Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
Following the deaths of two French police officers during the January 7 Charlie Hebdo attack and another officer death during an attack the following day, French police are demanding more guns and guns that are more powerful. So even European police say that more guns are the answer, not fewer? Enough gun? “Let’s total this up. The four [Paris] attackers […]
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Beginning over two years ago, at least 50 US law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the US Marshals Service, have equipped their officers with clandestine radar devices that allow them to effectively see through walls to find if anyone is moving inside. The technology raises legal and privacy issues because the US Supreme Court has said officers generally cannot
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A Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector from Atlanta was arrested at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after a firearm was allegedly found in his carry-on bag at the security checkpoint. The TSA said in a statement it was investigating along with the FAA, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. Why it takes three agencies to
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Newly unsealed documents in the case of retired whistleblower ATF agent Jay Dobyns suggest that the government misbehaved during the trial in 2013, leading to DOJ attorneys being barred from filing further documents in the case. The documents suggest that the illicit antics may have extended to surveillance of Dobyns’ Phoenix attorney even up into this month.
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BATFE has reneged on its previous stance regarding “stabilizing braces” for AR-style handguns. Now ATF says that using such a brace as a shoulder stock on a pistol so equipped “constitutes a ‘redesign’ of the device because a possessor has changed the very function of the item.” Does that mean if you fire a long gun one-handed and without its
BATMEN and ‘redesigned’ AR-style handguns Read More »
The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, formed in the wake of the school shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, wants restrictive gun laws, including an unconstitutional ban on the sale and possession of any gun that can fire more than 10 rounds without reloading. “Whether or not this law would stand the test of constitutionality is not for this commission to decide,”
Newtown update: The Constitution State? Read More »
We understand that President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Speech contained eight instances where Obama mentioned guns or gun violence (sic). He called for more background checks as well as restrictions on firearms and standard capacity magazines. This year, not so much. We are aware of NO mention of guns, firearms, or background checks, and the only mention of
State of the Union: 2015 vs. 2013 Read More »
US Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced H.R. 131, a bill that would more comprehensively address the legal interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition for law-abiding gun owners. Current federal law (Firearm Owners Protection Act) guarantees the right of law-abiding persons to transport (unloaded in a locked case, not carry) firearms between two interstate locations where they have a legal right
1 pro-gun and 3 anti-gun bills in Congress Read More »