Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

January 26, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled the federal law prohibiting handgun sales to out-of-state residents is in the public interest, reversing a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor. The plaintiffs, a couple from Washington, D.C. who tried to buy handguns from a licensed […] Read More

January 19, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman NRA & Russia? We have a report that report that claims the FBI is probing whether Russia “illegally funneled” money through the National Rifle Association and into the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, focusing on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who reportedly has “close relationships” with Russian […] Read More

January 12, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Shooting Death Stats We know that violent crime has been decreasing across the nation for several years. We now see that accidental shooting fatalities are also down by 50% over the last 15 years. Not that the lamestream media cares to report that. Enemies A commenter notes that Hollyweird had an event in […] Read More

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 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 show owner said, […] 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