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Anti-Gun Colorado Governor Admits Gun Control Laws Did Nothing to Stop Recent High School Shooting

Mon, 12/23/2013 - 19:22
Surprise, surprise. Gun control doesn’t work. The following is from the NRA-ILA, Back in March, we reported on Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D) signing into law the most sweeping anti-gun legislation in the history of the Centennial State, despite overwhelming opposition to the legislation. The new law, among other things, bans magazines with a capacity […]

[Video] Brave Neighbor Stops Home Invasion By Shooting 1 Suspect and Holding Another at Gunpoint

Mon, 12/23/2013 - 17:28
Terry Robbins responded to his neighbor’s burglar alarm going off around 5:30am this weekend. When Robbins arrived at the home, which is owned by his aunt and uncle, he encountered two suspects breaking into the home, Jimmy Walker and Justin Blair. Robbins ordered the men on the ground at gunpoint to wait on police, however, […]

BREAKING: Mikhail Kalashnikov, Inventor of AK-47, Dies at 94 Years Old

Mon, 12/23/2013 - 13:49
We have just learned that the BBC is reporting the death of Mikhail Kalashnikov at age 94. Kalashnikov had been in poor health in recent years and had been hospitalized several times. Kalashnikov famously designed the AK-47 rifle, which is by far one of the most, if not the most, produced and used small arms […]

Cleveland Pays Out Settlement to Concealed Carrier Whose Gun Was Wrongly Confiscated

Mon, 12/23/2013 - 10:18
Police in Cleveland, OH learned that they can’t just confiscate weapons and hold onto them forever last week. Derrick Washington was trying to be a good citizen when he called police to report a shooting in his neighborhood. Washington met with officers once they arrived. At some point during the conversation, Washington told officers he […]

Alabama Woman Shoots Ex-Boyfriend Who Broke In and Was Hiding in Her Basement

Sat, 12/21/2013 - 11:30
A Birmingham, AL woman went to her basement to have a smoke. There she was confronted by her ex-boyfriend, who apparently had broken into the home and was hiding in the basement. The intruder allegedly assaulted the woman, took her cell phone, and destroyed it. Fearing for her safety, the woman drew a gun from […]

Judge Gives Colorado Town the Go-Ahead to Vote on Drone Hunting Licenses

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 15:48
You might remember the town of Deer Trail, CO from one of our previous stories. The town wants to vote to allow people to hunt drones within the city. The petition to hold the vote was challenged in court, but a District Court judge has OK’d the special election according to Fox News. The election […]

GA School District Approves Keeping AR15s (Colt 6920) on School Property

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 14:19
The Gainesville, GA Board of Education has finally concluded a nearly year long debate with a final vote. The school has decided that the three schools in its districts will have Colt 6920 AR-15 rifles on campus. The rifles will be accessible to the school resource officer only and will be kept in a biometric […]

NH Concealed Carrier Pulls Gun on Car Jacker – “You’re either a victim or you’re not, I chose not to be a victim”

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 11:17
A New Hampshire concealed carrier made a very simple point when speaking to the media, “You’re either a victim or you’re not, I chose not to be a victim.” Refuse to be a victim. It’s a theme we see in most of our defensive gun uses here. According to CBS Boston, Paul Jensen, 52, was […]

Florida Lawmakers Consider Warning Shot and Brandishing Bill

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 10:44
Florida lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would make both warning shots and brandishing a firearm illegal under state law. Supporters of the law say it will help cut down on the number of people who are sent to prison for long sentences for relatively minor gun crimes. Florida currently has a 10-20-Life mandatory […]

BREAKING: Robertson Family Fires Back Against A&E in Statement – Future of Show in Jeopardy

Thu, 12/19/2013 - 22:02
We feel the need to mention the fact that yes, we are aware of this story. The only reason we’re publishing this post is because of the overwhelming number of messages we’ve received asking us to post something about it. I guess it’s sort of gun related. Duck Dynasty -> Duck Hunting -> Shotguns? Anyway, […]

