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Jay Leno cancels appearance at 2015 Las Vegas SHOT Show
Comedian Jay Leno has unilaterally canceled his scheduled appearance at the NSSF’s 2015 Las Vegas SHOT show, due to his caving in to pressure from anti-gunners. Leno said that he’d spoken with Po Murray of the Newtown Action Alliance to let her know. “I understand it’s Newtown, and of course I get it,” Leno said. “It’s just sometimes, mistakes get […]
Read MoreTom Brokaw on CNBC’s Squawk Box pushed for ban on semi-automatic rifles
Earlier this month in a stroke of genius, I did not report the story that news anchor Tom Brokaw was hosting an NBC Sports special showing his return to South Dakota for the opening of pheasant season. This week, Brokaw appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to promote the show and spent a portion of the promotion pushing for more gun […]
Read MoreFacebook banned ad for gun safes and vaults
Hyatt Guns, in Charlotte, NC, recently posted an ad for gun safes and vaults on their Facebook page as part of a Veterans Day promotion. Almost immediately, Facebook’s speech Nazis removed the ad from Hyatt’s page. Facebook says that since Hyatt sells guns, which are banned from Facebook, advertising for these other, innocuous products is also banned, although Facebook’s official […]
Read MoreNews from Abroad
Russia From sputnicknews.com, on 18 November, 2014: MOSCOW, November 18 (Sputnik) – Russia has updated its legislation to allow civilians to carry firearms for self-defense, according to an amended decree on lethal weapons that appeared Tuesday on the official database of Russian laws and legal documents. Russia now allows better gun rights than the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, […]
Read MoreF&F and First Amendment update
Although we mentioned this many months ago, we now have proof. A Department of Justice document dump to government watchdog Judicial Watch, made public this week, shows that former DOJ spokeswoman and Eric Holder minion Tracy Schmaler talked to the White House about “out of control” investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson. Attkisson was covering the felonious ATF Operation Fast and Furious […]
Read MoreWA museum plans to return borrowed WWII firearms
The Lynden Pioneer Museum in northern Washington state plans to remove about a dozen borrowed firearms from a World War Two exhibit and return them to their owners to comply with the state’s new gun control law that requires background checks for all gun “transfers.” Washington voters passed legislation earlier this month expanding background checks on all firearms purchases to […]
Read MoreLegality of the SigTac SB15 pistol stabilizing brace
Regarding an inquiry about a short-barreled shotgun design that incorporated the SB15 brace (which is intended to allow a shooter to fire an AR-style pistol with one hand using a Velcro strap to attach it to the arm, and has heretofore been classified as a pistol and not a short-barreled rifle), Acting Chief of the BATF’s Firearms Technology Branch Max […]
Read MoreAttorney filed request that the DC be held in contempt of court
Attorney Alan Gura has filed a request that the District of Columbia be held in contempt of court in the 2009 Palmer v. District case for enacting new gun laws that are so restrictive as to be out of compliance with US District Judge Frederick Scullin’s order to allow for concealed carry in the city. Gura argued that “despite passing […]
Read MoreSecond machine gun suit has been filed
A second machine gun suit has been filed in Pennsylvania. The previous one was reported from Texas. This complaint for declarative and injunctive relief was filed last week in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff Ryan S. Watson, acting individually and as trustee of the Watson Family Gun Trust, is suing Attorney General Eric H. […]
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