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NYC Subway Shooting: Brooklyn District Attorney Will Not File Charges
In follow-up to Jennifer Sensiba’s op-ed yesterday, “New Yorkers Sure Didn’t Get Much Safety For Their Lost 4A Rights,” here’s a little follow-up to the story, and coming from New York City, some may actually find it surprising.
Following a recent incident that unfolded on a New York City subway, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has announced that it will not press charges against a man who shot another during a confrontation, citing self-defense as the basis for their decision, CNN has reported.
New Yorkers Sure Didn’t Get Much Safety For Their Lost 4A Rights
“Where’s NYPD? Oh my God! Close the door! Close the door!”
JUST IN: New Yorkers take cover and beg for the NYPD to come and save them after man is shot in the head.
The incident happened inside the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Brooklyn.
According to ABC 7, the shooter, 36, pulled out a gun after provoking the fight with… pic.twitter.com/9mCHT2pTdw
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 14, 2024
That’s the reality a bunch of New Yorkers faced after a terrible shooting at a subway station in Brooklyn.
First Contact Part I: An Armed Citizen’s Guide on What To Do When Calling 911
PICTURE THE SCENE: You’re about four minutes into your worst waking nightmare. You had to pull your gun and use it; that’s the bad news. The good news is, you’re still alive. You know that because you can still smell the gun smoke and feel your heart pounding with adrenaline. The would-be offender is dead, or at least isn’t moving. It was him or you, no doubt about that. And because you’re confident you’re justified in your actions, it’s time to fulfill your obligation as a responsible and law-abiding person and notify the police.
11-year-old Young Man Shoots Domestic Abuser Attacking his Pregnant Mom
What happens when an 11-year-old young man sees an adult man beating and strangling his 27-year-old pregnant mother? Well, if she’s raised a lion and not a sheep, he’ll grab a gun and shoot the SOB attacking his mother. Exactly that happened in Charlotte, N.C., as a young man grabbed a pistol and ended an attack upon his pregnant mom.
Authorities say a domestic abuser forced entry in a hotel room where the young man and his mom were staying at about 11 p.m.
Like His Mother, School Shooter’s Father Now Found Guilty in Connection to Crime
In a landmark case in Michigan, James Crumbley was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for his indirect role in the tragic 2021 Oxford High School shooting perpetrated by his son, which resulted in the deaths of four students. This conviction aligns with that of his wife, Jennifer Crumbley, each held accountable for their failure to secure a firearm and address their son’s evident mental health crisis. The jury’s decision marks the first time parents have been found criminally liable in connection with a mass school shooting committed by their child.
Gary, Indiana’s 25-Year-Long Nuisance Lawsuit Against Gun Industry To End
The National Shooting Sports Foundation proudly did a well-earned victory lap publicizing the signing of a bill in Indiana to end the City of Gary’s 25-year-long nuisance lawsuit against the gun industry. Governor Eric Holcomb signed the bill, which will preempt local municipalities from filing lawsuits relating to guns and gun ownership. Considering the City of Gary’s nuisance lawsuit was first filed in 1999, the measure was long overdue.
Of course, Big Gun Control isn’t handling the news well at all as their lawfare charade is coming to an end.
Hand in Hand: A Second Amendment Group Fights to Defend First Amendment Rights
Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Defense Distributed have filed an appellants’ brief in their long-running First Amendment challenge of the New Jersey statute which prohibits the publication of computer files containing digital firearms information. Defense Distributed, according to their website, is the first private defense contractor in service of the general public. Since 2012’s Wiki Weapon project, Defense Distributed has provided state-of-the-art information in small scale, digital and personal gunsmithing technology.
The brief was filed in the U.S.
Make My St. Patrick’s Day: Happy St. Paddy’s Day to Ye Lads and Lasses
On a day when it seems virtually everyone seems to lay some claim to Irish ancestry, and others, in typical American fashion, use the day as an excuse to get insanely drunk, St. Patrick’s Day can be many different things to many different people.
Cities such as Savannah, Chicago, New York and Norfolk, Va., all have notable parades where thousands gather and celebrate. Virtually every Irish pub in every town will be packed to the gills and serving up the suds along with boiled bacon and cabbage or Irish stew.
CIVILIZATION’S THIN VENEER: Haiti Has Fallen, Cannibal ‘Barbeque’ Now in Charge
Haiti hasn’t always been a completely disorganized craphole. For now though, the Caribbean island nation shows us a real-time example of just how the veneer of civilization is thinner than most people think. With a bona fide cannibal gang leader now in charge, thugs with guns are the law. Given the very unstable nature of daily life, how long will it take for a massive flotilla of boats full of illiterate Haitians to head for America?
