Gun Rights Examiners

Anti-gunners in poll minority; I-591 backers not contacted prior to endorsement

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:52:10 +0000

Anti-gunners who are voting today in the Portland Oregonian against the idea of legislators learning about firearms are getting the same negative reaction that a couple of PTSA groups in King County are getting on a popular gun rights...

California DOJ asked how ‘smart gun’ without microstamping made ‘safe’ roster

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:46:38 +0000

The Washington Post wrongly reported a Southern California shooting facility was pioneering the sale of so-called “smart guns,” a representative of Oak Tree Gun Club told Gun Rights Examiner Wednesday. That story included a quote from...

New report on old problem: Cops losing guns

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:18:34 +0000

A report in Tuesday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the number of guns lost by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gained traction when Fox News picked it up yesterday, and it is reminiscent of...

Conn. can try to confiscate guns, magazines, but threatened owners have options

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

Update 9:51 AM (CST), 2/27/2014: There is now some question of the validity of the reported letter. St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner regrets and apologizes for any confusion caused by dissemination of insufficiently vetted information.The...

Fight crime: shoot back

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:22:26 +0000

Snohomish County authorities were still investigating last night’s shooting at a private residence near Lake Stevens today, an incident that is getting coverage from all the local news agencies, and is one more example of a trend this...

With violent crime down, state lawmakers hit the gun range

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:12:51 +0000

Yesterday’s “Legislative Shootout” at the Littlerock gun range south of Olympia, covered by KOMO, KING, The Gun Mag and this column, came just hours after the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms...

Rabidly anti-gun 'Mike the Gun Guy' deliberately asks the wrong questions

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's RainbowMike Weisser's Huffington Post bio describes him this way:Gun business for 35 years as...

Two pending cases exemplify shortfalls of ‘universal background checks’

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:44:44 +0000

Two pending criminal cases in Seattle – one reported yesterday by the Seattle P-I.com and the other from early last week on the Seattle Police Blotter – underscore the futility of so-called “universal background checks&rdquo...

Ukrainians demand gun rights as Venezuelans remain silent on issue

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:56:26 +0000

In the wake of public unrest where the government used deadly force against protestors, the Ukrainian Gun Owners Association has proposed an amendment to the nation’s constitution, Townhall.com News Editor Katie Pavlich reported Monday."...

Piers Morgan's 'threat' gives gun owners brand new reason for excitement

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:27:23 +0000

Piers Morgan, CNN's resident imported anti-gun jihadist, is losing his prime time slot on the network, which, it would seem, is belatedly coming to realize that Morgan's show's dismal ratings are a terminal...

Anti-gun California state senator to face federal corruption charges

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:58:36 +0000

Updated: Democrat California State Senator Ronald S. Calderon on Monday pleaded not guilty in federal court to corruption charges in a case that also touches his brother, former California Assemblyman Thomas Calderon, the Sacramento Bee and Los...

Supreme Court ducks three gun cases

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:38:09 +0000

The Supreme Court denied three petitions Monday intended to get a ruling on the applicability of the Second Amendment, SCOTUSblog reported this morning, linking to the court’s Order List.“The Supreme Court refused ... as it...

CNN pulling Piers’ plug, or playing ratings game?

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:02:34 +0000

Updated at 11:40 a.m. PSTThe New York Times reported yesterday, and the Times of London, and the Seattle Times confirmed earlier today that CNN and Piers Morgan may be parting company, only four days after this column questioned...

'Progressive' writer's biggest objection to 2nd Amnd. is best reason it's needed

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

Writing for The Week last Thursday, "progressive" Zack Beauchamp exhorts Americans to "ban the Second Amendment." Immediately under that headline, he pompously intones, "Imagine the Second Amendment didn't exist, and...

Second Second Amendment Symposium at University of Tennessee

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 03:18:43 +0000

Back in 1995, the University of Tennessee Law Review published a Second Amendment Symposium (still available HERE), reported by MJM to bethe most-purchased volume of the Tennessee Law Review, ever-That edition of the Law Review included articles...

Seattle mayor poses dilemma for ‘only cops should have guns’ crowd

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:18:06 +0000

Seattle’s new anti-gun Mayor Ed Murray, who joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns the other day, is posing a dilemma for his liberal base because yesterday he supported a decision that reverses the discipline of a police officer...

