Category Archives: Editorials

A Modest Proposal for a National Concealed Carry Permit

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jim Barrett

CCW advocates have been following the progression of HR Bill 822, which proposes national concealed carry reciprocity by which a person who has obtained a valid CCW permit in one state can legally carry concealed in any other state. This … Continue reading →

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Posted in Concealed Carry, Editorials, Handguns | 67 Comments

What He Said

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Robert Farago
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Posted in Editorials, Personal Defense | 27 Comments

New Jersey to Make Killing a Cop Even More Illegal-er

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

There’s an old rule of thumb that states that any law that’s named after someone is almost invariably ill-conceived and poorly written. The reason: named laws (Anton’s Law or Meghan’s Law) are typically enacted in the wake of high-profile incidents … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Editorials, Law and Order | 50 Comments

Carl’s Jr. Shooting and the Use of Force Continuum

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Ryan Finn

The internet is on fire following the release of the video of a deadly shooting outside a Carl’s Jr. in East LA. Armchair commandos, Canadian car guys, average Joes, military vets and law enforcement professionals have all had their say. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Concealed Carry, Crime and Punishment, Editorials, Law and Order, Media, News, Personal Defense | Tagged , , , | 62 Comments

Unequal Protection For The Second Amendment

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Bruce W. Krafft

South Carolina’s new voter ID act has been in the news lately, with various civil rights groups and the Department of Justice damning it as discriminatory and racist. In fact, DoJ Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez … Continue reading →

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Posted in Editorials, Gun Control | 66 Comments

The Carl’s Jr. Shooting: Food for Thought

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Jim Sutherland

I watched the YouTube video from the fast food restaurant shooting story presented by Robert Farago and tried to digest what I witnessed – both in the video and the subsequent comments by posters following the story. My biggest issue … Continue reading →

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Posted in Editorials, Law and Order, Police Procedure | 45 Comments

NSW [Australia] Greens: Three Guns and Done

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Robert Farago

Never take your gun rights for granted. Never believe that “common sense” gun regulations are OK because, well, they seem to make sense. Always keep in mind that the expression “the camel’s nose under the tent” isn’t just an allegory about avoiding … Continue reading →

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Posted in Editorials, Gun Control, Gun Nation | 32 Comments