is agoodoffense againstthoseseekingyourdestructionfortheirownpo- dered. ineptness orfrequentlyoccurringmemorylossesisamattertobepon- prevarication, apparent own her up cover to order in Americans murder dercut partofthenationaldefenseagainstterroristswhoweretryingto and otherintelligenceagencies. CIAthe of oversight congressional expand dramatically and budgets cut a fake, which the CIA was fully capable of producing, and made threats to to her meltdown. She responded with counter charges that the letter was priordated letter CIA a The to pointed and her told had it that responded interrogations.” “enhanced called euphemistically were what performing was it her told not CIAhad the claimed and terrorists “torturing” was US boarding terrorists in order to make them talk. She was outraged that the water- was it CIAthat the by told been having not about lie a in trapped and reprisalthreats. accusations counter make and nothing admit everything, deny accused, When life: in early worked what that’s learned bare he Said the world. in knuckle discipline enforce and goals achieve to recommended he whisper forfearofretaliationand“Big Tommy” knewit. a above that say dared Few price. a for records alter could he that mors ru- amid him met I where That’s clerk. House Court Baltimore a as stint not guilty.” bury, Maryland, during 1954, following a change of venue, and was found Roosevelt D’Alesandro was tried on the above charge of perjury at Salis- Franklin that reported was It D’Alesandro. Roosevelt Franklin with tried been had who defendants youthful the of several of testimony influence dicted onthechargeofobstructionjusticeinthathehadattemptedto James H.Pollack,BaltimoreCitypoliticalboss,wasreportedlyalsoin- eea yas eoe h Nw ok iy oie eatet an- Department Police City York New the before years Several He had opposed the Klu Klux Klan, among other groups, in battles How do those ideals square with “Big Tommy’s” mob associations and defense best the that was mean to Pelosi’sfather understood I What un- to advice his using her of approve Tommy”would “Big Whether That isexactlywhatNancyPelosifamouslydidin2009whenshewas Retaliation and the fear of it was the prime weapon “Big Tommy” said life a “Roosie” got friends and daddy stretch, prison a of instead So What thehell,theygotme,too, don’tworryaboutit.’” today.you got they see ‘I afternoon, same that earlier Agnew’s gambling chargesinafederalcourtroom justafewdoorsfrom simultaneously faced coincidentally, had more bookmakerwho, Balti- East veteran a shouted an oldacquaintance, governor,’ “’Hey, corruption: land normalcy ofMary- who summed-upthe Sun, Baltimore the to er diner, according interrupted byanoth- crime surreality was er charges. oth- and evasion tax to ter pleadingnocontest white envelopes”whileanelectedstateofficial. mer Maryland governor Spiro T. Agnew for- received payoffs and “in little President Vice Nixon found prosecutors government tino’s inBaltimore’s LittleItaly. was for D’Alesandro in my stack and head for his drop at Saba- some trulygreateatingplaces. had Baltimore and -- restaurants best Baltimore’s of some at side benefits like the good will of important people and free food of lots included that job easy pretty a with myself found I them, abouttalk to or them in was what wonder to not envelopes, the deliver to was task my that men serious by told repeatedly ing the turniptruckIrodeintotownandsignedon. off rolled I time, that for money teen weekly decent bucks, 50 for So kvetching. the stifle to enough fast rounds appointed the had expandedtothepointthatmynewfriendcouldnotmake them getting number envelopes ASAP,the their but wanted all department, courtsandpoliticalpowercenters. The recipients places and deliver them to people in Baltimore’s city hall, police lopes at union headquarters like the Longshoremen’s and other to findahelperdeliverenvelopesandrunerrands. became friends. Afterward, my new friend said he’d been asked big cityritualtoestablishpeckingorderamongmaleswhothen kid on the block. In the pre-snowflake world, that was a common against someneighborhoodcharactersseekingtotestthenew fight street a in me helping after friend a became who guy a by North Carolinaduringtheearly60s. The introductionwasmade pettiness. about communitysecuritybeingmoreimportantthanpolitical lesson presumed father’s her missed Pelosi Nancy Somehow, talk. to terrorists forcing by stopped interrogators its says CIA the which attacks bloody of alternative the with years past of Now fastforwardandcomparethenationaldomesticcalm That sceneofthe It’s also the restaurant where Agnew gathered his family af- If Sabatino’s sounds familiar, it’s the same restaurant where know I’d envelope an find to glad always was I why That’s be- and routes the learning around, introduced being After enve- white little collect to was routine main the said He from Baltimore to moving after shortly father Pelosi’s met I CRPA FIRING LINE|

