Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
US Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says he wants the $580 million Army contract to replace its handguns, to include two “safety” provisions — the winning bidder must develop “smart gun” technology, and must cut off business ties with the “1 percent” of gun dealers that sell guns to criminals. I have two words for potential bidders: “Smith and Wesson.” The […]
Gun “safety” as gun control Read More »
The US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has rejected an amendment that would have allowed the virulently anti-gun Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the “underlying causes” of “gun violence,” as if it were a disease carried by germs. As if to illustrate why this is necessary, a new “study” by the anti-gunners at Harvard University claims more
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Reminder that the new Mississippi “purse carry” law, which allows concealed carry in a bag without ANY permit, took effect July 1, so it is now legal. It also appears to me that this is a legal way to carry concealed into the list of places that the regular permit (or the enhanced permit) does not authorize. It still would
Reminder that the new Mississippi “purse carry” law, which allows concealed carry in a bag without ANY permit, takes effect July 1. I also read this as a legal way to carry into places that the regular permit (or the enhanced permit) does not authorize. It still would not apply to federal facilities or perhaps to places which have a
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H.R. 2753, “The Fairness in Firearms Testing Act,” introduced in the US House by Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA), would require the ATF to make a videotape of any guns they test and to make those recordings available to everyone, in an effort to protect many gun owners from being framed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as
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Lawful Purpose in Self Defense Act H.R. 2710, the Lawful Purpose in Self Defense Act, has been introduced by US Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) along with some 50 co-sponsors. It would: eliminate ATF’s authority to reclassify popular rifle ammunition as “armor piercing” ammunition; provide for the lawful importation of any non-National Firearms Act firearm or ammunition that may otherwise be
Lawful Purpose in Self Defense Act. Handgun Trigger Safety Act. Read More »
Gun-banning US Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who was elected on an anti-gun platform, has introduced the Firearm Risk Protection Act, which would require gun buyers to have liability insurance coverage before being allowed to purchase a weapon, and would impose a fine of $10,000 if an owner is found not to have it. Service members and law enforcement officers (the
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Under the “Protect Our Military Families’ Second Amendment Rights Act” introduced in the US House by Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA), military spouses would be allowed to buy a handgun outside their home states of record. Right now, only the military member can make such a purchase. The 1968 Gun Control Act does not allow others the same right. Here’s an
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