This week at OCGO…

• Ticketing is Live for the Second Amendment Celebration Dinner May 20th! Reserve Your Table Today!
• Join our March CCW Seminar via Zoom Monday March 27th at 7PM!
• Call to Action! Irvine City Council to Review a Safe Gun Storage City Ordinance – Updated to April 11th Agenda!
• The next Shooting Social this Saturday April 8th!
• Gun Owners Radio: REDUCING SUICIDE BY FIREARM WITH HOLD MY GUNS

• Blog: You’re Preparing for the Wrong Apocalypse

• Volunteers Wanted for our Tabletops!
• We’re Extending the 40% Off Membership Special Through March!

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Ticketing is Live for the Second Amendment Celebration Dinner May 20th! Reserve Your Table Now!

You’re Invited to join us for our 3rd Annual Second Amendment Celebration Dinner!

When:         Saturday May 20, 2023

What Time: 5:30PM – Doors Open

                    7:00PM – Program Begins 

Where:        Orange Hill Restaurant,

                    6410 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, CA 92869

Keynote Speaker: Alan Gottlieb 

Plus Drinks, Dinner, Drawings, Live Auction, Friends, & Fun all to help fundraise for OCGO Your Second Amendment Community! 

Table Sponsorships available as well as Individual Tickets!

Reserve your seats today!

Go to www.ocgunowners.com/dinner or www.gunprom.com for more information! 

Join our March CCW Seminar via Zoom Monday March 27th at 7PM!

Call to Action! Irvine City Council to Review a Safe Gun Storage City Ordinance – Updated to April 11th Agenda!

Orange County Gun Owners PAC has obtained a Memo from Irvine City Councilmember, Kathleen Treseder, addressed to the City Manager, Oliver Chi, that requests an item be added to the Irvine City Council Meeting Agenda for discussion and review titled:

Discussion of a Responsible Gun Storage Ordinance

The memo goes on to cite everytownresearch.org(a biased anti-gun organization) for any support of the ordinance and requests that while the state of CA has a safe storage ordinance that requires safe storage while children and prohibited persons are present already in place, Irvine City Council should craft an ordinance that adds additional restrictions on it’s citizens by requiring the firearms be stored locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition also to be locked in a container at all times unless directly on body. The memo also notes about wanting Irvine to be the first in Orange County to have such an ordinance showing it’s more about political grandstanding than true safety of the citizens.

While safe storage of firearms is important and supported by Orange County Gun Owners PAC, the suggested model ordinance is overreaching and invasive of the city’s residents’ individual freedoms and ability to protect themselves within their homes. Storing your home defense gun unloaded with a trigger lock in a combination safe in a room separate from your ammunition, while arguably safer, isn’t exactly practical. A home defense weapon that isn’t easily accessible doesn’t offer much value in the event of a home invasion. There is also no way of enforcing such an ordinance.

The initial request was for this to be added to the March 28th meeting agenda, however, it has been moved to the April 11th meeting.

OCGO will be attending the Irvine City Council Meeting on April 11, 2023 in order to speak in opposition of adding this ordinance and encourage everyone to join us! 

 We are sending a call to action to our members and the community to join us at the meeting, speak at the meeting, and/or write/call the Irvine Councilmembers letting them know we are against this ordinance. There is a Zoom option for those that cannot attend in person as well!

The agenda is not available yet, however, we will let everyone know when it is made available so that you can start making comments on the agenda item.

Irvine City Council Meeting
Updated to April 11th, 2023
5:00PM
City Council Chamber
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606

Website with Instructions for Comments, Speaking, & Zoom Option:
City of Irvine Website

Please Save the Date and try to attend in person if you are available. Please share this with every Orange County & Irvine resident you know as well. We need to come out in force and show that we do not want this overreach and grandstanding in our county!

The next Shooting Social this Saturday April 8th!

Education and outreach has been a part of who Orange County Gun Owners is from the very beginning. Our diverse group of volunteers work to expand the shooting sport community and educate the public. For just $60/person, we can give you a safe, fun, safe, and educational first-time shooting experience.

Join us for one of our upcoming OCGO Shooting Socials!

When?: Saturday & April 8th

Where?: FT3 Tactical, 8230 Electric Ave, Stanton, CA 90680

What Time?: 8am-10am

For more details about our shooting socials, please visit our Shooting Socials page here.

To purchase tickets to attend, please visit our ticket site here.

Note – There is a Range Only Fee Option for $20* if you would like to join us & don’t need a mentor

*This ticket is for experienced shooters that only wish to join us on the range and do not require a mentor. The cost covers your range fee only. You will need to bring your own firearm and ammo(per the range’s website allowance). You can purchase ammo from the range separately as well.

If you have questions about Mentoring or the Shooting Socials, please email us at info@ocgunowners.com and we will be happy discuss!

To volunteer as a mentor for the upcoming Shooting Socials please sign up here: Volunteer Opportunities

Note: There is no cost to our mentors to attend!

Gun Owners Radio: REDUCING SUICIDE BY FIREARM WITH HOLD MY GUNS

Are you in San Diego, Orange County, or Inland Empire? Join our PAC’s at the upcoming monthly meetings. You can also find our volunteers at shooting socials and our table tops at local gun shops.

Dean Weingarten, one of Ammoland’s most prolific writers joins to talk about his work in Second Amendment advocacy. Read more of Dean’s work at https://www.ammoland.com/author/dean-weingarten/

Did you know you can legally get a SIG P320 in California? Alisha Curtin reviews Franklin Armory’s CA320.

https://franklinarmory.com/ca320/

Sarah Joy Albrecht joins the show to share how Hold My Guns is combating suicide by firearm, without threatening peoples’ Second Amendment rights. Visit the Hold My Guns Website to learn more and support their mission.

https://holdmyguns.org/

STUMP MY NEPHEW: Why is the ‘Ma Deuce’ called the ‘Ma Deuce’?

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Blog: You’re Preparing for the Wrong Apocalypse

Working behind the counter at a gun store, a big part of my job involved answering customers’ questions. With any type of product, prospective buyers always want to know what the best one is so that they can make informed decisions instead of making purchases they later regret. My coworkers and I always had good answers to the common questions: when asked what the best concealed carry pistol was, we’d show off the most popular compact and subcompact models; when asked about the best hunting rifles, we’d pull down the models most suited for taking common game animals in our area. One repeat question for which I never had a direct answer, though, was, “What’s the best gun for the apocalypse?” You see, the problem isn’t that I don’t have a good answer, it’s that I disagree with the premise of the question itself.

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Volunteers Wanted for our Table Tops!

Our “Gun Shop Table Top” program is one of our most effective ways to reach out to current and new members. Volunteering is fun and easy! We provide all the materials you need, and all you have to do is show up. You would be passing out literature about the organization, signing up people for our mailing list, and sharing information about membership. This is an incredibly valuable way to give back to the Second Amendment community and support Orange County Gun Owners!

Upcoming Table Tops:

03/26 – Detail Garage Cars & Coffee LaHabra
03/26 – MedicUpConsulting TableTop

04/01 – On Target Indoor Shooting Range

Click on the link to Sign Up for a Shift at one of our upcoming tabletops:
Volunteer | Orange County Gun Owners

We’re Extending the 40% Off Membership Special!

Are you a member yet? We need help here in Orange County. OCGO is working hard to be your Second Amendment voice. However, we cannot do it alone! Join today by clicking the link above and become a Second Amendment Advocate!

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