Examiner Gun News
Latest News and Articles from David Codrea as Gun Rights Examiner.
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Terry siblings tell Grassley and radio host of electronics and weapons seizures
The brother and sister of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry sent an open letter Monday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley decrying the lack of accountability and meaningful repercussions for those responsible for Operation...
FBI’s Hoover tried to curtail 'highly-powered' handgun development
“FBI director J. Edgar Hoover received the first .357 Mag. on April 8, 1935,” a 2010 “American Rifleman” article on the history of the caliber informed National Rifle Association members. “Sales of the new .357...
D.C. gives up total carry ban to focus on ways to deny permit applications
Thwarted by the courts from enforcing an outright ban, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine will concentrate resources on defending laws designed to deny concealed carry permits, his office reported in a Wednesday press release. The...
Colorado enforcement dilemma shows exploitable weakness of anti-gun laws
Despite duplicitous “progressives” like Democrat State Senator John Kefalas of Fort Collins trying to put a happy face on Colorado’s most recent anti-gun edicts by making contradicted-by-reality claims that they have been &...
White House ‘home rule’ stance only applies to restrictions and controls
“Gun laws that are made by the District of Columbia should be made by the District government,” oxymoronically-named White House press puppet Josh Earnest advocated. “Home rule is important.”He was referring to a bill...
Government supports dismissal of Ares Armor case against ATF
Lawyers for the Department of Justice submitted a memorandum Friday in the United States District Court, Southern District of California, in support of defendant’s motion to dismiss Lycurgan, Inc., dba Ares Armor vs. B. Todd Jones [successor...
Obama contest discriminates against undocumented immigrants and minorities
Organizing for Action is giving people a chance to be flown to the capitol to meet with the president. They can enter the contest on one of two ways: Sharing their story of how they came to embrace the...
Heller Foundation raising funds for machine gun lawsuit
Due to differences with a crowd-sourcing website that had previously been used, a prominent name in gun rights advocacy has taken point on fundraising to support a lawsuit challenging federal restrictions on post-1986 machine gun ownership. The...
'Gun control' politician compares cops to ISIS, says he’d shoot them first
State Senator Ernie Chambers remains defiant, refusing to apologize for equating police with ISIS terrorists and saying he would want to shoot them on sight if he had a gun, Nebraska Watchdog reported Wednesday. Chambers made the comments during a...
Zimmerman statement coverage highlights media shallowness
“George Zimmerman bursts from the shadows as he releases his first statement since his acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin,” mrctv reported Tuesday. “He recorded a video of himself answering questions that were asked by...
Private transfer gun owner registration bill fast-tracked in Oregon
Telling supporters “We are in a race” and asking them to “please act now,” Oregon Firearms Federation warned members Thursday that a bill requiring police background checks on private firearms transfers “is going to...
Mainstream press confirms ATF's Jones going to NFL
Corroborating news first ventured by legal compliance firm FFLGuard and reported in this column a week ago, The New York Times and other mainstream press outlets confirmed Monday that outbound Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
Hearing on government’s motion to dismiss machine gun case set for April
Oral arguments on the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss a case before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division are set for April 23 Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn ordered Tuesday. Counsel...
Inconvenient truths about Jones’ successor at ATF warrant investigation
“For those of us who do not live in the memory hole that shields this administration from any accountability, here are some relevant facts about Acting Director Brandon and his involvement in the Fast and Furious cover-up,&rdquo...
Saipan gun controls challenged to comply with current U.S. law
“A Navy veteran and his wife are challenging a ban on handguns in Saipan, arguing in federal court that the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands is bound by the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment,” Stars and...
Penn and Neeson flops show audiences shunning anti-gun ‘geri-action’ heroes
Sean Penn’s heavily-advertised “The Gunman” had a disastrous opening weekend, “bombing” with only a $5 million take, Box Office Mojo reported Sunday. Also fizzling is Liam Neeson’s “Run All Night...
Cities using work permit aliens to enforce gun edicts and laws against citizens
“Police departments hiring immigrants as officers,” USA Today reported Sunday. “[S]ome [departments] are allowing immigrants who are legally in the country to wear the badge. From Hawaii to Vermont, agencies are allowing green...
ATF, DOJ, media confirm Jones stepping down as director
Confirming claims made by the regulatory and legal compliance firm FFLGuard, and reported Thursday exclusively in this column, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced the resignation of B. Todd Jones as director Friday....
Serb order to secure corrupt monopoly of violence creates garbage hazard
The Serbian parliament passed laws last month requiring “strict conditions for owning firearms, including medical and psychiatric checks,” Reuters reported Tuesday. Citizens who have not proven a "genuine reason" to persuade...
Legal compliance firm for gun dealers says B. Todd Jones leaving ATF for NFL
B. Todd Jones will be resigning from his position as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and accepting private sector employment with the National Football League, gun dealer compliance and legal protection firm...