A scathing new report alleges that Maine law enforcement officials should have taken the Lewiston gunman into custody and confiscated his firearms long before last fall’s deadly attack. The findings were released on Friday by an independent commission probing the Oct. 25 mass shooting. [...]

Those who defend the Second Amendment must keep guard against seemingly daily attacks on personal freedoms.  Now comes word that the White House earmarked three-quarters of a billion dollars to fund “training and technical assistance” to those “responsible for implementing laws designed to keep [...]

While there are far too many examples of politicians catering to anti-gun forces and working to suppress Second Amendment rights, it must be recognized when lawmakers take a stand for personal freedoms. Such is the case in Tennessee, which has not been immune to [...]

An armed good guy in Florida rushed to support a law enforcement officer under attack by a suspect who fired multiple rounds, according to a police report. The suspect, 29-year-old Morgan Miguel Garcia of Zolfo Springs, is now charged with several counts including assault [...]

Police officers have a notoriously difficult job that only becomes more burdensome when they encounter a violent domestic situation. There will almost certainly be wildly conflicting reports of the incident as tempers are raging long after the event under investigation. But they are charged [...]

It is never a great idea to break into another person’s home, but in 2024 that action is even more of a risky proposition. Recent FBI data revealed more Americans than ever are armed, and it’s not due to a nationwide surge in hunting [...]

Chicago officials filed suit on Tuesday against prominent handgun manufacturer Glock. The suit alleged the company is liable for what it claimed is the simple procedure with which the pistols may be converted from semi-automatic to fully automatic. The anti-gun city government teamed up [...]

Gratitude is due to political leaders in Indiana and Utah for taking major steps in recent days to protect the rights of those who keep and bear arms. Both states gave a particularly insidious new form of gun control a thumbs down and stood [...]

FBI figures released this week for 2023 revealed the downward trend for crime continued last year from its peak in 2020. But to the certain frustration of anti-gun forces, more and more Americans lined up to purchase firearms. In fact, the National Instant Criminal [...]

The Second Amendment exists for several vital reasons. At the very start of the nation, the Founding Fathers noted in the Declaration of Independence the necessity to break away from a tyrannical regime — at that time it was England. Then there was the [...]

California’s anti-gun forces fell into a predictable pattern. These lawmakers would throw everything possible against the wall to impede the Second Amendment rights of gun owners and wait to see what sticks. Inevitably, this approach led to numerous failures as courts rejected what were [...]

The longstanding rule that those in the United States illegally may not possess weapons was struck down by a federal court last week. U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ruled last Friday that the federal law prohibiting Heriberto Carbajal-Flores from owning a firearm was [...]

North Carolina has been the setting for several recent adventures involving a good guy with a gun. These are everywhere, though many in the mainstream media choose not to publicize them. There are an incredible number of documented incidents in which an armed citizen [...]

An 11-year-old boy in Charlotte found himself in a situation last Wednesday that no child should encounter. But he handled it with a combination of bravery and skill to protect his pregnant mother from an alleged intruder. The violent encounter unfolded at the InTown [...]

This installment of good guys with guns features an elderly Idaho woman who found herself in the terrifying situation of facing a home invasion in the middle of the day. According to the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was able to defend herself [...]

A federal appeals court ruled last week that Rhode Island’s ban on ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds does not violate the Second Amendment. The unanimous Friday ruling by a three-judge panel supported the action by a lower court to deny a [...]

A longstanding and egregious Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy targeting the gun rights of those who served the highest calling was stripped last week from a new federal spending bill. Under present policy, the VA sends the names of veterans who are unable [...]

Gun Owners of American (GOA) is taking Illinois’ vast gun control overreach to the highest court in the land. The group, which represents over 2 million members, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether the Land of Lincoln’s sweeping rifle ban aligns with [...]

An attempted auto theft turned deadly early Monday morning in San Antonio as a 16-year-old suspect lost his life. Despite numbers in some criminal categories dropping in the past year, the same cannot be said for vehicle thefts. Incidents across the nation are skyrocketing, [...]

Of all the residences to attempt to break into, an off-duty police officer’s should not be at the top of the list. After all, it is nearly certain they are armed and highly trained to handle such an encounter — with deadly force if [...]

Yet another gun control overreach by California officials was struck down on Monday. This time it was the state’s nonsensical limit on purchasing weapons of only one gun per month (OGM). U.S. District Judge William Q. Hayes tossed aside the state’s argument that the [...]

In an unusual program from an unusual source, a church in Hartford, Connecticut, established armed neighborhood patrols as a reaction to escalating violence. The Walk in the Light Church of God initiated the Self-Defense Brigade after a recent double homicide near the place of [...]

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) took a stand for gun rights in resistance to the state legislature’s aim to curtail the Second Amendment by vetoing a pair of bills sent to his desk. And he did it in a courageous way that will certainly [...]

Wyoming’s push to greatly enhance Second Amendment rights enjoyed by law-abiding citizens received a tremendous boost last week. The bill to repeal gun-free zones, including schools and government functions, cleared both legislative chambers and heads to Gov. Mark Gordon (R) for his signature. If [...]

An Indiana man had a dramatic night Tuesday when he encountered not one but two separate burglary suspects. As he was armed and felt threatened, the first encounter led to the alleged burglar being shot. According to Alfred Burdine, he was leaving for work [...]