Saturday, May 23, 2015

Open Carry, HB 910 Substitute, in Texas Senate now

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HB 910, the Texas licensed open carry bill, passed the House by 2/3 margins.  The bill went through the Senate State Affairs Committee, ...

TX: Credible Rumors on Jihadist Shooting at Free Speech Event

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The above picture is photo-shopped, and was posted as a clever joke.  The man in the "blue polo shirt" is actually an photo-sh...
Friday, May 22, 2015

NRA: Gun Control’s Branding Problem

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This is an excellent, well written article that strikes at the core of disarmists support. If you consider gun control as a brand of advoc...

Bob Owens: Journalists in Fantasyland: How Anti-Gun Media Convince Themselves Gun Ownership Is Declining

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Bob does a good job with this article. One of the more interesting aspects of covering firearms-related news is the volume of data that is ...
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Dave Workman: Heat for Texas prof supporting gun control, while NY writer takes different tac

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A professor at the University of Texas at Austin is taking heat for an Op-Ed in the Dallas Morning News calling for restrictive gun contro...

SC Followup: Both claim Self Defense, Both Arrested

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According to the report, both men said the other one fired shots first and each said they acted in self-defense. Both King and Chamberlain t...

FL followup: Suspect who was shot, arrested on Burglary charge

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RIVIERA BEACH — A 24-year-old Riviera Beach man who was shot during an argument last month was arrested Tuesday on burglary and assault char...

TX: Wounded Suspects of Home Invasion are Recovering

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About 11:40 p.m. Thursday, police responded to 104 N. Alabama St. on reports of a home invasion and shots fired. A person in the house told ...

FL: Shots Fired at Burglary Suspects

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Investigators have released seven video surveillance images depicting the two burglars and their vehicle involved in a shooting Tuesday nigh...

2A Northern Mariana Islands Amended Complaint Filed 22 April, 2015

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The second amendment lawsuit against the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has been amended to include both...

TX: Popular Knife Rights bills Bottled up by Democrat

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Two popular bills that would reform antiquated knife laws in Texas are being bottled up by a Democrat legislator.   Both bills have bipa...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

TX: Truck Burglary Suspect Shot

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Police believe the suspected burglar was visiting a friend at the apartment complex when he broke into a truck in the parking lot. The truck...

FL: Home Invasion Gunfight, no Charges?

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Unusual that the homeowner does not wish to press charges. The victim in the home invasion drove himself to a hospital, but his condition is...

TX: Wife Shoots man Assaulting Husband

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The sheriff's office said it appeared from their initial investigation that the suspect broke in through the front door, and confronted ...

Judge Halts DC's Rule Requiring Justification for 2A Rights

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The courts may have forced the District of Columbia to recognize its citizens' right to keep and bear arms, but the city did all it coul...
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TX: Open Carry Statement of Intent in Texas Senate Committee

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  HB 910, licensed open carry, has passed the Texas House by large margins (96-35).  A near identical bill, SB 17, passed the Senate by ...
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Open Carry in Lordsburg, NM

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On my way to the NRA annual meeting, I passed through Lordburg, New Mexico on I-10.   It is a convenient place to fuel the truck and myse...
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Dave Workman: Astroturf v. grassroots: The ‘rights versus regulations’ battle continues

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While the well-funded Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility ( WAGR ) is planning its third annual fund-raising luncheon next month – a...
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From Metrocosm.com: NFA Registered Weapons by State

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 The excellent article to go with this graphic is at metrocosm.com .  At the article, the graphic is interactive, and allows you to clic...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

MI: Armed Dialysis Patient stops Armed Robbery

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The 49-year-old victim was approached by the suspect around 4:40 a.m. outside DeVita Dialysis on the 6000 block of Dixie Highway, police sai...