California working on denying gun permits based on "ideological viewpoints"

Jazz Shaw Jun 27, 2022 

The Supreme Court’s decision in Bruen on Thursday didn’t simply shoot down New York’s onerous “good-cause requirement” in the gun permit application process. It set up similar laws in other states for likely revocation. One of those states is California, where they have their own requirement that applicants must show a “good cause” or “special need” before a carry permit is issued. State Attorney General Rob Bonta sent out a letter on Friday to law enforcement and government attorneys noting the change and saying that the state’s current “may issue” regime should be able to be converted to a “shall issue” regime with few modifications. So that’s good news, right?..........To Read More....

The last gunmakers are leaving the northeast for friendlier locations - Over the past several years, we’ve provided plenty of coverage of how the government of the state of New York managed to drive away Remington Arms (along with all of the jobs it provided in the upstate region) into the arms of more welcoming states in the south. But that trend was not limited to just one company. This week, the Boston Globe takes a deep dive into the way similar departures have been underway across the northeast. This is particularly true in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut, a region that became colloquially known as “Gun Valley.” The report points out that the region’s history with gun manufacturing dates back to the time of George Washington when he stored colonial cannons and other weapons there to keep them safe from British landing parties..............