So much to cover:
New here and currently behind the Iron Curtain outside of America in California (Wife's pension will take 2-3 more years until she'll be ready). Christians, Fishers, Hunter (just me), Hikers, we love the outdoors.
1. The majority (by land mass) in CA is Red and conservative but a scant percentage of the electorate while the big Blue Metros with double population dominate the voting in the state (San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego). We are helpless & our votes do not count. I understand why you blame all Californians, but you need to know that while Biden got 11 million votes, DJ Trump got 6 million votes in 2020 in California. We are just surrounded and outnumbered–we've gone from US Flag flown upside down a few years a go to Broken Arrow at this point.
2. We are Red in the rural areas. Grew up in PA (before the military) when Deer outnumbered people in the state. Conservative to the core. US Army Vet, GOA (working on life member), CRPA Life Member, NRA Benefactor Life member.
3. Those of us patriots still here managed to vote in John Duarte (R) 13th District to the US House so we get little victories.
4. I have a COE (Commi-fornia requirement for some things) and an FFL03 so I get around a few things (30-day wait, internet ammo purchases, no ammo BG check) but not the main infringements.
5. We (the rural ones of us) are jealous of Red states. We will not eff-up your state; we want to bring our Red MAGA votes to where they'll count. We want to move back to America, The Bill of Rights, and vote Red & MAGA for We The People. We hate California politics, politicians but love the natural beauty.
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www.calguns.net is a great site for catching up firearms and everything around them in California and the US. Been a member for decades. They are having hosting issues right now though, so performance sucks.
7. I have not bought a firearm in 4 years, but last time I bought (pistol by private party off Gun Broker) the fee was $45 at a local FLL so 500% would be $270!!!!
Delta Lima Actual, over and out.