Taking away a law-abiding citizen's 2nd Amendment rights does not disarm predators. It only strips people of their ability to defend themselves. #2A

Taking away a law-abiding citizen's 2nd Amendment rights does not disarm predators. It only strips people of their ability to defend themselves. #2A

Today I had the blessing of honoring Julio Torres as Veteran of The Year of my Assembly District. Not only does Julio Torres embody the true spirit of service, but he continues to be a champion for veterans in Kern County. #VeteranofTheYear
Today we delivered your donations to Lake Isabella. Heartfelt thanks to Love Water and all those who donated to the residents affected by the Lake Isabella Erskine Fire. We still need your donations specifically water and food. You can drop off items at my Assembly Office in Bakersfield at 4900 California Ave. Suite 100B, M-F 9-5pm #LakeIsabella #ErskineFire

Thank you for the continued donations for those affected by Lake Isabella Erskine Fire. We are accepting your donated bottled water, canned goods, toiletries, and clothing. Please donate supplies today from Noon-6pm at my Assembly Office in Bakersfield, 4900 California Avenue Suite #100B, Door Code #8816
Donations for Lake Isabella Erskine Fire: Bakersfield area residents my Assembly Office in Bakersfield will be collecting emergency supplies for the victims of the Erskine Fire today from Noon until 6pm.
We are accepting your donated bottled water, canned goods, toiletries, and clothing for the families affected by the Wildfire in Lake Isabella. Please donate supplies today from Noon-6pm at 4900 California Avenue Suite #100B,
Door Code# 8816. #ErskineFire #LakeIsabella
Devastating fire damage. Please continue to pray for the families of the Lake Isabella Mountain Community. Pray for and thank our KC Fire, Cal Fire, Tulare and the other teams that came from all over the state to save hundreds if not thousands of homes and businesses.
The purpose of the Governor's Declaration is to provide financial assistance to repair and restore damaged public facilities and infrastructure. #ErskineFire #LakeIsabella
http://www.bakersfield.com/…/Governor-declares-state-of-eme…
Family and friends if you need emergency information about the Lake Isabella Erskin Fire including shelter resources please follow this link or call my office at 661-395-2995: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4806/
With gang violence on the rise in Bakersfield and sadly throughout our state, it is humbling to honor one who has selflessly reached out to hurting, lost young people and helped turn their lives around. Congratulations Manuel Carrizalez and Stay Focused Ministries on being named Non-Profit of The Year. #CalNonProfit

Thank you Partners for your support and prayers. We are so honored to have received the "Nonprofit of the Year award" including a proclamation from Assembly member Shannon Grove. Team Effort!!
California's Bullet Train Was Born Doomed And Will Never Be Completed
Chuck DeVore with Forbes writes:
"In the official ballot pamphlet, proponents claimed that the rail project would be funded with a combination of federal dollars and private investment 'WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.'
...Now, almost eight years later, not a penny of private money has been secured, federal funds are increasingly scarce, and California tax money is drying up as well, meaning that the project will never be completed....
California’s high-speed rail project is a textbook case of crony corporatism—where powerful interests convince lawmakers to bestow valuable favors at taxpayer expense.
Read more: http://www.forbes.com/…/californias-bullet-train-was-born-d…
This was posted to my page, I thought it was worth reposting.
"I stand behind you in line at the store with a smile on my face...and a gun under my shirt and you are none the wiser, yet you are safer for having me next to you. I won't shoot you. My gun won't pull its own trigger. It is securely holstered with the trigger covered. It can't just go off.
However, rest assured that if a lunatic walks into the grocery store and pulls out a rifle, I will draw my pistol and protect ...myself and my family and therefore protect you and your family. I may get shot before I can pull the trigger...but, I won't die in a helpless blubbering heap on the floor begging for my life or my child's life.
No, if I die it will be in a pile of spent shell casings. I won't be that victim. I choose not to be.
As for you, I don't ask you to carry a gun. If you are not comfortable, then please don't. But I would like to keep my right to choose to not be a helpless victim.
There is evil in the world and if evil has a gun, I want one too." (Share with friends and family if you believe this too)
Democrats at the Capitol continue their irresponsible spending habits, despite warnings of a coming economic downturn. They are failing to save for the future and deal with the state’s crumbling transportation infrastructure as promised, and instead they continue to waste taxpayer money.
https://ad34.asmrc.org/press-release/16724
California legislators wasted no time in using the massacre to advocate for laws violating 2nd Amendment rights.
"At one hearing, Assemblyman Evan Low, D-Campbell, angrily confronted National Rifle Assn. lobbyist Dan Reid, accusing his organization of being responsible for the Orlando shooting because of its lobbying against gun control,” the Los Angeles Times reported.
“The reason they were murdered was because of your organization. Less than 72 hours ago, 49 people were slain in a nightclub in Orlando,” Low said during the hearing. “It’s very difficult for me to sit here and look you in the eye and have respect for you, Dan." Read more from Katy Grimes here: http://www.flashreport.org/…/ca-democrats-use-orlando-mass…/
Please join me in prayer for the victims and the families of those who lost someone in the horrific Islamic terrorist attack in Florida.
Opposition to SB 1146 Growing
"This bill would prevent religious schools that receive state funding from performing actions that California deems “discriminatory” on the basis of religion.
This would include things like requiring students to take certain theology or religious studies courses, requiring students to attend chapel, having corporate prayer in convocations or classes, mandating student moral conduct codes based in the school’s religious doctrine, and integrating religious faith throughout the school’s non-theological curriculum."
Read more: http://www.californiafamily.org/…/opposition-to-sb-1146-gr…/
“Why? Why did you do it? What impelled you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs? What inspired all the men of the armies that met here? We look at you, and somehow we know the answer. It was faith and belief; it was loyalty and love.” President Ronald Reagan
The Dems in Sacramento don’t care about protecting our God given rights to self-defense, as evidenced by the anti-firearms bills they approved in the Assembly this week. They would rather have us dependent on the government for protection. But I would rather have a Glock in my hand, than 911 on the phone.
Read this good NRA article summarizing the anti-firearms bills just passsed:
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/…/bad-bills-approved-by…/
Here is a link to a speech I gave on the steps of the capitol May 31st about our God given rights to self defense: https://ad34.asmrc.org/…/second-amendment-freedom-rally-spe…