Gun Owners of California

04/05/2026

Happy Easter from Gun Owners of California!

03/30/2026

Sheriff Chad Bianco has earned an “A” rating from Gun Owners of California based on his responses to our 2nd Amendment candidate survey.

Our ratings reflect a candidate’s stated positions on critical issues impacting the rights of California gun owners.

We look forward to continuing the conversation with all candidates committed to defending the Second Amendment.

03/16/2026

🚨 ACTION ALERT – SB 948 🚨

Tomorrow the Senate Public Safety Committee will hear SB 948, a bill that would force Californians to complete at least 8 hours of government-mandated training, including live-fire range time, before they can obtain the certificate required to purchase a firearm.

This isn’t about safety — it’s about creating more financial and bureaucratic barriers to exercising your Second Amendment rights.

California already requires permits, fees, background checks, and waiting periods just to purchase a legal firearm. SB 948 piles on even more costs and hurdles, making it harder for everyday, law-abiding citizens to defend themselves.

No other constitutional right requires hours of government training and range qualification before you can exercise it.

📞 We need your help NOW.

Call the members of the Senate Public Safety Committee and urge them to VOTE NO on SB 948.

Flood their offices with calls and tell them:
“Stop putting a price tag on the Second Amendment.”

Your voice matters. Make the call today.

03/04/2026

🦀 Join Us for the 2026 GOC Crab Feed!

Get ready for one of our favorite nights of the year! Join the Gun Owners of California community for an evening of great food, drinks, and fellowship with fellow Second Amendment supporters.

Enjoy:

• All-you-can-eat crab
• Open bar
• Games, raffles, and great prizes
• A fun night with the 2A community

📅 Saturday, May 2
📍 Citrus Heights Community Center

Bring your friends and come enjoy an incredible evening with people who care about protecting our freedoms.

🎟 Get your tickets here:

https://gunownersca.com/event/11th-annual-sacramento-crab-feed/ -tickets__tickets-form

Or call 916-984-1400 for more information.

03/04/2026

CALL SENATOR ARREGUÍN — TELL HIM TO PULL SB 948

SB 948, authored by Senator Jesse Arreguín, is another sweeping attack on the rights of law-abiding Californians. This bill expands the Firearm Safety Certificate program and pushes California further toward a government-permission system for exercising a constitutional right.

Instead of targeting criminals, SB 948 piles new mandates, costs, and bureaucratic hurdles onto people who already follow the law.

Even more concerning, Senator Arreguín is also the Chair of the Senate Public Safety Committee — the very committee where this bill will be heard.

That means the author of the bill is overseeing the committee process that will determine its fate.

Call his office today and tell him to PULL SB 948.

📞 916-651-4007

Constitutional rights do not require permission from the state

02/20/2026

First a firearm roster.
Now a 3D printer roster.

AB 2047 would force every 3D printer sold in California to include state-approved “firearm detection” software — technology that scans your print files and blocks anything the government flags as a gun part.

If it’s not on the DOJ’s approved list?
It can’t be sold here.

Starting in 2029, selling a non-approved printer in California could be illegal — even if it’s your own.

This isn’t about stopping criminals. They won’t be shopping from a compliance list.
It’s about expanding government control into hardware, software, and code.

California built a handgun roster.
Now they want a printer roster.

Same playbook. Different industry.

02/07/2026

SB 948 is Californias latest attempt to choke the life out of the 2nd Amendment. No other enumerated right requires classroom education and live training in order to exercise it. Help us stop this bill before it gets any further. Go to gunownersca.com to our legislative action center where you can send a pre-written letter directly to the members of the public safety committee and tell them to vote No on this horrendous bill. Californians are already forced to jump through insanely expensive and burdensome hoops, just to purchase a firearm, and this adds even more. While you're at our website check out our latest events. Join us in our fight for the 2nd!!

02/07/2026

SB 948 is Californias latest attempt to choke the life out of the 2nd Amendment. No other enumerated right requires classroom education and live training in order to exercise it. Help us stop this bill before it gets any further. Hit the link in our bio to get sent to our legislative action center where you can send a pre-written letter directly to the members of the public safety committee and tell them to vote No on this horrendous bill. Californians are already forced to jump through insanely expensive and burdensome hoops, just to purchase a firearm, and this adds even more. While you’re at our website check out our latest events. Join us in our fight for the 2nd!!

02/05/2026

SB 948, authored by Jesse Arreguín, would require Californians to complete a state-mandated training course and pass a live-fire shooting test before they can purchase a firearm. This is not a carry permit. This is a condition placed on the act of buying a firearm.

This bill is brought to you by the same genius senator who passed California’s background-check requirement for firearm barrels. SB 948 follows the same pattern: create new prerequisites, raise the cost of compliance, and put government permission between law-abiding citizens and their constitutional rights.

SB 948 does nothing to stop violent criminals, who already ignore California’s gun laws. Instead, it targets lawful gun owners by turning a right into a bureaucratic process that only gets harder, slower, and more expensive.

This is not about public safety.
It’s about control.

01/25/2026

01/06/2026

Gun Owners of California mourns the passing of Doug LaMalfa

Congressman LaMalfa was a principled advocate for constitutional freedoms and a consistent friend of GOC.

We extend our deepest condolences
to his family and loved ones.