29 POLITICS & POLICY According to Agnew, everybody in Maryland politics got payoffs and it occasion, Municipal Court Judge Mary Arabian, a rare Baltimore judge wouldn’t surprise me if they still do. with a well known dislike of police, had me in tow to meet some people. On arrival at Sabatino’s, I’d be offered pastries or even a meal. But She was a smart, beautiful woman with jet black hair. Unfortunately on occasion, “Big Tommy” himself would be there. Sometimes, he’d invite for my teen hormones, she was also a Mother Superior version of Judge me to his table and then engage in the sort of personalized conversation Judy whose interest in me was purely parental. She insisted that I bring that had gained him so many friends and supporters. A fair percentage my report cards and assorted other schoolwork by her office on occasion of that support was certainly due to the job and charity patronage he dis- for inspection and discussion. She and others in Baltimore’s hierarchy pensed, but unlike most younger politicians I’ve met, people really liked were concerned that academic standards in the public schools were slid- Pelosi’s father because there was nothing at all phony about him. ing; and except for my school, they were. He was genuinely interested in my studies at Baltimore Polytechnic At one time, I began to think of Judge Arabian’s social and school Institute (Baltimore’s top academic high school), what I thought about interest and that of others I met as border line mania. All seemed ob- current events and what I wanted to do in life. The fact that I knew North sessed with the protection of children and mainstream society from the Carolina US Senator Sam Ervin, a fellow Democrat and my boyhood corruptions and vices they knew could only be contained by their extra mentor in things Constitutional, probably enhanced his friendliness. But legal means but never eradicated by legislation. D’Alesandro’s style was an “old school” caring style shared by his con- They were probably right, but not once did I hear any include the pay- temporaries that would seem to be at odds with the obvious corruption offs I allegedly delivered on their list of corruptions. For what it’s worth, they engaged in and that I abetted until wising up. that alleged money was used to assure their office tenure which they The envelopes we delivered allegedly contained cash. I say “alleged- equated with community protection. Never did I observe evidence of high ly” since I wasn’t foolish enough to open any and look, but I did learn lifestyles or profligate spending by D’Alesandro, Pollack or any of their later that certain people were required to tithe to the Baltimore pow- associates. ers that assured their businesses or activities could operate. Some of Whatever hypocrisy that frames also frames a bigger irony: The cor- those were legal adult businesses that benefited from prostitution like rupt political world of “Big Tommy” D’Alesandro that protected little Nancy the many strip joints mentioned in the FBI reports that comprised “The while she learned power patronage politics provided more safety, more Block” near Baltimore’s inner harbor. Others were illegal businesses like personal freedom and less government intrusion into private lives than the drug dealing that was quarantined in West Baltimore -- where HBO’s The People’s Republic of Political Correctness fascism big Nancy and her “The Wire” action took place -- under the tacit thumb of a prominent legion of latte liberals want to impose by fiat. black venture capitalist named Little Willie Adams. He and his friends received envelopes too, I was told, but they were delivered by others. Adams always denied his venture capitalism business hid gangster activities or that he had parlayed the well known numbers racket he admitted running to the U.S. Senate’s Kefauver Committee on organized crime into one that included a heroin operation run at extreme arms length by others. The understanding between him and those I visited each week, I was told, was that Adams could keep on keepin’ on so long as no drugs showed up for sale in other parts of the city -- which Dan Gifford is a national Emmy-winning, Oscar-nomi- they didn’t. Those willing to put their lives at risk in his land of the “misde- nated film producer and former reporter for CNN, The Mac- meanor murder” took their chances. Neil-Lehrer News Hour and ABC News. For more info about Dan please visit https://patch.com/ So when six foot nine, 290 pound something Baltimore Colt star de- users/dan-gifford fensive tackle “Big Daddy” Lipscomb died from shooting enough heroin to kill five men in 1963, there was barely an official shrug following the pro for- ma outrage of being “shocked!” that heroin was available in Baltimore. That was about the time I met Nancy Pelosi the first and only time at some Catholic function. Practically everybody I first met in Baltimore was Catholic and they all tried their hard- est at one time or other to convert this protestant southerner with the Catho- lic ancestry of English recusants and archbishops to the “true faith.” On this

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CRPA: Coming out from DC doesn’t happen every year, how his- toric is this meeting for the NRA especially being able to do it in Southern California? Glen Caroline: I haven’t been to California for NRA in many years so having the opportunity to get back out here was too good to be true for me. As you know, we did our Second Amendment Law Symposium today and tomorrow we are going to have what I think is going to be an important grassroots meeting with myself representing NRA headquarters, the CRPA, and the Members’ Councils to talk about how we can collaborate more on the grassroots front to make a difference here in California. So I think anytime you can have staff from headquarters get out and meet with the grassroots of California, it’s a great opportunity and I’m glad I was able to do it.

CRPA: Tell me about the investment that the NRA has in California and the potential of that investment collaborating with CRPA and the relationship that we have? Glen Caroline: We raise and spend a lot of financial dollars here in California; what I hope to do as the Director of the NRA-ILA Grassroots Programs and Campaign Field Operations Division is to have that financial investment matched by an investment in grassroots resources. I know that CRPA and Members’ Councils have volunteers all across the state, and we have a lot of new and emerging grassroots programs that I think we can collaborate on together. But I think since we have such a solid grassroots base of support, it’s important for us to further harmonize our efforts and to make sure we take advantage of all the targets of opportunity we have in California because you know better than I just how challenging the environment is here and I think one way that we can help right the ship a little more is to more fully engage and coordinate our grassroots efforts.

CRPA: Awesome, and that’s probably included in this next question, but I did want to get more of a pointed answer. Just as far as with the NRA and CRPA working together, what are some of the specific things that you hope to accomplish in California, not just for the 2018 elections but for 2020? Glen Caroline: I think the first thing I would like to see happen from a grassroots perspective is for me personally to get a better lay of the land of the different grassroots resources and programs you have been working on and then to share our best practices of things that we have learned over the years, particularly in the realm of grassroots organizing for campaign work and especially targeting our outreach to millennials on college campuses, because I think it’s really important that we all make an investment in the next generation of grassroots activists. So specifically, my goal would be to find out what resources each organization has so we can make sure that each one of us is spending our time and our efforts in the area that we can get the best return on that investment.

34 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV CRPA: So, tomorrow you have the NRA Grassroots Summit where you will be speaking to some CRPA and Members’ Councils volunteers ; looking forward, what are some words of encouragement that you can offer them in your speech tomorrow? Glen Caroline: I think the main takeaway is, change takes some time to occur, but inevitably oc- curs in NRA’s favor when people don’t give up and they don’t give in and I think by making incremental steps towards your end goal, that leads to bigger more cumu- lative victories. I know coming from Massachusetts it is difficult to stay energized and stay to stay focused when it seems like you are swimming against the tide, but we have seen in states across the country, we have seen in various election cy- cles, that when we harness our energy and our focus towards a common mission, we may not get everything we want all at once, but incrementally, we’ve seen that empowerment of the grassroots is the long term strategy for us to accomplish our mutual goals.

