BREAKING: Court Blocks Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114

Well, that didn’t take long.  Moments ago, a judge in Oregon blocked enforcement of Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114.  Judge Richard Raschio placed a temporary restraining order on the law which would have taken effect Thursday, December 8th.  Guns Owners of America and the GOA Foundation are the organizations behind this along with Gliff Asmussen and … Read more

Woman With a Gun Stops Man With a Steel Beam From Breaking Into Her Home

From the personal defense files comes the latest broad daylight lesson from the great northwest about armed self defense and the effectiveness of orders of protection in deterring From KOMO News . . . Kennewick (Washington) Police say they were called out at about 1:20 p.m., to the 2700 block of south Sherman Street on … Read more

Gun Confiscations R Us: California County Proposes New ‘Gun Removal Team’

According to SFGate, a site that bills itself as the Bay City News Service, a proposal has been put forth by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to facilitate gun confiscation. Now, it’s important to note the proposed gun law applies specifically to people who have had restraining orders (RO) and temporary protection orders … Read more

Woman’s Gun Stops Violent Ex When Restraining Order Fails

A Jacksonville, Florida woman didn’t just rely on a temporary restraining order to keep her ex-boyfriend from coming around her residence. No, when her ex violated the order of protection and broke in a window just after midnight, the 25-year-old woman had both Smith and Wesson in her corner. One thing led to another and … Read more

Defense Distributed, Sued By 21 States, Appeals for Help to Continue the Fight

If you’re a regular reader, you’re familiar with the saga of Cody Wilson’s Defense Distributed and their years-long battle to make files for producing their 3-D printed firearms available online. After finally settling with the Justice Department, they were cleared to distribute the files beginning August 1. But a last minute restraining order put up another … Read more

Springfield Armory Daily Digest: Shannon Resurfaces, The Dilemma of ‘Stun Guns’, and Efficacy of Restraining Orders

In a previous post, RF was doing the Where’s Waldo thing for Shannon Watts. Here she is, getting a big wet kiss from Fortune: The Mom Who Started a Gun Control Movement With a Facebook Page – “In its four years, the group—which Watts says is is not anti-gun, but pro-gun control—has ballooned to ‘an army’ of moms … Read more