Year: 2015

Last week, the Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, likely with approval if not outright direction from the state’s Democratic governor Gov. Terry McAuliffe, announced that Virginia would no longer be honoring the concealed carry permits of 25 other states. This move would effectively prevent millions of Americans from carrying a firearm in Virginia. Now, the

The number of concealed carry handgun permits has skyrocketed since President Obama was first elected, while murder rates have fallen, according to a new report released Wednesday. Since 2007, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared from 4.6 million to over 12.8 million, and murder rates have fallen from 5.6 killings per 100,000 people

Hoplophobia, n. Irrational, morbid fear of guns (c. 1966, coined by Col. Jeff Cooper, from the Greek hoplites, weapon; see his book Principles of Personal Defense). May cause sweating, faintness, discomfort, rapid pulse, nausea, sleeplessness, nondescript fears, more, at mere thought of guns. Presence of working firearms may cause panic attack. Hoplophobe, hoplophobic. Hoplophobes are

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In the shadow of the San Bernardino massacre where two assailants armed with more than 1,600 rounds of bullets killed 14 people and wounded 21, California advocates have a plan brewing to regulate the sale of ammunition. Gun control advocates led by California lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom recently introduced a ballot initiative that would ban

California Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez claimed that “multiautomatic round weapons are easily available, even though not in California.” Appearing on MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall on Thursday, Sanchez made up a term to describe a gun while blasting congressional inaction. “The reality is that Congress has been trying to get up some of these issues [relating

My husband has become exceptionally popular in his shul over the past few weeks. It could be his scintillating personality, his kindness and good deeds, his generosity and benevolence – or maybe, just maybe…it’s his gun. Many people here in Israel carry licensed guns. Our son applied for one as soon as he finished his

They’ve proven it in California: Sensible gun laws work. Hey, do you know what they’ve proven in California? They’ve proven that sensible gun laws work. If you doubt that sensible gun laws work, just check out recent events in California. .@SenatorBoxer today: "Sensible gun laws work, we've proven it in California." pic.twitter.com/iEYrnnlg5X — Oliver Darcy

LEBANON, Tennessee— The 12.8 million Americans with concealed carry permits have a new civic responsibility to counter any U.S. replay of the barbaric murders of more than 120 unarmed innocent civilians in Paris, France, according to Nashville talk radio host Ralph Bristol. “Concealed carry permit holders have a duty to be armed,” Bristol says. “It’s not

“I never saw him coming.” “He came out of nowhere.” “I had no idea he was there.” These are phrases uttered by people who end up in bad situations. They did not see the danger or threat before it became a serious problem. Situational awareness is a term shared in countless classes and training programs,