Anti-gun California political powerhouses indicted on corruption charges

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:46:23 +0000

California State Senator Ron Calderon and his brother, former Assemblyman Tom Calderon, have been indicted on political corruption charges resulting from an FBI investigation, the Los Angeles Daily News/Whittier Daily News reported Friday, citing...

‘Clark County employees do not lose their rights,’ says commissioner

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:07:17 +0000

While Seattle Times readers don’t think very highly of a proposal, reported by that newspaper yesterday, to allow Clark County employees to have firearms if they are licensed to carry, County Commissioner Tom Mielke in an exclusive interview...

University of Arkansas School of Law declares open carry is legal… Kind of

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:55:43 +0000

In a “law blog” posted on February 13th, the University of Arkansas School of Law has agreed that the Second Amendment lives in Arkansas again, allowing open carry without a permit. Well, kind of.In this decidedly...

Bloomberg flacks continue planned attacks on Second Amendment

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 21:54:49 +0000

“Should we amend the Second Amendment?” Paul M. Barrett of Bloomberg Businessweek asks in a Thursday hit piece designed to legitimize an edit proposed by retired “hero of the political left” Justice John Paul Stevens...

Rasmussen: Plurality supports ‘Stand-your-ground’ law

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 21:33:27 +0000

A new Rasmussen survey released yesterday found that far more American adults favor so-called “stand-your-ground” (SYG) laws than oppose them, while the mother of the Florida teen killed in a 2012 shooting over loud music...

Justice Dept. IG launches ATF storefront sting ‘review’

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:19:38 +0000

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced yesterday that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) will "review" controversial storefront “sting” operations conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...

'Assault weapons,' registration, and the lessons of Connecticut

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

Much has been written of late about what appears to be massive non-compliance with Connecticut's "assault weapon" registration requirement (the guns are banned, but "grandfathered," if the owner registers them). Well, much...

Flak from Bloomberg flack shows GOA over target on immigration and guns

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:22:11 +0000

“I laugh at your foolishness,” Bloomberg View editorial board member Francis Wilkinson snarks in a Wednesday hit piece ridiculing Gun Owners of America’s warning that amnesty and citizenship for illegal aliens will help create...

Mauled in ratings, knocked by Nancy, should Piers Morgan go home?

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:23:00 +0000

Piers Morgan, the man American gun owners love to hate, has taken another ratings pounding according to a story posted today on Deadline.com, and this comes barely 48 hours after the bombastic Brit got an on-air tongue-lashing...

Friday SCOTUS may reveal if it will take another 2A case

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:50:57 +0000

The Washington Times reported yesterday that tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court may announce whether it will take another Second Amendment case – there are three on the table – which could result in yet another ruling that further defines...

HB 875 Does NOT Trump Private Property Rights

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:08:14 +0000

HB 875 passed the Georgia House of Representatives easily this week and is headed to the Georgia Senate. Among other things, HB 875 will remove Georgia’s criminal prohibition on carrying weapons in bars and places of worship...

Gun owners should brace for onslaught of 'smart gun' idiocy

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

With the first so-called "smart gun" (possibly the dumbest misnomer in the history of . . . everything) now on the market in California, the forcible citizen disarmament zealots are already planning to inflict a government mandated...

Dobyns case highlights continued ATF failures, corruption and abuse

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 02:03:48 +0000

Calling the case “discomforting” and “wrenching,” U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Francis Allegra ordered yesterday’s closing arguments in Tucson open to the public in the case of Dobyns vs. United States, KGUN9...

Massachusetts’ Markey revives ‘smart gun’ debate

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:42:05 +0000

Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey today announced that he will push legislation requiring that all new firearms be “personalized” as his panacea to so-called “gun violence,” which is yet another revival of the &ldquo...

Anti-gun editorials demonstrate ignorance of press bias

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:52:52 +0000

Yesterday’s editorial pages in three different newspapers, in California, Florida and Kentucky, regarding two important gun-related cases underscore for gun rights advocates why the mainstream press is no longer taken seriously by the...

Missouri Senate's '2nd Amendment Preservation Act' stripped of poison pill

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:02:08 +0000

In a surprising and unusual parliamentary move Monday, the Missouri Senate voted to strip the "poison pill" amendment to SB 613, the "Second Amendment Preservation Act," discussed in this column last week. The amendment,...

Gun-grabbing, sex-offending ex-rep Reynolds arrested on porn charges in Zimbabwe

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:32:13 +0000

Disgraced ex-congressman Mel Reynolds has been arrested in Zimbabwe on pornography and immigration charges, Fox News reported Tuesday.“Reynolds was arrested Monday at a Harare hotel after he brought several Zimbabwean models and other women...

