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Uzi’s, AK-47s, AR-15s, Bushmaster semi-automatic rifles – all are banned by California’s Assault Weapons Control Act. Yet thousands of the guns legally remain in the state.
Anyone who registered an assault weapon with the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Firearms before Jan. 23, 2001, effectively was grandfathered in. All told, that’s 145,253 guns that would be illegal if purchased today.
Owners of these grandfathered guns need to keep a signed letter from the state proving they are the legal owner. They aren’t allowed to sell it or give it away; it’s a felony to transfer ownership of a registered assault weapon.


Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif. While the guns look similar, the bottom version is illegal in the state because of its quick reload capabilities.Credit: Rich Pedroncelli/AP file Credit: Rich Pedroncelli/AP file
“These weapons are appropriate on the battlefield, not in civilian hands,” said Laura Cutilletta, a senior staff attorney at the San Francisco-based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. “We would rather there not be thousands of Californians who own military-style assault weapons. However, if a state is going to grandfather weapons, requiring registration and limiting transfer of grandfathered weapons, as California does, is critically important.”
Rick Travis, field director for the California Rifle and Pistol Association, the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association, declined to comment.
In addition to the host of guns grandfathered in and guns specifically made to sidestep provisions of California law, two other major exemptions exist: for law enforcement officers and for applicants who establish good cause for a special permit issued by the Department of Justice.
Examples of good cause recognized by the state include selling weapons to law enforcement or military, fulfilling government contracts, using weapons as props in movies or television shows and “maintaining a collection of destructive devices.”
California is one of nine states plus the District of Columbia that regulate assault weapons, according to the website smartgunlaws.org. And it was the first state to ban semi-automatic assault-style rifles. The law followed a 1989 shooting at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, where five children were killed and one teacher and 29 students injured by a man armed with a semi-automatic AK-47.

Wisconsin’s former lieutenant governor was hoping a party endorsement would give her an edge over wealthy opponents

At the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s annual convention, held in Middleton over the weekend, five GOP candidates for governor each received 12 minutes to make their case to delegates on why they deserved the party’s endorsement ahead of the Aug. 9 primary. Rebecca Kleefisch, widely considered the front-runner in the race, elected to have her former running mate use most of her allotted time.
“Beating Tony Evers is not going to be easy. Hard to imagine, because Tony Evers is an incompetent incumbent. He's a radical, he's not up for the job,” said former Gov. Scott Walker on May 21 in the Marriott convention hall, priming the crowd for Kleefisch to speak. “Money alone isn't going to win this election. We've got to have the right message and the right candidate…. Rebecca Kleefisch is the right candidate to defeat Tony Evers this fall.”
The big question at this year’s gathering of Wisconsin Republicans was whether Kleefisch could convince around 1,500 delegates from across the state to unite behind her candidacy for governor. According to party rules if a candidate receives at least 60 percent support from delegates at the state convention, that candidate can start tapping into the party’s resources and campaign infrastructure even if other Republicans are competing for the nomination. After three long hours and two ballots, the party opted not to endorse any Republican candidate for governor.
But Kleefisch tried her best to nab her party’s endorsement and she came damn close. The former lieutenant governor won support from a majority of delegates (54.5 percent) but failed to reach the 60 percent threshold. Several party insiders, who asked for anonymity, told Isthmus that Kleefisch was the only candidate even trying to win the endorsement. She went all out the first night of the convention when gubernatorial candidates pressed the flesh in private hospitality rooms. Kleefisch’s suite had a retro arcade theme featuring pinball, vintage coin-op games and a claw machine (plus free beer). It was reported to be packed most of the night. In addition to Walker whipping votes as a surrogate, Kleefisch’s 16-year-old daughter, Violet, spent an admirably long stint on Saturday talking to delegates one-on-one at her mother’s booth outside the convention floor.
“I like helping my mom because her intentions are always good,” this reporter heard Violet tell one delighted delegate, with all the finesse of a seasoned politician. “I hope she can count on your support.”
The other Republicans in the race include Tim Michels and Kevin Nicholson, who are both wealthy businessmen, veterans, and unsuccessful candidates for U.S. Senate. Also running is state Rep. Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) who is so convinced the 2020 presidential election was stolen in Wisconsin he keeps insisting Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) was in on the plot. His hospitality suite Friday night was also reportedly well attended because celebrity election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell — the My Pillow Guy — made an appearance. Then there’s Adam Fischer, a longshot candidate who describes himself as “one pissed-off American.” All four candidates lobbied delegates to vote “no endorsement,” a move intended to keep Kleefisch from receiving the party’s seal of approval and its resources — which some at the convention feared would be used to attack other Republicans in the primary race.

