House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking enough heat to melt the ice cream stash she recently revealed in what the New York Times described as her “high-end appliances” during a kitchen-based interview from her home in San Francisco, where she is self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic panic. The ice cream appears to be at issue, […]
Coronavirus Collateral Damage: Commercial Burglaries up in Seattle, San Jose
UPDATED 4/8 @ 2:45 P.M.–Commercial businesses have been closed by shelter-in-place orders in several states in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, but criminals didn’t get the memo—or maybe they did—because in Seattle, Wash., and San Jose, Calif., there have been reported spikes in commercial burglaries, and one Seattle report said the crime has “exploded.” In […]
As WA Activists Lament Gun Shop Closures, One Candidate Demands Action
Evergreen State gun owners are lamenting on social media that Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee’s “shut down” order didn’t exempt gun stores—though there are scattered reports of some shops remaining open—and now gubernatorial candidate Tim Eyman has an online petition demanding an immediate re-opening of gun shops. Here’s the text of Eyman’s message: “I call on […]
WA State Statute May Hold Solution to CCW Dilemma, or Maybe Not
UPDATED, 3/18 @ 10:55 A.M. — While several law enforcement agencies around Washington State have temporarily suspended fingerprinting services, which are required for submitting applications for concealed pistol licenses, there might be a solution buried in the state statute covering licensing. It’s Paragraph 10 of the law covering application for and renewal of CPLs. It’s […]
SAF on Offense v. New Orleans Emergency Proclamation over COVID-19
The Second Amendment Foundation quickly took the offense against New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell, warning her against “suspending or limiting the sale of firearms and ammunition under her recently proclaimed State of Emergency due to Covid-19.” On March 11, Mayor Cantrell issued a proclamation that included this language: “Subject to the provisions of Act 275 […]
NRA Cancels 149th Annual Meeting, Exhibits over COVID-19
The National Rifle Association has cancelled its 149th annual members’ meeting and exhibits that were scheduled April 16-19 in Nashville. While the announcement was not entirely a surprise—Nashville had been recently hit by a devastating tornado and concerns about the spread of the coronavirus led to an emergency declaration in Tennessee—it comes as a disappointment, […]