Gottlieb: Concealed carry should not be subject to bureaucratic whim

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:01:42 +0000

A 28-minute video posted today on The Gun Wire features Bellevue gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb telling Hawaii Reporter editor Malia Zimmerman that this year’s mid-term elections “are going to be very important for gun...

Concealed carry boom continues; women are big segment of buyers

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:09:12 +0000

Sunday’s report by KWES News that New Mexico saw “more than twice as many concealed carry permits…issued” last year puts that state in line with just about every other state in the nation, and...

IL state senator would require federal manufacturing license to print gun parts

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

As discussed yesterday, 3-D printing of firearms is not yet the biggest threat to the gun ban zealots' fantasy of a "government monopoly on force," by virtue of the fact that more capable firearms can still...

Courant could be shown costs of calling for arrests of ‘undocumented gun owners’

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:16:28 +0000

With its call to the state of Connecticut to identify, arrest and prosecute gun owners who have not complied with “assault weapon” registration edicts, The Hartford Courant has removed all pretenses of “common sense gun safety...

Another Florida verdict, another attack on ‘stand-your-ground’

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:39:20 +0000

Saturday’s jury verdict in the Florida murder trial of Michael Dunn over the shooting death of Jordan Davis has once again ignited a debate about “stand-your-ground” laws when the doctrine had nothing to do...

'80% receivers' go mainstream

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:02:08 +0000

This column has closely followed the emerging phenomenon of 3-D printed firearms, but the fact remains that for now and for the immediately foreseeable future, other methods of building a gun at home will be cheaper, easier, and yield...

Ninth Circuit ruling strikes down broad limits on concealed carry licenses in CA

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:37:50 +0000

In a stunning decision on February 13, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California's broad limits on the issuance of concealed carry licenses "impermissibly infringe on the Second Amendment right to bear arms in...

Courant demands on gun enforcement present dilemma for state

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:17:44 +0000

Decrying estimates that “scores of thousands of Connecticut residents failed to register their military-style assault weapons with state police by Dec. 31,” The Hartford Courant published an editorial Friday declaring “State Can&...

The 46 Senators Voted to Destroy Us?

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:18:03 +0000

We have no business whatsoever of accusing the ‘left’ that facts confuse them when WE can not get our facts straight. We have no business of accusing the ‘left’ of spreading fear when WE do exactly...

FBI wants this guy, asks Examiner’s help

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:56:33 +0000

The FBI is looking for a convicted felon and registered sex offender named Kevin Anthony Briggs who may be traveling through the Pacific Northwest, and they want this guy bad, contacting this column and other local media including the Seattle...

Demanding Moms have strange bedfellow in NAACP ‘jaywalking’ apologist

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:39:49 +0000

The head of the New England Area Chapter of the NAACP decried the expulsion of a Massachusetts state representative by comparing his assaulting a woman to jaywalking.“[Carlos Henriquez] was convicted of two misdemeanors -- not felonies --...

Ninth Circuit’s Peruta ruling reveals faults with other circuit opinions

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:40:13 +0000

Yesterday’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court affirming the right of citizens to be armed outside their homes for self-defense faults rulings on carry permits by three other court circuits and clearly suggests to gun rights advocates...

Senator Durbin wants to mandate 1-round limit on magazines

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

An (obviously canned) email this correspondent received from United States Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) makes a startling admission, if startling only for its honesty (emphasis added):I support efforts that address illegal possession and use of...

Senate version of Missouri 2nd Amnd. Preservation Act amended into step backward

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

The Missouri state senate voted Tuesday in favor of SB 613, the "Second Amendment Preservation Act." This is not the final vote before the bill is sent to the House--it must pass one more Senate vote...

Big Turnout at February 2014 Farragut Gun Club

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:52:55 +0000

The Farragut Gun Club met February 10 at Gander Mountain in Turkey Creek. Is attendance already outgrowing the space? I counted 75 in attendance, but I believe there were actually more than that. Bill Johns moderated the meeting, and...

College editorial calling ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws racist ignorant on all counts

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:20:09 +0000

Claiming “Stand Your Ground” laws are “reminiscent of old Jim Crow laws,” a Monday editorial in the University of South Florida’s The Oracle demonstrates ignorance on many levels, but especially when it comes to...

