Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

July 12, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman ATF antics ATF rescinds prior methods to measure a firearm’s overall length when equipped with a stabilizing brace. Affects “pistol” (with brace), NFA-class “AOW” and “firearm” definitions. No more AR pistols with braces and vertical foregrips. Meanwhile, ATF’s felonious Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal is still unresolved. Election Presidential hopeful US Rep. Eric […] Read More

July 5, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman NRA Extensive NRA update from Ammoland. Language warning. Authored by an anonymous “MJP” on Facebook over the weekend. Jason Ouimet, the NRA-ILA’s Director of Federal Affairs, has been named the interim head of NRA-ILA to succeed Chris Cox. NRA Board Member Punished for Criticizing King Wayne. The NRA meltdown has made the Trump […] Read More

June 28, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman My favorite patriotic video, in observance of Independence Day. Litigation The US Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors have to prove that an individual alleged to have illegally possessed a firearm must know that they are part of a group banned from having the gun in the first place. SCOTUS also ruled that […] Read More

June 21, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Dallas massacre thwarted A man opened fire with an AR-15 rifle at a “gun free” zone in Dallas this week. The attacker became the only casualty when a good guy with a gun shot back. Las Vegas update The latest FBI FOIA production on Mandalay Bay has been posted. It indicates that while […] Read More

June 14, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Virginia Beach The suppressor used in the recent Virginia Beach massacre was legally purchased. Police responding to massacre underway at a municipal building were unable to confront the gunman at one point because they didn’t have the key cards needed to open doors on the second floor. One of the dead victims, a […] Read More

June 7, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Virginia Beach What we think we know: Apparently this was NOT a legal “gun free zone,” but we understand that it is against the rules for city employees to carry guns there and that few non-employees (to whom the rule doesn’t apply) enter the facility. Employment rule, not law. So 10 or 11 […] Read More

May 31, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Military I couldn’t have said it better. “Only two things protect America…the grace of Almighty God and the United States Military” Every day, all year long, active and retired military members — as well as first responders — receive a 10% discount at all locations of 84 Lumber Company. Just show your credentials […] Read More

May 24, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Church Security (videos) The instructor does an outstanding job in this 12-part video series. I strongly recommend that you watch them all. Takes about an hour and a half, total. Litigation The US Ninth Circus Court assumed that the Second Amendment extends to “nonimmigrant visa holders” — and yet it held that the […] Read More

May 17, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman NRA We have more info coming out about the NRA’s underhanded antics regarding how the organization is run. Some details linked below. Like I’ve been saying — it’s time to clean house and elect a new board. The only way to do that is to vote in the NRA election only for candidates […] Read More

May 10, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Politics More about the UN Arms Trade Treaty Democrats make Fast & Furious civil contempt case against Eric Holder go away. (The criminal contempt charge was never prosecuted by the US Attorney in D.C., who worked for Holder.) Also, apparently no perjury charge was ever brought, though Holder clearly lied to Congress under […] Read More