One veteran GOP campaign staffer at the convention, who asked not to be quoted by name, told Isthmus that Kleefisch needed the party’s endorsement because she’s worried about construction magnate Michels, who just entered the race in April.
“Rebecca is the frontrunner for sure. But what if Michels decided to go negative?” said the source. “He hasn’t yet. But that might be a real problem.”
Several people at the convention told Isthmus that Michels has been spending 1 million dollars a week (mostly for TV ads) on his campaign. Michels campaign did not immediately respond to an email asking to confirm the charge, and that figure seems high. Even so, Michels told delegates at the convention he’s willing to self-finance his campaign, which likely means spending millions of his own fortune. He vows not to accept any donations from lobbyists or political action committees, or individual donations above $500.
Nicholson, who entered the race in January, will likely have access to some deep pockets, too. He has the backing of GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein, founder of Wisconsin-based business supply company Uline. Uihlein-supported super PACs spent nearly $11 million on Nicholson’s failed primary campaign for U.S. Senate in 2018, which he lost to then-state Sen. Leah Vukmir (who lost to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the general election).
Ramthun is remarkably soft-spoken given his reputation as a bomb thrower who calls out fellow Republicans. He thinks it’s wrong for the Republican Party of Wisconsin to endorse a gubernatorial candidate ahead of a competitive primary and calls it “disenfranchisement.”
“The no endorsement is a message to party leaders that we’re tired of being told to be rubber stamps and have the nominee dictated to us,” Ramthun told Isthmus. “The endorsement comes with funding help from the party, a lot of press, and other stuff that help separate a candidate from the pack. It pretty much puts [other GOP candidates] in a bad place…. I’m glad we stopped it.”
Ramthun isn’t worried about Michels or his money.
“He’s been living in Connecticut for 13 years and hasn’t been around,” said Ramthun, referring to an expose by conservative news outlet Wisconsin Right Now, the details of which Michels largely confirmed with conservative radio host Dan O’Donnell (although Michels insists he’s been living in Wisconsin enough to legally be considered a resident).
“Michels is doing okay in the polls because he’s spending a lot of money on TV. But we still have 30 percent of voters undecided in the Republican Party primary,” said Ramthun. “I have some pending endorsements coming and while Michels’ support will wane, mine is going to steadily grow.”
Former Madison school board candidate David Blaska, a lifelong Republican who attended this year’s convention, confirms that Kleefisch fought hard for the GOP endorsement likely because she’s concerned about Michels.

Maybe Rebecca Kleefischs Team can drop another Hit Piece on Tim considering he is at 27% and leading her.

Rebecca Kleefisch has gone from the only major Republican candidate in the race for governor to second place according to a new poll. New entrant Tim Michels leads the field.

Amongst 675 likely Republican primary voters, Michels (27%) has a one percentage point lead over Kleefisch (26%). But the margin of error for the poll is 3.8%. Kleefisch, who served as lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2019, announced her long-expected campaign in September 2021. Michels, whose family runs a large contracting firm, entered the race in late April. A 2004 candidate for U.S. Senate, Michels recently faced criticism that he hasn’t lived in Wisconsin for much of the past decade.
Kevin Nicholson, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican senate nomination in 2018, came in third with 9%. Representative Timothy Ramthun, the most vocal of the candidates in pushing the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen, finished fourth (and last) with 6%.

The most common choice in the poll, however, was not an actual candidate. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they were “not sure” who they would pick and 3% said they would vote for “someone else.”

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The new poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling for Milwaukee-based Milwaukee Works, a 501(c)(4) that periodically polls on local policy issues and candidates.
“Michels has come off the starting blocks incredibly strong and is a major contender. Nicholson, who has been running for statewide election continuously since 2017, seems dead in the water,” said Milwaukee Works leader Daniel M. Adams of the results.

The primary will take place Aug. 9 with the winner taking on incumbent Governor Tony Evers on Nov. 8. A lieutenant governor candidate will be selected for each candidate through the same election.

The poll was conducted by landline phone calls and text messaging. Of the respondents, 56% of respondents were males and 91% were white (3% African-American, 6% other). The ages of respondents were roughly evenly distributed between those 18 to 45 years old (30%), 46 to 65 (36%) and older than 65 (34%). The respondents were also filtered by educational attainment.

I go over the accomplishments of Governor Tony Evers And construction executive Tim Michels.