Holder wants felons' voting rights restored, wants them to remain defenseless

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

In comments delivered yesterday at the Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights Criminal Justice Forum at Georgetown University Law School, Attorney General Eric Holder argued that state laws imposing a lifetime ban on voting rights for felons...

ATF issues new license to Miss. gun dealer to replace one improperly revoked

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 01:09:00 +0000

A Mississippi gun dealer has been issued a new Federal Firearms License by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to replace one its inspectors improperly revoked, the firearms retail industry legal compliance consultancy firm...

IL State Rep. Kelly Cassidy introduces gun registration Intolerable Act

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 07:02:06 +0000

Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-14th District) introduced HB 4715, the "Firearms Registration Act" last Wednesday, and in years of observing Illinois gun politics, this correspondent has never seen such a draconian gun law...

ATF denying public access by disqualifying gun trust rule change comments

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:24:16 +0000

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives is disqualifying "more than 1,000 comments" submitted on its proposed rulemaking change ATF-41P, regarding “Machine Guns, Destructive Devices and Certain Other Firearms;...

Texas man defending home will not face murder charges over dead deputy

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

A grand jury refused to indict Henry Goedrich Magee, who last December, shot and killed Burleson County Sgt. Adam Sowders, as Sowders and fellow officers served a warrant at Magee's home on suspicion of illegal drug activity.&nbsp...

‘Gun control’ advocates' arrests highlight irony and hypocrisy

Sat, 08 Feb 2014 20:50:22 +0000

In an incident seen by some as a bit of supreme irony, a local “gun control” proponent has been arrested on two felony charges for bringing a concealed handgun into a New York elementary school, causing “an...

Tester shows true regard for gun rights in Post Office bill committee meeting

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:19:08 +0000

Crowing about a setback for gun rights advocates, the Michael Bloomberg-backed Moms Demand Action issued a press release Thursday expressing their pleasure that “the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs rejected an...

Farragut Gun Club February 2014

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:35:09 +0000

Residents of Farragut and the surrounding area now have an opportunity to meet with other liberty minded folks at the Farragut Gun Club, held at Gander Mountain in Turkey Creek.Organizer Bill Johns has put together a good slate of...

'Progressive' writer uses Hoffman death to equate gun makers to heroin dealers

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 07:02:06 +0000

The death, probably by heroin overdose, of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman last weekend has attracted considerable attention in the gun rights/"gun control" debate. This stems from the fact that Hoffman had lent his celebrity and talent...

Demanding Moms ‘go postal’ on Rand Paul amendment to USPS bill

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:36:36 +0000

Responding with trademark bristling shrillness and indignation over an amendment introduced by Sen. Rand Paul to S.1486, “Postal Reform Act of 2013,” that would overturn restrictions on lawful carrying of firearms into United States...

Surgeon General nominee's vow to refrain from anti-gun agenda likely big fat lie

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

As the hard-charging, no compromise gun rights advocacy group Gun Owners of America warned members Tuesday, the Senate is considering President Obama's nomination of the rabidly anti-gun Dr. Vivek Murthy as the next Surgeon General of...

Leaked Snowden document suggests answer to gun blog question

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:58:22 +0000

Some calls assumed protected by attorney-client privilege may not result in National Security Agency wiretaps being turned off, a Tuesday story by The Nation reported. That revelation goes to the heart of a question raised last month on Gun...

MO 2nd Amnd Preservation Act decried by man who wants Constitution 'superseded'

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

In a five-to-one vote on January 28, the Missouri Senate General Laws Committee approved Missouri Senate Bill 613, the "Second Amendment Preservation Act." Like HB 1439, the House version covered here in January, SB 613...

Georgia Gun Owners Doubles Down on Its Dishonesty

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:30:55 +0000

Following publication of my last column, National gun rights group misrepresents pending Georgia gun bill, two things happened. First, GeorgiaCarry.Org published a post on its web site by attorney John Monroe describing how Georgia Gun Owners is...

Texas open carry group seeks spotlight on harassment of veterans and gun owners

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:14:30 +0000

“Recently we've unearthed some sickening corruption in a nearby town and it's led to unlawful arrests and gun confiscations from two veterans that are also Oath Keepers,” a Friday Facebook message from James Franklin...

Even compliance with Connecticut 'assault weapon' ban not enough for gun-haters

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

The anti-gun jihadists of the Connecticut government, who boast that the state's ban of so-called "assault weapons" (recently upheld as "Constitutional" by a federal judge despite his admission that the banned...

