Thursday is the 141st anniversary of a “Wild West” shootout that – while it really didn’t happen in the West at all, but in southern Minnesota – carries with it something of a lesson that may be useful today when a gang terrorizes a community. The “Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid,” as it has become […]
College Newspaper Columnist gets it Right about ‘Gun Free Zones’
An opinion columnist for the Collegiate Times in Virginia took a swipe at so-called “gun-free zones” and a poll running with the story suggests a majority of readers agree with her. Amanda Fields, an opinions columnist for the newspaper, wrote that the way “the left has tried to take away gun rights is by implementing […]
No Surprise Here: Suspected Cop Killer A Wanted Felon
The suspect in Sunday’s slaying of a Missouri police officer is in custody and Fox News is reporting what has become something of a non-surprise in terms of today’s crime news stories. Ian McCarthy, wanted in connection with the slaying of Officer Gary Michael, was “also wanted in New Hampshire, where a warrant was issued […]
D.C. Appeals Court Strikes ‘Good Reason’ CCW Requirement
In a stunning victory for concealed carry advocates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of such a requirement in Washington, D.C., but the ruling could have a ripple effect. The ruling is another court victory for the Second Amendment Foundation in a case called Wrenn […]
Armed America: 26% of Handgun Owners Carry, Says Pew Research
Just over one-in-four Americans who own a handgun carry a sidearm “all or most of the time” when they are outside the home, and that ratio jumps to slightly over 40 percent among people who live in what they consider an “unsafe community,” according to a newly-released Pew Research report. The same survey revealed a […]
Armed Citizens Catch Escaped Convicts in Tennessee
One day after the New York Times editorialized against the idea of armed private citizens acting in self-defense, an armed Tennessee homeowner is being credited with apprehending a pair of dangerous Georgia prison escapees, with the help of an armed neighbor. Fox News headlined its report by calling the homeowner a hero. Other news agencies […]
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