Moms Demand Action and Mayors Against Illegal Guns Are Merging

Thu, 12/19/2013 - 13:30
So, apparently Mayors Agains Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action are merging to form some sort of new entity for Michael Bloomberg to pump tens of millions of dollars into. MAIG has been taking a lot of heat this year as it was revealed that Bloomberg was using New York City resources to host the […]

[Video] Concealed Carrier Chases Off Two Violent, Armed Robbers Following Store Robbery

Thu, 12/19/2013 - 11:24
Two armed men entered a Minneapolis convenience store, walked around the store for a while, and then they made their true intentions known. The pair of men approached the counter, one of them pulled a gun on the store owner and walked around the back of the counter. The second suspect jumped right over the […]

COURT RULING: Waiting Periods Are “Burdens” on Second Amendment Rights

Wed, 12/18/2013 - 15:20
Score another minor court victory for gun-rights. A judge in California has ruled that mandatory waiting periods to purchase firearms is a burden on constitutionally guaranteed Second Amendment rights. The ruling was in relation to a case being brought by the Second Amendment Foundation challenging the constitutionality of California’s mandatory 10 day waiting period. According […]

Candidate for MA Attorney General Says He Will Use Executive Order to Require Smart Guns if Elected

Wed, 12/18/2013 - 11:56
Well, things just escalated quickly in Massachusetts. Warren Tolman, a former state senator and a current candidate for Attorney General of Massachusetts has basically said he will use the Massachusetts equivalent of an executive order to require that all guns sold in the state incorporate finger print scanning technology that would make the gun usable […]

Carry Permit Holder Fights Off Crowbar Wielding Burglar, Earns Praise From Police

Wed, 12/18/2013 - 10:15
Craig Paulson, a construction worker in Minnesota, left the front door of the bank owned home he was working in open to let in the cool fall air. This turned out to be a mistake. Someone took advantage of the open door, grabbed Paulson’s crowbar that was near the front door and then moved to […]

Gun Control Activists Outspent Pro-Gun Activists 7-1 on TV Ads – Have Little to Show For It

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 15:57
We keep hearing (from anti-gunners) about how the big bad NRA is using their money to control the message on gun control. However, a recent article from Adage (an advertising blog) found that gun control activists outspent the NRA and other pro-gun groups by a margin of 7-1 on advertising. From Adage.com, In the year […]

Husband in NJ Defends His Wife the Only Way He Can – He Dies Protecting Her During Carjacking

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 14:27
Perhaps if New Jersey gun laws were different this story would have a different ending. Maybe we would be filing it in our database of over 1,000 defensive gun uses. However, with rare exception, New Jersey makes it illegal for citizens to protect themselves outside of their home. Carry permits are nearly impossible for regular […]

California Gun Buyback Results in 1,500 Turned in Weapons

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 13:14
A state wide gun “buyback” (never understood that terminology, did California own the guns to begin with in order to ‘buy them back’?) in California netted over 1,500 firearms turned in to various cities. As is the case with many of these “buybacks,” most of the guns turned in where antiques, broken or non-functioning firearms. […]

Notre Dame Professor: Most People Don’t Need Guns in Their Home

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 11:30
Gary Gutting is a professor at Notre Dame University. He also apparently thinks people should only own guns if they can demonstrate a “need” for owning one. Gutting made his feelings known in a recent New York Times op-ed. Let’s look at some of what he has to say. Unless you live in (or frequent) […]

Ohio CCW Holder Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Violent Home Invaders, Second Suspect Captured

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 10:51
A Cleveland, OH man is lucky to be alive after a confrontation with two violent home invasion suspects. The homeowner was returning home at around 2:30am when he was confronted by 2 armed suspects in his driveway. The men forced the homeowner into the home where they mercilessly beat and pistol whipped the homeowner. Fortunately, […]

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