If Kevin Backs Tim and gives Rebecca some compliments he will win next time he runs. I think people have been turned off by Kevin Nicholson and his scorched earth approach. I personally love everything he saying because it’s true but people are fickle and this is what I’ve been told as I travel the state we have very good candidates on our side if conservatives do not go out in a Flurry and vote It will be our fault when Tony Evers wins.

(The Center Square) – The latest Republican to join the race for governor in Wisconsin admits he’s a part time resident.

Businessman and candidate Tim Michels on Monday told News Talk 1130 WISN’s Dan O’Donnell that he lives only half the year in Wisconsin to maintain his residency and for tax purposes.

“If you spend 183 days, half a year plus a day, in a state that’s where you have to pay taxes,” Michels explained. “I have always paid Wisconsin taxes. I’ve always spent 183 days in Wisconsin, usually many many more days.”

Op-Ed: Madison Elite Hyperbole & The Attempt to Demonize Tim Michels

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Paris Procopis
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The party elites were in the middle of their Rebecca Kleefisch anointment process when the buzz came out that Michels was going to officially enter the race. This was in direct conflict with their Rebecca ‘inevitability’ strategy and the elites immediately had to circle the wagons.

They immediately turned their turrets away from the current anti-establishment candidate, Kevin Nicholson, and set their sights directly on Tim Michaels.

As I was busy seeing the buzz all over social media, I noticed a specific pattern coming from some Nicholson supporters but especially coming from many Kleefisch supporters.

If someone did not know any better and just listened to the hyperbole being bantered about, one would think that Tim Michels was the evil twin brother of George Soros himself.

Really?

Tim Michels, the man who ran as a Republican Senate candidate in back in 2004 and literally got more votes than ANY Republican in state history and held the record for many years before Tommy Thompson broke it in his 2012 Senate bid. More on that later.

How did he go from that clear high point to becoming Dr. Evil? The reality is, he didn’t. It’s political doublespeak and mythology to keep the flailing Rebecca ‘inevitability’ train alive.


Now time to dispel some of this hyperbolic mythology.


It’s too late to get in the race – This one is my favorite. Under Wisconsin law, candidates have until June to get nomination papers in. There are still over 100 days left until the August primary. In 2010, late entry and relative political unknown, Ron Johnson, got into the Senate race in May and knocked off a once-popular, three-term incumbent. Campaigns are already too long When was the last time you heard someone say campaigns are too short?

Nobody knows him – With the right resources, which he has, 100+ days is more than enough time to rebuild name ID and present his positive vision for the future.

He’s not a proven vote-getter – This one is exceptionally false! In 2004 he won a four-way primary capturing over 183,600 votes. In contrast, Kleefisch got 175,280 in her 2010 primary. And then, remember the Michels vote record of 2004. Here are the top three statewide vote-getters in Wisconsin history in a regular election:

Ron Johnson ’16 1,479,471
Tommy Thompson ’12 1,380,126
Tim Michels ’04 1,301,183


Know who’s missing on that list? Walker/Kleefisch. They NEVER beat Michels’ record in a regular election year.

2010 1,128,941

2014 1,259,706

2018 1,295,080

In fairness, we should talk about the one anomaly, the 2012 Recall. This was the only election cycle they were able to beat the Michels record. In a controversial election with record turnout and a lot of Democrats voting who also did not support the disastrous Recall. Incidentally, Walker and Kleefisch had to run in separate races for the Recall. Here are those numbers:

Scott Walker 1,335,585

Rebecca Kleefisch 1,301,739

But, even in a record-high turnout election, Kleefisch only beat the Michels’ number by 556 votes. Yes, you read that right, 556 votes. Make no mistake, it was still a great number, but I am stating that her team’s rhetoric about Michels’ ability to get votes is flawed.

On a different note, Kleefisch did get 33,846 fewer votes than Scott Walker did on the recall. That is an interesting issue. Her team has to make up that deficit just to get in the game. That could be a huge liability in the general, but that’s a whole other topic.


In a nutshell, that means Michels captured more votes than the Walker/Kleefisch ticket did in 2010, 2014 and 2018. A significant point that should NOT be ignored.

Outsider vs. Insider – Some people are saying that Michaels is just an RPW insider who is trying to resuscitate the flailing Kleefisch campaign by taking votes away from Nicholson.

Obviously, he is not an insider; just think about it, he is sticking a cog right into the wheel of the Madison Establishment Elite’s plan for the anointment of Kleefisch. An insider would not dare take on the Madison Elites. On top of that, Tim Michaels is not a career politician; remember, he has not run for anything in 18 years.

