Guns
Trump hints at allowing more troops to carry personal weapons on military bases
Navy Times reports President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would re-examine federal policies restricting troops from carrying private firearms on military bases, calling it an important safety issue. Defense Department leaders have in the past resisted changes to those firearms policies due to concerns that it could lead to more accidental shootings and […]
Guest post: The AR-style rifle
The Other Whitey contributes this; In the wake of the recent and ghastly events in Broward County, Florida, we have once again been subjected to the inevitable wave of finger-pointing, strawmanning, and cries for gun control. Politicians, media personalities, activists, and attention whores are going on ad nauseam, blaming the NRA, the Republican Party, Donald […]
Remington to file for bankruptcy
A number of people have sent us links to the news that 200-year-old gun manufacturer Remington is contemplating bankruptcy protections. “It’s not the first time Remington has been in financial trouble; it probably won’t be the last,” said Richard Feldman, president of the Independent Firearm Owners Association. “Almost all behemoths end up stumbling over themselves […]
Yunsong Zhao, non-US citizen arrested for firearm possession
According to Collegiate Times, Yunsong Zhao, a Chinese national in the United States, more specifically, a Virginia Tech student, was arrested by Virginia State Police for possessing a scary-looking black rifle and a 30-round magazine. The magazine made the rifle an “assault rifle” under Virginia law, and therefore forbidden for possession by a non-citizen. The […]
Concealed carry bill moving towards a vote
Fox News reports that a bill to make it easier to carry concealed weapons across state lines is closer to a vote in the House this week. The bill, which has some bi-partisan support, clarifies the mess of regulations that law-abiding citizens must navigate when they travel across the country. “All I’m saying is, when […]
Good guys with guns stop mass shooting
Chooee sends us a link to the story of Robert Lorenzo Bailey Jr who took his .45 caliber pistol and several magazines full of ammunition and started blasting away in the parking lot of Schlenker Automotive in Rockledge, Florida. Bailey was able to kill one person and injure another before the employees of Schenkler sprang […]
New records for NICS checks on Black Friday
Reuters reports that the there were more than 200,000 background checks requests to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) on Black Friday, ostensibly for Christmas shoppers hoping to buy firearms; The bureau said that it received 203,086 requests for background checks on Friday, smashing the previous all-time single day record of 185,713 […]
Surplus 1911s at the Civilian Marksmanship Program?
Awr Hawkins at Breitbart is reporting the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act contains an amendment approving the sales of military surplus 1911 pistols through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). The move will defray storage costs of some 100,000 pistols, and perhaps recoup a profit by selling the firearms via the CMP, a program that has […]
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