Bullhorn in hand, Tim Donnelly warns Jerry Brown to 'keep his hands off our guns'

◼ Donnelly, well known outside his district for his anti-immigration positions and for carrying a loaded handgun into an airport, addressed reporters outside the convention hotel shortly before Abel Maldonado, another Republican candidate for governor, spoke to delegates inside.

He sounded off on libertarian themes, warning Gov. Jerry Brown to "keep his hands off our guns" or "pay the price at the ballot box."

The Democratic governor has not yet said how he will act on several gun control measures sent to him this year by the Legislature. He is widely expected to win re-election in heavily Democratic California next year.

The expectations for Donnelly's gubernatorial campaign are considerably lower. But as the California Republican Party gathered here for its biannual convention, he set up a booth and posted signs calling himself a "Patriot Not Politician."