CRPA: Finally, there is obviously a stigma here in California where there are lots and lots of regulations; what would your message be to those people who have kind of turned away from the efforts and just committed to moving away? Glen Caroline: I would say that sometimes in life the easy course of action is to at times take the path of least resistance and move locations to improve your lot, but I think the people of CA and NRA members and gun owners deserve a vested core of grassroots activists that aren’t looking to move to another state that may be more friendly, but to make CA a more friendly state for gun owners who live in the state. It is a shame when restrictions on a constitutionally protected right is what drives people to seek different locations to live. So, I want good Californians who love their state, who have grown up here, who have moved here from other states, to really invest their time and energy in changing this state so it’s a better place, not only for them to live as gun owners, but of equal if not more importance, for their children and their grandchildren moving ahead.

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Anti-gun California policticians and bureaucrats love to claim all firearm retailers. That’s a precedent we can’t tolerate. they are “leading the nation” promoting the statist civilian disar- Other California jurisdictions have also been pushing mandato- mament agenda. California has become the moldy petri dish for ry locked-storage ordinances for firearms kept at home. The most growing ill-conceived laws before pushing the bans nationwide. recent examples include the City of San Jose and Town of Moraga. These efforts often start locally. Cursed with a weak state But the storage of firearms is already regulated by California state preemption law, local politicians with aspirations for higher office law. In addition to California’s negligent storage restrictions, any have learned that they push controversial gun laws locally and get firearm sold by a California licensed firearms dealer must include support from gun ban lobby publicists and lawyers who have the a firearm safety device, and dealers must also obtain an affidavit pre-written for them. The media is drawn to the conflict, and the from customers who purchase long guns stating ownership of a local politician gets media coverage that few other local issues gun safe or lock box. Despite these comprehensive restrictions, generate. That turns into the much sought after “name recognition” some jurisdictions like San Jose and Moraga seek to enact ordi- that often makes the difference in an election. nances that require firearms to be stored unloaded and in a locked CRPA and NRA have been fighting with these local ordinances container at all times. for over 20 years, with great success. But recent cash contribu- These types of local restrictions do nothing to promote pub- tions from billionaire elitists and their “progressive” foundations lic safety. They do however, create a confusing patchwork quilt of have increased the ability for groups like the benignly misnamed laws that can easily trap and turn unwitting law-abiding gun owners Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which is essentially into accidental criminals. In San Jose, even the Chief of Police the national law firm for the gun ban lobby, to push local ordinanc- noted that a violation of such an ordinance would likely not come es. Through the years there have been “Saturday Night Special” to light unless officers were called to a home or business on a re- bans, gun shows, “ultra-compact” handgun bans, .50 BMG bans, port of burglary or other criminal activity, making it clear that such bans on minors in gun stores, prohibitive security requirements ordinances are only enforced after the fact - and usually against on gun stores and gun shows, increased taxes on gun sales and the victims of a crime. ranges, and a host of other proposals. Most recently, the gun ban lobby is pushing things like mandatory locked-storage ordinances, Fighting Back Through LAP restrictions on the possession of standard capacity magazines, the registration of all ammunition sales, mandatory theft/loss reporting NRA and CRPA’s efforts in opposition to local restrictions are requirements, or restrictive zoning and conditional use permit re- made possible by the Local Action Program (“LAP”), a joint-effort quirements for firearm retailers. These are all part of the efforts to to actively monitor local government proposals that threaten the eradicate the gun “culture.” right to keep and bear arms. NRA/CRPA LAP has been in place for The most recent example is the San Carlos City Council adopt- over 20 years, with coalition partners ranging from other gun-rights ing a moratorium on new firearm retailers opening in the city. Turn- organizations, individual activists, businesses, local government ers’ Outdoorsman, one of California’s largest and most respected officials, and law enforcement professionals. firearm retailers, was set to open a new location in San Carlos NRA/CRPA LAP efforts typically include the preparation of pol- mid-November. Turners’ Outdoorsman had invested heavily in icy and legal opposition letters, pre-litigation demand letters, coor- choosing and developing the new location, but only after it got dination of grassroots activists, public information campaigns, and approved for the new storefront from the City’s planning manager, appearances at city council or board of supervisor meetings. In staff, and Chief of Police. many instances, these efforts have convinced local governments Enter several anti-gun San Carlos residents and the gun to vote down proposals or pull them from consideration. LAP ban lobby. They petitioned the City Council to enact a morato- also serves as the foundation for NRA and CRPA litigation efforts rium and adopt more restrictive zoning ordinances to block gun against local jurisdiction that enact anti-gun legislation. stores from opening. On November 13th the City Council enact- CRPA’s Grassroots & Volunteers Program needs your help to ed the moratorium by a 4/5ths vote, disigenuously claiming at defend the Second Amendment in California. Stand with CRPA and the 11th hour, it was necessary to ban the new Turners’ Outdoors- NRA to help take our state back. For more information, send an man store to protect the safety of San Carlos residents. Wow. email to [email protected]. If the simple opening of a new firearm store can be turned into a “public safety” issue, then any city can use that false claim to ban 36 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV California Rifle&Pistol Association President &GeneralCounsel C.D. “Chuck”Michel Yours infreedom, So I’mcountingonyou.Willyouhelpuskeepupthefightforourfreedoms? where biggovernmenttellsushowtolive. It’s anexpensiveeffort, andtheoppositioniswell fundedbyliberalfoundationsandbillionairesocialengineerswhobelieveinafuture efforts, andoureducationalprogramslikeChurchShieldtomakesurethere’s afuturefortheSecond Amendment. tions to the CRPA Foundation help fund eligible CRPA programs victory.that including to on Your our hold must contribu- four-plus we tax-deductible Now lawsuits rounds. ten against over hold “gunmageddon,” can that our magazine any Supreme of possession Courtthe banning outstanding lawyers who are fighting back in court to protect our rights. In fact, theyof are theteam onesa who gotgot anWe’ve injunctionarms. to stopbear theand state fromkeep to right the back take to California in CRPAeffort the CRPAthe Through Foundation, leading is But weneedyourhelp. worship to shoot back. The response has been enthusiastic. Apparently, they are choosing not to trust exclusively in government protection. of places all train to program Shield” “Church a launching by and programs educational its through too, others CRPAFempower helping is So willyouhelpCRPAF fightforaSecond Amendmentwithteeth? that couldknockstatistpoliticiansbackontheirheelsandgivetheSecond Amendment thelegalrespectitsorightfullydeserves. cases in the California courts, and several pending in the US Supreme Court (including one that could bring shall-issue CCW to California), Your CRPA is fighting back against the “you can trust big government to keep you safe” lie. The CRPA/NRA legal team has several pro RKBA acquire thaneverbefore,andthatthesedaysviolentcriminalsterroristscansimplymakeagunwith3Dprinter. legally to harder are guns that mind availability.”Never “easy their and guns the blame still politicians California and elitists course, of But lives frombeingtaken. These humbleheroestookthemurdererout–withan AR 15--beforehekilledanymoreinnocentpeople. As it turns out in the Texas massacre, two good guy gun owners, NRA members who happened to be nearby, helped prevent more innocent politicians tofixthesystemforalmost20years.(seeFixNICS.organdvideoslinkedatCRPA TV channelon Youtube). flawed background checks. In fact, governmental systems failures are so typical that they are predictable. NRA and CRPA have been telling Sadly, it’s not the first time the background check system has failed. FBI backgroundcheckcenter—asrequiredbylaw. the to information conviction – anyone's almost or – his send to failed military the But firearms. possessing from prohibited legally was He had assaultedandbatteredhisgirlfriendtheirinfant,beenjailedinamilitaryprisonforyearbecauseofviolentbehavior. Case inpoint--thecrazy, cowardly, andevilbastardwhomurdered26peopleincoldbloodthechurchshootingSutherlandSprings that failureasanexcusetocallformoreextremerestrictionsonlyhurtthegoodguyswithguns. tation isbotchedbybunglingbureaucrats.Whenthelawsfail,aswecorrectlypredicttheyinevitablywill,opportunisticpoliticianssimplyuse There are plenty of laws on the books to prevent bad guys from legally acquiring firearms. But either they’re not enforced, or their implemen- bear outsidethehome,arms. ers. Then theygosoftonviolentcriminals,throwpoliceunderthebus,andworktominimizeoreliminaterightkeep,especially politicians makefalsepromisesthatanewlawwillkeepussafe,holdself-promotingpressconferences,anddemonizegunsgunown- sponsibility for their own safety. We see plainly that the government typically fails to keep its promises. “Progressive” (aka statist) California re- some accept to choose to right the has every American believe (CRPA), we Pistol Association & Rifle California the at Here don’t. We So doyoutrustthegovernmentwithyourlife?Orfamily’s safety? responsibility tobepreparedprotectyourself. When itcomestokeepingyouandyourfamilysafe,generallyhavetwooptions:trustthegovernmentprotectyou,ortakesome Email: Signature: Amount: $ Credit CardNo: For your TAX DEDUCTIBLEdonationbycreditcardpleaseprovidethefollowing: Member #: Last Name: First Name: https://www.nratv.com/series/wayne-lapierre/episode/wayne-lapierre-season-1-episode-5-the-truth-about-background-checks Please cutthissectionoff andmailin Fullerton, CA 92835 271 E.ImperialHighway, Suite#620 The CRPA Foundation Please makecheckspayableto: FOUNDATION Please checkout Phone: Almost a dozen killers prohibited from possessing firearms have passed Expiration Date: Check # Other Amount $ / $25 $50 $75 CRPA FIRING LINE| $100

