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Second Amendment
WI State Supreme Court Hears Concealed Carry Ban on City Buses 0
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has accepted the case regarding Madison’s rule that bans concealed carry on city buses. Justices will also take up the case of Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison. Wisconsin Carry, a gun rights advocacy group, is challenging a city of Madison rule that bans someone from carrying a weapon […]
Appeals Court to Hear Florida Law on Medicalization of Gun Control 0
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – A federal appeals court Friday said it will hear arguments in June in the battle about a 2011 Florida law that restricts doctors from asking questions and recording information about patients’ gun ownership. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled the arguments for June 21 in Atlanta, according to a document […]
Personal Protection
Atlanta Business Owner Requires Employees Be Armed 0
ATLANTA, GA – One Georgia business owner is now requiring all of his employees to get a concealed carry license and be armed. Business owner Lance Toland said after hearing about recent home invasions and violent crime in the metro Atlanta area, he came up with the new office mandate. “They all had their conceal carry permit […]
Michigan Mayor Honors Concealed Carry Hero 0
On 10 February, 2016, Didarul Sarder, who was legally armed, used his handgun to stop a vicious knife attack on a woman in the GM facility in Warren, Michigan. He likely saved her life. Most of the action was caught on video. GM has a “Gun Free” policy on their sites. The original speculation was […]
Virginia Man Robbed Of Firearm While Open Carry 0
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Police are investigating the robbery of a handgun after a male reported he was forced to the pavement and his handgun stolen . Officers responded to a report of the robbery in the 6000 block of Jefferson Avenue just before 8 p .m . Jan . 29 , according to police spokesman Harold […]
Politics
Hidden Video: “Guns Are Easier to Buy Than Books” ? 0
Steven Crowder from Louder With Crowder has released hidden video footage showing his attempts to buy a gun at Illinois gun shows without having a background check. Crowder was prompted to test President Obama’s theory that “Guns are easier to buy than books” after the Presidents Gun Control Town Hall Meeting. During the President’s event he states that criminals from […]
U.S. House Democrat Eliot Engel Continues Attacks On Gun Owners 0
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Long time anti-gun New York Rep. Eliot Engel and 91 other lawmakers in Congress signed a letter to President Obama asking him to take further executive action against gun owners in America. Engel is the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee has never met a gun control law he doesn’t like. Rep. Engel is calling for additional […]
Gun Owner School’s “Angry Liberal” In Letter to Boston Globe 0
BOSTON, MA – The Boston Globe published an open letter in response to a 40 minute train ride sitting next to “angry liberal” who ranted on the phone about “bloodthirsty gun nuts.” The gun owner, who signs the letter as A. Linden, described how the man sitting next to him on the train called gun rights […]
Shooting Sports
Inaugural Talladega 600 Matches Set For December
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer . Talladega, AL -(AmmoLand.com)- The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is thrilled to announce the completion of plans on the next big southern event – the Talladega 600. The match is set to begin Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, and concludes Sunday, Dec. 13, at CMP’s new Talladega Marksmanship Park. The event schedule […]
The Bianchi Cup: The Richest Purse in the Handgun Sports
Top Shooters Compete in the 2015 Bianchi Cup on Shooting USA Shooting USA Nashville, TN -(AmmoLand.com)- Shooting USA – World Championship of NRA Action Pistol This week, it’s the NRA Action Pistol Championship. The world’s best compete for the Bianchi Cup. Plus, the rifle for the early frontier, the Hawken is one of History’s Guns. And […]
Midsouth Shooters Supply to Sponsor Crawfish Cup
NRA Action Pistol fans, mark your calendar: Midsouth Shooters Supply has been announced as Title Sponsor of the 2016 Crawfish Cup NRA Action Pistol Regional Championship. This is a big deal for NRA Action Pistol Regional Championships. If other Regional Championships gain sponsorship such as the Crawfish Cup, it would be a major boom for […]
Guns & Gear
Strum Ruger Announces The Silent-SR .22 LR Suppressor 0
LAS VEGAS, NV – Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has introduced the Ruger Silent-SR, a .22 LR sound suppressor. Ruger’s first suppressor features best-in-class materials and an advanced design, resulting in a lightweight, compact size and top-tier sound reduction. The Silent-SR is perfect for any threaded-barrel rimfire host, either pistol or rifle. At only 5-3/8” […]
Colt’s Announces Two “Race Ready” Competition Pistols 0
WEST HARTFORD, CT. – Colt is announcing three innovative new products for the start of 2016; the Colt Competition Pistol™, the Colt Expanse™ M4 Carbine, and the Colt Lightweight Commander®. “We’re incredibly excited about these new offerings,” said Paul Spitale, Senior VP of Commercial Business at Colt. “The Colt Competition Pistol™ is race ready right out […]
Apex Announces New Flat-Faced Forward Set Trigger For Walther PPQ 0
Apex Tactical Specialties announced the upcoming release of the new Apex Flat-Faced Forward Set Trigger for the 9mm, 40S&W and 45ACP Walther PPQ, designed to reduce overall trigger travel by approximately 40% without noticeably reducing the factory trigger pull weight. “Following on the success and popularity of our patented Forward Set Triggers for the Smith & […]
Police
Chicago Concealed Carry Holder Ordered to Surrender Weapons and Permit 0
BRIDGEVIEW, IL -Charles Holmes, 23, of Chicago was ordered to surrender his weapons, FOID card and conceal-carry permit by a Cook Country judge. Charles Holmes, 23, of Chicago, appeared before Judge Peter Felice on a charge of reckless discharge of a firearm. Holmes had gotten into a verbal altercation with another male patron who he accused of […]
More than 2.1 Million Names Added to NICS for Mental Health Issues Since 2013 0
There are currently more than 14 million records in the FBI’s database of those prohibited from purchasing firearms. (Photo: Andrew Link/Winona Daily News) The number of prohibited firearms possessors in the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System due to mental health records has doubled in the past three years after intense efforts to reform […]
Another Law Enforcement Agency Ask Citizens to Carry a Firearm 0
In the weeks following the San Bernardino massacre, several Sheriff’s and Police Chiefs have called for people who can legally carry arms to carry them for increased security of themselves and others. Law officers as diverse as Detroit Police Chief James Craig of Detroit and Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona have asked […]
Delaware Judge Holds that State Constitution Does not Apply in State Parks, Forests
Judge T. Henley Graves Image from capegazette.com A year ago, the Bridgeport Rifle and Pistol Club filed suit against the state against the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. The suit is designed to enforce Article 1, Section 20 of Delaware’s Constitution. From ballotpedia.com: A person has the right […]
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