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Parrot May Have Been Last Witness In Michigan Man’s Murder
A 49-year-old Michigan woman was found guilty of murdering her husband and was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. The 2015 shooting of 46-year-old Martin Duram by Glenna Duram may have had only one witness, Martin’s pet parrot, Bud. After shooting Martin, Glenna turned the gun on herself and fired …
NSSF Shooting Sports Fantasy Camp
The National Shooting Sports Foundation held the second of its new Shooting Sports Fantasy Camps in Las Vegas, Nev., April 20-23, 2017, and this time 3-guns skills were the focus, not just handguns. It only takes a few seconds at one them to discover the events are about much more than simply …
Convenience Store Owner Who Shot & Killed Robber Gets 8 Years In Prison
A Spanaway, Washington convenience store owner was sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting and killing a robber in his store. Normally, the story would sound ridiculous because anyone reading our articles understand that we would side with those who use a gun in self-defense. However, in this case, …
Choosing the Best Pocket Pistol for Concealed Carry
Article first appeared at Ammo Land. Small, defensive pocket pistols are becoming more and more popular with citizens who need a gun for concealed carry. One of the reasons for this is because American firearm manufacturers are currently building some fine handguns in this category, like the recently introduced Ruger …
York Daily Record: Sinking To An All-Time Low In Journalism
There is no good reason for any of us to have high expectations of the so-called “mainstream” media these days. But the editorial board of the York Daily Record in Pennsylvania is evidently striving for a new low. The newspaper recently published a piece about gun ownership that was so …
Shutting Down Legitimate Debate On Critical Issues
It’s another sign of the growing tribalism in the United States: Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant drew cheers when she told a City Council meeting that she didn’t have any Republican friends. I’m old enough to remember when the “cosmopolitan elites” in our cities considered themselves so much better than …
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Effort Gains Steam in Congress
In March, we reported on the details of NRA-backed concealed carry reciprocity legislation pending in Congress. The momentum behind those bills continues to build, with each attracting dozens of co-sponsors. Sen. John Cornyn’s Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act now boasts 37 co-sponsors. And 194 of his House colleagues have signed …
Legislation Reintroduced to Permanently Dismantle Obama-Era Enforcement Abuse
This week, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) reintroduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, a bill aimed at permanently dismantling Operation Choke Point (OCP). This Obama era “enforcement” program billed itself as an effort to shut down fraudulent businesses by choking off their access to financial services. But the “high …
Rep. Rob Bishop Introduces the “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act”
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2620, the “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act.” This bill would remove ATF’s authority to use the “sporting purposes” clauses in federal law in ways that could undermine the core purpose of …
New Jersey: The Poster Child For National Reciprocity
This feature appears in the May ‘17 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. Opponents of Right-to-Carry reciprocity warn of the mayhem they claim would result. But the truth is that what’s going on in New Jersey now is far more disturbing. …