Brinks receives four new FFLs after dropping revocation appeal

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:55:22 +0000

Brink’s Incorporated “has voluntarily dropped its appeal of the revocation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of Brink’s Federal Firearms License for its Coppell, Tex. headquarters,” FFLGuard, a...

Conn. 'assault weapon' court ruling admits their 'common use,' doesn't care

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:02:07 +0000

As National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea reported Friday, United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello upheld Connecticut's draconian "assault weapon" ban, in what gun rights advocates involved describe as "only the first...

National "gun rights" group misrepresents pending Georgia gun bill

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:02:26 +0000

Does HB 875, a new gun related bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives, contain “a dangerous new mental health mandate” as some are claiming?Georgia Gun Owners, a three year old branch of Dudley Brown...

Local control of guns in parks

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:20:25 +0000

“I support Second Amendment rights, but* I think we can also draw a distinction here,” Overbey said, and not be “telling local governments what to do." Read the rest of this at&nbsp...

IL gun-haters deny trying to attack gun rights--while advocating 2nd Amnd repeal

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 07:02:07 +0000

The Chicago Sun-Times--affiliated Glenview Announcements reported Wednesday that a planned public discussion the previous week on Illinois' new concealed carry law, to be led by state Representative Laura Fine (D-17th District), and held at...

Is Ukraine heading toward revolution?

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:39:31 +0000

Recently, there have been reports of battles between citizens and police in Kiev, Ukraine, the capital of this former Soviet Union "Republic". Is this the beginning of a revolution?Ukraine was subjected to mass starvation by Uncle Joe...

‘Snowlection’ to decide control of Va. Senate, fate of gun rights bills in 2014

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 04:56:10 +0000

Almost 600 gun rights activists swarmed the Virginia General Assembly Building and Capital Square grounds on Martin Luther King Day to lobby legislators and rally for expanded gun rights. The annual lobby event was organized by the Virginia...

Run for your life

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:31:53 +0000

Recently, as I was passing by the Campbell Station Park in Farragut, I saw a young female runner cross Campbell Station Road, and disappear into the woods. She was outfitted in typical jogging attire: tank top, shorts and sneakers, with...

Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act filed In Senate

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:52:33 +0000

From the Tennessee Firearms Association (TFA)Bill would prohibit enforcement of federal firearms laws within Tennessee bordersNASHVILLE, TN - An expansion of the 2009 Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act was introduced yesterday by Senator Mae Beavers ...

Farragut Gun Club inaugural meeting

Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:03:16 +0000

The inaugural meeting of the Farragut Gun Club was held Monday night at Gander Mountain at Turkey Creek in Farragut, Tennessee. Bill Johns, of Farragut, presided over the event. Those present discussed a number of ideas for the...

House 'Constitutional Authority Statements'

Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:28:19 +0000

Once again, we are seeing bills introduced into the House, which requires a ‘Constitutional Authority Statement’ to even be read and that statement is totally incorrect for the proposed bill/law.The latest is H R 3829To amend...

Unplanned firearm discharge

Sun, 12 Jan 2014 03:32:19 +0000

"You will have an accidental discharge," said Mr. Weist, my Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit (HCP) instructor. "The only question is where is the gun pointed when that happens." I had mine. I had...

A congressional scorecard of the 113th Congress ???

Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:51:46 +0000

Based on the U.S. Constitution?While the percentages cannot be confirmed, mainly due to the lack of methodology used but also because New American’s understanding of the Constitution is yet to be determined. The particular...

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK 47, dies at age 94

Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:47:54 +0000

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the world's most popular rifle, the AK-47, died yesterday in Izhevsk, Russia. He was 94 years old.The AK-47 has the distinction of being one of the most widely used rifles...

Happy Bill of Rights Day 2013

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:04:48 +0000

Today, December 15, 2013, we celebrate the 222nd anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was established as a check on government. Sadly, however, the Second* of these first Ten Amendments to the Constitution...

ATF’s new rules for registering machine guns and other NFA items under fire

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 01:09:46 +0000

In 1934 the Congress established the National Firearms Act (NFA) under its power to tax. The NFA requires that both natural persons and legal entities like corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and trusts register certain firearms like...

Salaries in Congress - are they worth it?

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:56:22 +0000

Have you ever wondered what the salaries are for Congress? The following are just the bare bones which does NOT include travel expenses, entertainment (State?) expenses and a host of other perks. President------------------------------------$400...

