Posts Tagged ‘Second Amendment’
Revelation of gun ban for Tehama County shooter revives enforcement criticisms
(EAST BAY TIMES) – “If law enforcement had the ability to do that, why didn’t they?” DeLuz said, referring to the confiscation of Neal’s weapons. “We have some of the strictest gun laws in the country, and this still occurs.”
He added: “This goes to show that the only people affected by these laws are the law-abiding. There was a failure of the government to enforce those laws, and yet the answer folks keep coming up with is that we need more gun laws.”
Brown OKs open-carry gun restriction, vetoes other gun bill
(KCRA) – Firearms Policy Coalition spokesman Craig DeLuz said the bill (AB 7) is another infringement on law-abiding gun owners.
“How will law-abiding Californians who aren’t in a pro-carry county or political donors of a sheriff exercise their constitutionally-enumerated right to bear arms?” he asked in a statement. DeLuz suggested the ban will be overturned if opponents challenge it in court.
Feinstein moves to close automatic-rifles loophole in wake of Las Vegas massacre
(SACRAMENTO BEE) – Craig DeLuz, a spokesman for the Sacramento-based Firearms Policy Association, a gun rights group, declined to weigh in on the legality of the device, but characterized any legislation proposed in the wake of a shooting as “opportunistic” and suggested Feinstein is politically motivated.
“Maybe before we start coming up with a solution, we ought to give investigators time to get all the information needed to determine if there is a problem,” DeLuz said in an interview. “The senator wants to ban all semi-automatic rifles. We’re opposed to banning the most-commonly owned firearms in the entire country.”
Gun groups fight California bills they say will drive up cost of firearms
(SACRAMENTO BEE) – “They’re finding it harder and harder to come up with anti-Second Amendment legislation that they deem to be reasonable,” Firearms Policy Coalition spokesman Craig DeLuz said.
Craig DeLuz – It’s About Civil Rights (Video)
(MODESTO BEE) – Calling gun ownership a fundamental, constitutional, inalienable right, DeLuz, who also is an actor and media commentator in the Sacramento area, also fired up the audience. “I don’t need you to sit there and tell me you don’t know why I need a 30-round magazine,” he said. “… It doesn’t matter if you don’t see a need for me to own more than one gun. … My fundamental right to be able to defend myself and my family has nothing to do with what you believe I need.”
He later added, “When we run for office and go to serve the public, we swear an oath to defend this nation from enemies foreign and domestic, and that is up to and including a tyrannical government. Our founders got that, that’s the reason why they put (the Second Amendment) there.”
Highlights of FPC’s Craig DeLuz speaking at the Pro 2A Rally in Modesto, CA on September 10, 2016.
Here is Craig’s entire speech:
UC Davis begins nation’s 1st gun violence research center (Video)
(KCRA) – “We are not against research at all, but research has to be objective,” DeLuz said. “Treating firearms or firearm violence like a disease is completely wrong because it removes the component of human behavior.”
DeLuz fears the research will become a slippery slope to more gun control legislation.
“From the very beginning, it’s been about fabricating statistics to support their already predetermined conclusion, which was increasing laws and gun control,” DeLuz said. “All that it’s going to do is disarm the good guys.”
California CCW Permitting Process Could Soon Get More Expensive (Video)
(CBS – 13 NEWS) – Craig DeLuz has a carry concealed weapon permit issued by Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones.
Deluz, also a statewide gun rights lobbyist, has had it for six years.
“A conceal carry permit is the only way a Californian can exercise his constitutional right,” DeLuz said.
Firearms Policy Coalition: “Gunpocalypse” Gun Control Laws Will Lead to “Mass Non-Compliance.” And Worse?
(THE TRUTH ABOUT GUNS) – “The Legislature ignored every rule in the book to fast-track their civilian disarmament agenda and herd the people into a state-wide gun-free-zone,” said Craig DeLuz, the director of public and legislative affairs for Firearms Policy Coalition.
Continued DeLuz, “There are still a dozen anti-gun bills pending in the Legislature, and while Governor Brown’s actions today were disturbing, Firearms Policy Coalition and our members will continue to fight to defend and restore the Second Amendment in California.”
California Legislature Approves 12 Gun-Control Measures
(AP) – “The Legislature’s manic attack on law-abiding gun owners, democracy, and the legislative process jeopardizes not only civil rights but public respect for the law and our governmental institutions,” Craig DeLuz, a lobbyist for the gun-rights advocacy group Firearms Policy Coalition, said in a statement.
