California Gun Trust Planning
Presentation by Attorney Dave Duringer clears up confusion over California Gun Trust Planning. What is a Gun Trust? Is a Gun Trust Effective? Is a Gun Trust Necessary? Is a Gun Trust Recommended? YES! Every California gun owner should have one! A regular trust might...
Critique of “California Gun Laws” (2023 edition)
Last year I wrote this scathing review of Michel & Cubeiro's 2022 edition of their popular book "California Gun Laws". Actually, my harsh criticism was limited to the portions touching on estate planning. As far as I knew, the rest of the book was great, and my...
California Just Made This Picture of My Daughter Illegal (AB 2571)
California just enacted AB 2571 to restrict the ability of gun owners to transmit gun culture to their kids. This blatantly unconstitutional act bans advertising that may attract minors to firearms and the penalties for violation are huge, up to $25,000 per...
Supreme Court Sends Back Gun Cases that Upheld Bans on Open Carry, Magazines, Assault Weapons
The Supreme Court today (order list) issued "GVR's" -- granted certiorari, vacated judgment, and remanded to lower courts for reconsideration in light of NYSRPA v Bruen -- in four cases that had upheld bans on open carry, magazines, and assault weapons. The order...
California AG Ditches Good Cause, Pitches Moral Character for CCW Denial (What is Bonta Smoking?)
Last Friday, one day after the Supreme Court's landmark NYSRPA v Bruen decision (analyzed fully here), California's Attorney General Rob Bonta rushed out a bizarre letter offering inept guidance to various state officials involved in issuing concealed carry licenses,...
NYSRPA v Bruen Exceeds Expectations, Strongly Favors Open Carry
[UPDATE: I've revised post title as I've been persuaded that this opinion's discussion of open carry was not dicta, rather it was necessary to the holding as open carry is indeed the core right. Concealed carry cannot be a substitute for the right, but if a State...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Restriction on Right to Bear Arms in Public – NYSRPA v Bruen 6-3 Decision for 2A!
In a blockbuster decision released minutes ago, the Supreme Court of the United States has held with a solid 6-3 majority in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, that New York's statutory restriction against bearing arms outside...
This Month SCOTUS Will Recognize Your Right to Bear Arms – Are You Ready?
This month, June of 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of NYSRPA v Bruen, will hold that you have a fundamental individual right to carry a firearm for self-defense outside of your home, in public. Not that you don't already have that right --...
Critique of “California Gun Laws” (2022 edition)
This critique of the 2022 (9th) edition of "California Gun Laws" by C.D. "Chuck" Michel and Matthew D. Cubeiro is not a critique of the entire book, but only a small portion consisting of two sections, Section 3 ("Operation of Law" Transfers Other Than Transfers...
Firearm Training is Main Gun Trust Benefit
Check out our radio ad! Click here: Script: Ronald Reagan warned us: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Your family can beat the odds...