Michigan Supreme Court upholds open carry

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:51:04 +0000

Ending a long standing dispute over whether public libraries can ban gun carry, the Michigan Supreme Court decided to leave standing the Michigan Court of Appeals decision holding that the Capital Area District Libraries overstepped its authority...

Emily Gets Her Gun book review

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:40:49 +0000

The word Hero is often used casually in modern American Society. Occasionally, however, someone comes along who truly fulfills the meaning of the word. True heroes usually did not set out to be honored as heroes.Audie Murphy did not...

Jesse Jackson's Stand Your Ground Lawsuit Misrepresents Facts

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:35:03 +0000

Stand your ground lawsuit misstates facts about prior shootingGeorgiaCarry.Org filed a motion to intervene this week in a lawsuit brought by Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition. The lawsuit claims that Georgia's so called “stand...

Carrying a gun is now reasonable suspicion of a crime

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:16:10 +0000

Court says that "carrying a gun out in the open" should result in detention, questioning, and disarming.Most Georgians assume that carrying a pistol openly is something that they can do without fearing harassment by local police officers...

Farragut parks gun ban up for vote

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 01:48:23 +0000

The Town of Farragut has been considering an ordinance to rescind their ban on permit holders carrying a handgun in Farragut parks. They will vote on the ordinance this Thursday, October 24.All who are interested in restoring your...

Hopefully Sheriff Joe has his ducks in the proper order

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 01:17:35 +0000

Whether Obama’s birth certificate (BC) is a forgery or not is irrelevant. Not good, but if born on US Soil, he is eligible to be President, so long as he can prove it. THIS IS IMPORTANT.If...

Occam’s Razor and the US Constitution

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 03:05:55 +0000

Occams Razor: The principle states that: "Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily." Or"When you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better." or“If...

Send members of Congress to a Constitution 101 class (3)

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:40:49 +0000

This is the third installment under the above title and the first two installments can be seen here and here.In the Constitutional Authority Statement, once again we are going to explore yet another abuse of the Constitution...

Send members of Congress to a Constitution 101 class (2)

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 02:33:02 +0000

This is the second installment under the above title and the first installment can be seen here.H.R. 2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013Introduced: Aug 01, 2013Sponsor: Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL11]This is just one...

Send members of Congress to attend a Constitution 101 class (1)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 21:02:07 +0000

Should members of Congress actually know the Constitution and how it is supposed to work?At the beginning of the 113th Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives added a new rule that whatever bill was submitted, that bill...

A new LOW for Congress.

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:23:17 +0000

H.R. 3203 was just introduced.The short title: “Restore the Tour Act”.The full title:“ To provide the people of the United States with an opportunity to make gifts to the United States Government to...

The Supreme Court virtually shredding the Constitution

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 22:25:47 +0000

United States v Cruikshank (1876)The Court ruled that the First Amendment right to assembly was not intended to limit the powers of the State governments in respect to their own citizens. In addition, the Justices ruled that the Second...

Repeat a Zimmerman lie long enough, and . . .

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:52:46 +0000

George Zimmerman has been repeatedly castigated in the press and media. The facts revealed at trial indicate that he was the victim of a crime, not the perpetrator.My local newspaper, the Knoxville News-Sentinel, recently had two guest editorial...

First Starbucks, now Staples office supply store

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:41:09 +0000

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense issued a press release stating, “We are grateful to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz for stating unequivocally, ‘Everyone is welcome in our stores, but weapons are not.’” Emboldened by its...

Senators hear from man convicted on public gathering charge

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:03:50 +0000

Thomas Weaver's arrest and conviction on a firearms charge has created a lot of problems for him even after he served his sentence. Mr. Weaver told a Senate study committee on Tuesday that his conviction has made...

Open carry rising: states, courts, expand open carry rights

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:48:01 +0000

The open carry movement scored some big wins this year, indicating that ‘open carry’ has not lost steam as a legal and social engine of American gun rights. This year three states have legalized or expanded open...

Kansas university professor wishes death on NRA family members in mass shooting

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:31:14 +0000

A Kansas journalism professor blamed the NRA for the Navy Yard shooting and wished for the death of NRA member’s families in a tweet posted on Sept 13.The tweet by, David Guth, reads:" #NavyYardShooting The blood...

You and your gun are no longer welcome at Starbucks

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:13:51 +0000

Starbucks has mainly ignored the issue of guns in its stores, taking no position on the issue in spite of intense pressure from anti-liberty activists who have signed petitions and threatened boycotts. Prior to yesterday, its only official...