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Sheriff’s Tips: The Good Samaritan
When I have the time, and weather permits, I like to go for a walk and get a little exercise. In my little town, it is the rare day that two or three people don’t stop and ask if I need a ride. Quite a bit of America is still …
Alabama Attorney General Leads 21-State Coalition in Defense of the Second Amendment
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 18 on behalf of Alabama and 20 other states asking the high court to hear a challenge to an anti-Second Amendment law in Maryland. “The overwhelming majority of states recognize that the Second Amendment …
Illinois State Police Implementing Automated Phone System to Address Long Waits for Firearms Licenses
Illinois State Police will begin using a new voice-over-internet-protocol system (an automated phone system) next year to improve long waits for Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card and concealed carry license (CCL) applications. The Illinois State Police said in a Nov. 12 Facebook post it receives 25,000 FOID card applications per …
With Knife Attacks at 15-Year High, Gun Control Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Homicides in U.K.
As the liberals repeat their mantra that gun control is the answer to violence, Americans need to ask, “How has that been working elsewhere?” Take the United Kingdom as an example. England, after all, is often held up as a shining example of good governance when it comes to gun …
Background Checks for Family Members?! Bloomberg-Bought Virginia Legislature Seeks to Ban Private Firearms Transfers
Michael Bloomberg’s bought-and-paid-for new Virginia majorities have wasted no time introducing an extremist bill that would make the Commonwealth one of the most hostile states for law-abiding gun owners. House Bill 2, introduced by Delegate Kenneth R. Plum (D-36), would criminalize almost all private transfers of firearms. Not merely restricted to doing so for sales, Virginians …
Having a Gun for Self-Defense Can Make the Difference when Every Second Counts during a Violent Crime
Self-defense is a main reason people want to own firearms—because a gun gives a person the means to better protect himself/herself and others. Self-defense, is defined in a law dictionary, as the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or members of the family from bodily harm from the attack …
The Six Most-Shocking Things a President Elizabeth Warren Would Do to Your Gun Rights
At this point in the election cycle it’s always worth treating what a presidential candidate is saying seriously. This is especially true when what they’re telling us has been carefully crafted into a written plan. Enter Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) “Protecting Our Communities from Gun Violence” plan. As this was …
Knoxville, Tenn., City Council Votes to Stop Accepting Gun Shows on City Property
The city of Knoxville, Tenn., may no longer sign contracts for gun shows on city property after two future shows are held. The Knoxville City Council voted 8-1 during its Sept. 24 meeting on a resolution requesting that gun shows no longer be allowed on city property. Authority to implement …
Rare Revolutionary War Rifle Stolen Nearly 50 Years Ago Found in Barn Sale, Now in Philadelphia Museum
A rare American flintlock rifle made in 1775—and stolen from a museum in 1971—has been recovered with the help of an antiques collector. It is now available for public viewing in a Philadelphia museum. The five-foot-long “Pennsylvania rifle” belongs to the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution (PSSR). The …
Drawing of AR-15 on T-shirts Gets Patriotic Apparel Business Booted from Connecticut Fair
Ammo Crafters, a veteran-owned business, was asked to leave the Chester Fair in Chester, Conn., on Aug. 24 after one of their T-shirts with an illustration of an AR-15 rifle was deemed inappropriate by the fair’s organizers. Marcos Diaz, COO of Ammo Crafters, told America’s 1st Freedom that after a …