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Does CDC Data Support Another Backhand Slap at Firearms? :: 03/15/2017
Gun prohibitionists have once again lumped suicide and homicide data together to create a misleading figure about so-called “gun violence.”
Man guilty of smuggling suppressors in from the UK :: 03/15/2017
A Tennessee man originally from Britain was found guilty by a federal jury Monday after he sent six suppressors back to the states from that country without the proper licensing or permits.
No Free Speech for You, , ,at Least in Maryland :: 03/15/2017
Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- The state of Maryland has prosecuted, convicted, fined, and sanctioned a pair of political activists for allegedly producing and delivering an automated phone message thanking a candidate for taking a particular position on a controversial issue.
S.C. Rep. Duncan defends gun silencer bill from New York criticism :: 03/15/2017
South Carolina GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan defended his proposal to ease restrictions on gun silencers after a New York senator went on a tweet storm to disparage the legislation.
Senator Attacking The Second Amendment Knows Nothing About Guns :: 03/15/2017
Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand went out of her way Tuesday to prove she knows next to nothing about guns or silencers.
A Clear, Compelling Reason Why We Need National Reciprocity :: 03/14/2017
America isn’t the country The Washington Post says it is. It’s a big, wonderfully diverse country full of great people—along with some bad neighborhoods and bad guys—with seemingly endless rural stretches where the sheer magnificence of our sprawling landscapes means that police response times might be well above the national average.
Chicago Citizens Arming Up Against Crime as Murders Continue :: 03/14/2017
There’s a new wind blowing in the Windy City as law-abiding Chicagoans are reportedly arming up because, according to the online DNAInfo.com, they are worried about crime in the city.
Committee tables New Mexico background check bill :: 03/14/2017
A panel of legislators in New Mexico shut down a last-minute effort to revive an expanded background check bill Monday, effectively relegating the issue until next session.
In 2017 women and minorities are buying guns. Here's why :: 03/14/2017
During the 8 years he was president, Barack Obama’s administration experienced an explosion in gun sales, with annual background checks more than doubling between 2008 and 2016. In the eighteen months leading up to the 2016 election, gun sales set one new record after another.
PA Democrat Re-Launches Effort to Create Gun Registry :: 03/14/2017
Since he first took office in 2001, Pennsylvania State Representative Angel Cruz has made it a point to advocate for gun control. But some say his latest efforts show how desperate the movement is to cram infringements down gun owners’ throats at the state level.
PA Preemption: Man facing charges after showing up at police station with firearms, ammo strapped to chest :: 03/14/2017
A man is facing numerous charges after showing up at a police station armed with an AR-15 rifle, a handgun and ammo strapped to his chest.
Petraeus and others oppose Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act :: 03/14/2017
Former CIA director and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus and other retired admirals and generals have opposed a bill they say would endanger mentally-ill veterans by allowing them to access firearms.
DRGO: Community in Firearms :: 03/13/2017
Much has been written and many hands have been wrung by Organized Medicine about the perceived “evils” of firearms. The minions of Organized Medicine work furiously and insidiously—both publicly and in the privacy of the exam room—to undermine a private citizen’s right to own and use firearms. They warp statistics and leverage emotions in order to paint the exercise of a Constitutional right as evidence of a flawed morality, or even as a “disease” to be eradicated.
Guns at work: New law allows handguns on private property :: 03/13/2017
Ohio has joined the nation’s stampede to loosen gun laws in recent years, approving laws allowing open- and concealed-carry, adopting a lethal self-defense “Castle Doctrine” measure, and now letting people bring guns onto company parking lots.
Liberty Is Not for Wimps :: 03/13/2017
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Most Americans, whether liberal or conservative, Democratic or Republican, do not show much understanding or respect for the principles of personal liberty.
Pennsylvania lawmakers trying to eliminate state background check system :: 03/13/2017
A pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced companion proposals last week to dismantle the state background check system — a perennial cost-cutting measure so far rejected by fellow legislators despite a mounting $3 billion budget deficit.
Second Amendment may be restored on Army Corps of Engineers land :: 03/13/2017
You might think that a government unit called the “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers” would mainly perform projects such as building military forts and similar facilities. Yet the Corps of Engineers has acquired jurisdiction over many things that have nothing to do with the military.
FYI , AR-15 Rifles Are No Longer Included in Second Amendment :: 03/11/2017
Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- By now you've probably heard about the Federal Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit's horrible anti-rights decision declaring that so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment.
Georgia: The Involuntarily Committed Will Have Their 2A Rights Reestablished in This State :: 03/11/2017
Last Friday, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 99, which would allow those who were involuntarily committed to regain their Second Amendment rights sooner rather than later.
How Switchblades were Banned :: 03/11/2017
In 1958, the United States congress passed a law that banned the manufacture of switchblade knives for interstate commerce. Most states followed the federal example. It was a stupid and pointless law that had no serious effect on criminals, but which ensnared tens if not hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
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