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An unidentified (to protect the guilty) Warren, MI, police lieutenant has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested last week during a downtown Detroit bar disturbance. The lieutenant reportedly argued with the Detroit officers as they investigated the incident. He was placed under arrest on charges of interfering with a police officer and possessing a firearm while intoxicated. Dallas, […] Read More
False hope of gun-free zones
The False Hope of Gun-Free Zones, by Massad Ayoob You may want to copy or print this and send it to uneducated folks who post those silly signs.
Read MoreAbout those signs and bumper stickers
Video — ‘We Don’t Dial 911’ — Legal Problems Caused by Bumper Stickers and Signs
Read MoreMississippi guns in parks and courthouses
OX article on MS state parks gun bans MS Attorney General From Rick Ward: “We have tried for years now to get [MS Attorney General] Jim Hood to file a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus to stop judges from violating the law with regards to our ability to carry guns into courthouses and he keeps turning a blind […] Read More
Baltimore & Ferguson
Baltimore You’ve seen the news about the Baltimore riots this week. The cops admit they are outnumbered, outflanked, and overrun. It can happen anywhere. Meanwhile, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (a Bloomberg and gun control supporter) is aiding the violence with her promise of a safe haven for “protesters” to destroy (thwarted only by the occasional armed citizen protecting life and […] Read More
FL man guilty of battery for tackling man legally carrying
43-year-old Michael Foster was found guilty of battery for tackling another man who was legally carrying a firearm in a Tampa, FL, Walmart, in a January incident caught by surveillance video. Foster was charged after he tackled Clarence Daniels, 62, as he entered the Walmart. Daniels has a CCW permit and was carrying legally and peacefully. Foster followed Daniels into […] Read More
The Brady Bunch
In March, US District Judge Richard Matsch dismissed the lawsuit brought by the Brady Center on behalf of Lonnie and Sandy Phillips, whose daughter died in the Aurora theater shootings. Judge Matsch also awarded attorneys’ fees to the defendants in the case including Lucky Gunner and Sportsman’s Guide. The Brady Bunch alleged that the respondents failed to properly vet the […] Read More
Messmer v. Harrison expands CCW
The US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division ruled in Messmer v. Harrison last week that North Carolina may not discriminate against permanent resident noncitizens in issuing licenses to carry concealed guns. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/04/messmer.pdf
Read MoreFriedman v. Highland Park
Friedman v. Highland Park (Chicago, IL suburb) A three-judge panel of the US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 vote in Friedman v. Highland Park, to erroneously uphold Highland Park’s illegal 2013 ban on evil black rifles and magazines that hold more than 10 cartridges, because “If it has no other effect, Highland Park’s ordinance may increase […] Read More
MS Senators’ quotes about CCW
“The PRIVILEGE* to carry a concealed weapon is extended to law-abiding gun owners. It just makes sense that they should be able to exercise that freedom in states that also ALLOW* concealed carry permits.” — US Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) “The plan takes great care to respect state sovereignty while upholding Americans’ constitutional RIGHT* to keep and bear arms.” — […] Read More
