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Rankin County, MS police impersonator
Officers arrested a Brandon, MS man this week in connection to an assault, handcuffing and kidnapping he allegedly committed while wearing body armor, a gun and a police patch. Deputies recovered “illegal” weapons, stolen items, several law enforcement badges, a police jacket, ball caps with “FBI,” “sheriff” and “police” printed on the front, a blue light and burglary tools. Gary […] Read More
Escapees
The AP reported this week that there are currently more than 130 state prison escapees on the loose across the country. This does not include the hundreds of thousands erroneously released, out on bail or parole, never caught, never convicted or never incarcerated. You are on your own.
Read MoreVPC on FBI records of armed self defense
My response to the widely repeated “news” reports this week which parrot the Violence Policy Center’s claims that FBI reports indicate that guns are “rarely used for self defense” is posted below after the link. Feel free to copy and post as your own response if you agree. Also here is a link to an article on John Lott’s response. In […] Read More
Charleston church massacre: Some observations
A lone white 21 year old man opened fire this week during a prayer or Bible study meeting inside a historic black AME church in downtown Charleston, SC, killing nine people, including the pastor (who was also a state senator and a supporter of President Obama and gun control), and leaving three survivors in an assault authorities described as a […] Read More
Safe with “The Only Ones”?
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. blames S&W M&P pistols for a rise in negligent shootings by deputies, who were trained to violate the rules and can’t keep their booger hooks off their bang switches. If you were taught, and learned, to keep your foot on the gas pedal, would you blame GM if your car moved? Veteran off-duty Neptune (NJ) […] Read More
Idiocy: Sandy Hook fallout & an armed robber
NY elementary school after-care supervisor fired after answering elementary school students’ questions about Sandy Hook shooting, following a required lockdown drill. 18-year-old armed robber Tamon J. Stapleton stormed into an East Knoxville, TN, convenience store at 2:30 a.m. and forced the female employee behind the counter and towards the register with a stolen 9mm pistol to her head. A friend […] Read More
Enemies: Gabby Giffords and the SPLC
Gabby Giffords and husband Mark Kelly, who make a show of being “gun owners” while trying to take your guns away, may themselves be prohibited persons breaking the law by possessing guns. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a left-wing extremist anti-gun nonprofit that lists conservative people and organizations that disagree with it on social issues on a catalog of […] Read More
Followup: NRA’s “deal with the devil”?
Follow up on NRA’s reported attempted “deal with the devil.”
Read MoreSAF instructor training credits
The Second Amendment Foundation’s Training Division has announced that currently certified and insured firearms instructors with at least 2 years of verifiable defensive firearms teaching experience may apply for transfer of credit, and upon approval will be eligible for the 3 day version of the SAFTD firearms instructor certification course. Acceptable certifications include, but are not limited to 11 well-known […] Read More
2015 Gun Rights Policy Conference, Sept. 25-27 in Phoenix
The 2015 Gun Rights Policy Conference will be held Sept. 25-27, 2015 in Phoenix. I understand it’s pretty much all free.
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