Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

January 5, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Obit Mr. Ted Woodall, 65, passed away this week after a battle with cancer. He was a longtime Member, Board Member, and Club Secretary of the Magnolia Rifle and Pistol Club in Byram, MS, and Secretary of the Mississippi State Firearm Owners Association, and apparently a friend to everyone. He will be missed. […] Read More

December 28, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Obit Lt. Col. Lones Wigger, the most decorated shooter in the world, passed away recently at age 80 from complications of pancreatic cancer.  Gun Week magazine called him “by far the greatest shooter in history.” Shoot like a girl Wildlife cadet makes history at training academy [Clarion Ledger] MS state employee anti-active killer […] Read More

December 15, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Cyber-shopping security Moral dads What Being a Dad with a Gun Taught My Daughter [American Thinker] Read More

December 7, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Christmas advertising story Gun dealer’s controversial Christmas billboards back for 3rd year Local news Our local Jackson, MS newsrag apparently thinks its newsworthy that the local gun show is going on as scheduled at the State Fairgrounds this weekend while President Trump is scheduled to be at museum openings mere blocks away. The […] Read More

December 1, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation The US Supreme Court declined to hear two cases involving gun rights: Kolbe v. Hogan, a challenge to Maryland’s 2013 ban on semi-automatic rifles and “large-capacity” magazines; and Norman v. Florida, a challenge to the state’s ban on the open carrying of guns in public. In both cases, the lower federal appeals […] Read More

November 17, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation Newtown/Sandy Hook suit appealed to CT Supreme Court A survivor and relatives of nine people killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre sued Bushmaster’s parent company, Remington, saying the Bushmaster AR-15 stolen and used by the killer, which also happens to be the most popular type of rifle in America, was […] Read More

November 10, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Housekeeping Due to the holiday seasons and erratic schedules, delivery of the 2A News may be sporadic until January. Veterans Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Thank you, veterans. Texas church massacre You’ve heard all about the massacre last Sunday at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, a tiny town near San Antonio, TX. 20 […] Read More

November 3, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman NYC We note that the Islamic terrorist who attacked a crowd of people with a truck in New York City this week was stopped by a good guy with a gun, who shot him right after he jumped out of his truck holding two apparent guns and shouting “Allahu Akbar.” Officials are calling […] Read More

October 27, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Politics The race to the middle on federal gun bills. “I’m well outside the mainstream, and considering what’s floating in that mainstream, I’m darn glad I am.” — Charley Reese 2/19/97 States Democratic attorneys general from 17 states* have written a letter to Congress urging the legislators to abandon the Concealed Carry Reciprocity […] Read More

October 20, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Politics Indiana State Rep. Jim Lucas (R) has drafted a bill to require licenses for journalists just like that state requires for handgun carriers. An opposing “journalist” complained that “The obvious problem is that it means the government gets to decide who gets to practice journalism.” Precisely. The measure would require journalists (anyone […] Read More