Active Safety and Confidence: Make it your priority!
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JLPFI welcomes the holiday season ahead with some friendly reminders that your personal safety and confidence in concealed carry should be re-enforced everyday you step out of your home. Our community has been overwhelmed with criminal activity regardless of the environmental changes of temperature, fog and rain. Concerns of retail flash mob raids where numerous thugs invade the business and run out with numerous items are on the rise. Security officers and law enforcement cannot keep up with the amount of theft and assaults that are occurring 24/7 in our town. Hit and runs and traffic street racing are an increasing crime that has devastating consequences. Yet law abiding citizens are keeping peaceful and looking forward to the festive season ahead. Vaccinated or not, the bad guys still exist!
There are numerous amounts of local citizens applying for concealed weapons permits that are brand new to handgun ownership. There are also many folks that have owned a handgun for years and have finally decided "its time" to make the right choice of taking the training course and moving forward with their CCW journey.
JLPFI has provided a wealth of knowledge to our clients regarding their lawful carry methods and duty to conceal carry often. With that duty comes the responsibility of the care, transport, holstering and ultimately using that firearm for a life threatening reason. All of us must answer a few important questions before we decide to initiate an everyday carry protocol. Are you in possession of a valid, non-expired CCW when you choose to carry? Do you make sure and tug on that magazine after you have inserted it into your firearm magwell? Did you conduct a visual chamber check to make sure the weapon was loaded before you holstered? Are you willing to accept the criminal and civil liability you will be forced to deal with if you are forced to use your weapon in self-defense? Did you take any extra training courses between your CCW renewal courses to keep you sharp on combat mindset and muscle memory sequencing?
All of these questions can be positively answered if each of you make your own safety and confidence level a priority! Our membership clients will testify to continued training as the best way to remain "in check" for the unknown environments they must conquer daily.
JLPFI reminds all of our clients to consider giving the "Gift of Training" this year with a JLPFI training gift certificate. Treat your family member or friends to a paid session with JLPFI whether they are a beginner or an experienced shooter. The gift of training will enhance anyone's life with safety and confidence! Contact us today by email, text or phone call to secure your JLPFI gift of training certificate.
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Breaking News: California 9th Court of Appeals approves keeping the high capacity mag ban in place with a 7-4 decision. This ruling is likely to now prompt a Supreme Court review and decision in the future as most other states call these type of magazines, standard capacity.
Federal Judge, Roger Benitez ruled this ban on the sale of magazines holding more than 10 rounds, unconstitutional on June 29, 2017. His decision was celebrated by many California gun owners as "freedom week" proceeded in which over 1 million high capacity magazines were sold to law abiding citizens via dealers and mail order for a whole week until the California DOJ attorney general asked Judge Benitez to place a stay on his ruling.
So now it is another waiting game to see if this case will be accepted and heard by the Supreme Court to allow California citizens to purchase high capacity magazines. For all of you that possess those magazines now, possession is perfectly legal as long as you are not committing a crime! With regards to carrying those magazines in your CCW weapons, it all depends on the jurisdiction you are travelling in, upon discovery, whether you will be under scrutiny of using that magazine for self protection. All CCW issuing jurisdictions remind you that it is your responsibility to stay updated with any new laws related to this subject.
In other California news, the Department of Justice is: Re-Opening Bullet-Button Assault-Weapon Registration System For Eligible Individuals. This news comes from a lawsuit against the CA DOJ that was won by the Second Amendment Foundation. Individuals that attempted to originally register their lawfully owned bullet-button weapons and were caught up in a catastrophic DOJ website crash, will now have 2nd chance to register those firearms from January 13, 2022 to April 12, 2022. The California Department of Justice was forced to pay $151,821.42 in legal fees to the plaintiffs. The honorable Federal Judge, Roger Benitez, ruled on June 4th, 2021, that an AR-15 semiautomatic was likened to a Swiss Army knife and called it “good for both home and battle.” Yet California demonizes the weapon as a "weapon of war" not fit for California citizens to possess for self defense.
"Not Guilty" came across loud and clear in a national media self defense case, where Mr. Kyle Rittenhouse legally defended himself from 2 felons that attempted to attack him! He did use a AR-15 to ultimately save his life after attempting to escape the attack of both perpetrators.
The message was clear by both the judge and the jury that Mr. Rittenhouse acted in a reasonable manner of defense, that when he faced those armed individuals advancing on him, he acted accordingly.
JLFPI would like to summarize this judicial review section by noting that we who live in California are very restricted in our ability to defend ourselves due to our stringent, self defense laws. Our primary goal is to stay aware of our surroundings, stay informed of what our lawful rights are regarding defense and ultimately....stay ARMED on a daily basis to remain responsible for our own defense, with our firearm always being the last line of defense! It does not matter what weapon it is. It does matter that each of you know your weapon, take time to train and fight if you are forced to. JLPFI reminds each of you to research your legal counsel options of self defense insurance if you have not already done so. Contact us for more information.
Gear Review: Gift Ideas
Shopping for stocking stuffers for all your family and friends that enjoy the shooting sport or everyday carry? Check out Handle It Gun Grips made in Dinuba, CA.! These tape grip templates fit a variety of popular handguns and enhance the texture significantly. Don't forget the greatest invention ever for handgun shooters to easily load their magazines called the Uplula Universal Magazine loader. This item works for single or double stack magazines and makes it a breeze to quickly reload your magazine. Red dot optics are becoming very popular with JLPFI clients! JLPFI suggests the Leupold Deltapoint -Micro :( https://www.leupold.com/shop/red-dots/series/deltapoint-micro) for anyone that owns a Glock or Smith and Wesson Shield. There is no machining required to mount this awesome red dot optic that gives the shooter the ability to keep both eyes open and connect the red dot to the target very quickly!
Don't forget our favorite local gun lubricant manufacturer, Slip 2000 for all of your cleaning needs. Contact our talented custom holster maker and Cerakote expert, Mr. Ben Barcus for all of your customizing needs!
Ben's company name is IGY6 and he is currently featuring his offerings on Instagram.
Ben can dress up your favorite EDC firearm or range training weapon with multi color Cerakote that is applied to your weapon for durability and reduced wear and tear. Ben can be reached at (559) 232-7087.
Our affiliate retailers are Turners Outdoorsman Fresno and Halfcocked Gunsmithing in Clovis. Both dealers are well stocked in 9mm target ammunition and a variety of self defense handgun ammo now! JLPFI reminds all of those with CCW weapons that modifications are acceptable except for replacement triggers. Lasers, grips, external weapons lights and certainly extra magazines are always potential gift items this Christmas season.
Sun Mountain Gun Club offers gift certificate memberships if you choose to gift a membership to the #1 range in Central California that offers access to handgun bays, a rifle bay, shotgun trap, skeet and sporting clays!
JLPFI would like to extend our thanks to all of the above mentioned businesses that have sent so many clients to us this year. Each of our clients, has great things to say about the places you bought your firearms, accessories and range memberships. Together, we will continue to celebrate our 2nd Amendment rights to bear and keep arms!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our loyal clients and affiliated businesses.
JLPFI looks forward to hearing from all of you in the coming year to train more often and remain safe and confident all year long.
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