I always wonder if these commenters even live here? I moved from (edit: one of) the most deregulated states in the Union to CA and I have yet to see any tangible example of this.

I’d like to know what specific events or changes or limits on freedom are being referenced. I’m even a (very prolific) gun owner, and found CA’s laws to be perfectly reasonable for my self-defense and hunting/sporting needs.

Seems like a lot of anti-CA hype so far; perfectly fine with being proven wrong, but just don’t see the real world evidence to back these claims.