Stringent Gun Laws Fail to Prevent German Attack
Germany has once again suffered a mass shooting despite having some of the Western world’s most strenuous gun control laws in place. A deadly rampage at a Hamburg Jehovah’s Witnesses Hall killed six innocents before the violent criminal turned the weapon on himself. Government [...]
Illinois Gun Store Owner on Front Line of Battle Against ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
Robert Bevis did not ask to be thrust into the spotlight of resistance to his state’s overreach in banning so-called “assault weapons.” But that’s where he now finds himself as Illinois’ new law will effectively put him out of business. The Naperville gun store [...]
‘Obituary Burglar’ Meets Own End After Being Caught in the Act
All crimes are not created equal. Evildoers who prey on the very young or very old have a special place on the low end of society and deserve whatever punishments are handed out. Even in prisons, there is a hierarchy where inmates are judged [...]
Florida Appeals Court Upholds State Ban on Weapons Sales to 18-to-20-Year-Olds
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the Second Amendment does not encompass the right for adults under 21 to purchase firearms. The National Rifle Association challenged the Florida law, but a federal district judge upheld the statute in 2021. In a [...]
Credit Card Companies ‘Pause’ Gun Purchase Tracking Program
Score one for the good guys! Major credit card companies announced Thursday that they are hitting the pause button on the insidious scheme to track firearms sales made with their payment systems. Visa and Mastercard along with Discover Financial Services are delaying their plans [...]
Report: FBI Worked with Hospitals to Secretly Strip Second Amendment Rights
A cache of internal documents revealed by the Washington Examiner show the FBI secretly worked with hospitals and medical centers to rip away Second Amendment rights from U.S. citizens. Unveiled through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the Gun Owners of America [...]
Colorado Moves Ahead with Attack on Second Amendment Rights
Two Colorado lawmakers on Friday made what is the latest attempt to dismantle the Second Amendment through state level legislation. The Prohibit Assault Weapons in Colorado bill, or H.B. 23-1230, seeks to define and then ban so-called “assault weapons” in the state. If it [...]
Man’s Best Friend Alerts Homeowner Who Then Shoots Intruder
It’s tough to do better than a good dog for a burglar alarm. Man’s best friend is quick to alert you when there is something amiss, and often it’s the sound of barking that sends the bad guy on his way to another target. [...]
Torrid Gun Sales Show Second Amendment is Alive and Well
Americans are exercising their right to keep and bear arms in ever-increasing numbers, and the latest FBI figures offer more proof to back up that bold assertion. With violent and random crime on the rise, it should hardly be a shocking statistic that more [...]
LA Suburb Charges Nearly $1,100 For Concealed Carry License
The right to keep and bear arms is ridiculously expensive in one Los Angeles County suburb. The La Verne Police Department revealed on Thursday that it developed an application process for obtaining a Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) license. That’s the good news for those [...]
Good Guys with Guns Sweeping the Nation!
Nothing warms the heart quite like good succeeding over evil and good guys vanquishing bad guys. The mainstream media, bless their hearts, only want to tell the grim news that fits their narrative, so here’s a welcome break from the doom and gloom. On [...]
Columbus Increases Gun Control in Defiance of Ohio Law
Ohio state law is crystal clear. In 2007, the state legislature passed a law referred to as firearm “preemption” which expressly forbids cities and other political entities from regulating guns, gun parts, ammunition, and knives. As Buckeye Firearms Association Executive Director Dean Rieck rightly [...]
Discover Card to Track Your Gun Purchases Starting in April
Discover Financial Services is set to become the first credit card issuer to track gun purchases made through their products starting in April 2023. The announcement follows the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) September approval for the implementation of a dedicated code for gun [...]
West Virginia Becomes 12th State to Permit Campus Carry
West Virginia on Wednesday became the twelfth campus carry state in the Union when Gov. Jim Justice signed the legislation into law. This move furthers the momentum across the nation towards increasingly expanded constitutional carry. The American public is more aware that seconds count [...]
Legislation Introduced to Prohibit ‘No-Knock’ Raids on Lawful Gun Owners
One of the possible ramifications of the ATF’s recent pistol stabilizer brace rule is that the FBI and ATF may work with local law enforcement and conduct “no-knock raids” on lawful gun owners. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) introduced legislation Tuesday called the Federal Agent [...]
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Legalizes Bump Stocks in Three States
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals this week handed a huge victory to Second Amendment advocates concerning the controversial bump stock ban. The 2019 move by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) could have instantly made criminals out of at least [...]
Activist David Hogg: ‘You Have No Right to a Gun’
Anti-gun activist David Hogg said the quiet part out loud Sunday when he tweeted that Americans “have no right to a gun.” His belief, which aligns with many who oppose the Second Amendment, is that the proper construction of the right to keep and [...]
Armed Citizen Stops Gun-Wielding Road Rage Suspect Threatening Drivers
Nashville police report that a 71-year-old man who was shot and killed on Sunday was likely the aggressor in a sprawling road rage incident that threatened several lives. Authorities say the situation began in the Madison neighborhood with the man driving aggressively, barreling about [...]
More States Considering Bans on Enforcing Federal Gun Control
The showdown between the federal government and several states over gun control may be ready to take on new participants. Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, and others are now considering joining the four states that already have an outright ban on enforcing federal laws and regulations [...]
Alarming Number of Americans Believe Second Amendment Is a Health Problem
Online political outlet Axios teamed up with research firm Ipsos for a broad sampling of Americans’ outlook on public health priorities, concerns, and behaviors. The result was the first quarterly Axios-Ipsos American Health Index, which was just released last week. The outcome is concerning [...]
Clyde: ‘Take the Brace Off So Registration Is Not a Requirement’
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) has a simple but powerful message to lawful gun owners. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) wants your name in a database, and the new pistol stabilizer brace regulations are a way of getting that done. His [...]
Senior Citizen Shoots Attacker During Attempted Break-In
In the tradition of rooting for the underdog and the good guy, it is refreshing to once again heard of an armed citizen protecting life and property from a violent criminal preying on the innocent. This time, it was a senior citizen who was [...]
Report: Chicago and New Orleans Are America’s Murder Capitals
The right to armed self-defense has never been more important, and a pair of U.S. cities lead the way in showing just how critical it is now to defend Second Amendment freedoms. According to a Wirepoints survey of the 75 largest U.S. cities, Chicago [...]
California Bill: No State Business for Banks That Work With Gun Makers
Opponents of the Second Amendment are nothing if not persistent. They burn the midnight oil and awaken every morning looking for new avenues to work around that pesky Constitution. Only, the goal of the Founding Fathers is strikingly clear. The right to keep and [...]
Philadelphia Mayor: You Don’t Support the Police If You Don’t Back Gun Control
Anti-gun Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney used the backdrop of the tragic death of a police officer Saturday night to rail against supporters of the Second Amendment. Temple University officer Christopher Fitzgerald was shot and killed while investigating a carjacking. The officer had reportedly chased [...]