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The Only Ones (again)
An unidentified Concord, NC police officer shot himself in the calf while holstering his gun during a training exercise at a shooting range last week. While at a city park with his family, an unidentified off-duty Webb City, MO police officer had to climb onto the playground equipment to help his small child who became distressed at the top of […] Read More
Accidents: don’t pull that trigger!
A gun was fired inside the Pearl, MS Bass Pro Shops by an employee this week. The employee (apparently a greeter) was checking to see if a customer’s .380 pistol was loaded before it was taken for service. It was. The employee was not struck but injured a hand while handling the gun. It is not known where the bullet […] Read More
2 Hattiesburg, MS police officers killed
We now have an unconfirmed report of what happened: Both officers were wearing vests during a traffic stop by Officer Deen. Officer Tate soon arrived to assist Deen. Officer Deen approached the vehicle. Marvin Banks, a felon, was outside the car (we think Deen ordered Banks out) but there was a gun on the front seat. He pulled the gun […] Read More
Armed citizens & why you need hi-cap mags
Armed citizen saves officer from beating with his own baton. Note that usually a beating on the head with a stick is considered a potentially lethal attack, and lethal force is justified to stop it. A beating with a hammer also justifies a deadly force response, and justifies shooting in the back. Why you may want to lock the doors […] Read More
Short “shotguns” & possible CMP 1911s
More about those short “shotguns” More on the possible CMP 1911s
Read MoreNFA Title II, Cajun style
Through the urging of Gov. Jindal’s office, the Louisiana State Police now offers Chief Law Enforcement Officer certification for those seeking to obtain Title II firearms. As required by the BATF, in order to legally own National Firearms Act items such as suppressors, full-auto weapons, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns, a local chief law enforcement officer must sign an individual’s […] Read More
Act to stop online ammo sales. Fired shell cases in MD.
US Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) introduced a bill in Congress — the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 — that would require all ammunition purchases to involve an in-person photo ID check, and create a registry of people who purchase more than 1,000 rounds in five days that will then be forwarded to law enforcement for “follow-up.” Note […] Read More
Justice in Arizona and Ohio + potential SCOTUS review
A retired Navy veteran in Arizona whose gun collection had been seized by Glendale, AZ police now has his firearms back as a result of a Second Amendment Foundation supported case. SAF had intervened in the case of Glendale resident Rick Bailey early last month, taking on funding of the case and working with attorney Marc J. Victor. Police confiscated […] Read More
Franklin Graham on domestic ISIS threat: “in America, we shoot back”
Rev. Franklin Graham weighs in on domestic ISIS threat: “remember that in America, we shoot back.”
Read MorePoliticians acting foolishly in Hattiesburg (MS), MI, PA. More enemies.
Hattiesburg, MS mayor and Bloomberg crony Johnny DuPree (D), currently in civil contempt of a court order, went on FoxNews in the wake of the murders of two Hattiesburg police officers last week and blamed Mississippi’s open carry gun law and purse carry law. Apparently DuPree thinks passing laws stops criminals. OK then, let’s pass a law making it illegal […] Read More
