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Yes, you can stand strong for your values in California

Saturday, December 28, 2019, 10:00 am | Randy Thomasson

Good news! As the December 31 deadline for you to donate nears, you still have time for your voice and values to be boldly represented in California! Please give your best gift here.

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Isn’t it great knowing you’re not alone in a sea of liberalism in California? That someone is representing YOUR voice and YOUR values, exposing the radical Left, and fighting the good fight?

Here in the final days of 2019, I invite you to join me in saying, “YES, I want my values and liberties respected and protected — not silenced!”

You can do that by donating to SaveCalifornia.com. Because of good-hearted people who share your values, we’ve been standing strong for you and your family since 1999. And with your help today, we can hit the ground running for your moral, social, and fiscal values in 2020.

Your gift to SaveCalifornia.com will help to:

1. Expose the radical Left and their latest efforts to harm your liberties

2. Report the truth so concerned citizens can take decisive action

3. Equip moral Californians to be articulate and vote their values

4. Rescue children from sexual indoctrination in K-12 government schools

5. Fight the good fight for you as we stand for what’s right in God’s sight.

Will you stand with me? Your best gift today of $20, $35, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $2,000, $5,000 or more will empower us to work, speak, and fight for California families. Because you + us = greater good!

Here are 3 different ways for you to give your year-end gift by December 31:

1. ONLINE: Donate on our secure donation page:https://securedonors.com/savecalifornia

2. BY PHONE: Call us at 916-265-5650 (leave a message telling us when to call you back)

3. U.S. MAIL: Send your check, postmarked no later than Dec. 31, to SaveCalifornia.com, P.O. Box 511, Sacramento, CA 95812. You may also use this printable form.

Thank you for your serious consideration. It’s a race to the finish. But with your kind help today, SaveCalifornia.com will continue working for you in the New Year — reporting what Big Media won’t and picking up where the Church leaves off. Because we simply must.

Please give your year-end gift here. Thank you for letting us serve you!

Don’t you just love hearing real stories from real people?

As you close out 2019, please enjoy these encouraging words of Californians who’ve been helped by SaveCalifornia.com this year. What they say paints a picture of how real people are being informed, encouraged, and inspired.

These good-hearted souls who hunger and thirst for righteousness also demonstrate the strong need for Truth in our state. For this reason, SaveCalifornia.com has been serving you and your family since 1999. The support we receive empowers us to represent your values!

Cecilia loves how we “stick our neck out” for what’s right, saying, “I don’t know where to begin. Thank you, Randy, and all of you at SaveCalifornia.com! You have informed us on so many issues — there are too many to count! Mostly, I want to thank you for standing up for families! Thank you for sticking your neck out and standing up for the approach to living in the way that is pleasing to God!”

Tamara said she’s educated others by sharing our reports, telling us, “I have shared the information that you provide with my Bible study group and others who, before then, had no idea what was going on in California. They now know where to go to keep up with what our legislators are doing. Many thanks to you and your staff for this vital information.”

Jacob, who’s been served by our Pro-Family Election Center, told us, “Without Save California, I would be struggling during election times to identify which way to vote that aligns with my faith and values. Save California not only provides details into even the local items, but is very thorough and extremely helpful. Thanks for being a much-needed resource for those of us in California who are conservative Christians.”

Pastor Randall likes our bold stand, saying, “We are grateful for your stance on righteousness, your faith and love for our country. We like the voter info you send out.”

Henry values our unique reports and alerts, telling us, “I just love how you keep us informed with truth and action points to follow through with when it comes to social/political issues with our state. Keep up the good work!”

Mike likes how we expose the Liberal Left, saying, “Really appreciate the specifics regarding the extreme leftist legislation. I continue to be concerned about Comprehensive Sexuality Ed.”

Malinda feels like she has a faithful community with SaveCalifornia.com, saying, “I have been very encouraged by your messages and your work. Just knowing that others are out there that are working to save our once great state is a great encouragement to me.”

Allen said, “I believe that God raises up men and ‘works’ to shine the ‘light’ in ‘dark’ places. I believe that Randy and the work of SaveCalifornia to be precisely this. I pray and give the best I can to this work and I am glad that God allows me to be part of it.”

And Chuck got a good ministry idea from us, saying, “This organization is one of the few that I trust and see my Christian values being protected! Also, I am now involved in a Good News Club in a local school, thanks to your email asking adults to volunteer to help CEF.” 

See how our supporters are making an impact through SaveCalifornia.com? These real people who wrote us represent the practical good that our wonderful donors do. They empower us to expose the Left, report the truth, equip citizens, rescue children, and fight the good fight. 

In the battle for what’s good, right, and true, we’re definitely stronger together! Please give your best gift today. Thank you in advance. Together, we’re standing our ground in 2020!

Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.
1 John 4:17-19 


Why I oppose the impeachment of President Donald Trump

Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 10:17 am | Randy Thomasson

On this historic day, when the impeachment power of Congress is blatantly misused by the ruling Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, here is what I told the media in a SaveCalifornia.com news release. I hope it’ll help you as you talk about it too.

Why independent voter Randy Thomasson opposes Trump’s impeachment
“Adam Schiff of Glendale and Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco should be embarrassed to proceed, since they have neither probable cause nor overwhelming evidence of any crime.”

Sacramento, California (December 18, 2019) — In light of today’s expected vote of the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump, Randy Thomasson, an independent voter and president of SaveCalifornia.com, a leading family issues organization promoting moral virtues for the common good, has issued the following statement: 

“If you were falsely charged with a crime, you’d demand due process and evidence. Unfortunately, we’re seeing neither of these ethical and constitutional rights in the House Democrats’ impeachment push against President Donald Trump.

“‘Abuse of power’ is a fact-free charge, since U.S. presidents are permitted tremendous latitude in their relations with other countries. For President Trump to ask the new Ukraine leader to demonstrate his anti-corruption campaign agenda by investigating how former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, famously enriched themselves in Ukraine, was not only permissible, it was the right thing to do. Ironically, it’s the House Democrats who are abusing their power by providing no evidence at all that President Trump committed any crime, yet they’re still trying to reverse an election through impeachment.

“‘Obstruction of Congress,’ the second empty charge, is only because the Trump Administration refused to testify and to provide confidential information that the House Democrats’ “impeachment inquiry” demanded. Yet numerous presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, have both claimed and used executive privilege, based on constitutional separation of powers. The U.S. Supreme Court has not opined that this is ‘obstruction,’ so neither should the ruling Democrats.

“Impeachment leaders Adam Schiff of Glendale and Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco should be embarrassed to proceed, since they have neither probable cause nor overwhelming evidence of any crime committed by President Trump. This unconstitutional act is likely to backfire on them politically. Perhaps it already has, since independent voters oppose impeachment 49% to 34%.

“As a registered independent, I wasn’t able to vote for Trump, but I am morally obligated to oppose the Democrats’ impeachment charade due to lack of evidence. Because evidence is the only fair standard for charging or convicting anybody.”

— end —

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity,
And sin as if with a cart rope;
That say, “Let Him make speed and hasten His work,
That we may see it;
And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,
That we may know it.”
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!
Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,
Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,
Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away justice from the righteous man!

Isaiah 5:18-23

How to get ammo in California even if you’re not an outlaw

Monday, December 16, 2019, 7:35 am | Randy Thomasson

In our increasingly brutal and non-Christian culture, Californians who want “life insurance” for themselves and their family members often own a gun or guns.

And, of course, guns need bullets and shotguns need shells in order to function for their loving purpose of defending and saving innocent lives. But protecting yourself, your family, and other innocent people is getting harder because of bad politicians and foolish voters.

Remember, our Democrat Governor has already sent the message that you can get away with murder and he’s even let convicted murderers go loose. What’s more, California voters didn’t think critically about how approving Proposition 47 in 2014 and other soft-on-crime measures endanger you, your family, and your neighbors, by increasing thefts, robberies, assaults, rapes, and murders.

I recently learned that 62,000 otherwise law-abiding Californians have been denied bullets and shotgun shells. This includes members of law enforcement, who would never officially be labeled a “prohibited person” who can’t legally possess ammunition. These 62,000 “safe” folks were prohibited from buying between July and November this year.

These denials of Californians’ Second Amendment rights are happening because of Proposition 63 in 2016. Multi-million-dollar deception from Prop. 63 sponsors Gavin Newsom and the California Democratic Party resulted in foolish voters passing this scheme to require background checks and registration for ammunition, among other restrictions.

And unless and until a constitutional lawsuit gets this struck down in the federal courts, Californians interested in basic safety for themselves and their families will suffer from uncomfortable bureaucratic hurdles, unjust delays, higher expenses, and lack of privacy.

Here’s the Rhode lawsuit and other Second Amendment cases of which reasonable Californians hope will eventually free up their ammunition purchases again: 

“The lawsuit, titled Rhode v. Becerra, challenges California’s new ammunition sales restrictions as a violation of the Second Amendment and Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.

