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Europeans Discover Virtues of Armed Self-defense as EU Bureaucrats Seek New Gun Controls
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – At the same time the European Union bureaucrats in Brussels are trying to foist further gun controls on the continent, Europeans are exhibiting a newfound interest in acquiring the tools of self-defense. Though restricted by EU mandate and often severe national gun controls, following …
Fourth Circuit Requires “Strict Scrutiny” for Maryland Gun and Magazine Ban
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – It hasn’t been a good week for Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland, would-be contender for President of the United States, and staunch gun control advocate. As we report elsewhere, O’Malley was finally forced to drop out of the Democratic primary on Tuesday after …
Small Arms In The Gulf
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – This article first appeared in American Rifleman, April 1991. Cover design by William F. Parkerson; Photo by Andrew Popper, U.S. News and World Report. By American Rifleman Staff Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back to your body with these non-transdermal patches Get your …
Necessary Skills for New Shooters
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The Problem After having had the desire to own a handgun for a long time, you finally took the plunge and bought a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. After getting your new acquisition home, you suddenly realize that you have something you know little to …
The Second Amendment Is A First Priority
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The last time I was in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I saw a pirate-themed t-shirt that read, “The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves.” Anti-gun activists seem to be using a variation of this slogan as their game plan for 2016: “The …
Where Do You Put Your Trust?
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – This feature appears in the February ‘16 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. For the sake of playing to their political base, the gun-ban progressives in Congress would erase the constitutional rights of all …
The Korean War’s Frozen Chosin
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – It simply has not become a popularized subject in the way that World War II has. Rarely is it even mentioned in the mainstream, and then when the subject does come up it is usually only with a trivializing reference to it being “the …
Chief of Police Requires “Essay” to Obtain CCW
Article first appeared at Cheaperthatdirt.com Cheaperthandirt – As gun owners and supporters of the Second Amendment we are used to lawmakers and public officials coming up with new ways to subvert the law and enact defacto gun control. That being said, the Chief of Police of Lowell, Massachusetts, has set the …
Air Force Establishes Gun Carrying Programs
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – “Rangers Lead the Way” has been the motto of U.S. Army Rangers since June 6, 1944, when the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion did precisely that on Omaha Beach. However, when it comes to allowing military personnel to carry firearms to protect themselves, their families, …
Bloomberg for President?
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Amid reports that the FBI is close to recommending that the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified materials, and that FBI Director James Comey and other agency personnel investigating Clinton may resign if the DOJ refuses to do so, sources …