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38 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV PLACES TO SHOOT

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Safer Arms Indoor Shooting Range Gunrunner Gun Shop & Shooting Angeles Shooting Ranges 2555 Dominic Drive 2040 Yosemite Pkwy 12651 Little Tujunga Canyon Road Chico, CA 95928 Merced, CA 95341 Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 (530) 893-2235 (209) 723-3006 (818) 899-2255 www.saferarmsrange.com/ www.merced-gunrunner.com www.angelesshooting.com Open to Public Open to Public Open to Public, Memberships Available Indoor Indoor Outdoor Pistol, Smallbore Rifle Pistol Center-Fire Rifle, Handgun/Smallbore, Rifle, Down Range Indoor Training Center Fresno Trap & Skeet Club Hanguns, Rifles, Shotguns 13407 Garner Lane 5195 N Humboldt Avenue Iron-Sights Shooting Range Chico, CA 95973 Kerman, CA 93630 618 Airport Rd. (530) 896-1992 (559) 846-8750 Oceanside, CA 92058 www.downrangechico.com www.fresnotrapandskeet.com/ (760) 721-4388 Open to Public, Memberships Available Open to Public www.iron-sights.com Indoor Outdoor Open to Public, Memberships Available Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Archery Shotguns, Trap and Skeet Indoor The Gun Range Kings Gun Center Pistol, Rifles, Shotgun The Gun Range 426 Park Avenue Lemon Grove Rod & Gun Club 3479 Orange Grove Ave Hanford, CA 93230 16232 Sequan Truck Trail North Highlands, CA 95660 (559) 585-2000 Alpine, CA 91901 (916) 972-1484 www.kingsguncenter.com/ (619) 445-4030 thegunrange.biz Open to Public, Memberships Available www.lemongrovegunclub.com Open to Public Indoor Open to Public, Memberships Available Indoor Pistol, Rifle, Archery Outdoor Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun, Archery, Trap, Sporting Clays CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