“The filing of Rhode marks the fourth lawsuit filed by CRPA attorneys with support from the NRA challenging the provisions of Proposition 63 and the other ‘Gunmageddon’ bills. Once such lawsuit, titled Duncan v. Becerra, has already succeeded in obtaining an important injunction against Proposition 63’s ban on the possession of magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds. The other two lawsuits, titled Rupp v. Becerra and Villanueva v. Becerra (both of which challenge California’s ‘assault weapon’ restrictions and registration requirements), are also seeking injunctions while those lawsuits are pending.” Source

So, until relief is granted, here’s how to buy ammo in California:

1. You can no longer buy ammunition out of state and bring it back yourself or have a seller ship it to you.

2. You can buy online, but your ammunition must be shipped to a licensed vendor in California, who will charge you a processing fee of around $20:

“To dispel the confusion, yes, ammunition can still be bought online or through a catalog. However, you can’t have ammunition sent directly to your residence. Furthermore, your packages must be shipped first to a licensed ammunition vendor who must then charge you a processing fee.” Source

3. When buying at a store or online, you must pay for a $1 instant background check. If your name and address on file with the Department of Justice matches your California Drivers License name and address, then you can buy. Here’s a step-by-step guide.

If you pass the $1 background check, you can buy ammunition right there at the store counter, yet the sale will now be accompanied by paperwork listing who you are, what you bought, how much you bought, the salesman’s name, etc. This amounts to “backdoor registration” on ammunition sales, since the government will now know what you own and how much you own (it’s not known how long the State will hold onto your information).

4. Unfortunately, you’ll fail your instant $1 background check if your DL name and address doesn’t match your DOJ registration, or if you don’t have already have a firearm registered in your name with DOJ. If denied, you’ll pay $19 for a deeper DOJ background check that will further invade your privacy and could take a couple months to conditionally pass you. See the information you must provide.

“The DOJ says in court filing more than 19,000 ammunition buyers weren’t in the database at all, so they were denied when they went to buy ammo. More than 22,000 were rejected because of address mismatches, many of them due to having moved since they last bought a gun. Nearly 8,000 people had names in the state’s gun registry that didn’t match their identification, according to the Department of Justice filing.” Source

5. Stop and realize that California’s Democrat-controlled government wants your private information so they can send police to take your gun away if you’re considered a threat:

Under the state’s “red flag” laws, Californians can petition a court to have police remove firearms from those threatening to harm themselves or others. The law was recently expanded to allow teachers, employers and coworkers to seek the temporary removal of firearms from the homes of people making threats.

“Because of this DOJ database, (it) allows law enforcement to know that that person has arms, to know what kind of arms they have and to know where they reside, so they can ensure that the people who have been subject to threats are safe and that guns are removed from that dangerous situation,” he said. Source

6. To avoid the intensive and lengthy $19 background check that locks your details into the state database, an expert gun shop manager told me he would avoid this process by simply buying a new firearm. This way, he said, you’re only updating your address.

He also said to stop by an expert shop anywhere in California to ask about the process, since if you have an existing firearm that you bought years ago, and have since moved, you can verbally provide the gun store with a California address where your firearm was and is registered with the state.

Either way, this automated online update can take up to 48 hours. He said if you’re declaring an existing firearm already registered with the State, you must provide your old address, your new address, and your gun information, including its serial number.

7. The gun store expert I talked with also told me that if I bought a handgun before 1991, I wouldn’t have to declare my purchase at all, since there were no California handgun registrations required before that year. He also said that registrations for handguns purchased between 1991 and 1996 have not necessarily been retained by the State, and that 2012 was the first year the state required registration for long guns.

So there you have it. My next ammunition purchase, I will do my homework in advance and work with a gun store that I trust. But if I were low on ammo, I would quickly assemble any needed paperwork, and talk with an expert at my first opportunity. Lastly, I’d compare prices for online suppliers that still ship ammunition to California, like this one does.

However, if you want to prevent theft, avoid a home-invasion robbery, and not have to confront someone breaking in, the very first thing I recommend you do is harden your doors and windows. See this product, which will make your doors virtually kick-proof.

In closing, the Democrat politicians’ attack upon guns and ammunition is wrong-headed. Crimes committed with guns are a sin problem, and if guns are outlawed, outlaws will still have guns. And if outlaws couldn’t get guns, they’d hurt or murder others with sharp or heavy instruments (as they’ve done through the centuries).

A culture that doesn’t acknowledge sin commits even more sin and crimes, and, in its denial, psychologically projects upon guns and gun owners the blame for the sins of individual criminals. Yet reasonable people should reject these anti-gun lies and protect their families by fully exercising their Second Amendment rights.

The first step in stopping mass shooters is a realization among people that nobody in government is going to get it done. A realization that includes an understanding of what it’s come down to. Hard to digest for Christians, but the realization that we have to be the protectors that this country needs. Not just spiritually. But physically, should it be necessary. And that means being ready to do whatever is necessary should a shooting breakout where we are.
The Christian Gun Owner Role In Stopping Mass Shooters