A leading national Second Amendment advocate may have cracked a code by suggesting that the gun prohibition lobby isn’t trying to erase the right to keep and bear arms, but rather they are attempting to nullify the amendment piecemeal via increasingly strict regulations, as noted in an Op-Ed he bylined recently in the Asheboro, N.C. […]
Illinois Gov. Rauner Signs ‘Waiting Period’ Bill
The debate over waiting periods and whether they are effective might take on a new dimension in Illinois, after Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday signed a bill establishing a 72-hour wait for the purchase of all firearms, according to the State Journal-Register. Waiting periods for buying guns are popular on the political Left. The […]
Gun Control on Political Front Burner in Minnesota
Minnesota gun owners are facing an onslaught of advertising bankrolled by anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund as the legislative session draws to a close in a couple of weeks, according to WCCO, the local CBS affiliate. Three television ads are being run, all pushing for so-called “common sense gun laws” […]
New Jersey Gun Rights Group Sues State over Carry Restrictions
Fighting back against what it calls “draconian restrictions on carrying a handgun outside the home for self-defense,” the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC) on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the State of New Jersey to overturn the state’s extremist gun control law. New Jersey’s gun laws made nasty headlines in […]
Do Protection Orders Really Protect, or Should People Arm Up?
The tragic case of a Kent, Washington woman who was murdered at her home over the weekend appears to once again raise the question about just how much “protection” a protective order offers. The Seattle Times is reporting that Karen Perez Placencia, 24, was fatally shot Sunday by her “estranged boyfriend,” identified as Erick Orguno-Perez. […]