CRPA works with and supports the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), a national organization created GUNS & RANGES by federal law that, like CRPA, provides training and education to citizens who own a firearm or airgun for hunting, sport or to defend themselves or their loved ones. The CMP’s highest priority is serving youth through gun saftey training and marksmanship events that encourage personnal growth and build life skills. CRPA whole-heartedly joins in and supports these efforts! CMP has also developed excellent match management systems and procedures for putting on competitive and recreational shooting events that are being incorporated into CRPA’s event and match management processes. CMP also sells surplus .30 and .22 military rifles to qualified U.S. citizens at a great price! Check them out at www.thecmp.org. TO LEARN MORE, COME VISIT: CRPA.ORG/CIVILIAN-MARKSMANSHIP-PROGRAM CRPA FIRING LINE | 39 master EVENTS Calendar JANUARY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA For more Crossroads Daly City International Sportsmen’s Colusa Gun Show information visit: Expo Gun Show Expo Colusa County Fairgrounds www.crpa.org/events Cow Palace Cal Expo 1303 10th Street 2600 Geneva Avenue 1600 Exposition Blvd Colusa, CA 95932 List your events Daly City, CA 94014 Sacramento, CA 95815 January 27th-28th th th th st on CRPA’s January 13 -14 January 18 -21 Angels Camp Gun Show Code of the West Vallejo Master Events Calendar! CYSSA Coaches & Gun Show Calaveras County Fairgrounds Coordinators Conference Solano County Fairgrounds 2465 Gunclub Road Yolo Sportsman’s Association COMPLIMENTARY! 900 Fairgrounds Drive Angels Camp, CA 95222 24189 Aviation Avenue Vallejo, CA 94589 Send an email to January 13th-14th Davis, CA 95616 January 27th-28th January 21st [email protected] Mountain Aire Sacramento with your event’s Gun Expo NAME, DATE, McClellan Conference Center CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 5411 Luce Avenue TIME, LOCATION & ANY McClellan Park, CA 95652 Lone Pine Pheasant Hunt OTHER FUN DETAILS January 13th-14th Lone Pine Pheasant Club 1164 Tuttle Creek Road Lone Pine, CA 93545 January 27th-28th 6-7 13-14 18-21 27-28

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Crossroads San Bernardino Lancaster Gun Show Crossroads Costa Mesa Gun Show Antelope Valley Fairgrounds Gun Show National Orange Show Event Center 2551 West Avenue H OC Fair &Event Center 689 S E Street Lancaster, CA 93536 88 Fair Drive San Bernardino, CA 92408 January 13th-14th Costa Mesa, CA 92626 January 6th-7th January 27th-28th

40 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV master EVENTS Calendar FEBRUARY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Mountain Aire Grass Valley Solano County Home & Code of the West Turlock Mountain Aire Lodi Gun Expo Gun Expo Garden Show Gun Show Lodi Grape Festival Grounds Nevada County Fairgrounds Dixon Fairgrounds Stanislaus County Fairgrounds 413 E Lockeford Street 11228 McCourtney Road 655 South 1st Street 900 N. Broadway Lodi, CA 95420 Grass Valley, CA 95949 Dixon, CA 95620 Turlock, CA 95380 February 24th-25th February 3rd-4th February 10th-11th February 17th-18th Code of the West San Jose Dixon Gun Show Gun Show Dixon Fairgrounds Santa Clara County Fairgrounds 655 South 1st Street 344 Tully Road Dixon, CA 95620 San Jose, CA 95111 February 17th-18th February 10th-11th Annual Chico Gun Show Silver Dollar Fair Ground 2357 Fair Street Chico, CA 95928 February 17th-18th

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL CALIFORNIA GUN LAWS for GUN OWNERS Mountain Aire Madera SEMINAR Gun Expo CRPA Training Center Madera District Fair 271 E. Imperial Hwy, Suite #610 1850 Cleveland Avenue Fullerton, CA 92835 Madera, CA 93637 February 10th February 17th-18th 2-4 10-11 17-18 24-25

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Historical Arms Crossroads Ventura California Imperial Valley Pheasant Hunt & Blades Show Gun Show Woodland’s Hunt Club Earl Warren Show Grounds Ventura County Fairgrounds 1600 Edgar Road 3400 Calle Real 10 West Harbor Blvd Imperial, CA 92251 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Ventura, CA 93001 February 17th February 2nd-3rd February 10th-11th Crossroads Ontario Gun Show 16th Annual San Diego Jr. Victorville Gun Show Ontario Convention Center Pheasant Hunt San Bernardino Fairgrounds 2000 E. Convention Center Way Location: pending 14800 7th Street Ontario, CA 91764 Please visit www.crpa.org for set Victorville, CA 92395 th th February 3rd-4th location February 17 -18 February 11th

CRPA FIRING LINE | 41 TRAINING CENTER by Tarryn Binnings, CRPA Training Center Specialist IN ALIFORNIA C Upland Game Seminar

