Minnesota Court: Guns in Cars Legally Same as Guns in Public
Having a firearm in your private car may be considered possession of a weapon in a public place. That’s the surprising ruling that was issued Monday from the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Laws obviously vary from state to state, creating the need to ensure [...]
Elderly Mother Shoots Masked Intruder to Save Disabled Son
Tales of courage and heroism fascinate the public, and they are often recounted in books and on the silver screen. But it’s the extraordinary feats of decidedly ordinary people in real life that are truly captivating, and one such tale emerged last month out [...]
ATF Issues Controversial New Rule on Definition of Gun Dealer
The federal government is set to greatly expand the legal definition of a firearms dealer who is required to perform background checks on potential purchasers. The new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule will take effect 30 days after being posted [...]
David Hogg Gets Destroyed By Chinese Immigrant On Gun Control
Pack it People, time to go buy some guns because the Gun Debate Is OVER. Never in a million years did I think a Chinese woman would utterly destroy the poster child of gun control's entire argument with one question. How [...]
Tennessee Strengthens Armed Self-Defense Rights One Year After Horrific School Shooting
One year has passed since the fatal school shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, and Tennessee lawmakers are working to ensure that there are no repeat tragedies. The shooter killed three children and three adults. Legislators on Tuesday advanced a proposal in the [...]
Houston Grand Jury to Review Security Guard’s Defensive Shooting
Even in Texas, which respects the right to self-defense like few if any other states, there are instances where that fundamental liberty is questioned. Each case of course is different, but it is surprising to see a person go before a grand jury in [...]
Indianapolis Officials Concerned with Rise in Armed Self-Defense Cases
When is an issue not an issue? When the “problem” is too many people utilizing their Second Amendment right to armed self-defense against violent attackers. Strangely enough, this is the case in Indianapolis, where political leaders are suddenly concerned that folks are using firearms [...]
Artificial Intelligence Displays Pervasive Bias Against Gun Rights
Whether the public agrees with its virtues or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay. It already permeates many industries and is utilized for everything from medicine to education. Also popular are AI chatbots, which provide instant access to information in a way that [...]
Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot in Attempted Gas Station Robbery
Robberies don’t always unfold in the dead of night at a dark and isolated location. One such violent encounter erupted on Sunday in the late afternoon at a gas station in Lincolnton, North Carolina, and the intended victim decided to flip the script on [...]
Bill Expanding Colorado’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Clears State Senate
Law-abiding Colorado gun owners will have more restrictions on their right to carry firearms if the state Senate gets its way. On Wednesday, lawmakers passed legislation to ban licensed concealed carry permit holders from possessing their weapons in five new locations. These so-called “sensitive [...]
Bill Expanding Colorado’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Clears State Senate
Law-abiding Colorado gun owners will have more restrictions on their right to carry firearms if the state Senate gets its way. On Wednesday, lawmakers passed legislation to ban licensed concealed carry permit holders from possessing their weapons in five new locations. These so-called “sensitive [...]
Pipe Welding Home Invasion Suspect Shot by Gun Welding Homeowner
Threats of violence by their very nature are unpredictable. Not knowing when or where such an encounter may unfold greatly increases the need to be alert and always prepared. Even in the comfort and relative safety of a person’s home, nothing is guaranteed. In [...]
ATF Pistol Brace Rule Enjoined from Affecting NRA Members
The National Rifle Association (NRA) scored a significant victory for its rank and file last week when a federal judge enjoined the egregious pistol brace rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Now millions of law-abiding gun owners are no [...]
Smith & Wesson Celebrates New Chapter with Tennessee Flag Series
It is unquestionably a striking new design adorning Smith & Wesson pistols, and the markings are a part of Second Amendment history. The venerable gun manufacturer unveiled a limited-edition series of M&P handguns as part of their relocation to the South. By all accounts [...]
Michigan Police Department’s Startling Decision: Gun Permit Hours Reduced to Just 4 Hours a Week
In a move that sent shockwaves through the Second Amendment community, the Wayne Police Department in Michigan recently unveiled a controversial change to their gun permit processing hours. According to a tweet that has since been deleted but caused quite the stir, the [...]
FBI Now Conducting Slow-Walk Background Checks on Young Adults
The insidious details of the so-called Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) are gifts that keep on giving. But thankfully there is a measure of good news this week on the controversy in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals — more on that later. The [...]
Anti-Gun Group Masquerades as Pro-Second Amendment Organization
Beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is a cautionary tale as old as time, warning that many will pretend to be one thing to gain trust and respect while in truth be diametrically opposed to that very thing they wish to appear [...]
Kentucky Joins Honor Roll of States Prohibiting Tracking of Gun Purchases
Anti-gunners must be furious at the wall being built around states across the U.S. against the scheme to track firearm and ammunition purchases through credit card transactions. Kentucky is the latest to step up and block this egregious practice before it even begins. It [...]
Colorado’s New AR-15 Ban Also Targets Semi-Auto Pistols & Shotguns
California leads the nation in egregious gun control measures that do nothing to combat violent crime but much to suppress the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. And it increasingly has a smaller sibling intent on following in its misguided footsteps. Colorado is [...]
NRA Stands in Opposition to Pennsylvania ‘Ghost Gun’ Bill
Homemade hobby guns have been part of the nation’s sport shooting tradition since before the founding. The craft was passed down through generations as enthusiasts enjoyed the fine art of creating their own firearms. But this hobby now has powerful enemies in the gun [...]
Tennessee Homeowner Defends Against Armed Intruders on Consecutive Nights
Rights contained in the Second Amendment protect American lives every day in many instances of which the general public will never know of. But it is now more frequent that we hear of armed good guys forced into situations not of their own choosing [...]
Philadelphia Woman Utilizes Semi-automatic Pistol to Defend Against Two Alleged Home Invaders
Anti-gun forces across the nation are on the warpath to limit the capacity of firearm magazines, and they repeatedly claim that no law-abiding citizen needs such firepower. They normally set a completely arbitrary limit of ten maximum rounds. But a horrific incident early Friday [...]
New Mexico’s Anti-Firearm Prohibition Fought by Gun Rights Groups
A pair of stalwart gun rights groups, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Firearms Policy Coalition (PFC) are pushing forward with their efforts to protect the freedoms of New Mexico gun owners. Their target is controversial New Mexico Gov. Michelle Luan Grisham (D), [...]
Retired NYPD Officer Shoots Alleged Machete-Wielding Road Rager
Trouble found a retired NYPD cop on Staten Island Wednesday, and he responded to a life-and-death confrontation with lethal force. The startling encounter erupted just before 9:30 a.m. following what was apparently a minor traffic collision. The accident occurred on a tree-lined residential street [...]
Kentucky Homeowner Shoots Alleged Meth-Carrying Home Intruder
Illegal drugs are a scourge on U.S. society, and methamphetamine is near the top of the list of those whose use often leads to deadly outcomes. Too many violent criminals are either under the influence of meth or commit their crimes to secure more [...]