Colorado Readies "Red Flag" Law As Some Sheriffs Vow Not To Enforce It

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 15:00:20 Z

We’re just about a month away from Colorado’s “red flag” firearms seizure law from taking effect, which will allow a judge to order the surrender of firearms to law enforcement if they feel like an individual is a danger to themselves or others. The Denver Post is]]

Florida County Rolling Out Armed "Workplace Marshals" In Gov't Buildings

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 13:00:32 Z

Thousands of educators across the country have been trained in recent years to serve as a first line of defense in case of a targeted attack on their school or classrooms, and one Florida county is now expanding the idea to encompass other government buildings.

Polk County]]

Washington Woman Shoots Armed Ex Who Broke Into Home

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:30:24 Z

AP Photo/ Rick Bowmer

A 36-year old woman in McCleary, Washington was forced to defend herself against her her estranged husband, who broke into the home where she was staying late Wednesday. Police say the man had an order of protection taken out against him, but]]

104-Year Old Woman Bags Buck On First Deer Hunt

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 10:07:35 Z

Image courtesy of Bill Ball

It may be a tradition for parents to pass along their love of hunting to their children, but one family in Wisconsin is flipping the script, with a son helping his mom hunt for the very first]]

Two Teens Killed With Single Shot Illustrates Need For Gun Education

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:30:23 Z

I get upset every time I see a headline about a child killed after someone played with a firearm. Sometimes I blame the parents. Sometimes I blame whoever the gun belonged to (if it wasn’t the parents’ gun). Sometimes I just get heartbroken.

That feeling happened again]]

California Sheriff Is The Poster Child For "Shall Issue" Concealed Carry

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:00:10 Z

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is facing serious questions over how her office issues concealed carry licenses. In fact, the local District Attorney’s office has been investigating whether or not there’s “pay-to-play” taking place, with allegations that big campaign donations to the sheriff’s reelection]]

Gun Shops Expecting Big Numbers On Black Friday

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:30:33 Z

The firearms industry is no exception to the Black Friday shopping madness, and with the number of NICS checks rising over the past few months (which is a pretty good sign of increased gun sales), gun store owners say this year’s Black Friday could be

Gun Owners Have Much To Be Thankful For This Year

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:26:45 Z

You may have the same slightly cheesy family tradition that my family does on Thanksgiving; going around the table taking turns describing what we’re thankful for. Now, there’s not a table big enough to hold the nation’s 100,000,000 gun owners, but if we could somehow all]]

Virginia Gun Control Advocate Attacks 2A Sanctuary Counties

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:00:10 Z

I think strategically, this was a bad move by gun control advocates. If, as they claim, these Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions are meaningless, it would be far better to ignore them than attack the movement as a “fairy tale” led by “a traveling circus of AR-15]]

Nikon Discontinues Line Of Rifle Scopes

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:00:22 Z

In the camera world, the name Nikon carries a lot of weight. It’s easily one of the biggest camera and lens makers in the world, one used by a lot of professionals.

However, Nikon also makes optics for firearms. A lot of them.

Well, that’s probably not correct.]]

Rutgers Prof Calls Second Amendment Supporters "A Death Cult"

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:00:44 Z

As the father of a college student, I’m concerned with the extreme progressive lean I see out of our country’s colleges and universities. My boy had to drop a U.S. history class because the professor was so biased that they spend the section on World War]]

Second Amendment Sanctuary Surge Continues In Virginia

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:11:14 Z

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAj9KRaSyCk&feature=youtu.be

The surge in support for Second Amendment Sanctuaries continues unabated in Virginia, where more than a half-dozen counties adopted resolutions in support of the right to keep and bear arms this week.

On Monday, the Virginia Citizens Defense League's Philip Van Cleave reported that King William, Powhatan,]]

Long Beach Police Confiscate Over 900 Guns So Far This Year

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:00:08 Z

We are constantly told that gun control works, that it keeps guns out of the hands of people who aren’t supposed to have them. While that sometimes also means keeping guns out of the hands of those who have done nothing wrong, that’s a small price]]

Gun Control Advocate Exploits Murder/Suicide To Push Agenda

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:58:52 Z

A staffer with the gun control group Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seized on a murder suicide in Durham, North Carolina to blame the state's gun laws, though it turns out the suspect in the case was already prohibited by law from owning or possessing firearms.

I]]

Virginia Bill May Put An End To Displaying Weapons At Political Events

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:00:38 Z

Charlottesville wasn’t all that long ago, by most people’s reckoning. While the event was something of a trainwreck and a lot of horrible people were there and resulted in a fatality, one thing we haven’t stopped hearing about what just how much people on the right]]

Ohio School Board Unanimously Approves Arming School Staff

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:00:29 Z

Teachers and staffers in one Ohio school district may soon be armed for students’ protection after a 5-0 vote by a local school board Tuesday evening.

WKBN-TV reports that the Indian Creek school board has been examining the issue for quite a while, and]]

Bloomberg's Cash Infusion Lifts Everytown's Fundraising Numbers

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:08:11 Z

AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File

Michael Bloomberg just spent $31 million for a week-long advertising blitz announcing his presidential run, which, as it turns out, is only slightly less than his 2018 donations to his pet gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety. The financial disclosure came]]

Ohio Supreme Court To Rule On Bump Stock Ban Challenge

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:30:44 Z

It kind of seems like a moot point right now, what with the ATF reclassifying bump stocks as machine guns and all that, but there’s still an effort to fight back against the city of Columbus, Ohio’s decision to ban the devices. It’s an effort that’s]]

Texas Man Kills Robber With Bad Guy's Own Gun

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:00:41 Z

In a perfect world, you would have all the required training, all the required tools, and the required mindset to deal with anything you’re faced with in the most efficient way possible. That would be especially true when it would come to self-defense situations.

Of course, if]]

Illinois Gun Club Files Challenge To State's Open Carry Ban

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:00:57 Z

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Illinois lawmakers reluctantly approved a “shall issue” concealed carry licensing law back in 2013, but the ability to openly carry a firearm is still banned under state law. Now that provision is being challenged by a gun club]]

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