In many ways, Tim Michels fulfills many ideals that people look for in a Governor. He is a veteran who served our country as an Army Ranger; he is an executive of a company that employs over 8000 people nationwide and 3500 right here in the state of Wisconsin. He’s the only one in the race who can say that.

Plus, his personal wealth means that he won’t take special interest contributions. None! This means he can’t be bought. In today’s day and age, this makes him uncancellable.

Now, on to the elephant in the room (Pun Intended). Michels Corporation has thousands of union employees. Having Union employees is hardly a surprise in an industry where it’s usually a minimum requirement for most major projects. Michels Corporation is not the only conservative-owned business in the country with union employees. And let’s not forget, he was also a supporter of Act 10, which limited public employee unions.

Conservatives need to face it; working-class union votes are extremely important to win this election for both Governor and US Senate. It sometimes seems that Conservatives forget the fact that Wisconsin is a purple swing state, not a deep red impenetrable fortress of Conservative goodness.

Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump successfully won over the working-class union vote. Remember the so-called ‘Reagan Democrats?’ After Reagan, the Republican party seemed to ignore them, and then President Trump brought them back into the fold.

Trump changed the party; we are no longer the party of the country club elites. Republicans are the party of working people – including those union workers.

ACT 10, Right to Work, and prevailing wage are all in the past. Today’s Republican Party is focused on immigration, inflation, rising crime, and education. The governor’s campaigns should be about the future, not the past.

We need to be crystal clear; the Democrats are out for blood and will drop several Million Dollars into Wisconsin to unseat their arch enemy, Ron Johnson. Choosing the best candidate for Governor is crucial to holding back these attacks.

MONEY WILL MATTER!


Seeing all the hyperbolic political attacks from all sides and the Madison Establishment playing the rule-changing game in order to anoint Rebecca Kleefisch has given me flashbacks to 2012 and 2018.

Both election years had very contentious primaries, and the victors, Tommy Thompson and Leah Vukmir, spent every dime of their money to win their primaries, leaving nothing for the general. The Madison Establishment Elites hung both candidates out to dry and we lost. Of course, those Madison Elites didn’t lose; they got to keep their consulting jobs and are back at it again.

Nicholson and Kleefisch were already bludgeoning each other and spending their money to win the primary and once again, the Republican Party will likely hang the winner out to dry. The one thing that only Michels has is the personal wealth to stave off his primary opponents and still continue the fight in the General. This is huge


Yes, one of them will win the primary. And I will support whoever the winner is. Rebecca Kleefisch and Kevin Nicholson have had months, if not years to close the deal and have not as of yet. It’s important to take a moment and sift through the politics and learn the facts; you most definitely will find Tim Michaels worth a closer look.

I do sincerely like all the front runners, and they each bring something to the table. This isn’t personal; ultimately, we have too much at stake to take such immense risks with political games and anointments and two front runners who may lack the financial resources to continue in the General elections.

If either Nicholson or Kleefisch was sealing the deal, Tim Michels would not be necessary. Give the guy a chance. Get to know him. Make an informed decision.

Unfortunately, the Madison Establishment elites may have derailed Kleefisch’s chances in their effort to stack the deck for her ‘inevitable’ anointment. Once this battle is over, we will need to reassess and start looking into moving the Republican Party Headquarters out of the Madison bubble.



But that’s another topic for another time

I go over the three candidates running for governor of Wisconsin, Kevin Nicholson, Rebecca Kleefisch, And Tim Michels. I give you the pros and the cons from a voters perspective. I go over what the three need to do to separate themselves

Great interview today and I think the gubernatorial race is at level 10

Republican businessman Tim Michels is running for Wisconsin governor, TMJ4's Charles Benson reports.

Michels is the co-owner of Brownsville, Wis.-based Michels Corporation with his brothers. Michels Corporation is an infrastructure and energy contractor.

Michels is jumping into the race with about fours months until the August primary. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2004 and lost to Russ Feingold.

This comes days after former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson declined to run for an unprecedented fifth term in office. His family vetoed the idea of jumping into the race.

Former President Donald Trump has already met with former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, who is the perceived Republican front-runner right now in the primary for governor. Trump's first choice for Republican governor was former Congressman Sean Duffy, who has declined to run. Thompson also met with Trump before making his decision.

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson and State Rep. Timothy Ramthun are also running in the Republican primary. Gov. Tony Evers is running for reelection.

We will go over some of the questions that Tim Michels needs to answer before running for Governor. We Also go over Who we think is the clear pick for Gubernatorial Canidate from the Republican side