Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
A heart surgeon was shot and killed this week inside Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston by a visitor who specifically requested to see the doctor, shot him twice, and then killed himself. Police and hospital officials commended the fast response by police and hospital staff, who they said had been trained to respond to an “active shooter” situation. We […]
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 »
Mike Schuetz, the owner of Hawkins Guns LLC, in Hawkins, WI, says the federal government forced the Heritage Credit Union to close his recently opened bank account because he’s in the business of legally selling guns. The United States Consumer Coalition calls this just the latest example of the extralegal overreach of Operation Choke Point, the Obama administration’s illegal effort
Operation Choke Point closes WI bank account Read More »
“You have a mayor who hates guns. “If it was up to me, we wouldn’t have any handguns in the District of Columbia. I swear to protect the Constitution and what the courts say, but I will do it in the most restrictive way as possible.” — Muriel E. Bowser, D.C. mayor, during her first week in office “You can
Enemies Roundup for January 16, 2015 Read More »
In the recent Texas governor’s race, both candidates proclaimed their support for open carry and the expansion of gun rights in TX. But now, the losing candidate, Democrat Sen. Wendy Davis, says that she opposes allowing the open carry of handguns and that she wishes she had a do-over on the support she expressed for the idea in her unsuccessful
Federal judiciary We have a report that former US Attorney B. Todd Jones, 57, who is now director of the ATF, is being considered for US District Judge in Minnesota. Jones was the replacement for Kenneth Melson at the ATF, who was ousted over the Fast & Furious scandal, and Jones has done a remarkable job of continuing the cover-up
B. Todd Jones for federal judge? Read More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI warned local authorities last week of an unsubstantiated, anonymous threat that Islamic State militants would blow up the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge spanning the Mississippi River. The FBI warning apparently indicated that according to an anonymous tipster, Islamic State had instructed a person in Memphis “to blow up the Memphis-Arkansas bridge on an unknown date,
Terrorist threat to MS River bridge and nationwide Read More »
Anti-gun comedian Bill Engvall is scheduled to be the featured entertainer at the 2015 SHOT Show State of the Industry dinner by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Not smart. The NSSF is made up of gun industry companies (as opposed to the NRA, which represents individual gun owners). Gun companies make guns. Engvall wants to ban a bunch of them.
Enemies: Bill Engvall, Mommies, Rejina Sincic & Bloomberg Read More »