For generations, Americans have been hunting HUNTERS EDUCATION COURSES upland game birds for sport. Sign up for our CRPA Upland Game Seminar and take part in this essential Hunter’s Education part of our hunting heritage. The seminar will cover bird identification, habitat, lifecycle, game care, and Do you want to learn how to hunt? Do you want cooking. Additionally, you will learn the history of up- to pass down this age-old tradition to a friend, child, land game hunting, along with how to take advantage or grandchild? If so, sign up for a CRPA Hunter’s Ed- of various hunting opportunities, and how to apply for ucation course and get your hunting certificate. Stu- special hunts. Sign up today! Ray Spinelli dents receive training in firearms handling and safety, I started teaching hunters ed as a way to give back. sportsmanship and ethics, wildlife management and I get so much joy from passing on this information; conservation, archery, black powder, wildlife identifi- I am grateful for the opportunity to pass this knowl- cation, game care, first aid, and survival. The class NRA COURSES edge down. If we don’t educate the next genera- comprises of 10 hours of classroom, homework, and tion, hunting and conservation will go away. field instruction. Students will learn their essential role Basic Pistol in wildlife conservation in the state. Sign up today and get your certificate to participate in the hallowed Amer- Whether a new or experienced shooter, we can al- ican pastime of hunting! ways brush up on our skills. An NRA Basic Pistol Class is the perfect way for new shooters to sharpen their abilities with a handgun, and for experienced ones to Advanced Hunter’s Education - refresh techniques and safety practices. The course covers gun safety, proper operation of revolvers and Hunting Seminars semi-automatic pistols, ammunition knowledge and Don Mendenhall selection, as well as pistol selection and storage. Ad- I feel good about passing on the tradition, things Game Cooking Seminar ditionally, students will learn shooting fundamentals, that were passed on to me from my parents and pistol inspection and maintenance, marksmanship, sharing that with my sons, grandson and the public and shooting range safety. Sign up now and improve in general. I love seeing mothers, dads, grandpar- You’ve got your hunting license and can safely ents bringing their siblings in as a family. Seeing and responsibly harvest game; now how do you cook your pistol skills! the kids’ faces when they pass the test. it? CRPA’s Game Cooking Seminar teaches students everything they need to know about wild game prepa- Basic Rifle ration, cooking techniques, and more. Learn delicious and easy recipes from one of our experts so you can Want to hit your target consistently at 300+ wow your friends and family with a tasty and nutritious yards? Register for a Basic Rifle class and improve organic meal. Register today and take your cooking your marksmanship skills! Students learn NRA’s rules skills to the next level. for safe gun handling; rifle parts and operation; ammunition; shooting fundamentals; range rules; shoot- Waterfowl Seminar ing from the bench rest, prone, sitting, standing and Jerry Johnson kneeling positions; cleaning, and continued opportuni- It’s duck season! Learn how you can improve your ties for skill development. Sign up today! Becoming an instructor is about preserving the right hunting skills with this Waterfowl Seminar. This sem- to hunt in California. Helping get more people involved in the sport is a crucial way of preserving the inar is designed for hunters of all ages and skill lev- Basic Shotgun legacy of hunting in this state. els, and teaches everything you need to know about waterfowl hunting. Get informed on the best practices Almost every gun owner has one; do you know for decoy placement, blind design, and ballistics. Ad- how to use yours? Sign up for a Basic Shotgun class ditionally, after this seminar you will be able to identify and become better acquainted with your shotgun to- various ducks, hunt waterfowl safely and proficiently, day! Students learn NRA’s rules for safe gun handling; INSTRUCTORS - SoCal Region and expand your knowledge of duck calls and calling. shotgun parts and operation; shotgun shell compo- You will also learn the ins and outs of hunting on State nents; shotgun shell malfunctions; shooting funda- and Federal Waterfowl management areas and game- mentals; range rules; shooting at straight away and care. Sign up today and learn how to hunt waterfowl angled targets; cleaning; and continued opportunities like a pro! for skill development.

42 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV Refuse To Be A Victim Seminar critical survival skills and provide the first taste of field (RTBAV) Basic Range Safety Officer training. In the course, you will get hands on training in fire making, water purification, shelter construction, Crime is on the rise and now more than ever it is essential to protect yourself online and on the street. NRA Range Safety Officers (RSO) have the emergency signals, how to handle exposure, and general preparedness. RTBAV teaches students how to avoid and control po- knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to orga- tentially violent confrontations. Students teach com- nize, conduct, and supervise safe shooting activities Map & Compass Navigation mon weaknesses that criminals exploit and a variety and range operations. Do you have what it takes to of practical countermeasures. The seminar covers be an RSO? If so, sign up for a Basic Range Safety Certification criminal psychology, automobile crimes, cyber safety, Officer Class. You must be 21 years of age or older. home security, and the use of personal safety devices. Throughout the course you will learn the Range Safety In this era of smartphones and GPS navigation, This awareness class combines techniques and tech- Officer’s roles and responsibilities, range standard op- the ability to navigate effectively has been greatly nologies to help students avoid and deter dangerous erating procedures, range inspection/range rules, and overlooked. While your phone may be able to tell you situations. range safety briefings. Additionally, you will learn how where to go, what would you do if it stopped working to deal with firearms stoppages and malfunctions on or ran out of battery? Could you find your way home or NRA Reloading, Metallic Cartridge the range. out of the woods? If you are interested in learning this vital skill, sign up for a Map & Compass Navigation Learn the essentials of tracking and harvesting. NRA Home Firearm Safety Course Certification. The class will teach you how to become Every gun owner has thought about it at least once; comfortable using a map and compass and leave you we have all considered the benefits of reloading at one It’s 2AM and you are suddenly awoken by an in- with the ability to problem solve and navigate in the point or another. Now is your chance to become a re- truder in your home; do you know what to do? If you field. You will learn how to read topography, how to loading pro with the NRA Reloading Metallic Cartridge want to learn more, sign up for a Home Firearm Safety use a navigation compass, how to triangulate your po- Course. In the course you will learn the safe and pre- Course. In the class you will acquire the knowledge, sition when lost and much more. cise methods necessary to construct dependable and skills, and attitude to safely handle and store fire- accurate ammunition. In the class you will learn how to arms and ammunition in your home. During the class, Wildlife Trapping & Tracking safely and efficiently reload through coursework and students are taught safe handling practices, primary hands on practice! Sign up today and start reloading. causes of firearms accidents, firearms parts, how to Learn the essentials of tracking and harvesting load and unload, gun cleaning, care, and storage. All wild game in this one of a kind course. Learn the vital students will receive a copy of the NRA Home Firearm skills necessary for anyone looking to become a true Safety Book. master of outdoor survival and bush craft. This course FIRST AID/CPR/AED will go beyond anything you can learn in a book or online; it will give you the tips and tricks to make you truly BLS Provider Course NEW (AHA effective at tracking in the field. By taking this course, Instructor taught) SURVIVAL COURSES you will learn how to track wild animals, people for Wilderness First Aid Clinic search and rescue, how to construct various traps and Basic Life Support is a skill that everyone should snares, and more. This intensive one-day course will have. Being educated can mean the difference be- truly prepare you to catch wild game in the field with When you go out into the wilderness are you truly tween life and death when an emergency strikes. Sign minimal supplies. prepared? You never know what Mother Nature might up today for a BLS Provider course and learn how throw at you. Scrapes, bruises, and broken bones can you can save lives. The course will cover rescue tech- all occur out on the trail; could you treat and stabilize Travel Disaster Preparedness niques for adults, children, and infants and will teach yourself or an injured person? Sign up for our Wilder- choking relief, rescue breathing, and more. Your dream vacation or business trip has just ness First Aid Clinic and learn these essential skills turned into a disaster; an earthquake, hurricane, or for any outdoorsman. Learn how to treat cuts, broken Range Emergency Care (REC)** flood has decimated the area. Roads are damaged bones, burns, gunshot wounds, and more. If you plan AllSafeDefense and impassable, cell towers are down, and the sit- on spending any stretch of time in the wilderness, this uation is deteriorating quickly; can you make it out class is a must. Are you prepared for a medical emergency? The safely? Sign up for a Travel Disaster Preparedness/ Range Emergency Care course focuses on what you Wilderness Survival Course Urban Movement class and learn the skills to keep can do to help in case of life threatening events like yourself alive in the event of a disaster while abroad. cardiac arrest, penetrating wounds from bullets and What started as a fun day hiking in the wilder- The course will teach you to blend in with locals, lo- knives, amputations, external hemorrhage, allergic ness has quickly gone south. You have been lost cate essential resources, evade attempts of unlawful reactions, and more. Participants will practice simple, for hours, the sun is setting, and you are running detainment and violence and much more. This class but highly effective, rescue skills that can be used in out of food and water; will you make it out safely? is essential for any traveler or law enforcement officer. the event of a medical crisis. Select footage from ac- If you want to learn how to be more independent, tual medical emergencies will be shown to students competent, and safe in the outdoors, sign up for and then discussed by the class. By taking the Range our Wilderness Survival Course. Designed for all Emergency Care course, students will leave with en- ages and skill levels, this class will introduce you to UNARMED COURSES hanced knowledge, skills, and abilities. Sign up today.

