Democrat State Representative Brian Kirkland wants to force gun owners to show state- or federally-issued identification before they can buy ammunition. The goal, says Rep. Kirkland, is to keep loaded guns out of the hands of minors. Seriously. Kirkland says he’s plugging a hole in current legislation with this bill because current Pennsylvania law states that unless … [Read more...]
Loaded Firearms and Children Don’t Mix
On April 27, 2021, a 5-year-old boy in Elkhart, Indiana, found a loaded gun in his home in the Four Seasons Mobile Home Park. The boy picked up the loaded gun and, while playing with it, managed to shoot himself in the chest. He was rushed to South Bend Memorial Hospital in critical condition, then flown to The Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis where doctors … [Read more...]
Kansas State Rep. Jim Howell Stands With Gun Owners. Almost.
The mainstream media continues to make a mountain out of a molehill in Kansas, where a new law will take effect July 1 allowing concealed carry permit holders to carry their firearms inside the Kansas Statehouse. The usual suspects whine incessantly about the dangers of allowing mere citizens to carry firearms but Rep. Jim Howell made it very clear where he stands, and it's … [Read more...]
US Judge Declares Waiting Periods are a “Burden” to the Second Amendment Right
A California judge ruled the current state-imposed waiting period to take possession of a firearm is a burden on the Second Amendment, the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a legal challenge, Silvester v. Harris, to California's mandatory 10-day waiting period to take possession of a firearm. In his 11-page decision U.S. … [Read more...]
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Gets it Right on Guns
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2162 into law the other day guaranteed to turn anti-gun zealots into spittle-soaked rage-aholics. No longer will public money be used to undermine the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Local governments are, from July 1, 2013 onward, prohibited from using public money to produce, create, manufacture or … [Read more...]
Guntersville Mayor Leigh Dollar is just another jackbooted thug, albeit with perfume…
Is there no end to the raft of elected officials who cannot comprehend the oath of office they swear? You know, those pesky little section where they affirm they will “support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic”? It’s a simple phrase and an even simpler concept, yet time and time again we hear of duly elected officials doing the exact … [Read more...]
Firearm Manufacturers Fight Back Against New York “Assault Weapon” Ban
New York State recently implemented a ban on the sale of AR-15 style firearms, limited magazine capacity to 7 bullets and a state-wide firearm owner licensing standard and gun registry. Naturally, these bans and magazine capacity limits apply only to we mere citizens, not to agents of the Almighty State. Within hours of New York's gun ban announcement 7 companies … [Read more...]
Does the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution Proclaim an Individual Right to Bear Arms?
Does the 2nd Amendment Proclaim an Individual Right to bear arms? The United States Supreme Court says it does. So do millions of Americans. Yet the political left continues its assault on the one Constitutional Right designed to protect all the others. Here are the results of a USA Today poll showing Americans' resounding support for the Second Amendment: Add … [Read more...]
Happy Gun Appreciation Day!
Today is the day millions of Americans will show their support for the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Dubbed "National Gun Appreciation Day", this event will show President Obama exactly how much opposition he faces as he tries forcing harsh "gun control" measures down America's throat via executive order. From GunAppreciationDay.com: On … [Read more...]
Finding a cop who actually knows and respects the law? Priceless!
It's such a beautiful sight to behold in today's raging wannabe police-state culture: a policeman who not only knows the law, but respects a citizen for invoking his rights. Officer Matt Lyons, Badge Number 1093, of the Oceanside Police Department was recorded stopping a man who was legally openly carrying a handgun as he walked down the street in Oceanside, … [Read more...]