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Protests in Black and White
Did you hear about the protests in San Francisco this week after a cop shot a man who was armed with “only a pellet gun/replica gun?” No? Maybe because the dead guy was white. Protests of defensive wrongdoing don’t hold water when (a), the defenders were justified, and (b) the protesters are bigots. Please leave this field emptyDon’t miss my […] Read More
Pregnant woman / Naked woman with machete
Pregnant home invasion victim takes gun; perp DRT On December 29, in Indianapolis a home invasion took place around 10 p.m. The two perps forced their way into an apartment occupied by a man and his pregnant fiance. The male resident was armed at the time, but the perps disarmed him. A wrestling match ensued in which the pregnant woman […] Read More
Navy veteran, retired LEO guns confiscated for insomnia!
Navy veteran, retired LEO has guns confiscated under NY SAFE Act after seeking treatment for insomnia. Hospital violates privacy laws. Gov’t. officials violate Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments. I hate to think what they would do if they caught you taking aspirin for a headache.
Read MoreNo criminal charges for John Hinkley, Jr.
Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against John Hinckley, Jr. in last year’s death of former White House press secretary James Brady, who Hinkley shot and paralyzed in his 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. Brady’s 2014 death was controversially ruled a homicide related to injuries received in the 1981 shooting. The US Attorney’s Office for the […] Read More
Jonathan Perloe’s gun-grabber quote
“It’s time to stop calling the efforts of the gun violence prevention movement ‘gun control.’ Contrary to gun rights absolutists who call us ‘gun grabbers,’ we are for reasonable regulation of firearms that keeps guns out of the hands of dangerous people. We also believe in balancing public safety against individual rights with restrictions on highly lethal weaponry such as […] Read More
More enemies…
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 […] Read More
B. Todd Jones for federal judge?
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 […] Read More
Fast & Furious update (again)
Investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson, the only mainstream media reporter to follow the government’s Fast & Furious scandal, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, demanding access to FBI documents that involve her personally, after DOJ started poking around in her life and her business and hacked her computer. Three separate computer forensic exams reportedly showed that hackers used […] Read More
Bill Engvall follow-up
We reported last time that Blue Collar Comedian Bill Engvall, who had made statements in 2011 and 2012 that suggested his willingness to ban certain firearms, is scheduled to speak at the NSSF’s 2015 SHOT Show State of the Industry dinner. Engvall was selected to replace Jay Leno after Leno wimped out following protests from anti-gun groups. After coming under […] Read More
New training program from the Second Amendment Foundation
The Second Amendment Foundation’s new Training Division has announced a new program specifically directed at training the new and inexperienced shooters in the defensive use of pistols, shotguns and carbines. Initial offerings include Methods of Instruction, Defensive Handgun 1&2, Defensive Shotgun 1&2, and Defensive Carbine 1&2. If this works out, it should be a good complement to NRA’s long standing […] Read More
