Nothing makes the Left go ballistic more than hearing reports of skyrocketing gun sales; after their heads spontaneous combust, they get to work spreading the lie that defensive gun use is a myth. The LA Times is the latest to jump into the mire with an Op-Ed urging people NOT to buy a gun – we guess they forgot to check out that the CDC estimates that defensive gun uses could be upwards of 2.5 million per year. And, given that most incidents ofdefensive gun uses are never reported to law enforcement, much less picked up by local or national media outlets, the figures could conceivably be much higher. Check out this data visualization HERE and the CDC Report HERE and info on the initial piece commissioned by the Obama Administration HERE.
In the aftermath of the San Jose City Council voting unanimously to mandate liability insurance for every gun owner in the city, the media jumped on this like a frenzied mob looking for comments from GOC. Our Executive Director Sam Paredes was a consistent public voice on both state and national media, speaking in strong opposition to this unconstitutional maneuver:
“Politicians like Mayor Liccardo and his fellow city representatives are too lazy to deal with the real issue of human behavior. It’s easier to assign the blame – and the financial responsibility – to the good guys. It’s right out of the Leftist playbook – blame everyone but the law breaker.” ~ Sam Paredes
Give a quick listen to what GOC executive director Sam Paredes has to say on the recent San Jose mandate requiring gun owners to get liability insurance and pay an annual fee.
