Arcadia Machine & Tool 1977 – 1998 from Irwindale, California 1978 AMT Backup 380 1982 to 1995 produced the AutoMag line of pistols 1989 acquired by IAI (Irwindale Arms Incorporated) 1998 purchased by Galena Industries of Sturgis, South Dakota – assembled guns from existing parts – phased out the use of the “AMT” brand 2001 – 2018 … Read more
1993 founded Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO) 1996 Helped de-fund the CDC Gun Control Spending 1997 The Dickey Amendment to the appropriations bill Testified before the House Appropriations Committee how the CDC had used taxpayer money to lobby for gun control – https://drgo.us/drgo-in-media/john-edeen-md-media-2/– https://drgo.us quotes from P.W. O’Carroll, MD — he was the acting head of the Division of … Read more
Executive Director for San Diego County Gun Owners PAC (SDCGO) helped launch: – Orange County Gun Owners – Riverside County Gun Owners – San Bernardino County Gun Owners 2020 – co-Host – Gun Owners Radio https://www.gunownersradio.com/ https://sandiegocountygunowners.com/tag/michael-schwartz/ About Michael Schwartz Michael Schwartz is the Executive Director of San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), a … Read more
Gun Owners of California 1975 Founded by Senator H.L. Richardson 1975 State Legislature sought to ban all handguns in California direct mail campaign was used to defeat the legislation first pro-gun group on television, radio and in the newspapers when the ban of semi-automatic handguns, rifles and shotguns surfaced first gun group in the nation to produce … Read more
1970 – 1991 Irvine, California 1970 established by George Jennings 1978 his son Bruce Jennings founded Jennings Firearms in Irvine, California 1982 his daughter & Jim Davis established Davis Industries in Chino, California 1989 his nephew Steven Jennings established Sundance Industries in Valencia, California one of the “Ring of Fire” Manufacturers November 1991, a fire destroyed the Raven … Read more
1970 – 1971 Pasadena, California 1966 designed the Auto Mag pistol – designed by Harry Sanford & Max Gera – short-recoil operated pistol – rotary bolt with locking lugs – similar to the M16/AR-15 rifle 1970 Harry Sanford opened Auto Mag Corporation in Pasadena, California 1971 .44 Auto Mag caliber – formed by trimming the .308 Winchester or .30-06 … Read more
Author at The Liberal Gun Club Lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area Vice President of the Liberal Gun Club, California Chapter member of the DC Project – California Girl and a Gun in the San Francisco Bay area chapter amateur competitor in shotgun and rimfire theLiberalGunClub.com Liberal Gun Club 2008 – Created 501c4 non-profit. Has … Read more
– Communications Director for the California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (Cal-FFL)– http://CraigDeLuz.com Firearms Policy Coalition About Craig DeLuz Craig DeLuz is a Sacramento-based legislative advocate and communicator who has spent years representing gun owners and firearms retailers at the California State Capitol. Before moving into firearms advocacy he was a senior legislative staffer, serving as Legislative Director … Read more
1998 – Executive Director of Gun Owners of California Registered lobbyist Co-host of Sacramento’s “Just Guns” radio show Board of Directors of Gun Owners of America Treasurer of Gun Owners Foundation About Sam Paredes Sam Paredes is the longtime Executive Director of Gun Owners of California (GOC), the California sister organization of Gun Owners of … Read more
introduced in 1955 first national monthly newsstand firearms publication 1955 GUNS Magazine – published 12 times per year 1976 American Handgunner first magazine devoted entirely to handguns – published six times per year GUNS Magazine 13741 Danielson Street Suite A Poway, CA 92064 858-842-3943 gunsmagazine.com About FMG Publications FMG Publications is the California publisher behind … Read more