According to Illinois gun control advocates, doing something about massive and pervasive failures in the state’s gun control laws means enacting more, bigger and increasingly restrictive gun control laws. Failure to ensure compliance over so many years has resulted in a now-daunting backlog that would require a coordinated, costly effort to fix. A bill pending […]
If you’re a regular reader, you’ve no doubt seen our posts (as well of those in the mainstream media) regarding the current controversies surrounding the National Rifle Association, their EVP and CEO, Wayne LaPierre, and Ackerman McQueen, the NRA’s marketing and PR firm. If you need to catch up, start here. In addition to the […]
OK, this New York Post headline isn’t up there with Headless Body in Topless Bar, but it’s still worthy of merit. Man allegedly hiding drugs in butt accidentally shoots himself in testicles The details are, well, painful. In a number of ways. Cameron Jeffrey Wilson, 27, was carrying a pistol in his front pocket while in […]
You may know Black Aces Tactical for their not-a-shotgun shotguns. Now they’re expanding their line of Pro Series semiautomatics with the new Pro Series S Max full-size semiautomatic shotgun. It sports a walnut grip and forend in your choice of natural or black finish. The Turkish-made Pro Series S Max also ships with an additional birdshead […]
Want to paint a story about a licensed concealed carrier successfully defending himself in the most negative light possible? Easy. Be a big city newspaper editor. They’re the ones who write the titles for articles that happen to document the effects of criminal predators coming up against lawfully-armed individuals. Take, for instance, yesterday’s post by […]
It seems that all of California’s gun control laws — more than any other state in the nation — haven’t been enough to make Los Angelenos feel safe. Which is apparently why the mayor and the city are finally doing something. On 22 May, dystopian ads for gun violence insurance will appear around Los Angeles, […]
Last month, the National Rifle Association sued its longtime PR and marketing firm, Ackerman McQueen for failure to produce detail supporting millions of dollars in billing to the gun rights org. That precipitated a very public fight that resulted in the disclosure of travel, clothing and other spending by NRA EVP and CEO Wayne LaPierre. […]
You’ve heard it a thousand times. “God created men and Sam Colt made them equal.” In other words, a firearm allows a smaller, weaker, slower or older individual to defend him or herself when attacked by someone younger, stronger and faster. Case in point: 80-year-old Ernesto Del Monte of south Florida. He was getting into […]
NRA board member Todd Rathner has posted the following message on his Facebook page: A message from the NRA’s current Officers and Past Presidents. May 22, 2019 My Fellow NRA Member: Since the NRA was founded almost 150 years ago, our adversaries have repeatedly tried to take us down. Today is no different. A recent […]
Michael in GA asked the following in the comment section: Is it counterintuitive to open carry a sub compact pistol? I was at a restaurant for my wife’s birthday with her and her mother. A man one table over stood up and had a Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield on his hip. I nudged my […]
She could have just said, “No Democrat can be a viable candidate in 2020 without supporting radical gun control laws,” but that would have been a Kinsley gaffe. Her campaign doesn’t mention anything about supporting the Second Amendment, but as of her 2012 op-ed, the senator believes in both “the Constitution and an individual’s right […]
Last year, Washington State voters approved a raft of gun control measures collectively known as I-1639. It was a wide-ranging group of Second Amendment infringements including a minimum age of 21 to purchase semi-automatic long guns, “enhanced” background checks, 10-day waiting periods and more. I-1639 got millions of dollars in support from — surprise! — […]