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CRPA FIRING LINE | 45 2017 CRPA Long Range Rifle Championship by Mike Barranco, CRPA Vice President

RPA’s annual long range rifle championship was held the first weekend in November and the 58 competitors who made the trip to Coalinga despite the rainy forecast were rewarded with good weather and mostly Cpleasant winds. The course of fire was 3 x 20 shots at 1,000 yards with iron sights on Saturday and 2 x 20 shots with scopes or iron sights on Sunday, for a possible total score of 1000. The competition among the 25 shooters in the traditional “sling” class was close on Saturday, with Curtis Gordon leading at 591 and several others at 588. On Sunday Jim OConnell dropped only one point and pulled ahead to win the championship with a 987- 34x. Gordon was second at 984-45x. Ken Letwin finished third at 979-37x. The special awards included High Senior Charles Machalowski, 969-35x, High Senior (F Open) Steve Jennings, 976-35x, and High Junior Justin George, 968-33x. F-Class competitors outnumbered the sling shooters this year. Among the shooters firing on the half-sized F-Class targets, Niklas Montin dominated both days, handily winning the T/R category with a score of 985-45x. In the Open category, Brian Sumoba edged out Bud McDaniel by two points with a 981-42x. Thanks to Jim O’Connell for running the match and the competitors who helped on the line and in the pits. The 2018 CRPA state high power championships begin in Coalinga with Full- bore the last weekend in February, Palma the first weekend in March, and the new Mid-Range match the fourth weekend in March at the Sacramento Jim O’Connell, high sling rifle competitor, with the Bear Trophy Valley Shooting Center.

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47 GUNS & RANGES 48 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV by Rick Travis, CRPA Executive Director

“I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.”

– Lt. Colonel Oliver North

CRPA FIRING LINE | 49 hose famous words are applicable when it comes you to act as liaisons to your individual clubs and groups to to the subject of this month’s article affecting us as get the word out and to get involved. United we can accom- Tthe Apex Predator. Many of us have been roaming plish much for future generations of hunters and conserva- the western United States and beyond in search of meat for tionists. If we fail to unite as one we will continue to lose the next year, a world class challenge or experience or that everything we love about hunting. lifetime opportunity. This year the CRPA will be once again There is hope as this year we have seen considerable defending and advancing your hunting opportunities. I will progress in our efforts to recruit new hunters, retain the ones begin with some simple truths here in our state, move to the we have and reactivate those who had ceased to be involved. bad, then the ugly and finish with the good. This effort known as R3 is enabling our community to share The truth is, that these are exciting times for hunting and resources and get the word out more effectively than in years hunters as modern technologies, training and opportunities past. This is the result of the HCC and the Department work- are expanding. Hunting shows and the return to natural meat ing together for the good of the hunting community at large. movement have had a combined positive impact on how The ugly in our world is that many of us hear so much hunters are viewed by the public. news we tune out and miss some things that while disturbing We should be proud of the efforts of the Department of are vital for us to understand. Many of you by the time your Fish and Wildlife in our state and their focused efforts through reading this will have been stopped by the department upon their Hunter Education Program that has successfully led to re-entering the state to have your game meat checked. Some a decline for years in accidents and other mishaps in the of you may feel this is an intrusive measure…I know because field. The efforts of Captain Pelzman, Lieutenants Blake, I have received phone calls on this very subject. However, Bundeson, Norris, Olague, and their hundreds of hunter ed- when all the information is put into context this isn’t ugly but ucation instructors statewide that provide arguably some of in fact very positive. the finest courses in the nation. The result is that hunters in The good news is that Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) California are better trained and safer compared to many of thankfully has not come to California thanks to the efforts of their counterparts from other parts of the country. the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Department through Every year, hunting comes under scrutiny if not a down its Declaration Form for out of state Elk and Deer, check sta- right attack by the anti-hunting community at Fish and Game tions and education have thus far been hugely successful. Commission meetings; lobbyists working the legislature to This disease is devastating to ungulate herds, their manage- erode and eventually deny us of our rights in the sport of ment and to hunting opportunity. The department deserves hunting and the media painting a negative picture of sports- our gratitude to their hard efforts to help us preserve our wild- people. This year will be no different as we confront several life. proposed management plans for deer, elk, predators and oth- So, the next time your delayed by a Warden, Biologist or ers. The bad part is that we have yet to unify as a close-knit other DFW official, pause and consider the delay is most like- group. There has been progress made with the Hunting and ly helping all of us. Be polite and thank them for what they are Conservation Coalition which is comprised of many groups doing. Trust me, it will go a long way in preserving our sport. such as California Bow Hunters, California Deer Association, California Hawking Club, California Houndsmen for Conser- vation, California Rifle & Pistol Association, California Water- fowl Association, Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Fed- eration, Pheasants Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and others who meet regularly with the Depart- Rick Travis, CRPA Executive Director ment of Fish and Wildlife. (Note: if Rick Travis serves as CRPA’s Executive Di- you’re not a part of this effort please rector. In addition to his prior work as CRPA’s contact us at [email protected]). Programs Director, Rick has over 30 years of public service experience working with vari- Hunters must see any move toward ous organizations, businesses, and govern- any part of hunting as a move to- ment agencies. ward all of hunting. Period. In order to achieve this goal we need each of 50 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV

