Good Guy With Gun Saves Ohio Policeman
Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. An Ohio man who holds a Right-to-Carry license was honored recently by his hometown police department for saving the life of a police officer who was attacked by a suspect and was losing the fight. Dylan DeBoard, 26, was in his front yard …
Writer For The Nation Might Take His Gun Training More Seriously
Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. We think Carry Lifers should take a look at Patrick Blanchfield’s “They’re Coming for the Ones You Love” over at the Nation. While we ran a couple of highlighters dry marking the not-so-subtle mockery, eye-rollers and inevitable “outlier” quotes, his treatment of self-defense …
5 Things Hillary Says She Will Do To Your Rights If She Wins
Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. In June 2000, Hillary Clinton endorsed a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have required anyone who owns a handgun to be licensed and to have their name placed in a national database. Clinton said, “I stand in support …
More Government Bureaucrats With Guns Than U.S. Marines
Writing for FreeBeacon.com, Elizabeth Harrington summarized a comprehensive report by a taxpayer watchdog group that chronicles the exponential increase in the militarization of police agencies in the United States during the past several years. Harrington writes, “There are now more non-military government employees who carry guns than there are U.S. …
Massachusetts Attorney General Unilaterally Bans Thousands of Previously Legal Guns
Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. On July 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued an “enforcement notice” that greatly expands the Commonwealth’s definition of “assault weapon.” AG Healey alleges that the ban’s definition of “copy” or “duplicate” “assault weapons” has been misinterpreted for the last 18 years and she is …
Gun Control Supporters Are Once Again Rebranding Their Efforts
Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Decades of failure to strip Americans of their gun rights has forced gun control groups to continually retool their anti-freedom message in the hopes of making it more palatable to the American public. As reported by Politicothis week, the latest rebranding effort comes courtesy of …
Chris W. Cox Delivers the Straight Truth on Hillary Clinton and the Second Amendment
Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. On Tuesday, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox addressed the Republican National Convention about the grave threat to the Second Amendment posed by a Hillary Clinton presidency. On Wednesday, Clinton’s attack dogs were out in force, desperately trying to discredit the case Mr. Cox methodically …
Sen. Murphy Reveals Anti-Second Amendment “Slippery Slope” Strategy
Article first appeared at Cheaper Than Dirt. ABC recently aired an interview between anti-gun Senator Chris Murphy (CT-D) and ABC’s Jon Karl. During the interview, Sen. Murphy showed his hand and explained why the anti-Second Amendment crowd pushes so hard on legislation that seems unrelated to the current event, mass shooting, …
Maintaining Skills
Article first appeared at Cheaper Than Dirt. The ability to properly handle a firearm, drive a vehicle, or operate a machine must be learned. Complex motor skills are not innate in the human physiology. Therefore, handgun skills are perishable. The important point I wish to make is that those who …
NSSF Response to President Obama’s “Exaggerated Claim Based in No Real Statistics”
Article first appeared at Cheaper than Dirt. The Washington Post recently awarded three Pinocchios to President Obama’s claim, “We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than to get his hands on a computer or even a book.” and called it an, …
