Yesterday, I published a post, Self-Defense Claim on Trial in Oklahoma City about a pharmacist who fought back against armed assailants and now faces first-degree murder charges. Today, I bring you a news report from The Oklahoman which features the mother of a 14-year-old boy issuing an impassioned video plea (above) for her son to [...]
Mother of 14-Year-Old Rants About Murder Charge
May 29th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Tags: · concealed carry, ersland, jerome ersland, Oklahoma City, oklahoma city pharmacist, pharmacist, pharmacy, reliable discount pharmacy, robber, robbery, Second Amendment, self-defense, the oklahoman
Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners in Jeopardy
February 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments
With five bills introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives so far this year, the Constitutional rights of gun owners are being threatened like never before in the 111th Congress. Ten days ago, I published a post, Democrats in Rush to Seize Guns with H.R. 45, about H.R. 45, a bill introduced by Rep. Bobby [...]
Tags: · 111th congress, Barack Obama, concealed carry, Constitution, constitutional rights, Democrats in Congress, firearms, gun owners of america, gun-related legislation, handguns, machine gun, Obama, president barack obama, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Second Amendment, self-defense, semiautomatics, souvenirs, Veterans
Gun Rights Policy Conference Set for St. Louis
February 4th, 2009 · No Comments
The 24th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (a.k.a., “GRPC 2009″) will take place in St. Louis Sept. 25-27, offering gun rights advocates their once-a-year chance to network and get involved with pro-gun rights strategies for the coming year. Past GRPCs have outlined victory plans and made public the latest firearms trends, according to the Second [...]
Tags: · challenges ahead, concealed carry, federal legislation, grpc 2009, grpc 2009 registration, gun, gun bans, Gun Rights, gun rights advocates, gun rights policy, gun rights policy conference, gun show, gun show regulation, heller decision, legal actions, pro-gun rights strategies, Right to Bear Arms, Second Amendment, second amendment foundation, smart guns, St. Louis, U.S. Supreme Court, youth violence
Homicide Stats Don’t Support Gun Ban Scheme
January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Homicide statistics for 2008 in Seattle do not justify a proposal by anti-gun Mayor Greg Nickels to ban legally-carried handguns from public property, nor his plan to lobby for a change in the state’s preemption law, according to Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Bellevue, Wash.-based Second Amendment Foundation. “Less than half of Seattle’s homicides in [...]
Tags: · alan gottlieb, concealed carry, firearms, gun ban, gun ban scheme, Gun Control, gun owners, homicide, homicide stats, law-abiding gun owners, mayor greg nickels, Right to Bear Arms, seattle, second amendment foundation, washington ceasefire
Barack Obama Reason Why ‘Good citizens are flocking to firearms dealers in record numbers’
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Barack Obama is the reason why “good citizens are flocking to firearms dealers in record numbers,” according to Richard Pearson, interim chair of the Illinois State Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund. In a statement released this morning in response to comments made by Obama during a weekend press conference, Pearson took issue with Obama’s reiteration [...]
Tags: · 2nd Amendment, assault weapons ban, Barack Obama, concealed carry, Congress, Constitution, firearms dealers, firearms owners, gun, gun owners, illinois state rifle association, Obama, obama cabinet selections, president-elect obama, richard pearson, Second Amendment, stump speeches
NRA Unveils Four New Anti-Obama Videos
September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
The National Rifle Association unveiled four new anti-Barack Obama videos at one of its web sites, GunBaNObama.com. The bases for the anti-Obama sentiment are clearly outlined in statements on the site: Barack Obama has made it clear — he believes gun owners are dangerous and that guns should be banned. If he is elected President, [...]
Tags: · anti-barack obama, anti-Obama, anti-obama sentiment, Barack Obama, cling to guns or religion, concealed carry, firearms, firearms in the home, gun ban, gun ban obama, gunbanobama.com, handgun, handgun ban, National Rifle Association, NRA, Obama, right to carry, semi-automatic firearms, Supreme Court
Students Want Concealed Carry on Campus
April 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments
On April 7, less than a year after it was formed, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus passed the 25,000-members mark and made note of the fact that approximately one out of every 755 college students in the United States is now a member of the organization. SCCC reached this milestone only days ahead of [...]
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