Missouri Resolution Supports Continued Commercial Utilization of Lake City Ammunition Plant
Missouri state Rep. Aaron McMullen’s introduction of a concurrent resolution supporting the continued commercial utilization of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is being applauded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and others who have been following the political attacks on the utilization of the important factory. The resolution would mark the Missouri General Assembly’s support for the commercial utilization of the facility and urges the U.S. government to reject calls to end the program that allows the Lake City ammunition plant to remain fully staffed and able to operate at a sustained peak capacity to meet the ammunition needs of the U.S.
Bid Now: Final Day of Huge Online Gun Auction
Want to own a piece of firearms history or maybe just a cool gun you can’t find in your local gun shop or maybe even gun show? Will Sullivan Auction Co.’s Guns & Military Artifacts online auction has 562 items up for bid, but today is the last day to enter your bids. At the time of this writing there is less than 23 hours left to place your bids with lots starting to close at 10 am CST on Saturday, March 16.
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Gun Review: Kimber’s “Fin-Less” R7 Mako
The hottest trend in firearms over the past four years is the sub-compact semi-auto, and Kimber’s R7 Mako has jumped squarely into the frenzy.
This trend really got started when Sig Sauer’s P365 launched, with its sub-4-inch barrel, 4-inch height, 6-inch length and double-stack 9mm capacities. Several companies have followed with their own micro 9s.
Mako Shark
To understand the significance of Kimber naming this new 9mm the “Mako,” a closer look at the finned killer’s stats.
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House Committee Investigates Government’s Spying on Those Who Exercise Second Amendment Rights
The U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government asked pointed questions to several Biden administration officials to get answers to why the federal government is working against the American people instead of for them.
The Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government delved into questions of why the federal government spied, and lied, about the lawful purchases by Americans by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
Controversy Surrounds Phoenix Park Dog Shooting
One of the most enduring scenes in movie history to anyone over 40 at least is the one of young Texas frontier boy Travis Coates tearfully having to put his dog, Old Yeller, down due to rabies. As the dog, who got rabies after saving the family from being attacked by a rabid wolf and being bitten in the process, sits growling and foaming at the mouth in a shed. Young Travis takes the rifle from his mother saying, “He was my dog.
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GOA Asks Supreme Court To Weigh In on Illinois Rifle Ban
In a significant move for gun rights advocacy, Gun Owners of America (GOA), a group representing over 2 million members and activists, has formally petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review Illinois’ controversial rifle ban, as reported by FoxNews. The law in question, the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), has been a point of contention, drawing criticism for its sweeping prohibitions on a wide array of rifles and magazines owned and used lawfully by tens of thousands of citizens in the state.
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Texas AG Targets Businesses Who Ban Off-Duty Carry By LE Officers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against five state businesses that don’t allow off-duty police officers their right to carry a firearm on their premises.
In a press release from the AG’s office, Paxton said the lawsuit alleges that The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie, Meow Wolf in Grapevine, The Lucky Duck in San Antonio and the State Fair of Texas have violated state law by restricting peace officers, including off-duty officers, from entering the premises with their authorized firearms.
Gun Review – Extar EP9 Carbine
Firearms and affordability are tricky things. Some do it well, and others, well, who else bought a USFA ZIP 22LR? More than a few times, I’ve talked about pistol caliber carbines and large-format pistols, and people have asked about Extar. I never had any experience, so I never had an opinion. I reached out to Extar, and they were very polite but simply had no loaners to ship. It took a couple of years, and they released a rifle version that I was lucky enough to snag and review, the new EP9 Carbine.
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First Look: DuraMag Releases .400 Legend AR Magazines
I had a chance to shoot a suppressed Gen II Ruger American Rifle in Winchester’s .400 Legend at Industry Day at the Range during the SHOT Show and was impressed. It’s a big .40 caliber round getting tossed down range with 20% more energy and greater penetration than a .30-30, putting it on par with a .450 Bushmaster. It still has 20% less recoil than the .450 though, and 55% less recoil than a 12-gauge slug.
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New York Takes Exactly The Wrong Approach On Subway Crime
A few days ago, Governor Kathy Hochul sent the state’s National Guard in to address subway crime. TTAG touched on one aspect of this flawed approach yesterday, but let’s take another angle on why this is plain wrong. So, first, here let’s take a quick look at mainstream media reporting on this, explore the truth of what they’re actually doing, and then I’ll explain why it’s never going to work.
Before explaining to us what they actually are doing, they talk about violent crime and then give the governor some airtime to scare us with the idea of being “slashed in the throat”.
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Gun Review: Ruger’s New Lefty 10/22, Tested
Finally, southpaw rimfire shooters don’t have to endure hot brass in their faces as Ruger presents a competition-level 10/22.
I’ve wanted to love Ruger’s 10/22 as much as anybody. It shoots fast and accurate, despite its heavy trigger. It’s endlessly modular. And it is reliable as a roofing nail.
But I’m an unrepentant left-handed shooter, and the right-hand port of the 10/22 often puts ejection gases and shells in my face.
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