California Ammunition Measures Promote Racial Profiling (Video)
(BEFORE IT’S NEWS) – “Politicians like Senator de León know that these programs encourage racial profiling and they just don’t care,” said Craig DeLuz, FPC’s California lobbyist and spokesperson. “In fact, not only are they aware that their policies result in negative profiling, it’s a core part of their gun control agenda.” – Craig DeLuz
Gun debate: Californians support more gun control, poll finds
(Contra Costa Times) – DeLuz, from the Firearms Policy Coalition, said ultimately polls don’t matter so long as the courts keep upholding gun owners’ rights. “The right to keep and bear arms is not up for popular debate,” he said. “It’s a constitutionally enumerated CIVIL RIGHT.”
With Obama’s orders, gun control activists sense momentum
(San Francisco Chronicle) – “The firearms-owning community, particularly in California, tends to span the spectrum from far right to far left, economics from poor to Silicon Valley types — and include a lot of immigrants,” DeLuz said. “A lot of folks come here from other countries where they don’t have the rights they do here, like the right to bear arms, and I don’t think they have any interest in giving up those rights.”
Obama’s plan already the law in California, gun-rights advocates say
(Fresno Bee) – “But DeLuz added that he worries about how an executive action by the president would be implemented. “The president doesn’t respect the Second Amendment. Why would he respect any other part of the Constitution (ie. seperation of powers) ?”
The Myth of Gun Free Zones (Video)
Anti-gunners are fully committed to disarming law-abiding citizens. And one of their favorite tools to do so is to create so-called “Gun Free Zones”.
If there is one thing that can we can learn from the recent shooting at Fort Hood, it is that GUN FREE ZONES DON’T WORK.
Craig DeLuz outlines how these supposed safe zones made victims of people by infringing on their right bear arms.
Excuse me, Senator – are you **really** pro-gun? (Video)
Many politicians claim to “support the Second Amendment” and say they are “pro-gun.” But are they really? How should we define “pro-gun?” In this video, Craig looks at how (for the 2013-14 California Legislative Session) legislators’ actions haven’t exactly lined up with their words.
Gun Rights Groups In Calfornia Seek to Recall Anti-Gun Legislators
As the Legislative Advocate for the California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees, Craig discusses recent efforts to recall anti-gun legislators in California.
CalGuns Foundation – This Week in California Gun Rights: 3-29-13 Edition
CGF, CAL-FFL, Gun Owners Win in South San Francisco; City Withdraws Ammo Ban, Cites Tremendous Opposition
After considering the letter of opposition sent by The Calguns Foundation and California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees, the City of South San Francisco prudently rejected an outrageous gun control measure that would have banned hollow point ammunition and subjected gun owners to serious privacy risks. The ordinance was backed by anti-gun San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who is working to have other Bay Area cities to adopt the highly-flawed ordinance that his city did earlier in March.
Spike’s Tactical AR-15 Give-Away
We are witnessing a revival among Second Amendment civil rights activists and — importantly — tremendous growth in both the diversity and sheer numbers of new gun owners. Our modern gun rights culture has adopted, rightfully, the American born-and-bred AR-15 self-defense rifle as the de facto symbol of our fundamental civil liberties.
To thank the anti-gun zealots for bringing together millions of law-abiding gun owners like never before in our history, we’re giving away one of our favorite guns – a new Spike’s Tactical AR-15 platform M4LE rifle! Best of all, our giveaway is free to enter – sign up right now for a chance to win!
Cal-FFL Legislative Update
This update will provide you a thumbnail sketch of what is happening with key gun legislation in California. For more detailed information, follow the links provided.
UPCOMING BILLS
AB 48 (Skinner) – Ban on magazine parts; requires ammunition transfers to be conducted by FFL; requires law enforcement reporting for ammunition transactions. Hearing: Assembly Public Safety 4/2/13). Position: OPPOSE.
AB 169 (Dickinson) – Removes the “private party transfer” exemption for non-Rostered handguns and prohibits owners of non-Rostered handguns from selling them to non-exempt persons. Hearing: Assembly Public Safety 4/2/13. Position: OPPOSE.
AB 500 (Ammiano) – Waiting period expansion and new DOJ powers to deny guns to law-abiding people. Hearing: Assembly Public Safety 4/2/13. Position: OPPOSE.
California Take Action! Campaign Launches
There’s no other way to say it: anti-gun politicians in Sacramento have declared war on your gun rights.
California Senator Darrell Steinberg and his gun-grabbing posse have introduced dozens of gun control bills aimed at gutting your Second Amendment rights.
FPC – and YOU – are all that stand in their way.
If their gun ban bills pass into law, hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Californians – like YOU – would face criminal liability, forced sale or confiscation of lawfully-owned private property, and be treated like sex offenders, among other horrors – just for exercising your fundamental right to keep and bear arms!
We need your help to oppose their gun ban plans RIGHT NOW! Join the fight at CalGunFight.com!
Craig DeLuz takes on Anti-Gun Australian Media
Craig became an international gun rights activist as he takes on Australias anti-gun national media.