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Murder trial begins for Daniel Perry, who shot Garrett Foster in self-defense

| March 29, 2023 | 43 Comments
Murder trial begins for Daniel Perry, who shot Garrett Foster in self-defense

Daniel Perry was an Army sergeant stationed at Fort Hood at the time of this incident. From his perspective, BLM protestors surrounded his vehicle and even pounded his hood. Garrett Foster, one of the people near Perry’s vehicle, pointed his AK-47 at Perry. Naturally, Perry’s desire for self-defense, and ingrained reflexive fire abilities, pulled his […]

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Public nuisance laws as a Trojan Horse against guns

| March 11, 2023 | 10 Comments
Public nuisance laws as a Trojan Horse against guns

A consumer protection group sent a letter to GOP governors. They warned of actions, by progressive anti-gun activists, to attempt a backdoor against gun ownership. They noted that Republican victories at the state legislature level makes it harder for these groups to use the legislative process against gun rights. To make up for the shortfall, […]

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Army Reservist pilloried by ATF

| January 4, 2023 | 27 Comments
Army Reservist pilloried by ATF

  Bear with me on this one – it’s a little convoluted.  Doesn’t make the big ‘pro-gun’ groups look too good, either. It all starts with the 2001 murder of an Assistant US attorney Thomas Wales (who was also a leader of the gun ban movement in Seattle). Allegedly, ballistics tests revealed the murder weapon […]

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Court sides with U.S. Navy officer on weapons registration

| November 28, 2022 | 33 Comments
Court sides with U.S. Navy officer on weapons registration

A federal judge ruled on behalf of a U.S. Navy officer stationed in Hawaii and ordered that he be allowed to continue the registration process. While registering his firearms with the Honolulu Police Department, Michael Santucci answered yes for a question asking if the applicant sought counselling. He was not diagnosed with anything, and was […]

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Updated gun-grabbers’ tactics

| October 28, 2022 | 21 Comments
Updated gun-grabbers’ tactics

The gun-banners are trying to do an end run around the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). Back in the ’90s and early oughts, high-priced lawsuits were filed against gun manufacturing companies in an effort to make them spend so much money defending from frivolous law suits that they would go broke even […]

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Least informed people are the strongest supporters of gun control

| October 7, 2022 | 20 Comments
Least informed people are the strongest supporters of gun control

McLaughlin & Associates was recently retained to conduct a survey related to red flag laws. They found that when asked about the red flag laws, those who supported it did so strongly. However, when those conducting the survey provided context, such as no hearings being held for the person subject to the red flag laws, […]

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Joe Biden claims assault weapons ban if Democrats keep both House and Senate

| August 27, 2022 | 22 Comments
Joe Biden claims assault weapons ban if Democrats keep both House and Senate

Joe Biden told his audience that if two more senators are added to the current Democrat senator count, and if the House is kept, they would get unfinished business completed. This unfinished business includes banning assault weapons. However, there is the need to overcome the 60-vote threshold to make many of their campaign promises a […]

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Assault weapons ban approved at committee level

| July 21, 2022 | 43 Comments
Assault weapons ban approved at committee level

The Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 was approved in a House committee, passing 25-18. The fate of this bill on the floor of the House is uncertain though. Jerry Nadler is the chairman for this committee. He stated that assault weapons, combined with high-capacity magazines, are the choice weapons for mass shootings. From Fox News: […]

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