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Second Amendment Foundation – Appeasement?
Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation, a fine organization doing great work without which we would not have many of our pro-gun court decisions, is still saying that pro-gunners should be proactive in writing and promoting gun control legislation such as background checks, instead of letting our enemies get those laws passed while we sit on the sidelines. Well, […] Read More
Senator Boxer to retire
Virulent liberal anti-gun US Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), elected to the Senate in 1992, has announced that she will not seek re-election to a new term next year. Boxer, 74, is a staunch abortionist, gun banner and left-wing tree hugger. The crop of aspiring Democrat replacements looks no better than she did.
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MS Gun News’ Dana Criswell running for state representative
Dana Criswell, a pro-gunner who is the owner, editor, and author of the popular blog, Mississippi Gun News, has announced his candidacy for MS State Representative, District 6 in Olive Branch. Election is Aug. 5.
Read MoreUltra-liberal NY governor, anti-gun zealot Mario Cuomo
Former three-term ultra-liberal NY governor and anti-gun zealot Mario Cuomo died last week of natural causes at age 82. Although he was reported to be very smart, it did not show when it came to vilifying inanimate objects. One of Cuomo’s survivors, son Andrew, was New York’s attorney general before becoming the current governor of NY, and is likewise an […] Read More
New Year’s Eve gunfire
We warned in the last newsletter about the danger of celebratory gunfire into the air, for instance on New Year’s Eve. We are now aware of at least one injury caused by a falling bullet penetrating the roof and ceiling of a local (Jackson, MS area) church, injuring a woman attending there. We also have reports of a bullet hole […] Read More
NRA Petition to Congress
Click to join an official petition to the 114th United States Congress urging them to “vote down every bill, resolution, and amendment that would infringe upon my Second Amendment rights.”
Read MoreMS legislation: death penalty for mass shootings, terrorist acts
Mississippi’s legislature is back in session. We should have a full list of gun related bills after the filing deadline (Jan. 19). The Mississippi Prosecutors Association is asking the Legislature to broaden the death penalty (capital murder) to include mass shootings and terrorist acts with two or more fatalities. Current capital murder statutes cover the deaths of a peace officer, […] Read More
25 AGs join amicus brief in support of 2nd Amendment
The Attorneys General of 25 other states have now joined an amicus brief filed by the State of Nebraska asking the US Supreme Court to overturn a San Francisco ordinance which infringes upon Second Amendment rights. The brief was filed in the case of Jackson v. San Francisco in opposition to a city ordinance requiring that guns be stored in […] Read More
Lead ban follow-up
As we guessed last time in our report on the EPA lead ban petition being shot down, the left-wingnuts trying to ban lead ammunition and fishing tackle aren’t giving up. Bill Snape, a senior attorney with plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity said, “We are absolutely going to push forward with our campaign to end lead ammunition. We think it’s the […] Read More
StressFire II: Advanced Combat Shotgun
Title: StressFire II: Advanced Combat Shotgun Author: Massad F. Ayoob Genre: Antiques & Collectibles Release Date: 1982-02-01 Pages: 198 Second Volume in Massad Ayoob’s series on Gunfighting for Police: Advanced Tactics and Techniques. Learn more about this book from Amazon
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