Posts Tagged ‘concealed weapons’
Anti-gun nuts going nuts – concealed carry in national parks
David Kopel who writes for Volokh Conspiracy has a great article in The New Ledger concerning the over-reaction of the anti-carry crowd who think national parks will soon be unsafe for humans. Earlier this week Congress passed, and President Obama signed, a law that would allow residents who have a valid pistol/carry permit for a…
Read MoreDepartment of Interior updates regulations to allow concealed carry
I wrote this post for Radio Vice Online, and am crossposting here. … Maybe we should include a feature called “Second Amendment Tuesday” here on the blog and the radio show. There are quite a few stories that have popped up during the last couple of weeks concerning boisterous buying at our local Second Amendment…
Read MoreUK think tank thinking… If we all carried a gun
I do not advocate everyone carry a self defense weapon. Some may be more comfortable carrying than others, some have time to train, others do not. One thing is for certain, states and cities that allow citizens to carry self defense weapons do have less crime for the simple fact that criminals prefer target rich…
Read MoreSan Francisco mayor blames NRA for triple homicide
I’m questioning future visits to San Francisco until this idiot Gavin Newsom is out of office. He actually smiles as he says the NRA is against “anything that restricts the opportunity for a guy who gets cut off in traffic from pulling out a hand gun and almost assassinating an entire family, as was the…
Read MoreThe Incremental Approach to Concealed Carry
On Friday, Malkin’s fill-in blogger, see-dubya, reminded us about Oklahoma’s House bill 2513 that allows for some changes to the state’s firearm laws. Last Thursday, the NRA-ILA reported that an amended version of the bill, authored by Jason Murphey, Republican state representative from the 31st District, will allow for military veterans who possess a valid…
Read More“Safe” is a Relative Term [Updated]
Just watching Fox News with their first live report concerning the tragedy that is unfolding at Northern Illinois University. Another sad day for students, as a white male walked into a packed lecture hall with three firearms and started shooting. He then killed himself. As of this writing, he’s murdered four students. Update: Six Five…
Read MoreConcealment and the Second Amendment
For those who may be interested, there has been some action on the pistol permit front in the state of Connecticut. I won’t say that argument has been heated, but let’s say that some parties on both sides seem a bit “head-strong” in their opinions. I am not directly or indirectly involved with any of…
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