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Fish and Game Code Section 2353 (a) Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians shall not be imported or possessed in this state unless all of the following requirements are met; (1) The animals were legally taken and legally possessed outside of this state. (2) This code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto do not expressly prohibit their possession in this state. (3) A declaration is submitted to the department or a designated state or federal agency at or immediately before the time of entry in the form and manner prescribed by the department. (b) Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians legally taken and legally possessed out side of this state may be imported into this state and possessed without a declaration if the shipment is handled by a common carrier under a bill of lading or as supplies carried into this state by common carriers for use as food for the passengers. (c) The commission and the department shall not modify this section by any regulation that would prohibit the importation of lawfully killed migratory game birds taken in any other state or country and transported into this state pursuant to the migratory bird regulations adopted annually by the Secretary of the Interior. Original copy of the declaration form shall be retained by the person importing the fish or game, second copy shall be mailed to the Department of Fish & Wildlife, 1416 9th Street, Law Enforcement Division, Sacramento CA 95814, within 24 hours after entering state, third copy shall be deposited at the point of entry with any state or federal agency or officer, and fourth copy shall remain with the fish or game if transported by other than owner or common carrier.

Location refers to the city or town nearest your point of entry into California.

52 | www.youtube.com/c/CRPATV CODE OF ETHICS

he scientifically well-established North American Model (NAM) of wildlife conservation has been used to manage and maintain population levels of game and predator species for centuries. Consistent with T that traditional approach, the vast majority of hunters obey hunting conservation regulations and ad- here to the hunter’s code of ethics which prohibits waste of game and unsporting or inhumane hunting methods.

Licensing fees paid by hunters provide the vast majority of the funding for natural resource conservation efforts in California. Hunting, trapping, and strategic depredation efforts are critical components contributing to the historical success of NAM.

CRPA opposes the ongoing duplicitous efforts by animal rights extremist groups (see humanewatch.org, huntfortruth.org) to abandon NAM in favor of an unbalanced and unscientific approach to species management that would ban hunting and encourage unchecked populations of predators species to explode, decimate game herds, and terrorize suburan neighborhoods.

These are the core principles of NAM: • In the Public Trust - Wildlife belongs to the people. It is managed in trust for the people by government agencies. • Prohibition on Commerce of Dead Wildlife - It will be illegal to sell the meat of any wild animal in North America. • Allocation of Wildlife - Laws developed by the people and enforced by government agencies will regulate the proper use and conservation of wildlife resources. • Opportunity for All - Every citizen has the freedom to hunt and fish. • Non-frivolous Use - We can legally kill certain wildlife for legitimate purposes under strict guidelines for food and fur, in self-defense, or property protection. Laws are in place to restrict casual killing, killing for commerical purposes, wasting of game, and mistreating wildlife. • International Resources - Because wildlife and fish freely migrate across boundaries between state, provinces, and countries they are considered an international resource. • Managed by Science - The best science available will be used as a basis for informed decision making wildlife management.

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alifornia is famous for white sandy beaches, the shim- Under watchful eye, my dad gave me the freedom to try and figure mering lights of Hollywood and movie stars. When I out how to correctly cinch my saddle to secure it in place. When I Cthink of California, I find myself singing the tune from would grow frustrated, he was there to guide me, but never take the Beach Boys wishing that I too was a California girl, but not for over and do it for me. After all, I wanted to learn, I wanted to be the reasons that many may think. independent and I wanted to be self-sufficient. This required a Having been raised leading a pack string of mules into the commitment of time and patience from my father as it would have backcountry venturing into the been much faster for him to do unchartered, my parents always it for me- but what would I have For me, the true beauty that is found in California included me in our family out- learned? is the stars twinkling bright in the night sky and door pursuits. Learning the value I would then take mount, trot- the citizens that take a stand - to fight for the red, of setting goals and creating my ting across the meadows jump- the white and the blue. These patriots that sup- own success started with small ing creeks in delight of the free- port hunting and our Second Amendment are part moments afield; as a five year dom felt atop my mule Bullet. A of the greatest conservation movement on earth. old, tiny child I learned to halter feeling of accomplishment and my mule Bullet and would strike confidence. 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ROY’S CRITTERS IN CREAM SAUCE by Roy Griffith, CRPA Legislative Advocate

Ingredients 2lbs. wild game (of your choice) 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1 red onion sliced, 1/4” thick 6 cloves garlic (2 chopped, 4 sliced thin) 1 bunch Italian parsely 6-8 new potatoes, sliced 1/4” thick 8oz. sliced fresh mushrooms (1) 10oz. can of cream of chicken soup 1lb. (16oz.) container of sour cream 10oz. of burgundy (red wine) salt/pepper to taste

Preparation In bottom of Dutch oven add olive oil and two cloves chopped and two slices of chopped onion. Heat until onions are softened. Add meat and brown on all sides. Remove Dutch oven from heat and transfer meat to a plate and set aside.

While meat is browning, combine soup, sour cream, burgundy and parsely in a separate pan over low heat. Stir until warm and blended. In Dutch oven, layer sliced onion rings, sliced potatoes, mushrooms and meat. Cover with sauce.

Repeat layering until all the meat, vegetables and sauce are gone. Cover and place in a 325 degree oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours until meat is tender and falls apart with a fork. Game used here was Elk.

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